Vandergrift Public Library

Anime Club
2023-08-02 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | PA
Join us weekly on Wednesday’s from 6-7pm for our Anime Club. This club is geared towards those in grades 5-10.
Draw, chat and fawn over all things anime!
There is no library staff supervising this club, participants are expected to act appropriately for the setting and maintain respect with all individuals.
Registration is not required by preferred. Parents must fill out this form and it be turned in before their child can participate: Click Here

The Genre Jumpers Book Club
2023-08-01 18:00 - 19:00 | Vandergrift Public Library, 128 C Washington Ave, Vandergrift, PA, 15690, United States
Our second adult book club, The Genre Jumpers, meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 6pm. We read and discuss the same book, we read 3 months of one genre then JUMP to the next. This book club is currently full, but you may be added to the wait list in the event of a participant dropping out.

NOTE: JULY & NOVEMBER’s MEETINGS ARE MOVED THE WEDNESDAYS AFTER THE TUESDAY IT SHOULD BE!

For this month we are discussing our first of Mystery / Thrillers: The Stranger in the Mirror by Liv Constantine.
“Addison’s about to get married, but she’s not looking forward to the big day. It’s not her fiancé; he’s a wonderful man. It’s because Addison doesn’t know who she really is. A few years ago, a kind driver found her bleeding next to a New Jersey highway and rescued her. While her physical wounds healed, Addison’s memory never returned. She doesn’t know her real name. Or how she ended up injured on the side of a road. Or why she can’t shake the notion that she may have done something very, very bad . . .
In a posh home in the Boston suburbs, Julian tries to figure out what happened to his loving, caring wife, Cassandra, who disappeared without a trace two years ago. She would never have left him and their seven-year-old daughter Valentina of her own free will—or would she?
As these two lives intersect, The Stranger in the Mirror hooks readers with riveting drama, told with Liv Constantine’s hallmark blend of glamour, tense psychological thrills, and jaw-dropping twists.”

Creative Writing Club
2023-07-27 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-06-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Vandergrift Public Library, 128 C Washington Ave, Vandergrift, PA, 15690, United States
Join us every fourth Thursday (that the library is open) from 5-7pm for our Creative Writing Club. This program is designed for anyone 13 years old and older.
Registration is not required. Pens and notebooks can be supplied to anyone in need.
This is not an instructional or informative club, this is a club designed to create and provide a safe place for all who enjoy creative writing. Participants are in control of what they write and what they share. Other participants may request feedback and all participants should be willing to provide feedback when asked, but you are not required to share any work unless you want to.
This club is self-guided, which means there may not always be a library staff member available, but they will have several different writing prompts to provide if requested.

Anime Club
2023-07-26 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-07-19 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-07-12 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-07-05 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-06-28 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-06-21 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-06-14 18:00 - 19:00 | Vandergrift Public Library, 128 C Washington Ave, Vandergrift, PA, 15690, United States

Yo-Yo's Needle Arts
2023-07-25 17:30 - 19:30, 2023-07-11 17:30 - 19:30, 2023-06-27 17:30 - 19:30 | Vandergrift Public Library, 128 C Washington Ave, Vandergrift, PA, 15690, United States
Join us every second and forth Tuesday’s from 5:30-7:30 pm for our Needle Arts Club! No registration is required. Come, bring your current project & make some new connections!
This is designed for those who already have Needle Arts skills to come and work on projects and make connections with other needle arts lovers.
This is not an instructional program, although participants may be able to help you!

Game Night
2023-07-18 17:30 - 19:30, 2023-06-20 17:30 - 19:30 | Vandergrift Public Library, 128 C Washington Ave, Vandergrift, PA, 15690, United States
Join us on the third Tuesday of the month (that the library is open) from 5:30 to 7:30pm for an all ages Game Night!
Run by a volunteer, games and snacks are provided.

Adult Book Club
2023-07-10 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-06-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Vandergrift Public Library, 128 C Washington Ave, Vandergrift, PA, 15690, United States
Our first adult book club meets on the second Monday of the month at 6pm. They curate their reading list 1 year at a time. This book club is currently full but you may sign up for the wait list in the event of a participant dropping out.

The Genre Jumpers Book Club
2023-07-05 18:00 - 19:00 | PA
Our second adult book club, The Genre Jumpers, meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 6pm. We read and discuss the same book, we read 3 months of one genre then JUMP to the next. This book club is currently full, but you may be added to the wait list in the event of a participant dropping out.

NOTE: JULY & NOVEMBER’s MEETINGS ARE MOVED THE WEDNESDAYS AFTER THE TUESDAY IT SHOULD BE!

For this month we are discussing our 3rd of 3 Historical Fiction: Loving Frank by Nancy Horan.
“I have been standing on the side of life, watching it float by. I want to swim in the river. I want to feel the current.
So writes Mamah Borthwick Cheney in her diary as she struggles to justify her clandestine love affair with Frank Lloyd Wright. Four years earlier, in 1903, Mamah and her husband, Edwin, had commissioned the renowned architect to design a new home for them. During the construction of the house, a powerful attraction developed between Mamah and Frank, and in time the lovers, each married with children, embarked on a course that would shock Chicago society and forever change their lives.
In this ambitious debut novel, fact and fiction blend together brilliantly. While scholars have largely relegated Mamah to a footnote in the life of America’s greatest architect, author Nancy Horan gives full weight to their dramatic love story and illuminates Cheney’s profound influence on Wright.
Drawing on years of research, Horan weaves little-known facts into a compelling narrative, vividly portraying the conflicts and struggles of a woman forced to choose between the roles of mother, wife, lover, and intellectual. Horan’s Mamah is a woman seeking to find her own place, her own creative calling in the world. Mamah’s is an unforgettable journey marked by choices that reshape her notions of love and responsibility, leading inexorably ultimately lead to this novel’s stunning conclusion.
Elegantly written and remarkably rich in detail, Loving Frank is a fitting tribute to a courageous woman, a national icon, and their timeless love story.”

LIBRARY CLOSED
2023-07-04 | Vandergrift Public Library, 128 C Washington Ave, Vandergrift, PA, 15690, United States
The library will be closed on Tuesday, July 4th for Independence Day. The library will be open on Saturday, July 1st, Monday July 3rd and will reopen on Wednesday, July 5th at 10am.

Writer's Group
2023-07-03 18:00 - 19:00 | Vandergrift Public Library, 128 C Washington Ave, Vandergrift, PA, 15690, United States
Our adult writer’s group meets on the first Monday of the month at 6pm. This group is currently full and has no waitlist.

Science in the Summer
2023-06-22 14:30 - 16:30, 2023-06-21 14:30 - 16:30, 2023-06-20 14:30 - 16:30, 2023-06-19 14:30 - 16:30 | Vandergrift Public Library, 128 C Washington Ave, Vandergrift, PA, 15690, United States
Join us June 19-22 for our Science in the Summer Program with the GSK Franklin Institute Carnegie Science Center
This is a 4 day program, each day lasts 1 hour.
Grades 2-3 are from 2-3pm
Grades 4-6 are from 3:30-4:30pm

Space is limited call to register 724-568-2212

Goat Story Time
2023-06-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Tiny Trax Farm, 151 Stitt Ave, Leechburg, PA, 15656, United States
Join us on Thursday, June 15th at 6pm for Goat Story Time at Tiny Trax Farm.
Space is limited, call to register 724-568-2212

Bottle Décor Fundraiser
2023-06-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Vandergrift Public Library, 128 C Washington Ave, Vandergrift, PA, 15690, United States
Join us with volunteer Carole to create your own Patriotic Light Up Bottle! This is a fundraiser & all proceeds benefit the library.
It’s on Thursday, June 15th at 6pm and is $15 per person.
Sign-up in person with your payment any time the library is open. Space is limited.

Flag Day Celebration
2023-06-14 17:30 - 19:00 | Vandergrift Public Library, 128 C Washington Ave, Vandergrift, PA, 15690, United States
Join us and the Auxiliary VFW Post 566 to hear a story, learn the history of our flag, and work on a collaborative flag project, on Wednesday, June 14 at 5:30pm. This program is open to those ages 3-12.
There will be pizza and pop!

Registration is required as space is limited, call 724-568-2212

CareerLink at the Library
2023-06-14 14:00 - 18:00 | Vandergrift Public Library, 128 C Washington Ave, Vandergrift, PA, 15690, United States
Wednesday, June 14th from 2-6pm. Our library host Alle-Kiski’s CareerLink monthly! This is a partnership formed from our Healthy Communities Grant. They are here to help you form job searching, interviewing, and resume skills. They can also help get you set up with getting your GED which could be free! The library has grant money to help those in need pay for their GED testing.

Yo-Yo's Needle Arts Club
2023-06-13 17:30 - 19:30 | Vandergrift Public Library, 128 C Washington Ave, Vandergrift, PA, 15690, United States
