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Adult Craft: Star Spangled Centerpiece

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Community Room at Community Library of Allegheny Valley

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults

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We’ll be making patriotic centerpieces for our upcoming national summer holidays. Bring some red, white & blue faux flowers and dollar store bling if possible to fill in the pa...

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Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
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We’ll be making patriotic centerpieces for our upcoming national summer holidays. Bring some red, white & blue faux flowers and dollar store bling if possible to fill in the pails. Enjoy your favorite drinks & snacks. Adults only.

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Kitchen Sink Book Club

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Community Library of Allegheny Valley

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults

Body:

We’ll read Woman With a Secret by Sophie Hannah in May—a dark and chilling psychological thriller in which a woman desperate to hide a devastating secret in her past is drawn into ...

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Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
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We’ll read Woman With a Secret by Sophie Hannah in May—a dark and chilling psychological thriller in which a woman desperate to hide a devastating secret in her past is drawn into a murder investigation.

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Friends of the Library Meeting

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Community Library of Allegheny Valley

Age Group:

Adults

Body:

Come and join in a Friends of the Library meeting! Meet new people and help the library fundraise.

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Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Age Group: Adults
Body:

Come and join in a Friends of the Library meeting! Meet new people and help the library fundraise.

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5:30 Tour : Rabkin Japanese Garden Tour-A Fundraiser for the Library

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

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Body:

Join us for a serene evening at the stunning Rabkin Japanese Gardens! Enjoy refreshing mocktails and light appetizers as you stroll through this hidden gem. Choose from two tour ti...

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Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Payment Required
Body:

Join us for a serene evening at the stunning Rabkin Japanese Gardens! Enjoy refreshing mocktails and light appetizers as you stroll through this hidden gem. Choose from two tour times—5:30 p.m.

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6:30 Tour : Rabkin Japanese Garden Tour-A Fundraiser for the Library

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

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Body:

Join us for a serene evening at the stunning Rabkin Japanese Gardens! Enjoy refreshing mocktails and light appetizers as you stroll through this hidden gem. Choose from two tour ti...

Register Now
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Payment Required
Body:

Join us for a serene evening at the stunning Rabkin Japanese Gardens! Enjoy refreshing mocktails and light appetizers as you stroll through this hidden gem. Choose from two tour times—5:30 p.m.

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Light Up Owl & Neon Art

3:00pm - 4:00pm
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, 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. 

Mad Science- Lights, Color, Action!

11:30am - 12:00pm
Preschool
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Registration Required
Library Branch: Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
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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.

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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. 

Mad Science: Glow Show

1:00pm - 2:00pm
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: STEM
Registration Required
Body:

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

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, 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!

 

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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. 

"Colors of Nature" Perler Bead Crafting

1:30pm - 3:00pm
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, 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.

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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. 

"Colors of Nature" Perler Bead Crafting

4:30pm - 6:00pm
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, STEM
Registration Required
Body:

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. 

Build a Watts Tower

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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, STEM
Registration Required
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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!

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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. 

Colors in Space

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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, STEM
Registration Required
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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.

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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. 

Galaxy Jar

3:00pm - 4:00pm
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, STEM
Registration Required
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Join us for an out-of-this-world project with our Galaxy Jar crafting session!

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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. 

DIY Kaleidoscope

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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, STEM
Registration Required
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Color Your World: DIY Kaleidoscope Workshop

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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.