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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.
Monday Open Crafts
Monday Open Crafts
For kids of all ages! Use any of our craft supplies to make something that only you could create.
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Doggie Storytime
Doggie Storytime
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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Season’s Readings
Season’s Readings
The Friends of the Dormont Library present Season’s Readings, a parade day event at the library.Hot drinks and treats will be served, and special guests will read stories and demonstrate crafts. Also, a member of the library staff will be on hand at the Borough’s Home for the Holidays vendor fair from 11 AM-2 PM with a selection of small gifts and House Tour tickets.
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!
CANCELLED: Teens Variety Programs
CANCELLED: Teens Variety Programs
Due to scheduling conflicts, December's Teen Variety Programs have been cancelled. Please look forward to a new lineup of programs in the New Year!
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Dormont Library Holiday House Tour
Dormont Library Holiday House Tour
Preorders for House Tour tickets are now open. Tickets purchased in advance are $20; tickets purchased the day of the tour will be $25. Lock in a lower price and preorder now!To order, please stop in at the library (2950 West Liberty Ave.) or call 412-531-8754.About the House Tour Dormont Library’s House Tour will be held on Sunday, December 8 from 2-6 PM. This is the first time we’ve held the tour since 2019. The aim of the House Tour is to … 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.
Monday Open Crafts
Monday Open Crafts
For kids of all ages! Use any of our craft supplies to make something that only you could create.
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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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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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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.
Monday Open Crafts
Monday Open Crafts
For kids of all ages! Use any of our craft supplies to make something that only you could create.
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DPL Book Club
DPL Book Club
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. December's selection is Louisa May Alcott's classic Little Women, originally published in two volumes, the first in 1868 and the second in 1869.Lovely Meg, talented Jo, frail Beth, spoiled Amy: these are hard lessons of poverty and of growing up in New England during … 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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Santa at the Library
Santa at the Library
Join Santa at the library for a special storytime! Stay afterwards for photos with Santa and treats.
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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CLOSED: Christmas Eve
CLOSED: Christmas Eve
The library will be closed all day on Tuesday, December 24 for Christmas Eve. We will also be closed all day on Wednesday, December 25 for Christmas Day, and re-open with our regular hours on Thursday, December 26.
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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.
CANCELLED: Teens Variety Programs
CANCELLED: Teens Variety Programs
Due to scheduling conflicts, December's Teen Variety Programs have been cancelled. Please look forward to a new lineup of programs in the New Year!
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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.