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In this issue NEW! Book Club Just for Kids Page 2 Teens Offer Take & Make Projects Page 3 Have You Tried the Summer Trivia Challenge? Page 4
Library Remains Closed Until Further Notice The only predictable thing about the current pandemic is its unpredictability! Library staff hoped to welcome patrons through our doors by mid-July, but due to current increases in confirmed COVID-19 cases, we had to change our reopening plans. The library will remain closed until further notice to ensure the safety and well-being of our staff and community members.
Just because the building is closed does not mean we aren’t busy! Library staff continue to work hard to provide Curbside Pickup services, Computer Use Appointments, quality virtual programs and fun online activities to our community. Patrons can request items to-go from the Sewickley Public Library collection for curbside pickup, including our Mobile Wi-Fi Hot Spots! For more information about using our Curbside Pickup service, visit our website at www.sewickleylibrary.org or call the library at 412-741-6920.
Children’s Programs
VIRTUAL STORYTIME SCHEDULE :
Note: No new storytimes July 1-3 & July 28-31
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SEWICKLEY STORYWALK Daily | Now through July 13th Grab the family and take a walk through any of these spaces and enjoy one of three different nature picture books! A StoryWalk® places pages from a children’s picture book along a walking path so that children and their caregivers may enjoy nature and reading together. FERN HOLLOW NATURE CENTER (1901 Glen Mitchell Rd) Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr. My Busy Green Garden by Terry Pierce AUDUBON GREENWAY (160 Magee Rd, Sewickley) The Thing About Bees by Shabazz Larkin The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Storywalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson.
FRENCH FOR KIDS
Wed | July 8, 15 & 22 | 4-4:30pm
Kids get a chance to practice their French speaking skills in our
online discussion group! Best for ages 6-10, with a basic knowledge of the French language. Please register online. HELLO KINDERGARTEN Mon | July 20 | 9:30am Get ready for Kindergarten this fall with a special Storytime visit from Mrs. Croft from the Quaker Valley School District. Books, songs and tips to help your preschooler get ready for Kindergarten. For children entering Kindergarten in the Fall. CHILDREN’S SUMMER BOOK CLUB Zoom Book Club Discussion Thurs | July 30 | 4pm Call the Children's Department to reserve your space and to schedule your time to pick up the book for the new Children's Book Club. In July, we will be reading The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo. Limited Registration. For children going into 3-5 grades.
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Join our Children’s Librarians for fun storytimes for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and the whole family! Sessions are posted at 9:30am Tuesday—Friday, but you can watch anytime!
ACLA SPOTLIGHT
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Adult Programs FRENCH CONVERSATION Wed | July 8, 15 & 22 | 2-3pm Join Anne-Marie Salih, a native French speaker, in this online discussion group to improve your French conversational skills. This group is for individuals who have a basic knowledge of French. Please register online. SUMMER TRIVIA CHALLENGE Weekly | June 1 – August 7 Want to challenge your mind and win a prize? Take part in our weekly 20 question trivia challenge. Topics will include literature, local history, Pittsburgh Sports, and more. Enter each week’s challenge beginning on Monday at 9 AM and ending at Friday at 4 PM. If you enter all 20 questions correctly you will be
VIRTUAL BOOK GROUPS entered into a drawing for a $10 gift card to a Sewickley area business. COOKING @ HOME WITH SPL Thurs | July 30 | 10am Do you love to cook? Are you looking for new or unique recipes to try? Join SPL Librarians (@ home!) as we share some of our favorite recipes and try out new ones. LET’S TALK ABOUT MURDER Mon | July 27 | 7pm Love true crime? Join us this summer to talk about murder and other crimes! Virtual discussion is open to adults 21+ June theme: VACATION.
Brown Bag Book Group Thurs | July 16 |11:00am (Time change!) The Escape Room by Megan Goldin Get Lit!
Supporting Your Library
Library and mailed to 500 Thorn
A Virtual Cure for your Average Book Club
Tues | July 21 | 7pm Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha
Street, Sewickley, PA, 15143. Alternatively, you can make a
All gifts in support of the library secure donation online at www.sewickleylibrary.org . are appreciated at any time of the year, but especially now as
Recurring donations via
we navigate the challenges of
automatic charge to your credit
operating during a pandemic.
card are a great way to provide
The library is facing decreasing
a sustained gift to the library in
funding at a time when our
a way that’s affordable to you
expenses are rising in order to
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meet the challenges of
Thank you to all of our donors
operating under CDC guidelines
who keep the library funded as
to keep staff and patrons safe.
an educational resource for the
If you are able, a gift to our
entire Quaker Valley
operating fund is greatly
Community. We appreciate you!
appreciated. Donations are (Top ) The library began Curbside Pickup services on June 1st. (Bottom ) Many programs, like our True Crime discussion group, went virtual during the closure.
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2:00 Tasty @ Home
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Find all of our events online at www.sewickleylibrary.org/programs
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No Storytimes July 1-3 | Happy 4th of July!
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9:00 Summer Trivia Challenge 12:30 Take & Make Monday
9:30 Babies & Books 12:30 Mysteryto-Go
9:30 Stories 2’s/3’s 2:00 French Convo 3:00 Virtual Gaming Wed. 4:00 Kid’s French
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9:30 Family ST 2:00 Tasty @ Home
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9:00 Summer Trivia Challenge 9:30 Hello, Kindergarten 12:30 Take & Make Monday
9:30 Babies & Books 12:30 Mysteryto-Go 7:00 Get Lit!
9:30 Stories 2’s/3’s 2:00 French Convo 3:00 Virtual Gaming Wed. 4:00 Kid’s French
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10:00 Cooking @ Home w/ SPL
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9:00 Summer Trivia Challenge 12:30 Take & Make Monday
9:00 Summer Trivia Challenge 12:30 Take & Make Monday 7:00 True Crime
4:00 Kids Book Club Zoom No Storytimes July 28-31
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