Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts: a Virtual Talk with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig
2026-06-03 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual Author Talks
A Dolly Parton crop art portrait. Size-96 cowboy boots. A button quilt. This book features more than 100 photos of extraordinary and unconventional crafts from state and tribal fairs, including needlework, basketry, jewelry, ceramics, crop art, butter sculpture, and saddles. The catalog highlights personal stories and regional and cultural traditions, creating a vibrant portrait of American life.

Come one, come all. State Fairs has a little something for everyone.

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Alpaca Fibers Demonstration
2026-06-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
Learn about why alpaca farming is growing in the United States from someone who raises them. See and feel alpaca fleece firsthand, learn how it’s processed, and about its many uses.
While there is no alpaca for this event, there will be one in August.

This is a FREE program but registration is required.

To register, stop by the Circulation Desk, call 724-539-1972, or click HERE

A Pittsburgh Boyhood
2026-06-11 18:00 - 19:30 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
Br. Elliott Maloney, a Benedictine monk and professor of many years at St. Vincent College, joins us to share some of his book, 6928 Thomas Boulevard.

In it, he goes over memories from his 1950s childhood in the beautiful Pittsburgh section of North Point Breeze.

This is a FREE program but registration is required.

To register, stop by the Circulation Desk, call 724-539-1972, or click HERE

Apocalyptic Mayhem, Lava-Spitting Llamas, and One Very Sassy Cat: A Virtual Talk about Surviving the Universe’s Most Twisted RPG with Matt Dinniman
2026-06-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Author Talks
Hold onto your heart-patterned boxers. Matt Dinniman, New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular (and just plain wild) Dungeon Crawler Carl series, joins us to chat about his latest book, A Parade of Horribles.

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Meet Mercy Otis Warren
2026-06-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
An activist, playwright, and pamphleteer, Mercy Otis Warren used her powerful words to advance the patriotic cause during the American Revolution.
Join us as she retells how she used her words to support independence and shape the conversation surrounding a new nation, including stories of colonial life, revolutionary politics, and Warren’s friendships with key figures of the era.
This is a FREE program but registration is required.
To register, stop by the Circulation Desk, call 724-539-1972, or click HERE

Nurturing Future Generations: A Virtual Talk about Stories from the Heart of Grandfatherhood with Ted Page
2026-06-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Author Talks
Join us in conversation with storyteller and popular blogger Ted Page as we chat about his journey to bring together the stories and wisdom of grandfathers from all walks of life, all with a mission to nurture the next great generation.

Good Grandpa is inspiring, uplifting, evocative, and filled with genuine emotion. It is a recipe of hope for a divided America, and the book that will be on every grandparent’s reading list.

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Simple, Sustainable, and Powerfully Delicious Meals: a Virtual Talk with Sana Javeri Kadri and Asha Loupy
2026-06-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Author Talks
Join us as we chat with Sana Javeri Kadri and Asha Loupy about The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook, celebrating beautiful, simple, and seasonal cooking with 85 recipes adapted from India and Sri Lanka’s best family spice farms.

Diaspora Spice Co. sources spices from 150 regenerative farms across South Asia. From elders, indigenous communities, young changemakers, and brilliant multi-generational farming families across India and Sri Lanka, these spices recognize those leading the way in sustainable and climate change resistant agriculture.

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Mystery Book Club
2026-06-25 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-07-23 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-08-27 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-09-24 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-10-22 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-11-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
Join this outside group every fourth Thursday of each month from 6:00PM to 7:30PM for discussion on thrillers, mysteries, whodunits, and more!
Stop by the circulation desk or call 724-539-1972 for more information!

Smartphone / Tablet Workshop
2026-06-29 14:00 - 16:00 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
New technology can be a challenge to understand, especially if no one takes the time to walk you through learning about it.
Join us as presenters from the YWCA go over how to use smartphones/tablets to:

Make Calls
Send Texts
Use Email
Take Photos
Set-up your Calendar and Reminders

This is a FREE program but registration is required. To register, stop by the Circulation Desk or call 724-539-1972.

Seniors for Safe Driving
2026-07-02 13:00 - 17:00 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
This is a PennDOT Approved driving safety course for drivers 55+. Seniors for Safe Driving teaches in person classes to help older drivers understand how aging affects driving abilities and to provide insight about driving on today’s roadways. Upon completion attendees can qualify for reduced insurance premiums for three years as mandated by PA State Law.

There is a fee of $17 to register.

To register please click HERE to visit the Seniors for Safe Driving website or call 724-283-0245 or 800-559-4880.

Small Towns and Big Secrets: In Conversation with Bestselling Author Karin Slaughter
2026-07-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Author Talks
Join us for a thrilling evening with acclaimed author Karin Slaughter as we chat about her North Falls series, consisting of We Are All Guilty Here, in which two teenage girls vanish in rural Georgia, and her upcoming sequel, The Secrets We Hide.

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Migrant Heart: The Hidden Cost of the American Dream and Healing Through Storytelling with Reyna Grande
2026-07-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Author Talks
In her ambitious new memoir, Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget, beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival.

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The Power of Connection: Creating Lasting Friendships in an Increasingly Lonely World in a Virtual Talk with Dr. Marisa Franco
2026-07-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Author Talks
Join us in virtual conversation with bestselling author Dr. Marisa Franco, one of the world’s leading experts in human connection.

Her book, Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make–And Keep–Friends, explores the science of different attachment styles and how they impact our relationships–often in ways we don’t realize.

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