Adams Memorial Library

Wee Read
2025-03-04 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-02-27 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-02-26 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-02-25 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-02-20 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-02-19 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-02-18 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-02-13 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | 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.
To register, call the Children’s Room at 724-537-4383 or stop 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! For information on delays and closings for the Greater Latrobe School District, please visit www.glsd.us

Knifty Knitters
2025-03-04 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 724-527-1972!
We can’t wait to see you!

Song & Rhyme Time
2025-03-03 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-02-24 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-02-17 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 Book Report
2025-02-28 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-02-21 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-02-14 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
2025-02-27 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: Cardboard String Art
2025-02-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
For February, come listen to some stories and create your very own cardboard string art!
This activity is for children 5 & up, so younger children will need help.
To register, stop by the Children’s Room or call 724-537-4383.

Storytime
2025-02-27 11:30 - 12:00, 2025-02-26 11:30 - 12:00, 2025-02-25 11:30 - 12:00, 2025-02-20 11:30 - 12:00, 2025-02-19 11:30 - 12:00, 2025-02-18 11:30 - 12:00, 2025-02-13 11:30 - 12:00 | 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.
To register, call the Children’s Room at 724-537-4383 or stop 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! For information on delays and closings for the Greater Latrobe School District, please visit www.glsd.us

Wolf Hall Advance Screening
2025-02-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
Adams Memorial Library is excited to be able to show you an advance screening of an episode from the second season of Wolf Hall!

About the show:
After the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey, his secretary, Thomas Cromwell, finds himself amongst the treachery and intrigue of King Henry VIII’s court and soon becomes a close advisor to the King, a role fraught with danger.
This is a FREE event, but registration is required.

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

Inquire Within PBS Kids: Hibernation Take Home Kit
2025-02-24 10:30 - 11:00
Find out why our animal friends, such as bears, turtles, bats, and groundhogs, hibernate for the Winter!
Thanks to our human friends at WQED Education and Clearview Federal Credit Union, take home kits will be available in the Children’s Room starting Monday, February 24, so you can follow along on our website or social media!

While supplies last!

Click HERE to follow along!

Alive and Dead Poets Society
2025-02-22 11:00 - 13:00 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
A chance for poetry lovers to read and hear poetry. Come share some of your favorite poems from past and present poets or even share some you’ve written yourself.
There will also be meetings on the third Saturday in March and April.
To register, stop by the Upstairs Circulation Desk, call 724-539-1972, or click HERE to register online.

Kid's Craft & Storytime at Caldwell Memorial Library
2025-02-19 18:00 - 19:00 | Caldwell Memorial Library, Derry Area High School 988 N. Chestnut St Ext, Derry, PA, 15627, United States
Make your very own ‘hearty’ puppy and listen to some great Valentine stories!
To register, stop by Caldwell Memorial Library or call 724-694-1401 ext. 3110!

I Am Nobody’s Slave: A Virtual Author Talk with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Lee Hawkins
2025-02-18 14:00 - 15:00
Journalist and author Lee Hawkins talks to us about the examination of his family’s legacy of post-enslavement trauma and resilience in this riveting memoir, I Am Nobody’s Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free.
Using genetic testing, reporting, and historical data, Hawkins explores the role of racism-triggered childhood trauma and chronic stress in shortening his ancestors’ lives, to craft a moving family portrait. This book shows how genealogical research can educate and heal Americans of all races, revealing through their story, the story of America—a journey of struggle, resilience, and the heavy cost of ultimate success.
To sign up for this FREE virtual event, please click HERE!

For other upcoming (and previous) virtual talks, please click HERE!

Puzzle Competition
2025-02-15 14:00 - 17:00 | Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, 15650, United States
Calling all puzzlers! Assemble your team of up to 4 and compete with others to determine who the best puzzle solvers are!
There will also be small prizes and pizza for everyone who participates.
Hurry as registration is limited to a max of 5 teams. There is a registration fee of $1 per team member due at sign-up.
To register please stop by the Upstairs Circulation Desk by Tuesday, February 11.
