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Light Up Owl and Neon Art program

Light Up Owl & Neon Art

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room at Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Age Group:
School-Age

Join us this week for Illuminate with Color, where you can make your very own glowing light-up owl paper circuit and create a colorful neon-inspired art project.

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Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School-Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
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Join us this week for Illuminate with Color, where you can make your very own glowing light-up owl paper circuit and create a colorful neon-inspired art project.

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By participating in or attending any library event, program, or class, visitors may be photographed by library staff. The library reserves the right to use these photographs for publicity purposes in printed materials and online. If you or a family member prefer not to be photographed, please inform the library staff in charge before the event begins. 

lights,color

Mad Science- Lights, Color, Action!

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Community Room at Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Preschool

Mad Science of Pittsburgh will present this half-hour program for children 3-7 years of age. In this investigation into optics, children explore the science of light and color.

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Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: STEM
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Mad Science of Pittsburgh will present this half-hour program for children 3-7 years of age. In this investigation into optics, children explore the science of light and color.

Disclaimer(s)

By participating in or attending any library event, program, or class, visitors may be photographed by library staff. The library reserves the right to use these photographs for publicity purposes in printed materials and online. If you or a family member prefer not to be photographed, please inform the library staff in charge before the event begins. 

Mad Science: Glow Show

Mad Science: Glow Show

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Room at Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
School-Age

Discover amazing things that glow bright in the dark and come to light!

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Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School-Age
Program Type: STEM
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Discover amazing things that glow bright in the dark and come to light!

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By participating in or attending any library event, program, or class, visitors may be photographed by library staff. The library reserves the right to use these photographs for publicity purposes in printed materials and online. If you or a family member prefer not to be photographed, please inform the library staff in charge before the event begins. 

Sun Printing

Sun Printing

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room at Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Age Group:
Teens

 

There's a reason why art and nature often go hand-in-hand and today we'll be using nature to CREATE art! We'll be using a special type of paper and sunlight to make our own nature prints!

 

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Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
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There's a reason why art and nature often go hand-in-hand and today we'll be using nature to CREATE art! We'll be using a special type of paper and sunlight to make our own nature prints!

 

Disclaimer(s)

By participating in or attending any library event, program, or class, visitors may be photographed by library staff. The library reserves the right to use these photographs for publicity purposes in printed materials and online. If you or a family member prefer not to be photographed, please inform the library staff in charge before the event begins. 

Colors of Nature: Perler Beads

"Colors of Nature" Perler Bead Crafting

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Community Room at Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Age Group:
School-Age

Explore the beauty of nature through the magic of Perler beads! Whether it's vibrant flowers, fluttering butterflies, or majestic animals, children can bring their favorite pieces of nature to life with colorful beads.

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Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School-Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
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Explore the beauty of nature through the magic of Perler beads! Whether it's vibrant flowers, fluttering butterflies, or majestic animals, children can bring their favorite pieces of nature to life with colorful beads.

Disclaimer(s)

By participating in or attending any library event, program, or class, visitors may be photographed by library staff. The library reserves the right to use these photographs for publicity purposes in printed materials and online. If you or a family member prefer not to be photographed, please inform the library staff in charge before the event begins. 

Colors of Nature: Perler Beads

"Colors of Nature" Perler Bead Crafting

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Community Room at Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Age Group:
School-Age

Explore the beauty of nature through the magic of Perler beads! Whether it's vibrant flowers, fluttering butterflies, or majestic animals, children can bring their favorite pieces of nature to life with colorful beads.

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Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School-Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Registration Required
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Explore the beauty of nature through the magic of Perler beads! Whether it's vibrant flowers, fluttering butterflies, or majestic animals, children can bring their favorite pieces of nature to life with colorful beads.

Disclaimer(s)

By participating in or attending any library event, program, or class, visitors may be photographed by library staff. The library reserves the right to use these photographs for publicity purposes in printed materials and online. If you or a family member prefer not to be photographed, please inform the library staff in charge before the event begins. 

Dream Something Big: Build a Watts Tower

Build a Watts Tower

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room at Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Age Group:
School-Age

You might not own a plot of land in Watts, California, but don't let that stop you from building your own Watts Tower!

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Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School-Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
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You might not own a plot of land in Watts, California, but don't let that stop you from building your own Watts Tower!

Disclaimer(s)

By participating in or attending any library event, program, or class, visitors may be photographed by library staff. The library reserves the right to use these photographs for publicity purposes in printed materials and online. If you or a family member prefer not to be photographed, please inform the library staff in charge before the event begins. 

Colors in Space Art Activity

Colors in Space

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room at Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Age Group:
School-Age

Explore the cosmos through art in our exciting Colors in Space program! Using chalk pastels, kids will use the elements of art — shape, line, color, texture, and value — to create their own out-of-this-world masterpieces.

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Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School-Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
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Explore the cosmos through art in our exciting Colors in Space program! Using chalk pastels, kids will use the elements of art — shape, line, color, texture, and value — to create their own out-of-this-world masterpieces.

Disclaimer(s)

By participating in or attending any library event, program, or class, visitors may be photographed by library staff. The library reserves the right to use these photographs for publicity purposes in printed materials and online. If you or a family member prefer not to be photographed, please inform the library staff in charge before the event begins. 

Make a Galaxy Jar

Galaxy Jar

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room at Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Age Group:
School-Age

Join us for an out-of-this-world project with our Galaxy Jar crafting session!

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Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School-Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
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Join us for an out-of-this-world project with our Galaxy Jar crafting session!

Disclaimer(s)

By participating in or attending any library event, program, or class, visitors may be photographed by library staff. The library reserves the right to use these photographs for publicity purposes in printed materials and online. If you or a family member prefer not to be photographed, please inform the library staff in charge before the event begins. 

DIY kaleidoscope

DIY Kaleidoscope

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room at Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Age Group:
School-Age

Color Your World: DIY Kaleidoscope Workshop

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Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School-Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
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Color Your World: DIY Kaleidoscope Workshop

Disclaimer(s)

By participating in or attending any library event, program, or class, visitors may be photographed by library staff. The library reserves the right to use these photographs for publicity purposes in printed materials and online. If you or a family member prefer not to be photographed, please inform the library staff in charge before the event begins.