Upcoming Events

Age Group
Age Group
Program Type
Library Branch
Room
Ongoing Events
Event Type
Registration Type

Primary tabs

Summer Reading Program 2024

All Day 6/15 - 8/10
Dormont Public Library
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Body:

Dormont Library's Summer Reading Program for 2024 runs from June 15 to August 10. This year's theme is "Adventure Begins at Your Library."

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Composting 101: From Plate to Soil

9:00am - 10:00am
Dormont Public Library
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Body:

Join Sustainable Life Advocate Marty Smyczek in a 2 part collaborative, educational, informative discussion and a hands-on in-the-garden workshop to learn the basics of composting!

Summer Reading Saturday Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Dormont Public Library
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

A story and craft for children and families of all ages to enjoy together. Saturday Storytimes are a little longer and the crafts are a little more complex than Weekday Storytimes.

June 22: Dragons

July 13: Jungle Adventure

This event is in the "Children" group.

Summer Reading Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Dormont Public Library
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

Part of the Dormont Library Summer Reading Program. Enjoy an adventure-themed story and craft with library staff. Weekday Storytimes are for children in birth through 2nd Grade.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Escape Room Adventure (Teens 6th Grade+)

6:00pm - 7:45pm
Dormont Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Body:

Part of the Summer Reading Program for 2024. 

It's a secret to everybody. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Property Tax / Rent Rebate Informational Session

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Dormont Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Body:

Take advantage of the recently announced extension for Property Tax / Rent Rebate applications.
You can still apply through December 31, 2024!
Find out if you qualify, and how to get your rebate if you do!

This event is in the "Children" group.

Summer Reading Weekday Storytime (Morning)

10:30am - 11:30am
Dormont Public Library
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

Part of the Dormont Library Summer Reading Program. Enjoy an adventure-themed story and craft with library staff. Weekday Storytimes are for children in birth through 2nd Grade.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Summer Reading Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Dormont Public Library
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

Part of the Dormont Library Summer Reading Program. Enjoy an adventure-themed story and craft with library staff. Weekday Storytimes are for children in birth through 2nd Grade.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Balloon Car Race (Grade 2-5)

10:00am - 12:00pm
Dormont Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Body:

This is part of Dormont Library's Summer Reading Program for 2024. 

Build and race a balloon-powered car made from recyclable materials! How far can your car go on just one blown-up balloon?

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Open STEM Lab

10:30am - 11:30am
Dormont Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Body:

Try out one of our STEM toolkits and learn while you play! Building kits, circuits, robots, and more, supervised by a volunteer.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Origami Club

11:00am - 12:00pm
Dormont Public Library
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Body:

Recommended for middle school age children and up, including teens and adults.

 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Summer Reading Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Dormont Public Library
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

Part of the Dormont Library Summer Reading Program. Enjoy an adventure-themed story and craft with library staff. Weekday Storytimes are for children in birth through 2nd Grade.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Doggie Storytime

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Dormont Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Age Group: Children, All Ages
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Body:

Returning after a long break, Doggie Storytime is a special storytime for kids in kindergarten to 3rd Grade where kids can practice reading to dogs! One or more therapy dogs and their handlers will be on hand to listen.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Summer Reading Weekday Storytime (Morning)

10:30am - 11:30am
Dormont Public Library
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

Part of the Dormont Library Summer Reading Program. Enjoy an adventure-themed story and craft with library staff. Weekday Storytimes are for children in birth through 2nd Grade.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Summer Reading Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Dormont Public Library
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

Part of the Dormont Library Summer Reading Program. Enjoy an adventure-themed story and craft with library staff. Weekday Storytimes are for children in birth through 2nd Grade.

Summer Reading Saturday Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Dormont Public Library
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

A story and craft for children and families of all ages to enjoy together. Saturday Storytimes are a little longer and the crafts are a little more complex than Weekday Storytimes.

June 22: Dragons

July 13: Jungle Adventure

Registration
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Body:

Wrap up the Summer Reading Program for 2024 with a dinosaur adventure! We'll have a dino-themed Saturday Storytime, followed by an all-ages showing of The Land Before Time. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Summer Reading Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Dormont Public Library
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

Part of the Dormont Library Summer Reading Program. Enjoy an adventure-themed story and craft with library staff. Weekday Storytimes are for children in birth through 2nd Grade.

Finding Your Creative Voice: Adult Arts & Crafts

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Dormont Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Body:

Socialize and get creative with Finding Your Creative Voice, our monthly arts and crafts program for adults! Each month we'll be trying out a different craft technique. No experience is required, so take it easy and have fun!

This event is in the "Children" group.

Summer Reading Weekday Storytime (Morning)

10:30am - 11:30am
Dormont Public Library
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

Part of the Dormont Library Summer Reading Program. Enjoy an adventure-themed story and craft with library staff. Weekday Storytimes are for children in birth through 2nd Grade.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Summer Reading Weekday Storytime (Afternoon)

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Dormont Public Library
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

Part of the Dormont Library Summer Reading Program. Enjoy an adventure-themed story and craft with library staff. Weekday Storytimes are for children in birth through 2nd Grade.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

LEGO Club

10:30am - 11:30am
Dormont Public Library
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Age Group: Children, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Body:

Children and families are welcome at our monthly LEGO club! Use our big bin of LEGO and compatible bricks to put together a creation that's uniquely your own. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Dollar Bank Financial Literacy Workshop: Budgeting

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Dormont Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Body:

Dollar Bank’s Budgeting Workshop will identify the importance and strategies of a winning saving program as well as explore the world of budgeting as an effective pathway leading to savings.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

DPL Book Club: An American Marriage

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Dormont Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Dormont Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Body:

The DPL Book Club is a monthly book club for adults which reads a variety of recent and classic fiction and non-fiction. Copies of the book are available for pickup at the library for each month's selection.