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Crochet Flower Coasters

12:00pm - 1:30pm
Adults, Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Program Description::

Celebrate spring at the library makerspace by crocheting floral coasters! We'll provide patterns, cotton yarn, and hooks to make these flower coasters. Basic crochet skills are recommended to take this class.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Adult Chess Club

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: White Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Program Description::

No experience necessary!  Learn chess and have fun.  Club meets every other Saturday.  

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Play Mahjong

10:30am - 1:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Program Description::

Join us at the library to learn how to play American Mahjong. If you already know how to play, all the better! We will begin on Monday, Feb. 10 and play on alternate Mondays from 10:30-1:30pm.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "School-Age (ages 6-11)" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Felt Like Sewing: Stitch Support

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults, Children, School-Age (ages 6-11), Teens, All Ages
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults, Children, School-Age (ages 6-11), Teens, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Program Description::

Join us in the Makerspace each month, where we’ll provide a different felt sewing project you can make using our stuff! Materials will be available any time the Makerspace is OPEN. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Program Description::

Immerse yourself in a world of mystery and yarn! Once a month we will meet and discuss a book while knitting or crocheting our own projects. There is nothing better than a good book and a craft!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Meditation with the Monks

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
Program Description::

These weekly, one-hour FREE meditation classes will be taught by monks from the Pittsburgh Buddhist Center. They are designed for beginners as a gradual training program in secular meditation practice.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

"Tomatoes!"

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
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?

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Meditation with the Monks

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
Program Description::

These weekly, one-hour FREE meditation classes will be taught by monks from the Pittsburgh Buddhist Center. They are designed for beginners as a gradual training program in secular meditation practice.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Books & Brews Book Club

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Program Description::

This event will be held at Inner Groove Brewing.

 

Book: 'Hollywood Park' by Mikel Jollett

 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

From Your Attic to the Archives

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Technology Class
Registration 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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Adult Chess Club

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: White Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Program Description::

No experience necessary!  Learn chess and have fun.  Club meets every other Saturday.  

This event is in the "Adults" group.

A Taste of Two Towns

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Age Group: Adults
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Play Mahjong

10:30am - 1:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Program Description::

Join us at the library to learn how to play American Mahjong. If you already know how to play, all the better! We will begin on Monday, Feb. 10 and play on alternate Mondays from 10:30-1:30pm.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Meditation with the Monks

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
Program Description::

These weekly, one-hour FREE meditation classes will be taught by monks from the Pittsburgh Buddhist Center. They are designed for beginners as a gradual training program in secular meditation practice.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Art Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Program Description::

The Allegheny Valley League of Artists was founded 8 years ago. It has members from across the Allegheny Kiski Valley-Springdale, Lower Burrell, Natrona Heights, and New Kensington.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Cookbook Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults, All Ages
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Other
Program Description::

Do you love to browse through cookbooks and try new recipes? Are you a foodie? Would you like to meet new people and share food with them? Then this is the club for you! Each month, we will select a cookbook and keep it at the circulation desk.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Meditation with the Monks

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
Program Description::

These weekly, one-hour FREE meditation classes will be taught by monks from the Pittsburgh Buddhist Center. They are designed for beginners as a gradual training program in secular meditation practice.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Library Board Meeting

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Program Description::

The OCL Board holds meetings every 2nd Wednesday of the month except for February and August. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Book Club:

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Acorn Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Program Description::

Join us to read and discuss current fiction and non-fiction. Books are supplied by the library.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Adult Chess Club

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: White Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Program Description::

No experience necessary!  Learn chess and have fun.  Club meets every other Saturday.  

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Play Mahjong

10:30am - 1:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Program Description::

Join us at the library to learn how to play American Mahjong. If you already know how to play, all the better! We will begin on Monday, Feb. 10 and play on alternate Mondays from 10:30-1:30pm.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "School-Age (ages 6-11)" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Felt Like Sewing: Stitch Support

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults, Children, School-Age (ages 6-11), Teens, All Ages
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults, Children, School-Age (ages 6-11), Teens, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Program Description::

Join us in the Makerspace each month, where we’ll provide a different felt sewing project you can make using our stuff! Materials will be available any time the Makerspace is OPEN. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Program Description::

Immerse yourself in a world of mystery and yarn! Once a month we will meet and discuss a book while knitting or crocheting our own projects. There is nothing better than a good book and a craft!

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Program Description::

In 1943, changes in WWII military priorities led to halted mail posting/delivery, with a subsequent drop in soldiers’ morale. To fix this, the Women’s Army Corps’ all-Black battalion, the 6888, was sent to tackle years’ worth of backlogged mail.