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Older & Wiser Wilkinsburg Flyer

Older & Wiser Wilkinsburg: Seniors Day

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Library Auditorium at Wilkinsburg Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Food, Lectures

Age Group:

Adults 50+

Event Details:

All adults age 50+ are invited to spend the second Tuesday of each month from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM for entertaining programming, including “light” exercise, varying activities inclu...

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Library Branch: Wilkinsburg Public Library
Room: Library Auditorium
Age Group: Adults 50+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Food, Lectures
Event Details:

All adults age 50+ are invited to spend the second Tuesday of each month from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM for entertaining programming, including “light” exercise, varying activities including crafts and games, an interactive speaker and everyone’s favori

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Summer Community Meet & Greet

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult Department at Wilkinsburg Public Library

Program Type:

Other, Workshop

Age Group:

Adults 50+, Everyone

Event Details:

Join us for a Summer Meet & Greet! This even is geared toward seniors. Learn about services that local organizations provide to seniors in the Wilkinsburg and surrounding commu...

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Library Branch: Wilkinsburg Public Library
Room: Adult Department
Age Group: Adults 50+, Everyone
Program Type: Other, Workshop
Event Details:

Join us for a Summer Meet & Greet! This even is geared toward seniors. Learn about services that local organizations provide to seniors in the Wilkinsburg and surrounding communities. 

Guests:

Queen Gambit Chess Night

Queen's Gambit Chess Night

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Department at Wilkinsburg Public Library

Program Type:

Other, Summer Reading

Age Group:

Youth (Ages Birth-17), Family

Event Details:

Join us on the 2nd Wednesday of every month this summer. Learn how to play chess or challenge an opponent in our monthly hour-long chess session. Chess sets will be provided.

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Library Branch: Wilkinsburg Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Youth (Ages Birth-17), Family
Program Type: Other, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Join us on the 2nd Wednesday of every month this summer. Learn how to play chess or challenge an opponent in our monthly hour-long chess session. Chess sets will be provided.

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Using Email

Friday, June 13, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Library Auditorium at Wilkinsburg Public Library

Program Type:

Technology Class

Age Group:

Adults, Adults 50+

Event Details:

New to communicating via email or not getting the most out of your experience? Take this 6-week course to learn the in's and out's of using email. What you will learn:Common e...

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Library Branch: Wilkinsburg Public Library
Room: Library Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Adults 50+
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

New to communicating via email or not getting the most out of your experience? Take this 6-week course to learn the in's and out's of using email. 

What you will learn:

Summer Reading Challenge

BEGINS: Summer Reading Challenge

All Day 6/23
Children's Department at Wilkinsburg Public Library

Program Type:

Challenges, Summer Reading

Age Group:

Youth (Ages Birth-17)

Event Details:

Starting June 23rd, register for the Wilkinsburg Public Library 2025 Summer Reading Challenge.The challenge is simple: keep track of the number of hours you read, or are read to, t...

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Library Branch: Wilkinsburg Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Youth (Ages Birth-17)
Program Type: Challenges, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Starting June 23rd, register for the Wilkinsburg Public Library 2025 Summer Reading Challenge.

Be Creative and Color Our World Magic Show

“Be Creative & Color Our World” Magic Show

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Library Auditorium at Wilkinsburg Public Library

Program Type:

Performance, Summer Reading

Age Group:

Youth (Ages Birth-17), Family

Event Details:

The Magic Show with Steve Haberman is lots of fun with a mix of magic, imagination, and creativity. Put on your artist's hat, grab your crayons, colored pencils, and imagination to...

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Library Branch: Wilkinsburg Public Library
Room: Library Auditorium
Age Group: Youth (Ages Birth-17), Family
Program Type: Performance, Summer Reading
Event Details:

The Magic Show with Steve Haberman is lots of fun with a mix of magic, imagination, and creativity. Put on your artist's hat, grab your crayons, colored pencils, and imagination to get ready to build a colorful world. Great time for everyone!

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Creative Citizen Studios Workshop @ Wilkinsburg Public Library

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Library Auditorium at Wilkinsburg Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults, Adults 50+

Event Details:

Artists, 16 or older, with intellectual and developmental disabilities are invited to come and make art with us at the library!Space is limited to 10 artists (plus caretakers). Reg...

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Library Branch: Wilkinsburg Public Library
Room: Library Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Adults 50+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Artists, 16 or older, with intellectual and developmental disabilities are invited to come and make art with us at the library!

PaperPie Book Fair

PaperPie Book Fair

All Day 6/26
Children's Department at Wilkinsburg Public Library

Program Type:

Other, Summer Reading

Age Group:

Youth (Ages Birth-17), Family

Event Details:

Attend our PaperPie Book Fair to support the library and your bookshelves. Shop for books and more for $10 or less. 50% of all sales will be donated to WPL. Shop online to support ...

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Library Branch: Wilkinsburg Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Youth (Ages Birth-17), Family
Program Type: Other, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Attend our PaperPie Book Fair to support the library and your bookshelves. Shop for books and more for $10 or less. 50% of all sales will be donated to WPL. Shop online to support your library!

Alcosan Workshops

Alcosan Workshop: Rainbow Connections

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Department at Wilkinsburg Public Library

Program Type:

STEM, Summer Reading, Workshop

Age Group:

Youth (Ages Birth-17), Family

Event Details:

Discover how light refracts when it passes through water droplets and demonstrates a rainbow through capillary action.

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Library Branch: Wilkinsburg Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Youth (Ages Birth-17), Family
Program Type: STEM, Summer Reading, Workshop
Event Details:

Discover how light refracts when it passes through water droplets and demonstrates a rainbow through capillary action.

PaperPie Book Fair

PaperPie Book Fair

All Day 6/27
Children's Department at Wilkinsburg Public Library

Program Type:

Other, Summer Reading

Age Group:

Youth (Ages Birth-17), Family

Event Details:

Attend our PaperPie Book Fair to support the library and your bookshelves. Shop for books and more for $10 or less. 50% of all sales will be donated to WPL. Shop online to support ...

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Library Branch: Wilkinsburg Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Youth (Ages Birth-17), Family
Program Type: Other, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Attend our PaperPie Book Fair to support the library and your bookshelves. Shop for books and more for $10 or less. 50% of all sales will be donated to WPL. Shop online to support your library!

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Perler Beads

All Day
Youth (Ages Birth-17), Family
Wilkinsburg Public Library
Library Branch: Wilkinsburg Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Youth (Ages Birth-17), Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Chill out in the Children's Dept. on the 3rd Thursday of every month. We will provide little colorful beads for you to build into a keychain, earrings, figurines, etc.

Summer Scavenger Hunt

All Day
Youth (Ages Birth-17), Family
Wilkinsburg Public Library
Library Branch: Wilkinsburg Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Youth (Ages Birth-17), Family
Program Type: Challenges, Summer Reading
Event Details:

A new scavenger hunt every 2-3 weeks.

June 1: Wizarding World
June 16: Bugs & Insects

July 1: Disney
July 14: Video Game Characters
6:30pm

Silent Book Club

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults, Adults 50+
Wilkinsburg Public Library
Library Branch: Wilkinsburg Public Library
Room: Adult Department
Age Group: Adults, Adults 50+
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

A different kind of book club. Settle in for an hour of sustained reading. At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading. All readers are welcome--eBooks, audiobooks, textbooks, comic books... it's BYOBook. 
6:45pm
7:00pm
7:15pm