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Adult Chess Club

Saturday, July 26, 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.  

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, July 28, 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...

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.

Visible Mending

Visible Mending with Virginia

Monday, July 28, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Makerspace at Oakmont Carnegie Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults, Teens

Program Description::

Learn how to mend your clothes by hand and make your most loved garments last a long time! Bring items from home or just learn the techniques on scrap fabrics. 

Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Program Description::

Learn how to mend your clothes by hand and make your most loved garments last a long time! Bring items from home or just learn the techniques on scrap fabrics. 

Chess pieces and board

Adult Chess Club

Saturday, August 9, 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.  

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, August 11, 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...

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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Death Cafe

Monday, August 18, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Oak Room at Oakmont Carnegie Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

Adults

Program Description::

Back by popular demand!  Join us at the library for a Death Café facilitated by librarian Stephanie Zimble. At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, d...

Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Program Description::

Back by popular demand!  Join us at the library for a Death Café facilitated by librarian Stephanie Zimble. At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death.

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Nature Walks with PA Master Naturalist Scott Hill, Part 1: "Survival of the Friendliest"

Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Oakmont Carnegie Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

All Ages

Program Description::

Join us in Dark Hollow Woods for a hike themed "Survival of the Friendliest" —Sometimes, species succeed by being strong, fast, tall or fierce. We will look at how some species hav...

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

Join us in Dark Hollow Woods for a hike themed "Survival of the Friendliest" —Sometimes, species succeed by being strong, fast, tall or fierce. We will look at how some species have found that relationships can make the difference.

Chess pieces and board

Adult Chess Club

Saturday, August 23, 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.  

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, August 25, 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...

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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Good Grief: How to Heal the Hurt with Eileen Colianni

Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Oak Room at Oakmont Carnegie Library

Program Type:

Health and Wellness

Age Group:

Adults

Program Description::

Everyone’s life is permeated by inevitable losses – death, illness, divorce, broken relationships, moving ,  among others.The healthy response to such losses is grieving . Whe...

Library Branch: Oakmont Carnegie Library
Room: Oak Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
Program Description::

Everyone’s life is permeated by inevitable losses – death, illness, divorce, broken relationships, moving ,  among others.

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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.
1 pm
2 pm
3 pm

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. 
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm

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.