Summer Reading Program 2026

Dormont Library’s Summer Reading Program this year runs from June 20 through August 16. We have special themed programs for all ages, special events including presentations from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, and of course the Summer Reading Challenge where you......More

Dormont Library’s Summer Reading Program this year runs from June 20 through August 16. We have special themed programs for all ages, special events including presentations from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, and of course the Summer Reading Challenge where you can earn prizes just for reading! Please stop in, contact us via the contact form on our website, or call 412-531-8754 if you have any questions.

2950 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15216, US

Weekday Storytime (Morning Summer 2026)

Enjoy a story and a craft with the library staff .Weekday Storytime is intended for children from birth to 2nd Grade.Monday and Thursday in the same week have the same story and craft, so choose whichever time works best for you. Schedule: June 22 & 25: Summer VacationJ......More

Enjoy a story and a craft with the library staff .Weekday Storytime is intended for children from birth to 2nd Grade.Monday and Thursday in the same week have the same story and craft, so choose whichever time works best for you. Schedule: June 22 & 25: Summer VacationJune 29 & July 2: BatsJuly 6 & 9: SnakesJuly 13 & 16: AirplanesJuly 20 & 23: ConstructionJuly 27 & 30: CampingAugust 3 & 6: AstronautsAugust 10 & 13: Fruits & Veggies

2950 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15216, US

Weekday Storytime (Afternoon Summer 2026)

Enjoy a story and a craft with the library staff .Weekday Storytime is intended for children from birth to 2nd Grade.Monday and Thursday in the same week have the same story and craft, so choose whichever time works best for you. Schedule: June 22 & 25: Summer VacationJ......More

Enjoy a story and a craft with the library staff .Weekday Storytime is intended for children from birth to 2nd Grade.Monday and Thursday in the same week have the same story and craft, so choose whichever time works best for you. Schedule: June 22 & 25: Summer VacationJune 29 & July 2: BatsJuly 6 & 9: SnakesJuly 13 & 16: AirplanesJuly 20 & 23: ConstructionJuly 27 & 30: CampingAugust 3 & 6: AstronautsAugust 10 & 13: Fruits & Veggies

2950 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15216, US

Family Storytime (Summer 2026)

Enjoy a story and a craft with the library staff.Family Storytime is intended for toddlers and up. Stories are a little longer and crafts are a little more complicated than Weekday Storytime sessions. Family Storytimes have a different theme than each week’s Weekday Sto......More

Enjoy a story and a craft with the library staff.Family Storytime is intended for toddlers and up. Stories are a little longer and crafts are a little more complicated than Weekday Storytime sessions. Family Storytimes have a different theme than each week’s Weekday Storytime. June 27: InsectsJuly 11: OceansJuly 25: DinosaursAugust 8: Family Trees

2950 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15216, US

DIY Sea Amulets

In this program, kids can dig up a sea amulet and decorate it however they want. Open to K-5th Grade.

2950 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15216, US

Weekday Storytime (Afternoon Summer 2026)

Enjoy a story and a craft with the library staff .Weekday Storytime is intended for children from birth to 2nd Grade.Monday and Thursday in the same week have the same story and craft, so choose whichever time works best for you. Schedule: June 22 & 25: Summer VacationJ......More

Enjoy a story and a craft with the library staff .Weekday Storytime is intended for children from birth to 2nd Grade.Monday and Thursday in the same week have the same story and craft, so choose whichever time works best for you. Schedule: June 22 & 25: Summer VacationJune 29 & July 2: BatsJuly 6 & 9: SnakesJuly 13 & 16: AirplanesJuly 20 & 23: ConstructionJuly 27 & 30: CampingAugust 3 & 6: AstronautsAugust 10 & 13: Fruits & Veggies

2950 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15216, US

Finding Your Creative Voice: Adult Arts & Crafts (Summer 2026)

Socialize and get creative with Finding Your Creative Voice, our monthly arts and crafts program for adults! Each month we’ll be trying out a different craft technique.No experience is required, so take it easy and have fun! – June 9: Lighthouses– July 14: Flower Suncat......More

Socialize and get creative with Finding Your Creative Voice, our monthly arts and crafts program for adults! Each month we’ll be trying out a different craft technique.No experience is required, so take it easy and have fun! – June 9: Lighthouses– July 14: Flower Suncatchers– August 11: Egyptian Headdress

2950 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15216, US

Teen Craft: Egyptian Sarcophagus

Create your own mummy and decorate a sarcophagus to lay them to rest in.

2950 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15216, US

Weekday Storytime (Morning Summer 2026)

Enjoy a story and a craft with the library staff .Weekday Storytime is intended for children from birth to 2nd Grade.Monday and Thursday in the same week have the same story and craft, so choose whichever time works best for you. Schedule: June 22 & 25: Summer VacationJ......More

Enjoy a story and a craft with the library staff .Weekday Storytime is intended for children from birth to 2nd Grade.Monday and Thursday in the same week have the same story and craft, so choose whichever time works best for you. Schedule: June 22 & 25: Summer VacationJune 29 & July 2: BatsJuly 6 & 9: SnakesJuly 13 & 16: AirplanesJuly 20 & 23: ConstructionJuly 27 & 30: CampingAugust 3 & 6: AstronautsAugust 10 & 13: Fruits & Veggies

2950 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15216, US

Weekday Storytime (Afternoon Summer 2026)

Enjoy a story and a craft with the library staff .Weekday Storytime is intended for children from birth to 2nd Grade.Monday and Thursday in the same week have the same story and craft, so choose whichever time works best for you. Schedule: June 22 & 25: Summer VacationJ......More

Enjoy a story and a craft with the library staff .Weekday Storytime is intended for children from birth to 2nd Grade.Monday and Thursday in the same week have the same story and craft, so choose whichever time works best for you. Schedule: June 22 & 25: Summer VacationJune 29 & July 2: BatsJuly 6 & 9: SnakesJuly 13 & 16: AirplanesJuly 20 & 23: ConstructionJuly 27 & 30: CampingAugust 3 & 6: AstronautsAugust 10 & 13: Fruits & Veggies

2950 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15216, US

LEGO Club (2026)

Children and families are welcome at our monthly LEGO club! Use our big bin of LEGO and compatible bricks to put together a creation that’s uniquely your own.If you can imagine it, you can build it.

2950 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15216, US

STEM Lab (Summer 2026)

Discover the joy of tinkering with our STEM lab! For this season, we’re continuing with set projects every session, with an emphasis on earth sciences. June 27: Air-Dry MedallionJuly 11: FlashlightsJuly 18: Dino DioramasAugust 1: Cookie ExcavationAugust 22: Geodes

2950 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15216, US

Summer Reading Closing: Dinosaurs with Carnegie Museum

We’ll be wrapping up Summer Reading with one more special presentation from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. This time, the presentation’s all about dinosaurs! For around 150 million years, these enormouse reptiles were the dominant form of life on land, and thei......More

We’ll be wrapping up Summer Reading with one more special presentation from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. This time, the presentation’s all about dinosaurs! For around 150 million years, these enormouse reptiles were the dominant form of life on land, and their surviving descendants–birds–are still with us today Get an up-close and personal look at fossils and find out what it takes to be a paleontologist! There is a limit of 30 children for the program. Also, all books for the Summer Reading Challenge must be logged by the end of the day on Saturday, August 15. Prizes must be collected by September 1.

2950 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15216, US