ALL-AGES PROGRAMS Penn Hills Library A CHRISTMAS CAROL: LIVE STORYTELLING Monday, December 2nd at 6:00 PM: Get the family together and join us for a live retelling of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Registration is required. HOLIDAY BELL CHOIR Thursday, December 5th at 6:00 PM: Bells are ringing at the library! Join us for some holiday classics rung by a choir. Registration is required. BALD EAGLE AND FAMILY Monday, December 9th at 6:00 PM: Don, Plant Manager of the Irvine Plant for US Steel in West Mifflin, will present an exciting talk about the bald eagle family that has nested at the Plant for the last few years. He will discuss their nesting habits and tell us about their fledglings. Registration is required. KWANZAA CELEBRATION Saturday, December 14th at 1:00 PM: Celebrate Kwanzaa as Yamoussa Camara and Camara Drum and Dance present an exciting afternoon of West African music and dance from Guinea, West Africa. Dance, learn, and celebrate together with us. Registration is required. CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS CRAFT AND CRAWL Monday, December 2nd at 10:30 AM: We provide the art supplies, and your little one creates the masterpiece! Designed for ages birth to 5 years old. Please register online or by calling the library. MAKER LAB Monday, December 2nd at 1:00 PM and Monday, December 30th at 3:30 PM: Calling all Junior Makers ages 6 to 11! Learn how to use different machines and supplies to create something completely new! Please register online or by calling the library. MOTHER GOOSE ON THE LOOSE Every Tuesday and Saturday, December 7th at 10:30 AM: Mother Goose is an early literacy program that supports your child's development through stories, songs, rhymes, movement, and more. Designed for children ages 1 to 4 years old and their caregivers. MUSIC & MOVEMENT Every Wednesday Session #1 at 10:30 AM and Session #2 at 11:30 AM and Monday, December 23rd at 10:30 AM: Come to the library to sing, move, dance, and make music together! Designed for children ages birth to 5 and focused on developing gross motor skills. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME Every Thursday and Saturday, December 14th at 10:30 AM: Explore books, songs, and rhymes that expand the imagination, inspire self-discovery, and develop early literacy skills in this 25-30-minute program. For children ages 4 to 5 years and their caregivers STEAM LAB Thursdays, December 5th and 19th at 5:00 PM: Children ages 6 to 11, work with your hands and experiment with STEAM projects! Please register online or by calling the library. TODDLER STORYTIME Fridays at 10:30 AM: In this 25-30-minute storytime, we focus on a theme while enjoying age- and developmentally-appropriate stories, songs, movement activities, and fingerplays. This program is designed for children ages 2 to 3 years old and their caregivers. December Library Programming Schedule ALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE! The library will be CLOSED on Tuesday, December 24th, Wednesday, December 25th, and Thursday, December 26th. The library will be CLOSING AT 5PM on Tuesday, December 31st. WINTER FAMILY STORYTIME Monday, December 9th at 10:30 AM: Families, join us for fun stories, songs, and books! Designed for ages birth to 5 years old, but all ages and siblings are welcome. This storytime is focused on creating a shared experience and bond around books. FANDOM ART: SQUISHMALLOW PAINTING Thursday, December 12th at 5:00 PM: Stop at the library to design art including your favorite characters with us! For the month of December, we will paint Squishmallows. Please register online or by calling the library. PRADA THE THERAPY DOG Saturday, December 14th at 11:30 AM: Visit with Prada, a certified Therapy Dog, who loves snuggles and books! EXPLORE PROCESS ART! Saturday, December 14th at 2:00 PM; Friday, December 27th at 1:00 PM; Tuesday, December 31st at 3:30 PM: Explore, experiment, and create freely! In this open-ended art session, the focus is on the fun of the process, not the final product! Please register online or by calling the library. TODDLER DANCE PARTY Monday, December 16th at 10:30 AM: Join us as we have fun using props to groove to the beat with our whole body! Toddlers will develop body and spatial awareness that supports early literacy. Designed for children ages 2 to 3 years old and their caregivers. SQUONKING IN THE LIBRARY: PART 2 Monday, December 16th at 5:30 PM: Join Squonkers Lindsay Herring and Mia Taylor for a Squonk workshop where science meets art! Children ages 6-13 will dive into the world of Rube Goldberg Machines as they learn how to harness the flow of energy using everyday objects, to create quirky, complex contraptions with chain reactions. Please register online or by calling the library. OPEN PLAY Saturday, December 21st at 10:30 AM: Children ages birth to 5 and their caregivers, enjoy playtime at the library with fun children's toys and music! KIDZSTIX CARDIO DRUMMING Monday, December 23rd at 4:30 PM: Join this upbeat drumming program that combines exercise, dancing, and fun with drums led by certified instructor Coleen Bortz! Please register online or by calling the library. NOON YEAR'S EVE AT THE LIBRARY! Saturday, December 28th at 11:30 AM: Celebrate New Year's Eve at the library with us! Children ages birth to 5 and their caregivers and families, join us for an interactive Storytime as we share stories around the New Year and sing rhymes and songs together! Children ages 6 to 11, design a slime recipe with your own hands that glows well into the night in this slime lab! Storytime and Slime Lab will be followed by a noon balloon drop, music, dancing, and more! Please register online or by calling the library. PARACHUTE PLAY Monday, December 30th at 10:30 AM: Children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers join us for creative movement, songs, and games with our colorful parachute! We will focus on developing gross motor skills, rhythm, and social interactions. Please register online or by calling the library. SPEEDCUBING Monday, December 30th at 1:00 PM: Children ages 8 to 11, beginner to advanced speedcubers, meet at the library to rapidly solve lots of fun combination puzzles! Please register online or by calling the library. LIBRARY LASER TAG Tuesday, December 31st at 1:00 PM: Make the library your laser tag arena, while you and your laser tag team strategize to get around obstacles to win points! Please register. Laser tag will be broken up into sessions based on time of arrival to keep games going. TEEN PROGRAMS MAKE YOUR OWN STICKERS Monday, December 2nd at 3:30 PM: Design and create your own stickers with us! DECORATE MUGS Tuesday, December 3rd at 3:30 PM: Decorate your own custom mug! WINTER WONDERLAND BOOK NOOKS Wednesday, December 4th at 3:30 PM: Celebrate winter with a one-of-a-kind decoration for your shelf or desk! TEEN MAKERSPACE Thursdays, December 5th, 12th, and 19th at 3:30 PM: Join us every week in December to experiment with a different piece of technology. TEEN HOLIDAY PARTY Friday, December 6th at 5:00 PM: Join us after hours to celebrate the holiday season! We will have food, a White Elephant gift exchange, and more! TEEN DUNGEONS & DRAGONS GROUP Saturdays, December 7th and 21st at 1:00 PM: Join us for a monthly D&D campaign and try out other tabletop RPGs. No experience required. BEADED JEWLERY Monday, December 9th at 3:30 PM: Come create beaded bracelets and more! GSA: HOLIDAY CARDS Tuesday, December 10th at 5:30 PM: Stop by and design holiday cards for your loved ones at this month's GSA meeting! MINI TERRACOTTA GINGERBREAD HOUSES Wednesday, December 11th at 3:30 PM: Decorate mini terracotta pots to look like gingerbread houses! MINI SNOW GLOBE ORNAMENTS Monday, December 16th at 3:30 PM: Create a mini winter wonderland as a gift for loved ones, or to decorate your home! LAST MINUTE GIFTS Tuesday, December 17th at 5:30 PM: Don't know what to get your loved ones? Stop by and use up our leftover craft supplies to make one-of-a-kind gifts! TEEN CUISINE Wednesday, December 18th at 3:30 PM: Learn basic kitchen skills and create a seasonal treat! NOON YEAR'S EVE Saturday, December 28th at 11:30 AM: Ring in the new year at the library! Join us for a celebration with a balloon drop at noon! TEEN FIBER ARTS Monday, December 30th and Tuesday, December 31st at 3:30 PM: Come practice knitting, crochet, and other fiber arts! No experience required. ADULT PROGRAMS KNIT AND CROCHET TOGETHER! Mondays, December 2nd and 16th at 5:00 PM: Bring your fiber arts project or questions to this casual gathering of fellow artists. SCRABBLE Tuesdays, December 3rd, 10th, and 17th at 5:00 PM: Meet other scrabble lovers and play a few games with us. ACCESSIBLE CRAFTS Wednesdays, December 4th and 18th at 1:30 PM: A craft program for patrons of all abilities. Try out a new artistic activity at each session! No registration required. BETTER READ THAN DEAD BOOK CLUB Thursday, December 5th at 6:00 PM: In this book club, we will read and discuss books from the mystery, thriller, and horror genres. This month, we will be reading Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh. A limited number of copies of the book will be available at the front desk if you would like to participate. YOGA Fridays, December 6th and 13th at 2:00 and Saturday, December 7th at 1:00 PM: All skill levels are welcome at our weekly yoga sessions. Bring your own yoga mat and towel. There will be a limited number of mats to borrow. PENN HILLS PAINTERS' MEETUP Tuesday, December 10th at 10:00 AM: Work on paintings in the company of others. Collaborate, discuss, and share your work at this painters' meet up. ART LAB: GNOMES Wednesday, December 11th at 6:00 PM or Thursday, December 12th at 1:00 PM: Join us every month as we work in different art mediums. This month we will try our hand at making "festive gnomes." There are two different sessions, one in the morning and one in the evening. Registration is required. RENAISSANCE CITY CHOIR Thursday, December 12th at 6:00 PM: Join us for a lively holiday concert performed by Pittsburgh's LGBTQIA+ choir; Renaissance City Choir! Registration is required. GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK CLUB Saturday, December 14th at 11:00 AM: Join other graphic novel enthusiasts in a discussion about the story and art of the graphic novel. This month, we will be reading Four Gathered on Christmas Eve by Eric Powell. A limited number of copies will be available at the library for check out. GLASS ORNAMENT PAINTING Monday, December 16th at 6:00 PM: Join us to relax and paint holiday ornaments that you can take home! You bring your creativity, and we'll provide the supplies for a fun evening! Registration is required. BOARD GAME NIGHT Wednesday, December 18th at 6:00 PM: Join us to play a selection of board games; cooperate or compete! Bring your own or play one of ours. Registration is required. 1037 STOTLER ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15235 412-775-4700 PENNHILLSLIBRARY.ORG . PHLIBRARY@PENNHILLSLIBRARY.ORG ALL - AGES PROGRAMS Penn Hills Library A CHRISTMAS CAROL : LIVE STORYTELLING Monday , December 2nd at 6:00 PM : Get the family together and join us for a live retelling of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens . Registration is required . HOLIDAY BELL CHOIR Thursday , December 5th at 6:00 PM : Bells are ringing at the library ! Join us for some holiday classics rung by a choir . Registration is required . BALD EAGLE AND FAMILY Monday , December 9th at 6:00 PM : Don , Plant Manager of the Irvine Plant for US Steel in West Mifflin , will present an exciting talk about the bald eagle family that has nested at the Plant for the last few years . He will discuss their nesting habits and tell us about their fledglings . Registration is required . KWANZAA CELEBRATION Saturday , December 14th at 1:00 PM : Celebrate Kwanzaa as Yamoussa Camara and Camara Drum and Dance present an exciting afternoon of West African music and dance from Guinea , West Africa . Dance , learn , and celebrate together with us . Registration is required . CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS CRAFT AND CRAWL Monday , December 2nd at 10:30 AM : We provide the art supplies , and your little one creates the masterpiece ! Designed for ages birth to 5 years old . Please register online or by calling the library . MAKER LAB Monday , December 2nd at 1:00 PM and Monday , December 30th at 3:30 PM : Calling all Junior Makers ages 6 to 11 ! Learn how to use different machines and supplies to create something completely new ! Please register online or by calling the library . MOTHER GOOSE ON THE LOOSE Every Tuesday and Saturday , December 7th at 10:30 AM : Mother Goose is an early literacy program that supports your child's development through stories , songs , rhymes , movement , and more . Designed for children ages 1 to 4 years old and their caregivers . MUSIC & MOVEMENT Every Wednesday Session # 1 at 10:30 AM and Session # 2 at 11:30 AM and Monday , December 23rd at 10:30 AM : Come to the library to sing , move , dance , and make music together ! Designed for children ages birth to 5 and focused on developing gross motor skills . PRESCHOOL STORYTIME Every Thursday and Saturday , December 14th at 10:30 AM : Explore books , songs , and rhymes that expand the imagination , inspire self - discovery , and develop early literacy skills in this 25-30 - minute program . For children ages 4 to 5 years and their caregivers STEAM LAB Thursdays , December 5th and 19th at 5:00 PM : Children ages 6 to 11 , work with your hands and experiment with STEAM projects ! Please register online or by calling the library . TODDLER STORYTIME Fridays at 10:30 AM : In this 25-30 - minute storytime , we focus on a theme while enjoying age- and developmentally - appropriate stories , songs , movement activities , and fingerplays . This program is designed for children ages 2 to 3 years old and their caregivers . December Library Programming Schedule ALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE ! The library will be CLOSED on Tuesday , December 24th , Wednesday , December 25th , and Thursday , December 26th . The library will be CLOSING AT 5PM on Tuesday , December 31st . WINTER FAMILY STORYTIME Monday , December 9th at 10:30 AM : Families , join us for fun stories , songs , and books ! Designed for ages birth to 5 years old , but all ages and siblings are welcome . This storytime is focused on creating a shared experience and bond around books . FANDOM ART : SQUISHMALLOW PAINTING Thursday , December 12th at 5:00 PM : Stop at the library to design art including your favorite characters with us ! For the month of December , we will paint Squishmallows . Please register online or by calling the library . PRADA THE THERAPY DOG Saturday , December 14th at 11:30 AM : Visit with Prada , a certified Therapy Dog , who loves snuggles and books ! EXPLORE PROCESS ART ! Saturday , December 14th at 2:00 PM ; Friday , December 27th at 1:00 PM ; Tuesday , December 31st at 3:30 PM : Explore , experiment , and create freely ! In this open - ended art session , the focus is on the fun of the process , not the final product ! Please register online or by calling the library . TODDLER DANCE PARTY Monday , December 16th at 10:30 AM : Join us as we have fun using props to groove to the beat with our whole body ! Toddlers will develop body and spatial awareness that supports early literacy . Designed for children ages 2 to 3 years old and their caregivers . SQUONKING IN THE LIBRARY : PART 2 Monday , December 16th at 5:30 PM : Join Squonkers Lindsay Herring and Mia Taylor for a Squonk workshop where science meets art ! Children ages 6-13 will dive into the world of Rube Goldberg Machines as they learn how to harness the flow of energy using everyday objects , to create quirky , complex contraptions with chain reactions . Please register online or by calling the library . OPEN PLAY Saturday , December 21st at 10:30 AM : Children ages birth to 5 and their caregivers , enjoy playtime at the library with fun children's toys and music ! KIDZSTIX CARDIO DRUMMING Monday , December 23rd at 4:30 PM : Join this upbeat drumming program that combines exercise , dancing , and fun with drums led by certified instructor Coleen Bortz ! Please register online or by calling the library . NOON YEAR'S EVE AT THE LIBRARY ! Saturday , December 28th at 11:30 AM : Celebrate New Year's Eve at the library with us ! Children ages birth to 5 and their caregivers and families , join us for an interactive Storytime as we share stories around the New Year and sing rhymes and songs together ! Children ages 6 to 11 , design a slime recipe with your own hands that glows well into the night in this slime lab ! Storytime and Slime Lab will be followed by a noon balloon drop , music , dancing , and more ! Please register online or by calling the library . PARACHUTE PLAY Monday , December 30th at 10:30 AM : Children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers join us for creative movement , songs , and games with our colorful parachute ! We will focus on developing gross motor skills , rhythm , and social interactions . Please register online or by calling the library . SPEEDCUBING Monday , December 30th at 1:00 PM : Children ages 8 to 11 , beginner to advanced speedcubers , meet at the library to rapidly solve lots of fun combination puzzles ! Please register online or by calling the library . LIBRARY LASER TAG Tuesday , December 31st at 1:00 PM : Make the library your laser tag arena , while you and your laser tag team strategize to get around obstacles to win points ! Please register . Laser tag will be broken up into sessions based on time of arrival to keep games going . TEEN PROGRAMS MAKE YOUR OWN STICKERS Monday , December 2nd at 3:30 PM : Design and create your own stickers with us ! DECORATE MUGS Tuesday , December 3rd at 3:30 PM : Decorate your own custom mug ! WINTER WONDERLAND BOOK NOOKS Wednesday , December 4th at 3:30 PM : Celebrate winter with a one - of - a - kind decoration for your shelf or desk ! TEEN MAKERSPACE Thursdays , December 5th , 12th , and 19th at 3:30 PM : Join us every week in December to experiment with a different piece of technology . TEEN HOLIDAY PARTY Friday , December 6th at 5:00 PM : Join us after hours to celebrate the holiday season ! We will have food , a White Elephant gift exchange , and more ! TEEN DUNGEONS & DRAGONS GROUP Saturdays , December 7th and 21st at 1:00 PM : Join us for a monthly D & D campaign and try out other tabletop RPGs . No experience required . BEADED JEWLERY Monday , December 9th at 3:30 PM : Come create beaded bracelets and more ! GSA : HOLIDAY CARDS Tuesday , December 10th at 5:30 PM : Stop by and design holiday cards for your loved ones at this month's GSA meeting ! MINI TERRACOTTA GINGERBREAD HOUSES Wednesday , December 11th at 3:30 PM : Decorate mini terracotta pots to look like gingerbread houses ! MINI SNOW GLOBE ORNAMENTS Monday , December 16th at 3:30 PM : Create a mini winter wonderland as a gift for loved ones , or to decorate your home ! LAST MINUTE GIFTS Tuesday , December 17th at 5:30 PM : Don't know what to get your loved ones ? Stop by and use up our leftover craft supplies to make one - of - a - kind gifts ! TEEN CUISINE Wednesday , December 18th at 3:30 PM : Learn basic kitchen skills and create a seasonal treat ! NOON YEAR'S EVE Saturday , December 28th at 11:30 AM : Ring in the new year at the library ! Join us for a celebration with a balloon drop at noon ! TEEN FIBER ARTS Monday , December 30th and Tuesday , December 31st at 3:30 PM : Come practice knitting , crochet , and other fiber arts ! No experience required . ADULT PROGRAMS KNIT AND CROCHET TOGETHER ! Mondays , December 2nd and 16th at 5:00 PM : Bring your fiber arts project or questions to this casual gathering of fellow artists . SCRABBLE Tuesdays , December 3rd , 10th , and 17th at 5:00 PM : Meet other scrabble lovers and play a few games with us . ACCESSIBLE CRAFTS Wednesdays , December 4th and 18th at 1:30 PM : A craft program for patrons of all abilities . Try out a new artistic activity at each session ! No registration required . BETTER READ THAN DEAD BOOK CLUB Thursday , December 5th at 6:00 PM : In this book club , we will read and discuss books from the mystery , thriller , and horror genres . This month , we will be reading Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh . A limited number of copies of the book will be available at the front desk if you would like to participate . YOGA Fridays , December 6th and 13th at 2:00 and Saturday , December 7th at 1:00 PM : All skill levels are welcome at our weekly yoga sessions . Bring your own yoga mat and towel . There will be a limited number of mats to borrow . PENN HILLS PAINTERS ' MEETUP Tuesday , December 10th at 10:00 AM : Work on paintings in the company of others . Collaborate , discuss , and share your work at this painters ' meet up . ART LAB : GNOMES Wednesday , December 11th at 6:00 PM or Thursday , December 12th at 1:00 PM : Join us every month as we work in different art mediums . This month we will try our hand at making " festive gnomes . " There are two different sessions , one in the morning and one in the evening . Registration is required . RENAISSANCE CITY CHOIR Thursday , December 12th at 6:00 PM : Join us for a lively holiday concert performed by Pittsburgh's LGBTQIA + choir ; Renaissance City Choir ! Registration is required . GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK CLUB Saturday , December 14th at 11:00 AM : Join other graphic novel enthusiasts in a discussion about the story and art of the graphic novel . This month , we will be reading Four Gathered on Christmas Eve by Eric Powell . A limited number of copies will be available at the library for check out . GLASS ORNAMENT PAINTING Monday , December 16th at 6:00 PM : Join us to relax and paint holiday ornaments that you can take home ! You bring your creativity , and we'll provide the supplies for a fun evening ! Registration is required . BOARD GAME NIGHT Wednesday , December 18th at 6:00 PM : Join us to play a selection of board games ; cooperate or compete ! Bring your own or play one of ours . Registration is required . 1037 STOTLER ROAD , PITTSBURGH , PA 15235 412-775-4700 PENNHILLSLIBRARY.ORG . PHLIBRARY@PENNHILLSLIBRARY.ORG