Cooper-Siegel Community Library 403 Fox Chapel Rd. ~ Pittsburgh, Pa 15238 Phone: 412-828-9520 ~ Fax: 412-828-4960 Serving Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, Indiana, O'Hara, Sharpsburg and all Allegheny County residents. "Our mission is to cultivate a community of lifelong learners."      Hours M W Th    10 am - 8 pm T F         10 am - 5 pm S             9 am - 4 pm     Last Updated: 1/11/12       Children's Programs  Winter 2012 Events and programs are subject to cancellation one week before the scheduled date if fewer than 10 children enroll.  Registration is required for most programs and events.  Please stop by the Children's Room or call 412-828-9520 ext. 218 to register.   Toddler Storytimes  Mondays or Thursdays at 10:30 am for ages 2 to 3 years. Features stories, songs, finger plays and simple crafts. Registration is required.  You must register for a month at a time. Registration for the month begins on the first day of the prior month. Preschool Storytimes Tuesdays at 10:30 am and Wednesdays at 1:30 pm for ages 3 to 5 years Features stories, songs, finger plays and simple crafts. Registration is required.  You must register for a month at a time. Registration for the month begins on the first day of the prior month.   Baby Lapsit Storytimes Fridays at 10:30 am for infants to 2 years. Features stories, nursery rhymes, bubble time, songs and flannel board stories. Registration is required.  You must register for a month at a time. Registration for the month begins on the first day of the prior month.   Winter Reading Program Begins January 9 Sign up in the library Children's Department Read through the winter months and you can earn raffle tickets for a chance to win a Barnes & Noble gift card! Raffle tickets are awarded for every 10 books read to a Read-to-Me reader and for every 5 books read by an Independent reader. Keep track of the books you read before the program ends on February 29. The winners will be announced on Saturday, March 3 before our movie is shown.   Lego Days For All Ages and no registration is required One Saturday a month, we'll pull out the Legos so you can build to your heart's content. Saturdays: January 14, February 18, and March 24 from 1-3 pm Geode Jeff Monday, January 16 at 11 am Geode Jeff (Jeff Smith) returns with a new program on rocks and minerals . He will offer to sell geodes from $3 to $5 each. Knitty Kitties Ages 7 and up Learn how to knit with Grace Abbs. She'll introduce you to the basics of knitting and share stories. Knitting needles and yarn will be needed after the first class. Lessons start: January 7 from 10:30 am to 12 pm and will continue on Saturdays in January. Movie Matinee All shows start at 1 pm on Saturday, January 21, Monday, February 20 and Saturday, March 17 For All Ages Enjoy three great blockbuster movies! Movies will be shown in the Story Room. Children and families are invited. Check with the Children's Department for a movie schedule. Book Bingo! Saturday, January 28 at 1 pm Get in the game and take a chance to win books. Book bingo is for independent readers through teens and their families. You may be a winner! Valentine Tea For ages 5 and up Saturday, February 11 at 1 pm Some people give candy or flowers for Valentine's Day, but the library is holding a Valentine Tea! Wear your fancy dress and bring your best manners to our party. We will make special Valentine cards, wands and tiaras. We'll play games and enjoy tea and treats. Lego Days For All Ages and no registration is required. One Saturday a month, we'll pull out the Legos so you can build to your heart's content. Saturdays: February 18 and March 24 from 1-3 pm   Leap Year Day Wednesday, February 29 all day Celebrate Leap Year Day with us and wear your silliest outfit .... it only happens every four years! Check out 4 books that day and you'll receive a raffle ticket for our Wacky Leap Year Day prize. Drawing will take place on Thursday, March 1.   Dr. Seuss Read Across America Saturday, March 3 at 1 pm Green is the theme for this year's special Read Across America celebration. The new Dr. Seuss Lorax movie opens on March 2, Dr. Seuss's birthday. We'll celebrate at the library by hearing favorite Dr. Seuss stories, making Dr. Seuss crafts and showing the new Dr. Seuss movie on Saturday. Birthday treats and appearances by a special guest will happen all week.   Birds of Prey Saturday, March 10 at 11 am For All Ages Beechwood Farms educators will visit us in March to present a program about birds of prey. Meet a red-tailed hawk up close with the possibility of visits from several other raptors. Families are invited to attend.   Graphic Novel Workshop Friday, March 23 at 2 pm For grades 4 and up Boom! Crash! Zap! Comic books have been popular since the 1930s with the first Superman comic. Learn how comic books have turned into graphic novels when Wayne Wise from Phantom of the Attic comic book shop comes to the library to share the exciting history of comic books. After Wayne's talk, everyone will create their own mini comic book!   Lego Days For All Ages and no registration is required. One Saturday a month, we'll pull out the Legos so you can build to your heart's content. Saturday, March 24 from 1-3 pm   Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Ballet FUNdamentals Saturday, March 31 at 1 pm For ages 3 and up with families The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and the Hillman Center for the Performing Arts will present a fun program where you meet a ballerina, learn about ballet costumes and pointe shoes and have a chance to learn ballet positions! Hear a ballet-inspired story and create a craft.         Registration is requested for all programs. Events subject to cancellation one week before scheduled date if fewer than 10 children enroll.   Back to the Top © 2007 Lauri Ann West Memorial Library.  All Rights Reserved.