PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Play and Learn
Thursday, December 4 and 11, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Stop by the story room to explore STEM and literacy activities for your baby or toddler. Ages 6 months to 3 years. No registration. This is a self-directed program.
Tail Wagging Tutors
Thursday, December 4, 6:30 p.m.
Sign up to read to a dog. Practice your reading skills with a very attentive listener. Dog listeners are trained by Therapy Dogs International. Registration required.
Bunny Storytime
Saturday, December 6, 10 to 11 a.m.
Join Wishbone Animal Sanctuary animal caregivers for a special bunny storytime! Learn about bunny care, listen to a great bunny-related story and meet some bunnies from the sanctuary!
Ages 3-6 and family.
One registration per family.
PROGRAMS FOR TEENS
Teen Yoga with Ashley
Monday, December 1 and 15, 6 p.m.
Join yoga instructor Ashley for a free yoga session every other Monday. Registration is required.
Spanish Group
Monday, December 15, 7 p.m.
Spanish speakers of all levels are invited to this monthly group to practice their Spanish in an informal, fun environment.
No registration required.
Teen Led D&D
Thursday, December 4 and 18, 4 to 6 p.m.
For ages 13 to 18. Registration required. Sign up using your email and receive a quick additional form to fill out before your first session.
Talking Comics Book Club
Thursday, December 11, 6 p.m.
Teens, tweens and their parents are invited to a monthly graphic novel discussion. Each month will feature a different diverse graphic novel to discuss together. Please visit the kids’ section to pick up a copy of the current book.
December’s book is Saigon Calling by Marcelino Truong.
PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS
Bleach and Water: The AIDS Crisis and Preserving Queer History in Pittsburgh
Monday, December 1, 7 p.m.
Poet and historian Silas Maxwell Switzer will read from his book, Nine Parts Water, One Part Bleach, about the AIDS crisis in Pittsburgh. Blending archival research and lyric memory, Silas traces the stories that survive and the silences that remain. The evening will reflect on how queer histories are remembered — or erased — in Pittsburgh’s cultural memory.
An Evening With the Iliad
Tuesday, December 2, 7 p.m.
Mt. Lebanon author Josh Cannon discusses his forthcoming book, Fatal Second Helen: A Modern Veteran’s Iliad. The book uses Emily Wilson’s recent translation of the Iliad to discuss how the poem continues to resonate with modern warfare. Cannon’s book examines these similarities and differences in light of his own experiences as a Marine Corp sergeant and combat veteran with two deployments to Iraq.
An Evening With Tyler McAndrew
Thursday, December 4, 7 p.m.
Author Tyler McAndrew will read from his new short story collection, My Prisoner and Other Stories.
Huckleberry Finn
Friday, December 5, 12 and 19,
10 a.m. to noon
You may have read James by Percival Everett, so now might be the time to read or reread Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This important novel, written in 1885, established American literature as representative of our own history, culture, and language. Join Connie Booth, a retired English teacher who has taught the novel to 100 high school classes, to study the story of Huck and Jim as they navigate the Mississippi River and pre-Civil War society. Booth will also discuss current and past controversies and the relevance of the novel in today’s world.
Carnegie Screenwriters
Saturday, December 20, 10 a.m. to noon
This group meets monthly at the library and engages in script readings, networking, and discussions of writing and filmmaking. New members are welcome. Questions? Contact roberthscottjr@gmail.com