CONTACT US: Phone: (412) 741-6920 Email: sewickley@einetwork.net Online: www.sewickleylibrary.org
Your Library Is Working Hard for You Library Services Are Reimagined to Meet Community Needs The library’s mission to be a center for lifelong learning remains the forefront of everything we do. In order to continue providing access to information during our closure,
even assist visitors on our website
consider many factors as we develop
through our new online chat feature. our plans. To ensure the health and The library’s website at sewickleylibrary.org is now the hub
safety of our staff and library patrons, we will reopen our physical
of our services. Users can visit our
spaces in stages in accordance with
website to access our digital
local and commonwealth guidelines.
collections, research databases, and virtual programs.
As the summer progresses, we will continue to evaluate our services
Throughout the summer months, we will continue offering all programs
and adapt our procedures as necessary. For the latest updates
virtually, including our Summer
regarding library services and
Reading programs. Visit our event
reopening plans, visit our website at
calendar online for a full list of we adapted our services to reach out programs. to our patrons, wherever they may
www.sewickleylibrary.org or call us
be.
We are as eager as our patrons to reopen our beautiful library
We thank all of our library patrons & community members for your
building, but due to the communal
continuous support!
Staff continue to answer reference requests via phone and email, and
nature of libraries today, we must
at 412-741-6920.
Children’s Programs
VIRTUAL STORYTIME SCHEDULE :
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ACLA SPOTLIGHT
ACLA BINGO CARDS Mon | June 15 Boost your summer reading skills when you work on the reading bingo game from the county libraries! Cards will be posted on the aclasummerreading.org website on June 15th! Get ready to get reading! ALLEGHENY COUNTY PARKS SKINS & SKULLS Mon | June 15 | 1pm Learn about the different native animal species that live in our county by exploring our collection of animal skins and skulls. AMERICAN GIRL ACTIVITY Tues | June 16 | 10:30am Western Allegheny Community Library presents a fun program for all the American Girl dolls lovers out there!
SEWICKLEY STORYWALK
Western Allegheny Community Library as they read a chapter from A Tale Dark and Grimm. ALLEGHENY COUNTY PARKS BIRDS & NESTS Wed | June 17 | 1pm Why do birds build nests? How can we tell the difference between an Oriole nest and a Robin nest? Discover the fascinating diversity of bird homes that can be found in Allegheny County. ALLEGHENY COUNTY PARKS STREAM STUDY Thurs | June 18 | 1pm Discover the different macroinvertebrates that live in our streams. They are the decomposers that live in waterways and keep the streams clean, while also providing a valuable food source for many fish and birds. See how many different macroinvertebrates we can find and how to identify them.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY PARKS - SNAKES Tues | June 16 | 1pm Meet our Educational Animal, an Eastern Black Rat Snake named Mr. McSlithers. Learn about his habitat, diet and everyday MIDDLE GRADE MOMENT life and about the different snakes that call Thurs | June 18 | 2pm Allegheny County home. The C.C. Mellor Memorial Library presents BALDWIN BEDTIME BOOKS a program just for Tues | June 16 | 7pm ALLEGHENY COUNTY PARKS Get cozy for this bedtime storytime NATURE WALK program from the Baldwin Borough Public Fri | June 19 | 1pm Library. Explore the outdoors with a Park Ranger CHAPTER BOOK READ-ALOUD Wed | June 17 | 11am Enjoy a read aloud story session from the
as your guide. Learn about the local flora and fauna that can be found in your county parks. 2
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. MARY ROBERTS REINHART NATURE PARK (1412 Beaver St) JUNE 12 - JUNE 15 My Busy Green Garden by Terry Price FERN HOLLOW NATURE CENTER (1901 Glen Mitchell Rd) JUNE 12 - JULY 13 Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr. AUDUBON GREENWAY 160 Magee Rd, Sewickley JUNE 12 - JULY 13 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 Wednesdays | 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 | June 22 | 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.
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Adult Programs TECH WEDNESDAYS Wednesdays | 10am Each Wednesday in June, we will release a new video which includes short technology tips and tricks. These video will include tips for using your own device, library digital resources, and more. FRENCH CONVERSATION Wednesdays | 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. WRITE NOW! Fridays | 10:30am-12pm Conducted by Jeanne Zell, participants enjoy writing from prompts in an encouraging and supportive atmosphere. Please register online. SUMMER TRIVIA CHALLENGE Weekly | June 1 – August 7 Want to challenge your mind and win
VIRTUAL TECH CAFES By appointment Need tech help? Book a virtual, one-on-one appointment with one of our librarians. Meet online via Zoom to work through issues with your phone, tablet or computer. You can also get help using the library’s resources from downloading ebooks and magazines to searching Ancestry Library Edition or Consumer Reports online. Call the library at 412741-6920 or book online at sewickleylibrary.org/tech-cafe
VIRTUAL BOOK GROUPS 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 entered into a drawing for a $10 gift card to a Sewickley area business. SEWICKLEY HISTORY VIRTUAL WALKING TOUR Sunday | June 14 | 10am Learn about our history and take part in a virtual walking tour of some of the historically significant buildings in the Sewickley area. Long-time Sewickley Valley Resident and Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation docent Tim Merrill hosts our tour. COOKING @ HOME WITH SPL Thurs | June 25 | 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.
Get Lit! A Virtual Cure for your Average Book Club
Tues | June 16 | 7pm The Confessions Of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins
Brown Bag Book Group Thurs | June 18 |11:00am (Time change!) The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
LET’S TALK ABOUT MURDER Mon | June 29 | 7pm Love true crime? Join us this summer to talk about murder and other crimes! Virtual discussion is open to adults 21+ June theme: SURVIVAL.
Library’s Online Collection Open 24/7
app? Or that you can learn new
As the library plans how and when
professional resume in minutes with
we can reopen our building, know that quality collections are only a
skills - like time management, using Microsoft Excel, JAVA programming, or analyzing sales data through Lynda.com? Or that you can create a Cyprus Resume Services ? Better yet, did you know that this is all fre e
click away. Library users can get
with your library card?
great ebooks and audiobooks
All of these resources, plus many
directly to their phone, tablet or
more are available on our website at
computer from our digital
sewickleylibrary.org . You can access
collections, OverDrive/Libby and
all of the
Hoopla. We also offer free video
great sites
streaming with our new resource,
any times of
Kanopy.
day, from the
Did you know you can study a new
comfort of
language with the Mango Languages
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home.
Summer Reading starts June 1
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9:00 Summer Trivia Challenge
9:30 Babies ST
9:30 Stories 2’s/3’s
9:30 Preschool ST
9:30 Family ST
10:00 Tech Wednesdays
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10:30 Write Now!
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2:00 Take & Make Monday
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10:30 Write Now! 2:00 Tasty @ Home
2:00 French Convo 3:00 Virtual Gaming Wed. 4:00 Kid’s French
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10:30 Write Now!
2:00 French Convo
1:00 Allegheny County Parks
1:00 Allegheny County Parks
11:00 Chapter Book Read Along
2:00 Middle Grade Moment
2:00 Tasty @ Home
10:30 American Girl 11:00 GetLit! 1:00 Allegheny County Parks 7:00 Bedtime Books
ACLA Bingo!
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10:00 Cooking @ Home w/ SPL
10:30 Write Now!
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2:00 Take & Make Monday 7:00 True Crime Children’s
Find all of our events online at www.sewickleylibrary.org/programs Teens
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All Ages
500 Thorn Street Sewickley, PA 15143 sewickleylibrary.org
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Thank you to the following donors who have supported the library throughout the closure. Continued donations are appreciated and can be made via check mailed to the library or via the blue donate button at www.sewickleylibrary.org/donate.
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