Adams Memorial Library

Bake a Tale: Soda Bread Take Home Kit
2026-03-09 18:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York)
With St. Patrick’s Day ‘round the corner, learn how to make your own easy soda bread!

You can pick up your free recipe and activity kit starting Monday, March 9, so you can follow along on our website or social media!

While supplies last!

To follow along, please click HERE!

Wee Read
2026-03-10 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-03-11 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-03-12 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-03-17 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-03-18 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-03-19 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-03-24 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-03-25 10:30 - 11:00 and 1 more date | 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!
If the Greater Latrobe School District is closed or delayed for weather-related reasons, there will be no Wee Read or Preschool Storytime!

Preschool Storytime
2026-03-11 13:00 - 13:30, 2026-03-12 11:30 - 12:00, 2026-03-12 13:00 - 13:30, 2026-03-18 13:00 - 13:30, 2026-03-19 11:30 - 12:00, 2026-03-19 13:00 - 13:30, 2026-03-25 13:00 - 13:30, 2026-03-26 11:30 - 12:00 and 1 more date | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
Designed for our 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!
If the Greater Latrobe School District is closed or delayed for weather-related reasons, there will be no Wee Read or Preschool Storytime!

Strange Invasions of Kecksburg with Stan Gordon
2026-03-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
Stan Gordon will give an illustrated presentation with updated startling information on the Kecksburg UFO crash case and also discuss more recent UFO, Bigfoot, and cryptid cases from Westmoreland County, the Chestnut Ridge area, and the Greater Pittsburgh region.

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

Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic: a Virtual Talk with Kate Quinn
2026-03-12 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Author Talks
You’re invited to join us for a virtual conversation with acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work, The Astral Library, which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are not just objects, but doors to new worlds, new lives, and new futures.

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

Song & Rhyme Time
2026-03-16 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-03-23 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!

Knifty Knitters
2026-03-17 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!

Kid’s Craft & Storytime: Mushroom Paper Craft
2026-03-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Caldwell Memorial Library, Derry Area High School 988 N. Chestnut St Ext, Derry, PA, 15627, United States
You’re going to have so ‘mush’ fun making your own mushroom paper craft and listening to stories this month!

To register, stop by Caldwell Memorial Library or call 724-694-1401 ext. 3110!

Essential Oils, Essential Taste
2026-03-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
Essential oils are made from plants, herbs and even spices we know of as culinary ingredients, such as Thyme, Peppermint, Cinnamon, and Turmeric.

Join us for sniffing and sampling, with practical information you can use in your kitchen or medicine cabinet. With that information, you’ll be set to improve your health AND your cooking!

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

Book & Craft: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
2026-03-19 18:00 - 19:00 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
Celebrate Eric Carle’s ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ with a storytime and craft!

This craft is for children 5 & up, so younger children will need help.

To register, call the Children’s Room at 724-537-4383 or stop by the Children’s Room desk.

Inquire Within PBS Kids: Spring Take Home Kit
2026-03-23 18:00 - 18:30
It’s official–Spring has sprung! Learn about the season of growth 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, March 23, so you can follow along on our website or social media!

While supplies last!

Click HERE to follow along!

America’s Failed Response to the Opioid Crisis: a Virtual talk with Shoshana Walter & Barbara Kingsolver
2026-03-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Author Talks
Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walter’s book Rehab: An American Scandal.

In this work, Walter, a Pulitzer finalist, exposes the country’s failed response to the opioid crisis, and the malfeasance, corruption, and snake oil which blight the drug rehabilitation industry.

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

Mystery Book Club
2026-03-26 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!
