All programs are free but registration is required due to limited space.
Library Summer Hours
Monday & Thursday 10:00 am - 7:50 pm
Tuesday & Wednesday 10:00 am - 4:50 pm
Friday & Saturday 10:00 am - 4:50 pm
Sunday Closed
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Story Time for 2's This story time is for parent and child one on one. Come and enjoy this time of fun and education with your toddler.
Wednesdays June 4, 11, 18, 25 and July 2
10:00 am - 10:30 am Age 2
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The Greensburg Woman's Club presents a Kids' Craft Program There will be many crafts to choose from. You chose which one you will make!
Saturday, June 7 2:00 pm Ages 7-12
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Summer reading club kick off!
It's a bird…It's a plane…It's a BUG?! Join our brave bug as it travels throughout the
fascinating world of insects searching for its own super heroic
power. Along the way, you will meet and learn about the largest
and most diverse group of animals on earth _ bugs!
Friday, June 13 at St. Clair Park
10:30 am
All ages
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Friday Morning At St. Clair Park (All of these programs are a St. Clair Park begining at 10:30 am)
Kick off 10:30 am Friday, June 13
Stage Right! Performance Leo the Lightning Bug By Eric Drachman Friday June 20, 10:30 am
Stage Right! Performance Carnival at Candlelight (Magic Tree House #33) by Mary Pope Osborne Friday, June 27, 10:30 am
Quest for the Golden Reading Bug Presented by Judy Seeley Explorer-Entomologist Judy is off on a summer adventure in character to catch the elusive Golden Reading Bug. Her explorations take her around the globe filling her collecting jar with insect folktales, fables, and facts to share with your audience. Children from kindergarten to grade 4 will delight in this forty-five minute interactive storytelling program. Friday, July 11, 10:30 am
Stage Right! Performance "Diary of a Worm" by Doreen Cronin Friday, July 25, 10:30 am
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BOOKS COME ALIVE Oh, the Places You'll Go! Author: Dr. Seuss
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MONDAYS AT THE MALL
Join us at the Westmoreland Mall Food Court for story/activity programs and Stage Right! performances. Each mall program that you attend will give you a chance to win a $25 mall gift card.
Every Monday, June 16 - August 18 10:00 am All ages
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Slow summer days with a snail
Find out more about those slimy, squirmy snails and the slow pace life style they live!
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Have a Buzzin' Good Time with Winnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees A classic story with some buzzin' bee activities and a craft. .
Monday, June 16, 11:00 am or Wednesday, June 18, 3:00 pm
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Quilting "Bee"
A Quilting Bee is a gathering to make quilts. At OUR "bee" we will fashion individual quilt squares out of not fabric but papers. And we will have quilt snacks. Bring a picture of yourself that measures about 2 ¼" x 2 ½" … or a picture mom doesn't mind if we cut and paste.
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Evolutionize Yourself!
Bugs have crept, flown, and wiggled around earth for years, but how did they survive for all that time? Prepare yourself for survival by following the trend thousands of organisms before you.
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THE OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY
Why did the old lady swallow a fly? Story and craft program Monday, June 16, 1:30 pm Thursday, June 19, 1:30pm Ages 4-6 | ||||||||
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Lots and Lots of Caterpillars = Lots and Lots of Butterflies
Toestomper and his terrible friends are changed when Toestomper finds lots and lots of caterpillars who need his help. Come for stories and lots and lots of caterpillar and butterfly fun.
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3-5 Year Old Story Hour Choose either 10:00 am or 1:00 pm. Come for fun with circle time, video, story, craft, treat and more!
Tuesdays June 7, 24, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, & Aug. 5 10:00 am - 11:15 am or 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Ages 3-5
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Inching Inchworms
Hear a story and learn more about inchworms; make a fun inchworm to take home with you Wednesday, June 18, 1:30 pm or Friday, June 20, 2:00 pm Ages 6-8
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Insects Rock All budding entomologists are welcome! If you love insects of any type, shape, size, or color, then this is the program for you!
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Dads and Doodlebugs
Who likes to eats bugs? Do you like to eat bugs? Do bugs like to eat you? Join us for a crunching, munching good time. Thursday, June 19, 11:00 am or Thursday, August 7, 11:00 am Ages 3-5
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LET'S GET BUGGY ERIC CARLE STYLE
Using the collage technique, create bugs like Eric Carle's illustrations.
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Skeeters
Skeeters, skeeters…..everywhere. Come find out what happens when mosquitoes cause havoc in some laugh-out-loud stories and a craft.
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Becoming Butterflies
Learn about the life cycle of butterflies and the metamorphosis they take from a small caterpillar to a magnificent butterfly!
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Woggle-Bug
Do you like The Wizard of Oz? If so, then come meet Mr. H. M. Woggle-Bug, T. E. from The Marvelous Land of OZ by L. Frank Baum.
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Beware the Jabberwocky Go on a hunt for the mysterious and frightening creature known as the Jabberwocky . Is it an animal? An insect? Or something else altogether…?
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Learn about how honeybees
collect and make honey
while making your own honeybee craft
Tuesday, June 24, 10:30 am or Thursday, June 26, 3:00 pm Ages 6-8
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EXPERIENCE THE ART of CERAMIC "BUG" PAINTING
See a demonstration of mold casting and green ware cleaning. After selecting your favorite object from assorted bug forms (like butterflies, ladybugs, and dragonflies), you will paint it using acrylics or oils and learn to do shading to enhance your "bug's" beauty.
Presented by Vicki L. Moyer, certified teacher for Duncan Enterprises, Fash-en Hues, Donna Hues, and Hanovia. Owner and operator of Victoria Lin Ceramic Shoppe for 16 years, Vicki offers classes, tours, "traveling ceramics," and unique birthday parties. Wednesday, June 25, 10:30 am Ages 8 - 12
This project was supported by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency, through its regional arts funding partnership, Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA). State government funding comes through an annual appropriation by Pennsylvania's General Assembly and from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PPA is administered in this region by the Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance (PRAA). | ||||||
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Don't Kill It - It's Just Trying To Stay Alive!
Come share stories and crafts that point out humane treatment of insects.
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Nature's Music Presented by Rhonda Dunn of Musikgarten Nature's Music introduces your child to the sounds and movements of creepers, jumpers, swimmers, and singers as he sings, chants, moves, dances, listens and plays simple instruments.
Thursday, June 26 10:00 am In The Katie Room
18 months to 3 ½ years Child must be accompanied by a participating adult.
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Buggin' Out at Night!
A Family Game and Puzzle Night Try your luck at some" buggy" games and puzzles.
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Studying Bugs What does an entomologist do? Ten-year-old Paul Fabre tells stories about serving as a lab assistant for his famous father, Jean Henri Fabre, as he studied insect behavior in his own backyard. Friday, June 27, 2:30 pm Ages 8 -12
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Let's Party with the Bugs!
Bug stories Party games! Party crafts! Party foods!
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Pesky Insects Who Bite!
Are you bugged by insects who want to make a meal of you? One pesky insect from the time of the dinosaurs is one of the deadliest animals on earth. Come and find out what happens when you get a mosquito or a flea or a biting fly or a tick bite.
Wednesday, July 2, 1:30 pm
Ages 8 - 12
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WHEN LIGHTNING COMES IN A JAR It's time for a family reunion. Learn how to catch lightning in a jar.
Wednesday, July 2, 1:30 pm
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Stain Glass Butterflies Learn about different butterflies and how to make a stain glass butterfly to take home!
Wednesday, July 2, 3:00 pm or Thursday, July 3, 10:30 am
Ages 6 - 8
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Future World Famous Scientist
Meet Lucky, Future World Famous Scientist, as we explore Tarantula Hawk Wasps in the Newbery Medal book—The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron.
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"Bugs and Moose ... Out on the loose !"
Monday, July 7, 2:00 pm
Performed by Singer/Guitarist Tom Sieling
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Grasshoppers
Hop on in to the library and listen to some stories about grasshoppers. We will also be constructing our own grass house!
Wednesday, July 9, 1:30 pm or Wednesday, July 23, 1:30 pm
Ages 7 - 9
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I AM a Butterfly!
A game of HERO JEOPARDY will follow our stories about being true to our own convictions. We'll also make a butterfly autograph book!
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Baby Lapsit
An interactive program of rhymes, finger plays, and stories for your baby and you! Wednesdays July 9, 16, 23, 30 and August 6
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Do the Jitterbug
Can you dance like a jitterbug? Learn how.
Thursday, July 10, 1:30 pm or Friday, July 11, 2:30 pm
Ages 7-9
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Origami Bugs - Flies, Ladybugs, and Butterflies
How can you appreciate a bug if it flies away? Try an origami bug —— it's beautiful, it won't fly away, it's not creepy crawly, and it won't die. If you can fold it, it's yours to keep!
Friday, July 11, 2:00 pm
Ages 9-11
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Hi! Fly Guy
Meet two unlikely friends: Buzz (a boy) and his pet (a fly named Fly Guy). Have fun with them and their Fly Guy adventures.
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Buzz Off!
Buzz in and enjoy this time of stories, games and crafts. Monday, July 14, 3:00 pm Ages 8-10
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MAGIC SCHOOL BUS INSIDE A BEEHIVE Join Ms. Frizzle as she travels inside a beehive.
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Wee Bugs
Join us as we explore the bugs we can find in Denise Fleming's In the Tall, Tall Grass and In the Small, Small Pond.
Tuesday, July 15, 10:30 am or Monday, July 21, 11:00 am Ages 2-3
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EXPERIENCE THE ART of CARTOON DRAWING
Using a bug cartoon character from "A Bug's Life," you will follow a series of steps to create your own animation cell.
Presented by Gabrielle Nastuck, Graphic Designer/Webmaster of the Latrobe Art Center and Online Instructor for Westmoreland Community College
Wednesday, July 16
10:30 am Ages 8 - 12
This project was supported by the Pennsylvania Council on
the Arts, a state agency, through its regional arts funding
partnership, Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts
(PPA). State government funding comes through an annual appropriation by
Pennsylvania's General Assembly and from the National Endowment for the
Arts, a federal agency. PPA is administered in this region by the
Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance (PRAA).
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James & the Giant Peach
Swallow some magic "things" and join James and friends on their adventures around the world.
Thursday, July 17, 3:00 pm
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"I Wish I Were a Butterfly" by James Howe Performance at the Library Friday , July 18 2:00 pm
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Bees in Ancient Egypt Follow Bebi and Bee through ancient Egypt and learn about the insects in their desert gardens.
Presented by Kate Liszaka, Outreach Speaker University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaelogy and Anthropology
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Christmas in July Celebrate Christmas with the bugs.
Monday, July 21, 10:30 am or Friday, July 25, 2:00 pm Ages 5-8 Stories, crafts and traditions
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The Bee and The Beeman
How do bees make honey? What does a beekeeper do to get the honey from the bees? Find the answers to these questions through stories and a craft.
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Plagued!
Bugs come in all shapes and sizes. Try to fight the Bubonic plague bug as it makes its way through the Library.
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Clothespin Grasshoppers
Read about grasshoppers and create your own clothespin grasshopper to take home and hang up!
Thursday, July 24, 3:00 pm or Tuesday, July 29, 3:30 pm
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Drawing Insects
A drawing lesson for all kinds of insects and creepy crawlies. Your drawings will be used to help solve "The Mystery of Bug Town."
Thursday, July 24, 11:00 am Friday, July 25, 2:30 pm Ages 6 - 12
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Bugs Bugs Bugs
Come visit the library to learn about bugs, bugs, and more bugs. Come dressed as a bug to read bug stories and participate in bug fun!
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THE BEST BUG TO BE
If you had a choice to be any bug, which one
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Crickwing - "a Cockroach with a Really Clever Idea …"
When you come be sure to bring with you a matchbox car - or one similar. You'll take it home with you again after you transform it into a "motorbug roach coach" and after you race it!
And - like Crickwing - we'll make food sculpture.
Monday, July 28, 10:30 am or Thursday, July 31, 10:30 am Ages 6-9
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Bug Stew One man's trash is another bug's treasure. Make your own wormy treasure heap.
Monday, July 28, 3:00 pm or Thursday, July 31, 11:00am Ages 6-10
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Dragons and Flies??
Join us and read a story about a dragon and a story about a fly and see if they have anything in common with a dragonfly. We will then make a dragonfly craft.
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Ants! Ants! Ants!
Enjoy a morning of learning about ants and the elaborate shelters they create!
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Chester Cricket in Times Square
Imagine how you would feel if you were a tiny cricket transported in a picnic basket from the meadow to bustling New York City for the first time. Find out how Chester Cricket manages this big adventure and make your own good-luck cricket.
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Beetle Boogie
You are invited to the bug ball to read some toe-tapping stories and learn the beetle boogie, the centipede swing, and the ladybug shuffle.
Wednesday, July 30, 1:30 pm or Friday, August 1, 1:00 pm Ages 4-6
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Creepy Crawler and Bug Jokes
Do you like jokes? See if you can "bug" your friends with these jokes and riddles.
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DOODLE BUGS
Are you a doodle bug? After listening to stories create your own "crazy bugs".
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Bee Dance
Learn the magical art of the bee dance. Warning: you may get messy!
Monday, August 4, 10:30 am or Thursday, August 7, 10:30 am
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Moms and Snugglebugs
Bring you favorite Mom for buggy stories and activities.
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Insect Math Does math drive you "buggy"? Have fun with some "buggy" math stories like "One Hundred Hungry Ants" and other "buggy" math activities.
Wednesday, August 6, 1:30 pm Ages 7 - 11
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Cuddly Bedbug Make a huggable, buggable bedtime pal. Come sew by hand this easy stuffed bug. You can make it a soft, cuddly bedbug - or - stuff it with beans to make a basket bug for tossing, instead.
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Kiwanis Club of Greensburg
Kiwanis is a service organization whose slogan is, "Serving the Children of the World", and the focus is Young Children: Priority One. The Greensburg Kiwanis Club is true to these ideals by sponsoring the following programs:
Bicycle Safety Program
Officer Phil
Youth leadership Conference
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Ages 8 and up
