Welcome to Cooper-Siegel Community Library!

 

    Click here to learn more about our project that will improve and expand library services in our community!

 

 

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Fox Chapel Dog Park Permit

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2024 Impact Report

Read about the impact that both libraries had on the community in 2024!


CLA Strategic Plan

 

 

 

 

Want to know what we’re working on?

Take a look at our strategic plan to find out!


Staff Lists

Find your newest read by browsing staff lists created by our librarians!


 Events and Programs!


  • Color Our World Youth Art Show
    on July 10, 2025 at 3:03 am

    07/07/25 @ 12:00am - 07/12/25 @ 12:00am Sharpsburg We believe strongly that everyone is an artist! Support the kids and teens in our community by visiting this year's youth art showcase. Many of the works featured were made in library programs.Featured artists include:Ramona CalabroLilian ChenLisha ChenMaren FaigenLillian HeffnerNelson HeffnerEverleigh HessLilliana HessKyle HitchOlivia HobaughLiam HusseyGrace HustonTessa HustonIvy LagorioMaizy LewetagGabriella MatthewsAdalee NolanIsabella PapucciEzra PearceWren PearceAsri ReddyMergen Rinchinov-KimPresley RuggieriZara SmithAdeline ZhengThe Color Our World Youth Art Show will be on view daily through Saturday 7/26.Join our young artists for a Closing Reception on Saturday 7/26, 12pm-1:30pm. Light refreshments served.

  • Wiggle Time
    on July 10, 2025 at 3:03 am

    07/10/25 @ 10:30am - 07/10/25 @ 11:00am Community Room Sharpsburg Drop-ins welcome as space permits. 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 (SCL). Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 7:00pm Registration end: 07/10/2025 @ 10:30am Children 2 and under and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Megan every week for a wiggly, giggly program featuring fingerplays, bounces, tickles, and shakers. Engaging young children in positive experiences with stories and songs helps them learn language, bond with their caregiver, and explore the world around them.This program is the same as Tuesday's Wiggle Time at CSCL.This staff-led program is FREE - donations appreciated.Parking is available at the library and the 13th Street Municipal Lot (metered). Library is accessible via PRT's 91 and 1 bus routes -- get off at 13th Street.

  • Colorful Painting 4 Day Camp
    on July 10, 2025 at 3:03 am

    07/10/25 @ 12:00pm - 07/10/25 @ 2:00pm Community Room Sharpsburg All supplies provided. Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program. Registration is required. Registration starts: 02/24/2025 @ 12:07pm Registration end: 07/07/2025 @ 12:00pm We will Color Our World with watercolors, acrylics, tempera paints and even finger paint in this 4 day camp for Grades 1-5 (grades in fall)! Paint will be used in a number of creative projects spanning the color spectrum and we will learn about some famous painters. Our certified art instructor Ms. Alison will lead the camp.**PLEASE NOTE THE TIME OF ALL CAMPS HAS CHANGED - CAMP WILL MEET 12:30-2:30 M-TH**Camp meets daily Monday-Thursday, 12:30pm-2:30pm. Please note that the library does not open to the public until 1pm on Monday/Wednesday, so plan accordingly.A snack will be provided daily.This staff-led program is FREE - donations strongly encouraged and appreciated.Parking is available at the library and the 13th Street Municipal Lot (metered). Library is accessible via PRT's 91 and 1 bus routes -- get off at 13th Street.

  • Community Ink: Larry Burk
    on July 10, 2025 at 3:03 am

    07/10/25 @ 1:00pm - 07/10/25 @ 2:30pm Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) Cooper-Siegel This community-focused series is designed to spotlight and celebrate the literary talent of Western Pennsylvania. This platform creates space for local authors to share their work, discuss their creative process, and connect directly with readers. These events feature book readings, lectures, signings, and Q&A sessions, fostering an intimate and interactive atmosphere. We've hosted authors like Marie Benedict, Brooke Barker and Boaz Frankel, Andy McPhee, and Clare Beams to name a few.Our hope with Community Ink is to strengthen ties between authors and their local audience; showcase writers across genres, from fiction and poetry to memoirs and academic works; offer insights into the writing process, publishing journey, and the power of storytelling while providing visibility and encouragement for authors to thrive within their community. Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (SCL). Registration is required. Registration starts: 05/01/2025 @ 1:48pm Registration end: 07/10/2025 @ 1:00pm Join local author Larry Burk as he discusses his book Let Magic Happen: Adventures in Healing with a Holistic Radiologist. Discover more about Larry's adventure from academic medicine and radiology to holistic medicine and parapsychology. His book features the early development of musculoskeletal MRI and 3D CT, and the founding of the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine and the American Board of Scientific Medical Intuition, as well as alternative cancer diagnosis and treatment, and guidance through dreams and shamanic journeying. Larry Burk, MD, CEHP, is a retired holistic musculoskeletal radiologist who now works as an online health coach and Certified Energy Health Practitioner. He graduated from Fox Chapel High School in 1973 and finished his medical school and radiology residency training at the University of Pittsburgh in 1985.   Dr. Burk is a former Duke University associate professor of radiology and co-founded Duke Integrative Medicine in 1998.  As a health coach, he began facilitating mind-body-spirit healing for clients in 2000 with acupuncture and hypnosis and gradually transitioned to EFT tapping and dreamwork on Zoom in 2019.  He has published two other books, Dreams that Can Save Your Life: Early Warning Signs of Cancer and Other Diseases in 2018 and Frozen Shoulder Healing: Diagnostic Methods and Treatment Options in 2025.

What’s New!


Color Our World! 2025 Summer Reading 

 

Registration is live at the library and on the Beanstack app! Click the link below to register and learn more!

Starting June 9th through August 9th, 2025

Click here to link to our Summer Reading 2025 page for all the information you need to get ready to read!


Summer Reading Lists for All Ages

Looking for recommendations on what to read this summer? Click below for reading lists that have something for everyone!



Printing from a Mobile or Personal Device 

We have a new printing service for mobile and personal devices. 

Please pick up your print jobs from the Information Services Desk (412-828-9520 x5015)

Email address for Black and White printing:

bw-CooperSiegel@eprintitsaas.com

Email address for Color Printing:

color-CooperSiegel@eprintitsaas.com

If you would rather use a webpage to send your print:

https://coopersiegel.eprintitsaas.com/public/upload


2025 Experience Kits Now Available

These kits provide admission to local museums and attractions listed below:

  • Heinz History Center (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • Historic Fort Steuben (Steubenville, OH)
  • Depreciation Lands Museum & Park (Hampton Township, PA)
  • Duncan & Miller Glass Museum (Washington, PA)
  • Bushy Run Battlefield (Jeannette, PA)
  • Gibson House Manor (Jamestown, PA)
  • Harmony Museum (Harmony, PA)
  • Captain William Vicary Mansion (Freedom, PA)

Click here for more information and to check availability. 


 

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