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Adult Paint Night: Tropical Monstera Leaves

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Community Library of Allegheny Valley

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Payment Required
McDonald's Big Mac

WHO KNEW? Off the Beaten Path #2

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Community Library of Allegheny Valley

Program Type:

Local History

Age Group:

Adults

Body:

Did you know there is a Big Mac Museum in Irwin, PA?  Discover more hidden travel gems around the Pittsburgh neighborhoods at the next WHO KNEW? Off the Beaten Path #2 on Tues...

Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Local History
Registration Required
Body:

Did you know there is a Big Mac Museum in Irwin, PA?  Discover more hidden travel gems around the Pittsburgh neighborhoods at the next WHO KNEW? Off the Beaten Path #2 on Tuesday, August 19 at 6:00 pm.

Sip

Sip & Stitch

Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room at Community Library of Allegheny Valley

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Body:

Enjoy provided refreshments & friendly conversation, while you work on your needlecraft projects. Please register by calling 724-226-3491 or online.

Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Body:

Enjoy provided refreshments & friendly conversation, while you work on your needlecraft projects. Please register by calling 724-226-3491 or online.

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Discover Medicare

Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Community Room at Community Library of Allegheny Valley

Body:

Local Licensed Insurance Agent, Janey Zeilinger will make it easy for everyone to understand how Medicare works and how to get the most out of it. This step-by-step presentation wi...

Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Body:

Local Licensed Insurance Agent, Janey Zeilinger will make it easy for everyone to understand how Medicare works and how to get the most out of it.

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Adult Craft: Mosaic Tiles

Monday, August 25, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Community Room at Community Library of Allegheny Valley

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults

Body:

Join us to create a mosaic tile at our Adult Craft Night. Please bring any old broken or cracked dishes, teacups, small tiles, etc. that can be glued to the tile to design your mas...

Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Body:

Join us to create a mosaic tile at our Adult Craft Night. Please bring any old broken or cracked dishes, teacups, small tiles, etc. that can be glued to the tile to design your masterpiece.

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Adult Paint Night: Tropical Monstera Leaves

5:30pm–7:00pm
Adults
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Registration Required
Payment Required
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Payment Required

WHO KNEW? Off the Beaten Path #2

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Registration Required
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Local History
Registration Required
Body:

Did you know there is a Big Mac Museum in Irwin, PA?  Discover more hidden travel gems around the Pittsburgh neighborhoods at the next WHO KNEW? Off the Beaten Path #2 on Tuesday, August 19 at 6:00 pm.

Sip & Stitch

4:30pm–6:30pm
Teens, Adults
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Registration Required
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Body:

Enjoy provided refreshments & friendly conversation, while you work on your needlecraft projects. Please register by calling 724-226-3491 or online.

Discover Medicare

10:00am–11:30am
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Body:

Local Licensed Insurance Agent, Janey Zeilinger will make it easy for everyone to understand how Medicare works and how to get the most out of it.

Adult Craft: Mosaic Tiles

5:30pm–6:45pm
Adults
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Registration Required
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Body:

Join us to create a mosaic tile at our Adult Craft Night. Please bring any old broken or cracked dishes, teacups, small tiles, etc. that can be glued to the tile to design your masterpiece.

Summer Scrubs

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teens
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Registration Required
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Body:

 

Store away a jar of summery smelling goodness to scrub away your worries with our DIY Summer Scrub!

 

 

Grades 5-12

 

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. 

50 Book Club Challenge

5:30pm–7:00pm
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room

Meet the Author: Ken Gormley, President of Duquesne University

6:00pm–7:00pm
Teens, Adults
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Registration Required
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Informational Speaker, Local History
Registration Required
Body:

Meet the Author: Ken Gormley, President of Duquesne University

Library Board Meeting

6:30pm–8:00pm
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room

Library Closed

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Community Library of Allegheny Valley

Preview Night of Used Book Sale

5:00pm–7:00pm
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Body:
Book Sale

Used Book Sale

10:00am–3:00pm
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
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Used Book Sale and Yard Sale

9:00am–4:00pm
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Body:
Used Book Sale

Preschool Story Time

10:00am–11:00am
Preschool
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

This program is for children 3 years-those starting Kindergarten in the fall. We recite the ABC's, count, read stories, sing, make a craft and do other fun activities to go with the day's theme. No registration is required.

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. 

STEM Club: Marble Run

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teens
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Registration Required
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Body:

 

Join our STEM Club in creating our very own mini marble runs! Marble runs are forms of kinetic art where you make a sculpture or course for a marble to roll along!

 

Grades 5-12

 

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. 

Pet Portraits

5:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Registration Required
Payment Required
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Payment Required
Body:

Paint a portrait of your pet & donate to the library! Cats, dogs, parrots or hamsters—whatever pet you choose to paint. We'll be led in the class by Lower Burrell artist, Uncle Dave.

Anime Club

5:00pm–7:00pm
Teens, Adults
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Registration Required
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required

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. 

Storybook Art

4:30pm–5:30pm
School-Age
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Registration Required
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School-Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Registration Required
Body:

Storybook Art is a monthly program for kids in Grades K-2 that combines reading and creativity!

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. 

Toddle Time

10:00am–10:30am
Babies and Toddlers
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Age Group: Babies and Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

Join Miss Judy and Miss Casey for a half hour of learning fun stories, songs, rhymes, and activities! ( We know that the kids are learning early literacy skills but they don't.) No registration is required.

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. 

Stuffed Animal Sleepover Drop Off

10:00am–3:00pm
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley

Stuffed Animal Sleepover

9:30am–10:30am
Children, Preschool
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Registration Required
Payment Required
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool
Registration Required
Payment Required
Body:

🐻✨ Stuffed Animal Sleepover Fundraiser! ✨🐰

Ever wonder what your stuffed animals do when you’re not around? 🤔 Now’s your chance to find out!

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. 

Discover Medicare

9:30am–11:00am
Adults
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Informational Speaker
Body:

Local Licensed Insurance Agent, Janey Zeilinger will make it easy for everyone to understand how Medicare works and how to get the most out of it.

Craftopia: Pony Bead Keychains

1:00pm–2:30pm
School-Age, Teens
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Registration Required
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School-Age, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Body:

DIY Vibes & Creative Freedom for Grades 4 & Up

September Featured Craft: Pony Bead Keychains

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. 

Preschool Story Time

10:00am–11:00am
Preschool
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

This program is for children 3 years-those starting Kindergarten in the fall. We recite the ABC's, count, read stories, sing, make a craft and do other fun activities to go with the day's theme. No registration is required.

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.