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Turkish Coffee Workshop
Turkish Coffee Workshop
Turkish coffee is recognized by UNESCO as a unique aspect of world cultural heritage. But what makes it different? Find out in this FREE workshop, presented by the Turkish Cultural Center Pittsburgh.
Weekday Storytime (Morning)
Weekday Storytime (Morning)
Enjoy a story and a take-home craft with the library staff. Weekday Storytimes are intended for children from birth through 2nd Grade.
Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)
Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)
Enjoy a story and a take-home craft with the library staff. Weekday Storytimes are intended for children from birth through 2nd Grade.
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Open STEM Lab
Open STEM Lab
Try out one of our STEM toolkits and learn while you play! Building kits, circuits, robots, and more, supervised by a volunteer.
Origami Club
Origami Club
Recommended for middle school age children and up, including teens and adults. 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.Each month has a unique theme; contact us for this month's theme!
Teen Advisory Council Fall 2025 Planning
Teen Advisory Council Fall 2025 Planning
We’re recruiting teens and young adults ages 14-18 for the Library Teen Council.We need motivated individuals with good organizing skills who are willing to commit tomaking programs succeed!This is a great opportunity to show leadership and rack up some community service hours! Project ideas!Book clubMovie clubDecorating the libraryCultural eventsSpecial eventsGamingSuggest your ideas! The first meeting for the new school year will be held on Saturday, September 7 at 3 PM. The day and time of future meetings will be decided at this … Read More
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Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)
Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)
Enjoy a story and a take-home craft with the library staff. Weekday Storytimes are intended for children from birth through 2nd Grade.
Finding Your Creative Voice: Adult Arts & Crafts
Finding Your Creative Voice: Adult Arts & Crafts
Socialize and get creative with Finding Your Creative Voice, our monthly arts and crafts program for adults! Each month we'll be trying out a different craft technique. No experience is required, so take it easy and have fun!July: Colorful SuncatchersAugust: Honeybee HivesSeptember: Sand and Bead SunflowerOctober: Balloon Yarn PumpkinsNovember: Fall Leaf BowlDecember: Bead Wreath Ornaments
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Dormont Historical Society Presents: Ed Blank
Dormont Historical Society Presents: Ed Blank
The Dormont Historical Society will be hosting a talk by former Pittsburgh Press entertainment critic Ed Blank, who will share anecdotes about the pros and cons of meeting stars of stage and screen.
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Weekday Storytime (Morning)
Weekday Storytime (Morning)
Enjoy a story and a take-home craft with the library staff. Weekday Storytimes are intended for children from birth through 2nd Grade.
Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)
Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)
Enjoy a story and a take-home craft with the library staff. Weekday Storytimes are intended for children from birth through 2nd Grade.
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Literacy Volunteer Training
Literacy Volunteer Training
Help an adult achieve their literacy goals. Literacy Pittsburgh’s free tutor training will introduce you to working with an adult learner to improve their reading, math or English language skills. Registration is required. For details, contact Roberta Hatcher at rhatcher@literacypittsburgh.org or 412-393-7645, or visit www.literacypittsburgh.org/volunteers You can make a difference!
Saturday Storytime
Saturday Storytime
A story and craft for children and families of all ages to enjoy together. Saturday Storytimes are a little longer and the crafts are a little more complex than Weekday Storytimes.
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Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)
Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)
Enjoy a story and a take-home craft with the library staff. Weekday Storytimes are intended for children from birth through 2nd Grade.
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DPL Book Club: The Nineties
DPL Book Club: The Nineties
The DPL Book Club is a monthly book club for adults which reads a variety of recent and classic fiction and non-fiction. Copies of the book are available for pickup at the library for each month's selection. For this month's selection, please contact us or visit our website or Facebook page.September's selection is The Nineties, by Chuck Klosterman.From the publisher:It was long ago, but not as long as it seems: The Berlin Wall fell and the Twin Towers collapsed. In between, … Read More
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Weekday Storytime (Morning)
Weekday Storytime (Morning)
Enjoy a story and a take-home craft with the library staff. Weekday Storytimes are intended for children from birth through 2nd Grade.
Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)
Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)
Enjoy a story and a take-home craft with the library staff. Weekday Storytimes are intended for children from birth through 2nd Grade.
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Turkish Coffee Workshop
Turkish Coffee Workshop
Turkish coffee is recognized by UNESCO as a unique aspect of world cultural heritage. But what makes it different? Find out in this FREE workshop, presented by the Turkish Cultural Center Pittsburgh.
art/exploration for Teens
art/exploration for Teens
A creative space for teens. Play with traditional and non-traditional materials in open-ended projects to express your creativity, relax, and have fun! No art skills or experience necessary!September 21Blackout PoetryReveal what you want to say by removing what you don’t! Take a page from a book, and using marker, paint, or images, create a poem from the words left visible on the page. What will you find yourself saying? October 19Freaky Faces Make a scary interesting, disfigured portrait! Find a face or two--from … Read More
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Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)
Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)
Enjoy a story and a take-home craft with the library staff. Weekday Storytimes are intended for children from birth through 2nd Grade.
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Open STEM Lab (Evening)
Open STEM Lab (Evening)
Try out one of our STEM toolkits and learn while you play! Building kits, circuits, robots, and more, supervised by a volunteer.
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Weekday Storytime (Morning)
Weekday Storytime (Morning)
Enjoy a story and a take-home craft with the library staff. Weekday Storytimes are intended for children from birth through 2nd Grade.
Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)
Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)
Enjoy a story and a take-home craft with the library staff. Weekday Storytimes are intended for children from birth through 2nd Grade.
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Saturday Storytime
Saturday Storytime
A story and craft for children and families of all ages to enjoy together. Saturday Storytimes are a little longer and the crafts are a little more complex than Weekday Storytimes.
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Love Your Library Fall Family Fun Festival
Love Your Library Fall Family Fun Festival
Kids and families are invited to celebrate Love Your Library month with an afternoon of fun and carnival-style games at the library!Play games to win tickets, and trade tickets for fun prizes. No one goes home a loser!
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Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)
Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)
Enjoy a story and a take-home craft with the library staff. Weekday Storytimes are intended for children from birth through 2nd Grade.
Doggie Storytime
Doggie Storytime
Returning after a long break, Doggie Storytime is a special storytime for kids in kindergarten to 3rd Grade where kids can practice reading to dogs! One or more therapy dogs and their handlers will be on hand to listen. (And maybe the kids can pet the dog a little too.)
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Weekday Storytime (Morning)
Weekday Storytime (Morning)
Enjoy a story and a take-home craft with the library staff. Weekday Storytimes are intended for children from birth through 2nd Grade.
Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)
Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)
Enjoy a story and a take-home craft with the library staff. Weekday Storytimes are intended for children from birth through 2nd Grade.
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3 events,
Open STEM Lab
Open STEM Lab
Try out one of our STEM toolkits and learn while you play! Building kits, circuits, robots, and more, supervised by a volunteer.
Origami Club
Origami Club
Recommended for middle school age children and up, including teens and adults. 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.Each month has a unique theme; contact us for this month's theme!
Teens Variety Programs
Teens Variety Programs
Check out a variety of programs on the 1st and 4th Saturdays of the month. High schoolers are invited to attend the 1st Saturday's program, and middle schoolers the 4th Saturday's program.September 28: Polymer ClayOctober 5: Library Halloween Decorating October 26: Mini Pumpkin PaintingNovember 2 and 23: DIY Sugar Lip ScrubDecember 7 and 28: Self-Care Activity (TBA)
Click the LibraryCalendar link above for online registration.
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