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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

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...

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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?

Owl reading a book

Big Bag Book Sale

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 9:00am - 4:00pm
Squirrel's Nest at Oakmont Carnegie Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

All Ages

Program Description::

Join us at the library for our twice annual Big Bag Booksale in the Squirrel's Nest!Our entire lower level will be full of fiction and nonfiction books, CDs, DVDs, and more - somet...

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Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Squirrel's Nest
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Other
Program Description::

Join us at the library for our twice annual Big Bag Booksale in the Squirrel's Nest!

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Nature Walks with PA Master Naturalist Scott Hill, Part 2: Wildflower Walk

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Oakmont Carnegie Library

Age Group:

All Ages

Program Description::

Dark Hollow Woods is a prime destination for people seeking spring wildflowers! Led by PA Master Naturalist Scott Hill, our walk will view over twenty native species, from big bold...

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Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Age Group: All Ages
Registration Required
Program Description::

Dark Hollow Woods is a prime destination for people seeking spring wildflowers!

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

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!Pre-Order for 1...

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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!

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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

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 mig...

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Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Technology Class
Registration Required
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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Adult Chess Club

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
White Oak Room at Oakmont Carnegie Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

Adults

Program Description::

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

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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.  

Play Mahjong

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 10:30am - 1:30pm
Oak Room at Oakmont Carnegie Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

Adults

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 1...

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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.

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Nature Walks with PA Master Naturalist Scott Hill, Part 3: "Celebrating Mother Nature"

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Oakmont Carnegie Library

Age Group:

All Ages

Program Description::

Join us in Dark Hollow Woods to celebrate our common mother, Mother Nature, on Mother's Day weekend. Wildflowers will be plentiful, and we will engage all of our senses to hear, fe...

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Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Age Group: All Ages
Registration Required
Program Description::

Join us in Dark Hollow Woods to celebrate our common mother, Mother Nature, on Mother's Day weekend. Wildflowers will be plentiful, and we will engage all of our senses to hear, feel, smell and taste the woods!  

Chess pieces and board

Adult Chess Club

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
White Oak Room at Oakmont Carnegie Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

Adults

Program Description::

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

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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.  

Play Mahjong - CANCELLED

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 1:30pm
Oak Room at Oakmont Carnegie Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

Adults

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 1...

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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.

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10 am

Pre-K Story Time

10:30am - 11:30am
Children, Preschool (3-5)
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Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool (3-5)
Program Type: Storytime
Program Description::

Join us for a fun story time recommended for children ages 3-5.

Makerspace Open Hours

10:00am - 4:00pm
All Ages
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Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Program Description::

Our Makerspace is a community space where you can make, create, design, and build!  Located on our Lower Level, we have a 3D printer, a Cricut vinyl cutting machine, a Brother sewing and embroidery machine, and a music station with midi keybo

Baby Lapsit with Miss Ashley

10:30am - 11:00am
Babies (Birth to 2)
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Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 2)
Program Type: Storytime
Program Description::

Calling all babies - join us for a program of stories, singing, rhyming and more. Baby Lapsit is for children newborn- 24 months and focuses on socialization and vocabulary development. This program is based on the Ready To Read program.
11 am
12 pm
1 pm

"The 7 Strategies for Navigating Life's 4th Quarter" by Eileen Colianni

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness, Lecture
2 pm

Makerspace Open Hours

2:00pm - 8:00pm
All Ages
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Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Program Description::

Our Makerspace is a community space where you can make, create, design, and build!  Located on our Lower Level, we have a 3D printer, a Cricut vinyl cutting machine, a Brother sewing and embroidery machine, and a music station with midi keybo
3 pm

Chess For Ages 8-19 with Craig and Adam

3:00pm - 5:00pm
School-Age (ages 6-11), Teens
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Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: School-Age (ages 6-11), Teens
Program Type: Other
Program Description::

The class will start with a lesson and then allow time for live practice between Craig/Adam and the students. No experience necessary. All experience levels are welcome! 
4 pm
5 pm

Flow & Go TriYoga

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
Program Description::

Join Cora at the library for this series of Flow & Go TriYoga!  All participants are required to sign a waiver prior to participation. Waivers are available at the front desk.
6 pm

Makerspace: After Hours- Drawing Club

6:00pm - 7:45pm
Adults
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Program Description::

Drawing club (no paints) welcomes adults 18+ to join us every Monday from 6:00 p.m - 7:45 p.m. to relax with some simple or detailed drawing time.

Meditation with the Monks

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
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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.