Programs at the Area Public Libraries Summer 2016
Programs at the Area Public Libraries Summer 2016
C. C. Mellor Memorial Library
1 Pennwood Avenue, Edgewood • 412.731.0909 Monday-Thursday 10 a. m. to 8 p. m.; Friday 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.; Saturday 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Forest Hills Branch • 444 Ave. D, Forest Hills, PA 15221 • 412.824.3567 Monday, Friday, Saturday 10 a. m. to 2 p. m.; Tuesday, Wednesday 4 to 8 p. m.
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We have a lot of summer fun planned for all ages, including Summer Reading Clubs for preschoolers, school-age children, teens and adults. With the Olympics taking place this summer, this year’ s theme centers around Wellness, Fitness and Sports. We start and end the summer with parties and will award prizes all summer long!
Did you know CCM is one of the local partners with Live Well Allegheny, an initiative of Allegheny County Health Department to promote health and physical fitness? In addition to a large collection of materials for healthy living, CCM offers a number of fitness programs including WiseWalk, Mind-Body Adult Exercise Class and Creative Movement for Preschoolers. Visit the library to exercise both your mind and your body. You can visit Live Well Allegheny at livewellallegheny. com.
CHECK OUT OUR SUMMER BOOK CLUBS!
ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, READ! When: June 20 through Aug. 12 Who: Preschoolers, school-age children K – 5 and their caregivers. What: Read or listen to books and earn prizes all summer long. How: Visit the library for a paper reading log or participate online.
FEET IN THE GAME: READ When: June 15 through Aug. 7 Who: Teens What: Read at least one book a week and enter drawings for prizes. How: Visit the library for entry forms or register online.
EXERCISE YOUR MIND: READ When: June 27 through Aug. 1 Who: Adults What: Read at least one book a week and enter drawings for prizes. How: Register at the library in Edgewood or Forest Hills for prizes.
CHECK OUT OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS
Sign up for the online version of Kids Check It Out. You’ ll get all of the latest updates in your mailbox and be able to register for programs online. Go to ccmellorlibrary. org to sign up.
Events For Younger Children: Start your summer off right! Kids 12 and under can join us to kick off Summer Reading on Monday, June 20, at 6:30 p. m. in the Edgewood Community House Ballroom. We will have an amazing race of activities! Please register online for this event.
Story Hours
• Forest Hills Library Story Hour Mondays 10:30 a. m.
• Edgewood Library Story Hour Tuesdays 10:30 a. m.
• Edgewood Library Story Hour Wednesdays 10:30 a. m.
• Edgewood Library Growing Readers Thursdays 10:30 a. m.
• Wilkins Township Story Hours in the Parks. Check our website for details.
• Churchill Borough Boro Building Story Hours Fridays 10:30 a. m.
• Edgewood Library Baby Lap Sit Fridays 11:30 a. m.
EVENTS FOR FAMILIES
Games Around the World. Every Saturday from June 25 to Aug. 6 between 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. you can drop into the Edgewood Library to complete a different activity each week.
Puppet Palooza. Come make puppets! We will have supplies for a whole host of different puppets. Held in Edgewood’ s Fred Rogers Children’ s Room on Wednesday, July 20, 6 to 8 p. m. Register online for this event.
Puppet Show! Light Bright Beautiful Puppetry will host a puppet show on Monday, Aug. 8, at 6 p. m. Preschool through elementary school-age children. No
registration necessary. This project is made possible in part by a Remake Learning Grant from the Sprout Fund.
Summer Celebration! Celebrate the end of Summer Reading! This family event will be held on Thursday, Aug. 11, at 6 p. m. at Koenig Field in Edgewood. No registration necessary.
EVENTS FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
Way Cool Wednesdays. 1:30 p. m. from June 22 to Aug. 10. Come for games, crafts and activities with a different theme each week in Edgewood’ s Fred Rogers Children’ s Room. Geared toward school-age children. Register online.
Design It. 1:30 p. m. every Thursday from June 23 to Aug. 11 in Edgewood’ s Fred Rogers Children’ s Room. Each week, children ages 8 through 12 will tackle a different project. Please register online.
EVENTS FOR TEENS
Interested in Volunteering? The library is looking for teen volunteers to help with programming this summer. If you are interested, please contact Erin Pierce at piercee @ einetwork. net.
Ice Cream Social. Let’ s kick off the summer with ice cream as we discuss the latest books for teens and plan our summer activities. Join us on Tuesday, June 21, at 6:30 p. m. in the Edgewood Library’ s Board Room. Register online.
EVENTS FOR ADULTS
Join one of our discussion groups. We provide the books; you provide the conversation.
Pittsburgh Poetry Review Roadshow Reading will be held on Saturday, June 18, at 1 p. m. in the Adult Fiction Room. Come listen to local poets Ann Curran, Susan Sailor and Barbara Dahlberg read their works. Refreshments will be served. If you’ d like to read more works by local poets, check out the Pittsburgh Poetry Review at the library.
Drop Dead Book Club meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7 p. m. in the Edgewood Library Board Room.
Wednesday, June 1:
The Cove by Catherine Coulter July and Aug. no meetings. Wednesday, Sept. 7:
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kreuger
Knit, Crochet and Handwork Club meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 6:30 p. m. in the Edgewood Board
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