Adams Memorial Library

Unlock the Secret Language of Connection: a Virtual Talk with Supercommunicator Charles Duhigg
2025-11-18 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
In Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection, Duhigg unravels the secrets of the supercommunicators to reveal the art – and the science – of successful communication.

He unpicks the different types of everyday conversation and pinpoints why some go smoothly while others swiftly fall apart. He reveals the conversational questions and gambits that bring people together. And he shows how even the most tricky of encounters can be turned around. Above all, he reveals the techniques we can all master to successfully connect with others, however tricky the circumstances.

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

Wee Read
2025-11-18 11:30 - 12:00, 2025-11-18 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-11-13 11:30 - 12:00, 2025-11-13 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-11-12 11:30 - 12:00, 2025-11-12 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-11-06 11:30 - 12:00, 2025-11-06 10:30 - 11:00 and 4 more dates | 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!

Knifty Knitters
2025-11-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-04 10:00 - 12:00 | 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 724-539-1972!

Inquire Within PBS Kids: Thanksgiving Take Home Kit
2025-11-17 18:00 - 18:30
Learn about Thanksgiving traditions and how to make some fun crafts to decorate your table!

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 17, so you can follow along on our website or social media!

While supplies last!

Click HERE to follow along!

Song & Rhyme Time
2025-11-17 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-11-10 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!

The Search for Truth and the Persistence of Love Across Time: a Virtual Talk with Award-Winning Novelist Amanda Peters
2025-11-13 19:00 - 20:00
The Berry Pickers is a riveting exploration of family, grief, and the bonds we share.
July 1962. A Mi’kmaq family from Nova Scotia arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie, the family’s youngest child, vanishes.
In Maine, a young girl named Norma grows up as the only child of an affluent family. As she grows older, Norma slowly comes to realize there is something her parents aren’t telling her. Unwilling to abandon her intuition, she will spend decades trying to uncover this family secret.
To sign up for this FREE virtual event, please click HERE!
For other upcoming (and previous) virtual talks, please click HERE!

Preschool Storytime
2025-11-13 13:00 - 13:45, 2025-11-12 13:00 - 13:45, 2025-11-06 13:00 - 13:45, 2025-11-05 13:00 - 13:45 | 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. This storytime features books on a different theme each week, plus songs and rhymes. The same Preschool Storytime session is repeated Wednesday and 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!

The American Revolution: A Ken Burns Documentary Screening
2025-11-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
You’re invited to a special premiere screening of the new Ken Burns documentary, The American Revolution!
The American Revolution examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down. Thirteen British colonies on the Atlantic Coast rose in rebellion, won their independence, and established a new form of government that radically reshaped the continent and inspired centuries of democratic movements around the globe.
There will be light refreshments served, including the same type of tea that was thrown into the harbor during the Boston Tea Party!
This program is FREE but registration is required.
To register, stop by the Upstairs Circulation Desk, call 724-539-1972, or click HERE
Corporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by The Better Angels Society and its members Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine with the Crimson Lion Foundation; and the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Major funding was also provided by David M. Rubenstein; The Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Family Foundation; Lilly Endowment Inc.; and the following Better Angels Society members: Eric and Wendy Schmidt; Stephen A. Schwarzman; and Kenneth C. Griffin with Griffin Catalyst. Additional support for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; The Pew Charitable Trusts; Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling; Park Foundation; and the following Better Angels Society members: Gilchrist and Amy Berg; Perry and Donna Golkin; The Michelson Foundation; Jacqueline B. Mars; Kissick Family Foundation; Diane and Hal Brierley; John H. N. Fisher and Jennifer Caldwell; John and Catherine Debs; The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund; Philip I. Kent; Gail Elden; Deborah and Jon Dawson; David and Susan Kreisman; The McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Becky and Jim Morgan; Carol and Ned Spieker; Mark A. Tracy; and Paul and Shelley Whyte. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was made possible, in part, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Libraries CLOSED for Veterans Day
2025-11-11
We hope everyone has a safe holiday! See you on Wednesday, November 12!

Pages, Parks, & Paint Cash Bash
2025-11-08 17:00 - 21:00 | St. John the Evangelist Church Social Hall, 306 St. John Dr., Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
Adams Memorial Library, Latrobe Art Center, and Latrobe Parks & Rec are teaming up for a night of fun and prizes.
Support your favorite community spaces on Saturday, November 8!
Click HERE to find out more information and where you can buy tickets!

By supporting this event, you will help the library finally get its long overdue renovation! Help us update our building so we may continue to serve our wonderful community! (It’s what Mister Rogers would want you to do!)

AML Closing Early for Fundraiser
2025-11-08
Have you heard!? We’re holding a Cash Bash fundraiser with the Latrobe Art Center and the Greater Latrobe Parks & Rec!
For more info (and to buy tickets, of course), click HERE!

Essence of Giving: Aromatherapy
2025-11-05 18:00 - 19:30 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
Come learn how to make scented items for practical use, or to give as holiday gifts with a certified Aromatherapist!

Essential oils are a safe and effective way to naturally improve health and clean our homes. You’ll be surprised to learn what you can make at home with just a drop or two!
You’ll even get some hands-on experience during the program.

This program is FREE but registration is required.

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

Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity: a Virtual Talk with Award-Winning Journalist Joseph Lee
2025-11-05 14:00 - 15:00
In Nothing More of This Land: Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity, Lee weaves his own story—and that of his family—with conversations with Indigenous leaders, artists, and scholars from around the world about everything from culture and language to climate change and the politics of belonging.

As he unpacks the meaning of Indigenous identity, Lee grants us a new understanding of our nation and what a better community might look like.

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

Bake a Tale: Turkey Cookies Take Home Kit
2025-11-03 18:00 - 18:30
Gobble gobble gobble! Learn how to make your own turkey cookies just in time for Thanksgiving!

Pick up your free recipe and activity kit starting Monday, November 3, so you can follow along on our website or social media!

While supplies last!

To follow along, please click HERE!
