The library is closed on New Year’s Day and on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 20. Register for programs by visiting the events calendar section of the library’s website.

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 

Story Time for 2s and 3s

9:30 to 10 and 10:30 to 11 a.m., Thursday, January 16, 23 and 30, Story Room

Discover delightful fingerplays, stories and songs in this participatory program created especially for 2- to 3-year-olds and their caregiver. Register for each session individually. Registration opens at 9 a.m. on the previous Thursday. One registration per family.

PROGRAMS FOR TEENS

Teen-Led Dungeons & Dragons 

3:45 to 6 p.m., Thursdays in January and February, Learning Lab

(6th grade and up)

Middle school student Sonny will be DMing a weekly Dungeons & Dragons game. Limit six teens per game. This teen-led program is moderated by an adult D&D expert to ensure fairness and good behavior.

Board Game Night

7 p.m., Tuesdays in January and February, Learning Lab

Euro-style board games, open to teens and adults. All experience levels are welcome and games will vary every week depending on attendees’ interests. Feel free to bring your own games or just come to learn something new.

PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS

Zentangle Drawing Class

10 a.m., Monday, January 6 and February 3, Meeting Room A

Join Sue Schneider, Certified Zentangle Teacher (CTZ), as she guides participants through this meditative drawing art form. Step-by-step, you will learn the basic process for creating a small, abstract design using repetitive pattern skills.

No experience necessary. If you are new to Zentangle, email sue.schneider.artist@gmail.com with “Beginner’s Guide Request” in the subject line. Registration is encouraged but not required. Drop-ins may join the class if there is space available. Materials provided by the library.

Gilded, Not Golden

2 p.m., Tuesday, January 7, Meeting
Room A

An armchair version of the Frick Pittsburgh Museums and Gardens’ signature tour, Gilded, Not Golden presents the Gilded Age, an era of immense wealth and progress, rapid industrialization, unprecedented immigration, and labor strife. Hosted by an educator from the Frick, the talk shares the stories of the Frick family and other Pittsburghers, and considers how the legacy of the Gilded Age continues to affect us today. No registration required

Great Courses: Mysteries of the Mind

1 p.m., Thursday, January 23, Learning Lab

Watch and discuss Great Course episodes featuring psychology, neuroscience, medicine, philosophy and more.

Episodes will be chosen from the Mind-Body Philosophy course and the Brain Myths Exploded: Lessons from Neuroscience course.

Preview of episodes:

Is Your Brain Perfectly Designed?

Mind, Body, and Questions of Consciousness

How Accurate is Your Memory?

The Enigma of Free Will

Registration will close at 1 p.m. on January 22

The Killers: Short Story to Painting to Movie

7 p.m., Wednesday, January 8,15 and 22, Meeting Room A

This three-part series takes an in-depth look at Ernest Hemingway’s 1927 short story The Killers, which inspired the iconic Edward Hopper painting, Nighthawks, and was made into a 1946 film noir classic. Presented by art and film historian Elaine Wertheim and retired Mt. Lebanon High School English teacher Connie Booth, the first session is a discussion of the story; the second session is devoted to Hollywood and the art of Edward Hopper, and the final session is a showing and discussion of the film.

An Evening With Rachel Ann Bovier

7 p.m., Thursday, January 23, Meeting Room A

An evening with the Pittsburgh Poetess, Rachel Ann Bovier. Get ready for a program of music, poetry, games, and laughs. No registration required.

Image Makers: Mt. Lebanon Photography Group

7 p.m., Monday, January 27 and February 24, Meeting Room B

Anyone interested in learning more about photography and improving their photography skills is welcome regardless of skill level.