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Tomatoes on the vine

"Tomatoes!"

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Oak Room at Oakmont Carnegie Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
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Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable that gardeners grow each summer in Pennsylvania. What does determinate and indeterminate mean? Can tomatoes be grown in containers? When can they be planted? Do they need to be staked?

Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Program Description::

Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable that gardeners grow each summer in Pennsylvania. What does determinate and indeterminate mean? Can tomatoes be grown in containers? When can they be planted? Do they need to be staked?

Information about the Vanished Kingdom Event

The Vanished Kingdom Book Launch

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Oak Room at Oakmont Carnegie Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
All Ages
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Mystery Lovers Bookshop & The Oakmont Carnegie Library are excited to announce the book launch of The Vanished Kingdom - The War of the Maps, by Jonathan Auxier!

Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Lecture
Program Description::

Mystery Lovers Bookshop & The Oakmont Carnegie Library are excited to announce the book launch of The Vanished Kingdom - The War of the Maps, by Jonathan Auxier!

Picture of library shelves with event information

From Your Attic to the Archives

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Oak Room at Oakmont Carnegie Library
Program Type:
Lecture, Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
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Join Stephanie Zimble, OCL’s archivist, for a presentation on how to protect and preserve family and local history materials. She'll discuss different kinds of materials people might have in their homes and ways to store, protect and access them.

Required
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Program Description::

Join Stephanie Zimble, OCL’s archivist, for a presentation on how to protect and preserve family and local history materials. She'll discuss different kinds of materials people might have in their homes and ways to store, protect and access them.

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Oakmont Historical Society

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Oak Room at Oakmont Carnegie Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Oakmont Historical Society:

Join us for the monthly meeting of the Oakmont Historical Society.  

In 1926 work began on the Allegheny River Boulevard project which connected Oakmont and Verona to Pittsburgh. By 1934 the new roadway reached Oakmont.

Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Program Description::

Join us for the monthly meeting of the Oakmont Historical Society.  

In 1926 work began on the Allegheny River Boulevard project which connected Oakmont and Verona to Pittsburgh. By 1934 the new roadway reached Oakmont.

Cover of Pittsburgh's Historic Ballparks by Mark Fatla

Pittsburgh's Historic Ballparks with Mark Fatla

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Oak Room at Oakmont Carnegie Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
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Pittsburgh has an incredible baseball history with great players, teams and historic moments, but few realize that Pittsburgh has often been in the lead in ballpark design and development.

Required
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Program Description::

Pittsburgh has an incredible baseball history with great players, teams and historic moments, but few realize that Pittsburgh has often been in the lead in ballpark design and development.

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So You Want to Make an Album: Local Resources for Aspiring Musicians

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Oak Room at Oakmont Carnegie Library
Program Type:
Lecture, Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, All Ages
:

Join librarian Stephanie Zimble at the library for this short lecture and let her help you turn your musical dreams into reality.  Did you know we have multitrack recording capabilities here at the Oakmont Library?

Required
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, All Ages
Program Type: Lecture, Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Program Description::

Join librarian Stephanie Zimble at the library for this short lecture and let her help you turn your musical dreams into reality.  Did you know we have multitrack recording capabilities here at the Oakmont Library?

Neutral colors of yarn made from alpaca fleece are shown

(The Crafty Alpaca) From Pasture to Product: 21 Years of Alpaca Farming

Monday, September 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Oak Room at Oakmont Carnegie Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Lecture
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, All Ages
:

Join us for an engaging and inspiring presentation as we explore the 21-year journey of transforming a humble alpaca farm into a thriving fiber-focused operation.

Required
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Lecture
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Program Description::

Join us for an engaging and inspiring presentation as we explore the 21-year journey of transforming a humble alpaca farm into a thriving fiber-focused operation.