This year we will explore the theme by learning about Kindness / Friendship / Unity: All Together Now Week 1 | June 26th – June 30th | Friendship Week 2 | July 10th – July 14th | Compassion Week 3 | July 17th – July 21st | Courage Week 4 | July 24th – July 28th | Family This year we will explore the theme by learning about Kindness / Friendship / Unity: All Together Now All weeks will run…
Hey Kids! Let it Snow! Join us for a Winter Wonderland of crafts and games. Come in from the cold and celebrate the last month of Winter. Spring will be here soon! Kids’ Winter Festival Saturday, February 18 / 1:00 PM –3:00 PM Frank Sarris Public Library 35 N. Jefferson Ave. Canonsburg, PA 15317 Please register for this event at our circulation desk or by calling 724-745-1308. This is a FREE event!…
Celebrate National Poetry Month and enter the Express Yourself Poetry Contest sponsored by the FSPL Teen Advisory Board. The contest is open to adults, teens and children ages 7 and up who live in our service areas of Canonsburg, Cecil Township and North Strabane Township. There are four different age categories: 7-9 years old, 10-13 years old, 14-17 years old and 18+ years old. Poems may be on any subject matter and must be your original, non-published work. Poems may…
We are adding to our Launchpad collection and our new arrivals are focused on learning to read. Launchpad Reading Academy is a 5-level guided reading system that helps kids learn to read with apps, storybooks and videos. This multi-sensory learning tool helps teach kids to read however they learn best. Reading Academy makes it easy to jump in at your current reading level and advance from there. No downloads or WiFi are required. Reading Academy levels include pre-emerging, emerging, early…
As cases of COVID-19 infections rise across the state of Pennsylvania, Frank Sarris Public Library has made the decision that, starting Monday, November 30th, we are returning to curbside only service. This change will remain in effect until further notice. We want to provide the best service possible while keeping our community and staff safe. Although patrons will not be allowed in the building, we are still in operation. Our new hours of operation are: Monday-Thursday: 10am – 7pm Friday-Saturday:…
Overview of Cosplay/Costumes at FSPL Fan Fest No pop culture convention is complete without cosplay! Anyone who comes to FSPL Fan Fest on Saturday, September 7, is welcome and encouraged to dress as a favorite character from a comic book, video game, anime, movie, television show, or other pop culture medium. Mashups and original designs are also permitted: if you want to combine characters or create a jokey, gender-swapped, or another conceptual variation of a famous character, that’s great too!…
The popular on-demand film streaming service Kanopy is now available for free at the Frank Sarris Public Library. FSPL cardholders can access Kanopy and sign up to start streaming films instantly by visiting our Resources page on this website or clicking here. Films can be streamed from any computer, television, mobile device or platform by downloading the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, AppleTV, Chromecast or Roku. Offering what the New York Times calls “a garden of cinematic delights,” Kanopy showcases…
The Frank Sarris Public Library announces a partnership with Driving-Tests.org, a company dedicated to driver safety and education, to offer free Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) practice tests to library patrons. The new service includes free tests specifically based on Pennsylvania’s DMV materials. It is the only site of its kind to include accessibility tools that let users hear selections read aloud, make them into MP3s, translate pages into other languages, magnify text, and mask portions of the screen for…
Save the date – Sunday, November 19 – The Board of Trustees of the Frank Sarris Public Library Association will hold a luncheon and raffle fundraiser at the Hilton Garden Inn Southpointe to benefit the library. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. with a welcome at 12:15 p.m. followed by lunch at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are $40/person. Checks can be made payable to the Frank Sarris Public Library and questions can be directed to Kristen SeCaur at 724-579-5541. Grab a friend…
The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) recently spent part of their Saturday to assist the Literacy Council of Southwestern PA (the Literacy Council) with the Baby Book Bag project. Through the Baby Book Bag project the Literacy Council strives to promote literacy from birth. The Baby Book Bag features tote bags which are hand-stuffed by community volunteers; screen-printed with a special logo; filled with children’s books, literature outlining the importance of reading to babies from birth, and other materials; then distributed…
