Our Community Stories
Our Community Stories is a multi-year local oral history project where we collect and organize audio stories and related photographs share from our rich social and cultural history around the Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, Indiana Township, O’Hara Township, and Sharpsburg communities. Check out the website to hear some of these stories and consider contributing your own!
Fox Chapel Parking Permit Online Form
The dog park application has moved online! Please fill out this form. Stop into the library after to pay for and/or pick up your sticker. You can also call us at 412-828-9520 x5015 to pay with a credit card and we can mail your sticker. When you come in to pay, we accept cash, check (made out to Cooper-Siegel) or credit card. You can also stop into the library and we’ll fill out the online form with you. Please note: all lots that require parking permits are posted with signs. They are: Riding Meadow Park, Lockhart Trail parking area off Hemlock Hollow Road, and the parking area opposite Hardie Valley Park on Old Mill Road. If you plan to walk your dog in any of these parks, you must purchase a parking permit and park in one of these designated areas.
Events and Programs!
Printable calendar: October
- Sharpsburg: Artists in Recovery Showcaseon October 7, 2022 at 2:22 am
10/03/22 @ 12:00am - 10/08/22 @ 12:00am Sharpsburg Community Library Help us recognize National Recovery Month by attending the opening reception of the Artists in Recovery show. National Recovery Month happens every September and aims to increase public awareness surrounding mental health and addiction recovery. Can't make the opening? Stop by the library during operating hours to see the show before Wednesday 10/19.
- Preschool Storytimeon October 7, 2022 at 2:22 am
10/07/22 @ 10:30am - 10/07/22 @ 11:00am Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) Cooper-Siegel Community Library This program is designed for children and accompanying adults; please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL). Registration is required. Registration starts: 08/08/2022 @ 8:00am Registration end: 12/16/2022 @ 10:30am Get up and get moving with a playful storytime that includes interactive books, rhymes, and songs for kids ages 3-5 and their caregivers. We design our storytimes to feature activities that develop many skills including early literacy, social-emotional, and motor skills. Practicing these skills will help your child be successful in school later. Please register for all dates that you will be attending. This program will occur in the large program room on the library's lower level.
What’s New!
PA Voter Registration!
It’s almost time to vote in 2022 elections!
Governor Wolf’s recent Executive Order to expand access to voter registration is asking PA Libraries to provide a link to the online voter registration page. If you are not already a registered voter in PA, please click the link below so you can be ready to vote on Tuesday November 8th!
PA online voter registration page.
Summer Reading Short Story Contest Winners!
Congrats to:
Youth Category
Winner: Maggie Handron with their story “Don’t Forget”
Runner-up: Anna Delale-O’Connor with their story “The Girl in the Sea”
Adult Category
Winner: Tavia Moore with their story “Summer of Possibilities”
Runner-up: Sebastian Echeverria with their story “The Machine”
Read our 2021 Annual Report
We are pleased to share our 2021 Annual Report with you. Please read the report to find out how you helped us accomplish so much last year and what we have in store for our communities.
