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Super Power Summer at Northland Library!
June 11 through August 6
Ages 0-18
Join us for a summer powered with super-programs, super-crafts, super-books, and super-games. Anytime the library is open or online with Beanstack! Log your reading, activities, and earn raffle tickets on Beanstack! Visit the library for programs, storytimes, activities, and more!
Log every book you read or activity you complete on the Beanstack app. Beginning June 11, click here to sign up and log your books at home. You can also download the Beanstack Tracker App to easily log your books: Google Play or Apple App Store.
Click HERE for full details, program lists, downloadable calendar and everything Summer Reading!
SPECIAL EVENTS
SUPER-SUMMER BOOKMARK CONTEST
June 1 through June 30
Put your creativity to work! Design a bookmark for a super summer of reading! Contest rules and entry forms are available at the Children and Teen services desk and Ask A Librarian desk or you may download one HERE (beginning June 1).
The contest is open to all ages. Prizes will be awarded in these age categories: 0 to 3, 4 to 7, 8 to 12, 13 to 17, and 18+.
Turn in your entry at the Children and Teen Services desk by June 30. Winners will be announced on July 7 and may pick up their winner’s certificate and 30 prints of their bookmark beginning July 24.
PRIDE STORYTIME
Tuesday, June 20 at 11 a.m.
All families are welcome at this storytime celebrating PRIDE month! We’ll read books, sing songs, and do a simple craft. This program is best suited for families with children of preschool and early elementary age, but children of all ages are welcome! Registration is not required.
WORM DAY! With CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR JONATHAN BERNER
Monday, June 26 from 10 a.m. to Noon
Celebrate the humble, hardworking worm! Author Jonathan Berner will read his book Worms in a Truck, enjoy crafts, worm-science stations, participate in worm races, and more!
No registration is required for this drop-in program for families with kids in preschool through grade five (or worm-fanciers of any age).
MEET MR. McSLITHERS
Wednesday, July 19 at 6 p.m. (All ages)
Come and meet Mr. McSlithers, an Eastern Black Rat Snake. Learn why snakes are important to our yards and gardens, and why you should be glad to have them around! Mr.McSlithers will be accompanied by his Park Ranger friend from the Allegheny County Parks education program.
Registration is required for this free program – register HERE beginning July 1
SUPER-POWERED END OF SUPER-SUMMER READING CELEBRATION
Friday, August 4 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Rain date: August 11)
Super-power summer is ending with a super powered event! Join us outside for Barnyard Petting Zoo, frosty treats, bubbles, super-hero photo ops, and more! No registration is required to stop by for some super-fun!
CHILDREN’S FEATURED PROGRAMS – Registration required as noted.
THE PITTSBURGH ZOO – WONDERS OF WILDLIFE
Friday, June 23 at 10 or 11 a.m.
The Pittsburgh Zoo will be visiting with their best furry, scaly, slimy, and feathery ambassadors! Both sessions will be identical. Please only register for one session.
Registration is required for this 8 and over program. All children must be able to attend independently, accompanying adults must remain in the building.
Register for 10 a.m. session
Register for 11 a.m. session
ANNUAL FAMILY SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
Saturday, June 24 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Children in grades one through five and their caregivers are invited to join us for our annual Family Science Olympiad! Find the superhero inside you with our fun superhero science using hands-on STEAM activities. Registration is required. Please register only children in the appropriate age range.
June 24 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Registration begins June 1
WORM DAY! With CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR JONATHAN BERNER
Monday, June 26 from 10 a.m. to noon
Celebrate the humble, hardworking worm! Author Jonathan Berner will read his book Worms in a Truck, enjoy crafts, worm-science stations, participate in worm races, and more!
No registration is required for this drop-in program for families with kids in preschool through grade five (or worm-fanciers of any age).
LEAP INTO STEAM
Tuesday, July 18 from 11 a.m. to noon
We will be exploring the wind through hands-on activities designed for our Elementary students. Children entering kindergarten through grade three will enjoy this hour-long program crammed with windy challenges. Registration is required. Please register children in the appropriate age range. Caregivers are welcome to attend with their child/children.
July 18 from 11 a.m. to noon – Registration begins July 1.
CHILDREN’S ONGOING PROGRAMS – Registration required as noted.
NORTHLAND J794.1 CHESS CLUB – Every third Monday of each month from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
June 19, July 17, August 21,
Kids in grades kindergarten through 8 are invited to drop in on the third Monday of each month to enjoy chess instruction, chess puzzles, and play pick-up games.
No registration is required (but K-4th grade parents must remain in the building during club time).
High School chess players: contact Children & Teen Services to see how you can earn community service volunteer hours!
LEGO CLUB! – Wednesdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
June 21, 28; July 5, 12, 19, 26; August 2
LEGO CLUB! – Wednesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
June 28; July 26
School-aged kids can stop in to create anything they can imagine during this drop-in program. No registration is required.
SILLY STORYTIME! – Thursdays from 10 to 11 a.m.
June 29; July 6, 13, 20. 27; August 3
Do you like silly stories? How about silly stories that do not have anything in common? Do you like craft activities? Are you in grades one through five? Then Silly Storytime is for you! Join Ms. Kim for an hour of silliness and crafting. Registration is required. Caregivers are welcome to attend. Please only register the child attending.
June 29 – Registration begins June 1
July 6 – Registration begins June 15
July 13 – Registration begins June 15
July 20 – Registration begins July 1
July 27 – Registration begins July 1
August 3 – Registration begins July 15
INTRO TO JUNIOR MASTER GARDENER CLUB sponsored by 4-H – Mondays from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Learning Garden
July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Children in grades 3-6 are invited to learn what you need to know before you plant your first seed, what kind of soil is best for what plants, what should you grow, and how should you grow it. Please register once for all 5 sessions.
Registration is required – register HERE beginning June 1
TAIL WAGGIN’ TUTORS – Read to a therapy dog
July 7, 17, 21, 28 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Children in grades Kindergarten and up will get 10 minutes to read to a therapy dog. Bring your own book or use one of ours. Please call the Children and Teen Services desk at 412-366-8100 option 4 to register each available morning. The number of open time slots will depend on number of available dogs.
ACTIVITIES WITH ANDY THE ARMADILLO AND TEXAS ROADHOUSE
July 13, 20, 27 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Learning Garden
School-age children are invited to join Texas Roadhouse and Andy the Armadillo in the Learning Garden for some fun and games. There will be different activities each week! No registration required!
MIDDLE SCHOOL
ONGOING
MIDDLE SCHOOL WRITING GROUP
July 5, August 2 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Board Room
Are you a middle schooler who enjoys creative writing? Would you like to meet other students with similar interests? Whether you are already deep into an ongoing writing project or unsure where to start, join us once a month for writing games, group writing exercises, and interesting prompts. Bring your notebook or laptop: there will be plenty of unstructured time to start a new project or continue working on an old one, as well as opportunities to share your work, if you wish. Grades 5-8. No registration is required.
Questions? Contact Kim Pierson at piersonk@northlandlibrary.org.
FIRST CHAPTER FRIDAY – Fridays from 12 to 1 p.m.
June 23, 30; July 7, 14, 21, 28
Looking for a new book? Join us as we read the first chapter together. If you like the book, you can take it home with you and read the rest of it on your own! This program is for tweens and teens ages 9 to 13. No registration is required.
FEATURED
OLD-TIME RADIO SHOW SUMMER CAMP
July 10 through 14 from 1 to 4 p.m.
The War of the Worlds. The Abbott and Costello Show. The Shadow. Before there were podcasts, there were radio shows! Join us this summer to study the Golden Age of Radio, draft a script, create sound effects, and record an actual radio program! Registration is required for this middle school program for ages 11 to 14. Space is limited and consistent attendance is essential–please only sign up if you can commit to attending the full program. Questions? Contact Kim Pierson at piersonk@northlandlibrary.org.
July 10 through 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. – Registration begins June 15
ASK A PARAMEDIC
Tuesday, July 18 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of a paramedic is like? Come find out! A visiting paramedic will answer all your questions, including the silly (and maybe gross) ones! No registration is required for this program for ‘tweens and teens ages 12 to 18.
