Mark your calendars!
Young readers are invited to C.C. Mellor Library in Edgewood on Saturday, June 16, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. to read to certified therapy dogs. This is a fantastic opportunity to build reading confidence while making a new friend. Please register with the library by June 12.
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Join this set of local workshops.
C.C. Mellor Library is holding four creative workshops for children ages two through eight and their parents. This program is all about shutting off our technological devices for an hour and using our hands and imaginations to create! The first workshop will be held Thursday at 6 p.m. and is entitled "Planting the Seeds of Creativity!" The Edgewood Garden Club will help participants plant seeds and teach more about gardening. In June, a workshop on Movement and Music will be held, while in July the library will have a fingerpainting evening. August will wrap up the series with a construction and building evening.
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Check out some of the programs this local librarian creates!
Kathy Matesic of Hampton Township is the librarian at Woodland Hills Junior High School in Swissvale. She has been working in the Woodland Hills School District for 13 years as a librarian in various locations. She’s been at Woodland Hills Junior High since the merger. What do you like most about your job? What I like most about my job is working with the students. I have a group here called the “Library Likers”—this year I have a lot of them who help me with shelving books, creating displays and processing. They are my volunteers and they only come during their lunch period or when they have finished all of their classwork. They have to have good grades and behavior and also get a recommendation from a teacher. It’s almost like a job. We …
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Bring the kids to this event!
Join the next “Perfect for Preschoolers Story Time” at St. Maurice School on Wednesday, April 11 at 2001 Ardmore Blvd. This is a free story, rhyme, song and craft program designed to entertain and engage young children. The program is for children two and a half to 5 years old and is designed to give them a positive introduction to books and the habit of reading. Each program features appealing books, favorite stories, and lively activities. The theme of this story time session is "spring."There will be one session from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Registration is required by calling the St. Maurice School office at 412-351-5403 during school hours—8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. The final date for registration is Monday, April 9.
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