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Giving Tuesday
Pittsburgh Magazine's Give Big Pittsburgh will raise money for local nonprofits through a single online donation platform, providing a simple way to connect donors to the charitable causes they care about most. This 24-hour online fundraising effort offers nonprofits the chance to raise funds to support their critical missions. Please join our campaign on Tuesday, November 28 and donate what you can at Give Big Pittsburgh. All giving will end at 11:59PM on November 28, so make sure to get … Read More
Afternoon Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Afternoon Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Stories and a themed craft for kids from birth-2nd Grade. Tuesday and both Thursday Storytimes share the same theme, so choose whichever is most convenient for your schedule. Aug. 29 & 31: Bravery Sep. 5 & 7: Culture of IndiaSep. 12 & 14: East Asian CultureSep. 19 & 21: Middle Eastern CultureSep. 26 & 28: Hispanic Heritage Oct. 3 & 5: SquirrelsOct. 10 & 12: DinosaursOct. 17 & 19: PumpkinsOct. 24 & 26: OwlsOct. 31 & Nov. 3: Scarecrows Nov. … Read More
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Morning Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Morning Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Stories and a themed craft for kids from birth-2nd Grade. Tuesday and both Thursday Storytimes share the same theme, so choose whichever is most convenient for your schedule. Aug. 29 & 31: Bravery Sep. 5 & 7: Culture of IndiaSep. 12 & 14: East Asian CultureSep. 19 & 21: Middle Eastern CultureSep. 26 & 28: Hispanic Heritage Oct. 3 & 5: SquirrelsOct. 10 & 12: DinosaursOct. 17 & 19: PumpkinsOct. 24 & 26: OwlsOct. 31 & Nov. 3: Scarecrows Nov. … Read More
Afternoon Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Afternoon Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Stories and a themed craft for kids from birth-2nd Grade. Tuesday and both Thursday Storytimes share the same theme, so choose whichever is most convenient for your schedule. Aug. 29 & 31: Bravery Sep. 5 & 7: Culture of IndiaSep. 12 & 14: East Asian CultureSep. 19 & 21: Middle Eastern CultureSep. 26 & 28: Hispanic Heritage Oct. 3 & 5: SquirrelsOct. 10 & 12: DinosaursOct. 17 & 19: PumpkinsOct. 24 & 26: OwlsOct. 31 & Nov. 3: Scarecrows Nov. … Read More
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Open STEM Lab (Fall-Winter 2023)
Open STEM Lab (Fall-Winter 2023)
Try out one of our STEM toolkits and learn while you play! Building kits, circuits, robots, and more, supervised by a volunteer. For children of any age.
Season’s Readings
Season’s Readings
Watch the Dormont Holiday Parade and then stop by the library parking lot for Season's Readings! The Friends of the Dormont Library will have coffee, cocoa, crafts, cookies, and special guest readers on hand to entertain you.
Origami Club: Star
Origami Club: Star
Origami Club at Dormont Library 1st Saturday monthly, 11 AM Join us for a free origami demonstration on the first Saturday of each month at 11 AM. We’ll have a new theme every month! By popular demand, we’re also offering a take-home origami kit with materials enough to make a full streamer of each month’s origami creation. (There is a $3.00 fee per kit to cover materials.) To register, please call 412-531-8754 or email dormont@dormontlibrary.org. This program is recommended for … Read More
Origami Club (Fall-Winter 2023)
Origami Club (Fall-Winter 2023)
Practice the classic Japanese art of folding paper. Participating is free; for a $3 materials fee, we’ll provide enough paper and beads to create a beaded streamer of 5 origami creations. Suitable for children middle-school and up, young adults, and adults.
Teen Advisory Council (School Year)
Teen Advisory Council (School Year)
Dormont Library is recruiting teens ages 14-19 to join our Teen Advisory Council. Our goal is to make the library a more appealing space for teens! This is also a great opportunity to show leadership and earn community service hours. Suggest your ideas for future events at our next meeting!
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Afternoon Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Afternoon Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Stories and a themed craft for kids from birth-2nd Grade. Tuesday and both Thursday Storytimes share the same theme, so choose whichever is most convenient for your schedule. Aug. 29 & 31: Bravery Sep. 5 & 7: Culture of IndiaSep. 12 & 14: East Asian CultureSep. 19 & 21: Middle Eastern CultureSep. 26 & 28: Hispanic Heritage Oct. 3 & 5: SquirrelsOct. 10 & 12: DinosaursOct. 17 & 19: PumpkinsOct. 24 & 26: OwlsOct. 31 & Nov. 3: Scarecrows Nov. … Read More
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Morning Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Morning Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Stories and a themed craft for kids from birth-2nd Grade. Tuesday and both Thursday Storytimes share the same theme, so choose whichever is most convenient for your schedule. Aug. 29 & 31: Bravery Sep. 5 & 7: Culture of IndiaSep. 12 & 14: East Asian CultureSep. 19 & 21: Middle Eastern CultureSep. 26 & 28: Hispanic Heritage Oct. 3 & 5: SquirrelsOct. 10 & 12: DinosaursOct. 17 & 19: PumpkinsOct. 24 & 26: OwlsOct. 31 & Nov. 3: Scarecrows Nov. … Read More
Afternoon Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Afternoon Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Stories and a themed craft for kids from birth-2nd Grade. Tuesday and both Thursday Storytimes share the same theme, so choose whichever is most convenient for your schedule. Aug. 29 & 31: Bravery Sep. 5 & 7: Culture of IndiaSep. 12 & 14: East Asian CultureSep. 19 & 21: Middle Eastern CultureSep. 26 & 28: Hispanic Heritage Oct. 3 & 5: SquirrelsOct. 10 & 12: DinosaursOct. 17 & 19: PumpkinsOct. 24 & 26: OwlsOct. 31 & Nov. 3: Scarecrows Nov. … Read More
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Family Activity Days (Fall-Winter 2023)
Family Activity Days (Fall-Winter 2023)
Activities for families to enjoy together. Held on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays monthly. Aug. 26: Back to SchoolSep. 9: Love Your Library Heart Chain (11 AM)Sep. 23: ApplesOct. 14: Halloween MasksOct. 28: GhostsNov. 11: IgloosNov. 25: ParadesDec. 9: Holiday Ornaments
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Afternoon Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Afternoon Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Stories and a themed craft for kids from birth-2nd Grade. Tuesday and both Thursday Storytimes share the same theme, so choose whichever is most convenient for your schedule. Aug. 29 & 31: Bravery Sep. 5 & 7: Culture of IndiaSep. 12 & 14: East Asian CultureSep. 19 & 21: Middle Eastern CultureSep. 26 & 28: Hispanic Heritage Oct. 3 & 5: SquirrelsOct. 10 & 12: DinosaursOct. 17 & 19: PumpkinsOct. 24 & 26: OwlsOct. 31 & Nov. 3: Scarecrows Nov. … Read More
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Morning Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Morning Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Stories and a themed craft for kids from birth-2nd Grade. Tuesday and both Thursday Storytimes share the same theme, so choose whichever is most convenient for your schedule. Aug. 29 & 31: Bravery Sep. 5 & 7: Culture of IndiaSep. 12 & 14: East Asian CultureSep. 19 & 21: Middle Eastern CultureSep. 26 & 28: Hispanic Heritage Oct. 3 & 5: SquirrelsOct. 10 & 12: DinosaursOct. 17 & 19: PumpkinsOct. 24 & 26: OwlsOct. 31 & Nov. 3: Scarecrows Nov. … Read More
Afternoon Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Afternoon Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Stories and a themed craft for kids from birth-2nd Grade. Tuesday and both Thursday Storytimes share the same theme, so choose whichever is most convenient for your schedule. Aug. 29 & 31: Bravery Sep. 5 & 7: Culture of IndiaSep. 12 & 14: East Asian CultureSep. 19 & 21: Middle Eastern CultureSep. 26 & 28: Hispanic Heritage Oct. 3 & 5: SquirrelsOct. 10 & 12: DinosaursOct. 17 & 19: PumpkinsOct. 24 & 26: OwlsOct. 31 & Nov. 3: Scarecrows Nov. … Read More
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LEGO Club (Fall-Winter 2023)
LEGO Club (Fall-Winter 2023)
For children of all ages. If you can imagine it, you can build it with our big bins of LEGO and compatible building bricks.
Teen Advisory Council (School Year)
Teen Advisory Council (School Year)
Dormont Library is recruiting teens ages 14-19 to join our Teen Advisory Council. Our goal is to make the library a more appealing space for teens! This is also a great opportunity to show leadership and earn community service hours. Suggest your ideas for future events at our next meeting!
Santa at the Library
Santa at the Library
Santa returns to the library this year! He’ll be visiting to read a story or two, and we might be able to convince him to stay and take pictures with any good kids in the audience. (We will be convincing him with cookies and other treats; everyone can share!) Registration is appreciated; please call 412-531-8754 to register, email us, mark yourself "Going" on this event, or stop in at the front desk
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Afternoon Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Afternoon Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Stories and a themed craft for kids from birth-2nd Grade. Tuesday and both Thursday Storytimes share the same theme, so choose whichever is most convenient for your schedule. Aug. 29 & 31: Bravery Sep. 5 & 7: Culture of IndiaSep. 12 & 14: East Asian CultureSep. 19 & 21: Middle Eastern CultureSep. 26 & 28: Hispanic Heritage Oct. 3 & 5: SquirrelsOct. 10 & 12: DinosaursOct. 17 & 19: PumpkinsOct. 24 & 26: OwlsOct. 31 & Nov. 3: Scarecrows Nov. … Read More
Holiday Wrapathon
Holiday Wrapathon
A festive meetup for adults!You bring the wrapping paper; we'll provide refreshments, Scotch tape, stick-on bows, and plenty of table space to chat with your friends and neighbors! Oh, and wrap gifts.For adults 18+ only.Call 412-531-8754 or email dormont@dormontlibrary.org to register.
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DPL Book Club: One Day in December
DPL Book Club: One Day in December
The DPL Book Club will meet on Wednesday, December 20 at 6:30 PM. December’s selection is One Day in December by Josie Silver, a feel-good winter romantic comedy. Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn’t exist anywhere but the movies. But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there’s a moment of pure magic . . . and then her bus drives away.Certain … Read More
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Morning Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Morning Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Stories and a themed craft for kids from birth-2nd Grade. Tuesday and both Thursday Storytimes share the same theme, so choose whichever is most convenient for your schedule. Aug. 29 & 31: Bravery Sep. 5 & 7: Culture of IndiaSep. 12 & 14: East Asian CultureSep. 19 & 21: Middle Eastern CultureSep. 26 & 28: Hispanic Heritage Oct. 3 & 5: SquirrelsOct. 10 & 12: DinosaursOct. 17 & 19: PumpkinsOct. 24 & 26: OwlsOct. 31 & Nov. 3: Scarecrows Nov. … Read More
Afternoon Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Afternoon Storytime (Fall-Winter 2023)
Stories and a themed craft for kids from birth-2nd Grade. Tuesday and both Thursday Storytimes share the same theme, so choose whichever is most convenient for your schedule. Aug. 29 & 31: Bravery Sep. 5 & 7: Culture of IndiaSep. 12 & 14: East Asian CultureSep. 19 & 21: Middle Eastern CultureSep. 26 & 28: Hispanic Heritage Oct. 3 & 5: SquirrelsOct. 10 & 12: DinosaursOct. 17 & 19: PumpkinsOct. 24 & 26: OwlsOct. 31 & Nov. 3: Scarecrows Nov. … Read More
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Teen Book Club
Teen Book Club
A brand new book club for teens and young adults. Copies of each book will be available at the library, or borrow online using Libby. September: The Princess Bride, William GoldmanOctober: Coraline (graphic novel), Neil GaimanNovember: Murder on the Orient Express, Agatha ChristieDecember: Secret History, Donna Tartt
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Finding Your Creative Voice (Young Adults)
Finding Your Creative Voice (Young Adults)
Finding Your Creative Voice is an arts and crafts program for teens who want to try their hand at a variety of different projects. No pressure, no judgment, just create!
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Teen Advisory Council (School Year)
Teen Advisory Council (School Year)
Dormont Library is recruiting teens ages 14-19 to join our Teen Advisory Council. Our goal is to make the library a more appealing space for teens! This is also a great opportunity to show leadership and earn community service hours. Suggest your ideas for future events at our next meeting!