Greensburg Hempfield
Area LIBRARY
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Here’s a sampling of the programs
offered at the Greensburg Hempfield
Area Library. A full schedule is
located on our website’s Events
page. Advance registration is
required for most programs. You
can register online at ghal.org or by
calling 724.837.5620.
CHILDREN’S AND TEEN
PROGRAMS
Hug a Tree: Search & Rescue Dogs (ages
5 to 11 years)
Saturday, Feb. 22, from 10 to 11 a.m.
K9 handler Kathy Otruba of Lower Kiski
Search and Rescue will come with two search-
and-rescue dogs. You will also learn what to
do for dogs to come and find you if you get
lost or separated from your grownups.
Kids Create (ages 6 to 10 years)
Tuesday, Feb. 25, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.,
Fiber Art Fun
Tuesday, Mar. 31, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.,
Experiment with Liquid Watercolors
Tuesday, Apr. 28, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.,
Recycled Art
Tuesday, May 26, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.,
Craft-a-Palooza
Come make crafts, build and explore art.
Every session we will have a main activity and
some optional things to do. Enjoy meeting
new friends and having snacks as we create.
Chess Tournament
Saturday, Feb. 29, arrive at 9 a.m.
Junior Division: K to 4th Grades
Senior Division: 5th to 8th Grades
• Please arrive at 9 a.m. to complete
registration and for practice play. The
tournament will begin at 9:30 a.m., and
play will continue until all participants
have played five rounds.
• Three trophies will be awarded for 1st,
2nd and 3rd place in both divisions.
• Advance registration, online, by phone,
or in the children’s library, is necessary to
participate. Space is limited.
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• The top two players from each division
will be invited to the County Tournament.
Specific details will be given to the winners.
Dr. Seuss Birthday Party (all ages)
Monday, Mar. 2, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Join us for lots of fun, games, songs,
balloons, and, of course, birthday cake for all!
Advance registration is not necessary.
Middle School Maker Mondays
(ages 11 to 14, or grades 6 to 8)
Monday, Mar. 16, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Apr. 13, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Monday, May 11, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
We’re going to experiment with tinker kits,
snap circuits, paper circuits, stop-motion
animation, sewing circuits to add LED lights
to fabric, and more! Come have snacks and
check out the amazing things you can make.
Funded by the Office of Commonwealth
Libraries.
Author Visit - Lindsay Barrett George
(ages 3 to 5 years)
Wednesday, Mar. 18, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Through a project with UPG Education
Department, PA One Book author Lindsay
Barrett George, and Wendy L. Hardy, professor
of Early Childhood Education, will lead
children and caregivers through pre-writing
and art activities. Every child who attends will
receive one of Lindsay’s books to take home.
Funded through a Pennsylvania Rural Arts
Alliance Grant.
Dancing with Colors (ages 3 to 5 years)
Wednesday, Apr. 29, from 6 to 7 p.m.
Spring is the season of bright colors with
flowers blooming. Come to the library to
dance, craft, and play with colors!
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ADULT PROGRAMS
Cooks and Books
Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 6 to 7 p.m.,
Sweet Treats
Wednesday, Mar. 25, from 6 to 7 p.m.,
International
Wednesday, Apr. 22, from 6 to 7 p.m.,
Fruit
We will explore new chefs and new cuisines
while we make new friends and share
experiences, recipes and laughs over food
prepared by our group.
Book Discussions
Please register in advance, so a book can be
ordered for you.
• Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Getting Started in Genealogy
• Saturday, Mar. 7, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, May 12, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Curious about your family history but don’t
know where to start? Learn what resources
the library has and how to start your search
for your family origins.
One Book, One Westmoreland
• Tuesday, Mar. 24, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Join residents across the county in reading
and discussing “The City of Falling Angels” by
John Berendt. Please register in advance, so a
book can be ordered for you.
Spring Used Book Sale
Come out for our spring book sale!
• Wednesday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
Regular Sale
• Thursday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
Regular Sale
• Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Bag Sale
• Monday, May 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Bag Sale