Upcoming programs at Sewickley Public Library for the week of Aug. 18, 2021

Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn St., has returned to normal (pre-pandemic) business hours. It is offering limited meeting and study room spaces, and some programs are taking place in person. For more information, call 412-741-6920 or visit sewickleylibrary.org.

Upcoming programs

• Ice Cream Social: Family Program, 6- 8 p.m. Aug. 21. Stop by the library’s front lawn for outdoor games, crafts and ice cream! All ages are welcome, registration is required.

• Outdoor Cinema: Tails & Tales, 8:30- 10 p.m. Aug. 21. Bring your own lawn chair and blanket and get comfy for a showing of “Jumanji” on the front lawn. Open to all ages, viewer discretion advised. Register by calling Emily Fear at 412-741-6920 or emailing feare@einetwork.net.

• Take a Wise Walk, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Aug. 26. Back for a 22nd season, the sessions run every week through October. Wise Walks is ideal for active adults over 50 who are interested in a lively and social exercise program. The group will meet at the library and walk from 1-3 miles before returning to the library.

Walkers are encouraged to follow county and state health guidelines during the program, including masks and distancing.

There is no need to sign up and new walkers are always welcome.

The Great Courses

Eager learners can peruse a large collection of The Great Courses from the library. Learn more about history, technology, architecture, economics, religion, must and more with movies and audiobooks. Browse the collection on the library’s website.

Book sale donations paused

The Friends of Sewickley Library cannot accept any more donations for the September book sale at this time except for children’s books. General donations will resume after the sale, which takes place Sept. 10-12.

Sewickley StoryWalk

This summer, the Sewickley Public Library invites you to grab the family and take a stroll through one of five different community StoryWalks set up throughout the Quaker Valley. A StoryWalk places pages from a children’s picture book along a walking path so that children and their caregivers may enjoy nature and reading together.

Through Aug. 29, families can visit the five Sewickley StoryWalk sites to take a self-guided walk around the parks and read a book as they go.

Different summer-themed picture book stories are featured at each site.

At Fern Hollow Nature Center, visitors can enjoy reading “Butterflies in the Garden” by Carol Lerner. Allegheny Land Trust — Audubon Greenway’s location features “My Awesome Summer” by P. Mantis (A Nature Diary) by Paul Meisel. Visitors to Mary Roberts Rinehart Nature Park can read “In the Tall, Tall Grass” by Denise Fleming, while Ohio Township Nature Center visitors can enjoy the title “Then Comes Summer” by Tom Brenner. The Henle Park location in Leetsdale is new to this year’s Sewickley StoryWalk. Visitors to the park can read “My Busy, Green Garden” by Terry Price during their stroll.

More information can be found by calling the Children’s Department at the library at 412-741-0937.