Join fellow students in the Wolfgram Memorial Library in a discussion about politics, voting, and the partisan system that is followed in America.

Assembling A Political Collection: Education, Aesthetics & A Bit of Insanity

Stephen Kauffman, PhD, Professor in Widener’s Center for Social Work, will discuss how collections are created as demonstrated with his personal collection of about 3,000 political memorabilia items. Through an examination of his own journey, Dr. Kauffman will present ideas about motivations, processes, and the skills needed.

Presidential Vote Choice: Excitement, Ambivalence or Negativity

James Vike, PhD, Professor of Political Science, will share some findings from his recent research of voter engagement and partisan polarization.

This banned books week, explore the Freedom to Learn with our webinar featuring Sabrina Baêta, a program consultant with PEN America. Sponsored by the Center for Education and Wolfgram Memorial Library

Join Miss Rebecca and your fellow science loving friends for a fun program all about Being a Spacesuit Designer!
Our mini lesson and activity will be centered around one Big Question: How can we design a spacesuit that protects astronauts from radiation?
This program is for ages 8-14 ONLY.
Registration is required, space is limited.

Inspire parents and caregivers to begin the 1000 Book Before Kindergarten journey with a single book. The Big Read 2024 challenges parents/caregivers to simply read one book to their preschool child, thus building the platform for daily reading at the most critical time of life for those literacy building blocks to be laid. Families are invited to sign up for the program, read a book either in the library or at home, and post on social medial tagging the photo with #thebigread2024! Such a simple, low pressure program to introduce families to the library.

Pamela Mathias from the Berks County District Attorney’s Office will be giving a presentation about frauds, scams, and how you can avoid them.

Offered during the summer, kids in grades K-5 can attend a weekly program that invites them to explore their community. Guests from the community come to the library or we go out into the community to learn about what they do and enjoy some interactive fun.

Last year’s guests included:
Gym teacher who taught us pickleball at a local park
Trip to the fire station
Therapy dog
Bank
Dance studio

Get ready to turn mistakes into beautiful art during our beautiful oops program. Every week we will do a fun storytime and dive into creating art in unique ways.

The program is based on the children’s book, “Beautiful Oops” by Barney Saltzberg. The program focuses on learning various concepts through play and exploration.

Join Literacy Pittsburgh for a two-hour workshop, where they’ll teach you to understand how your online activities can be tracked and explore your digital footprint. Learn about cookies and preferences and how they impact targeted advertising, how to use browser tools to protect privacy, and how to identify and avoid ads in Google searches.’

This is an informal gathering of knitting and crocheting enthusiasts of all skill levels. The event is in-person and no registration is required. Knitting needles, crochet hooks, and yarn are provided to persons wanting instruction.

1. Donations Accepted
Donated craft supplies* will be accepted on Thursday, February 29 and Friday, March 1, 2024 from 10:00 am – 3:45 pm. Any individual that donates craft supplies will receive a VIP ticket for early entrance the day of the swap.
2. Swap Day
The swap is Saturday, March 2, 2024 beginning at 10:30 am and continuing until 1:00 pm, or until all supplies are gone. VIP ticket holders enjoy early entrance at 10:00 am (snow date: Monday, March 4, 2024 from 5:00 – 7:30 pm; 4:30 pm early entrance for VIP ticket holders). Bags will be provided and any unclaimed supplies will be donated to charity.
*Call 215.788.7891 for more information and for the list of suggested craft supplies.
*Please no spray paint, paint thinners or additives, or unfinished craft projects