Adams Memorial Library

Storytime
2024-11-27 11:30 - 12:00, 2024-11-26 11:30 - 12:00, 2024-11-21 11:30 - 12:00, 2024-11-20 11:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
Designed for friends from 2½ to 5 years old who enjoy listening to stories, and their caregivers. Storytime features books on a different theme each week, plus songs and rhymes.
The same Storytime session is repeated Tuesday through Thursday each week.
Please register by calling the Children’s Room at 724-537-4383 or stopping by the Children’s Room desk. Space may be limited!

Wee Read
2024-11-27 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-11-26 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-11-21 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-11-20 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-11-19 10:30 - 11:00 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
Designed for our youngest friends (from birth to 2½ years old) and their caregivers. Wee Read combines songs, rhymes, and socialization for a fun and engaging early literacy experience.
The same Wee Read session is repeated Tuesday through Thursday each week.
Please register by calling the Children’s Room at 724-537-4383 or stopping by the Children’s Room desk. Space may be limited!

AML Closing Early
2024-11-27 10:00 - 17:00 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
Adams Memorial Library will be closing at 5PM on Wednesday, November 27 so our staff can prepare for Thanksgiving! As always, you can renew, search, and request items online!

Song & Rhyme Time
2024-11-25 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-11-18 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-11-11 10:30 - 11:00
Join Miss Karen for an at-home song and rhyme session to enjoy any time or anywhere! You can follow along on our website or social media!
Watch for new videos to sing along!
To follow along, please click HERE!

CML CLOSED
2024-11-25 - 2024-12-02
Caldwell Memorial Library will be closed starting Monday, November 25 through Monday, December 2. While we may be closed, that doesn’t mean you can’t use our services! If you have need anything renewed or are looking for help, you can contact Adams Memorial Library during their service hours at 724-539-1972.

The Book Report
2024-11-22 10:30 - 11:00
Dandelion, Bryony, Diantha, & Rosie are reading all kinds of books!
Catch them on Instagram to see what they’re reading this month!

Mystery Book Club
2024-11-21 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!

Book & Craft
2024-11-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
Enjoy some Thanksgiving-themed stories and a craft! This is for children 5 & up, so younger children may need help.
To register, call the Children’s Room at 724-537-4383 or stop by the Children’s Room desk.

Native Rights and Culture in Fiction: A Virtual Conversation with Mona Susan Power
2024-11-20 19:00 - 20:00
You’re invited to join us as Mona Susan Power chats about her newest novel A Council of Dolls which tells the story of three women through the dolls they carried. This conversation highlights how her work explores Native Rights and Native American culture, in particular using an important symbol that anchors comfort and companionship in Native life: dolls.

To sign up for this FREE virtual event, please click HERE!
For other upcoming (and previous) virtual talks, please click HERE!

Kid's Craft & Storytime at CML
2024-11-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Caldwell Memorial Library, Derry Area High School 988 N. Chestnut St Ext, Derry, PA, 15627, United States
Gobble gobble gobble! You hear that? Sounds like there’s turkeys at Caldwell Memorial Library!
Make your own turkey friend in time for Thanksgiving!
To register, stop by Caldwell Memorial Library at 724-694-1401 ext. 3110!

Stories with Chief Bosco
2024-11-19 11:30 - 12:00 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
Enjoy some fun stories with Latrobe’s Chief of Police, Chief Bosco!
Please register by calling the Children’s Room at 724-537-4383 or stopping by the Children’s Room desk.

Knifty Knitters
2024-11-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
Knifty Knitters meets at the library every first and third Tuesday of every month! This group, made up completely of volunteers, knits and crochets for various charities. New knitters are always welcome, regardless of experience–members will teach!
For more information, stop by the circulation desk or call 724-527-1972!
We can’t wait to see you!

Movie Monday: Fantastic Mr. Fox
2024-11-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers’ retaliation.

This event if FREE but we ask that you register BEFORE the day of the event so we can provide the popcorn! Bring your own (non-alcoholic) drink for this fantastic movie!

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

Inquire Within: Thanksgiving Take Home Kit
2024-11-18 11:00 - 11:30
Learn about Thanksgiving traditions, foods, and more this month!
Thanks to our friends at WQED Education and Clearview Federal Credit Union, take home kits will be available in the Children’s Room starting Monday, November 18, so you can follow along on our website or social media! While supplies last!
Click HERE to follow along!

What's New?
2024-11-15 10:30 - 11:00
Check out the latest new books and more in the Children’s Room on social media!
Instagram
Facebook

On Childhood Migration from Central America: A Virtual Conversation with Javier Zamora
2024-11-14 16:00 - 17:00
Tune in for a special conversation with New York Times bestselling author Javier Zamora as he chats with us about his riveting tale of survival and perseverance as told in his award-winning memoir Solito.
Solito provides an immediate and intimate account not only of a treacherous and near-impossible journey, but also of the miraculous kindness and love delivered at the most unexpected moments. Solito is Javier Zamora’s story, but it’s also the story of millions of others who had no choice but to leave home. Register today to learn more about this gripping and moving story!
To sign up for this FREE virtual event, please click HERE!
For other upcoming (and previous) virtual talks, please click HERE!

Play Days
2024-11-14 10:30 - 12:30, 2024-11-13 10:30 - 12:30, 2024-11-12 10:30 - 12:30 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
Come and play with friends (or make new ones) at the library! We’ll have our special toys out in the Reed Room from 10:30AM to 12:30PM each day, so you can play in the Children’s Room and in the Reed Room!
Enjoy an indoor Play Day at the Library!
To register, please stop by the Children’s Room or call 724-537-4383! Space may be limited!

Premier Screening: Leonardo Da Vinci by Ken Burns
2024-11-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
This film tells the story of Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, best known as Leonardo da Vinci, a fifteenth century Italian polymath of soaring imagination and profound intellect. He left behind artistic works of staggering beauty and detailed sketches of futuristic contraptions of warfare and flight that today are marveled at for their technical ingenuity and foresight. The documentary will follow the life of da Vinci, featuring his inventions, art, and most of all, his mind.
Thanks to the Latrobe Art Center and PBS, we will be able to have a special screening of this wonderful film by the renowned Ken Burns.
This event is free, but requires registration. To register, please stop by the library or call 724-539-1972!

Corporate funding for LEONARDO da VINCI was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and by The Better Angels Society and by its individual members The Paul and Sandra Montrone Family; Stephen A. Schwarzman; Diane and Hal Brierley; Carol and Ned Spieker; Michael and Sandy Collins; Mario J. Gabelli; The Lynch Foundation; McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Cappy and Janie McGarr; and John and Leslie McQuown. Funding was also provided by Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha Darling; the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; and the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation.

Libraries CLOSED for Veterans Day
2024-11-11
Both Adams Memorial Library and Caldwell Memorial Library will be CLOSED on Monday, November 11 in observation of Veterans Day.
