1522 Broadview Blvd , Natrona Heights, PA 15065 November 2025
Hours: Monday-Thursday 10:00am-7:00pm; Friday 10:00am-3:00pm; Saturday 9:00am-4:00pm; Closed Sunday
Community Library of Allegheny Valley is excited to announce our newest and most udderly delightful initiative Adopt a Cow! Through this fun and educational program, we’ve adopted a real dairy calf named Lucy, who lives on a Pennsylvania dairy farm Throughout the year, we’ll follow Lucy’s journey as she grows and learns on the farm. Stop by the library to see updates, photos, and videos of Lucy, and discover fun facts about dairy farming and agriculture.
Families can also follow along at home using the Discover Dairy app just enter the code “LUCY” to learn more about our special calf and her farm family!
Stay tuned for themed activities, storytimes, and seasonal events as we celebrate our moo-velous new friend. The
Adopt a Cow program is part of the library’s ongoing commitment to creating engaging, educational, and community-centered experiences for all ages.
Nosession Tuesday, November4
Nosession Friday, November28
Local History Department Hours
Staffed Tuesday thru Thursday: 12:00-4:00 pm
Self Service During Regular Library Hours
Call the library at 724-226-3491 to schedule appointments. Questions and appointment requests my also be emailed to: CLAVhistory@alleghenyvalleylibrary.org
Anime Club
Wednesday, November 12
5:00-7:00 pm
Join our group of fellow anime enthusiasts for good discussions, food, and showings of awesome anime! While this group is focused for adults, any teens grade 9 and up are welcome. If you are under 18, please provide a permission slip to attend. Permission slips are available at the library's front desk. Please register to attend.
Autumn Adult Reading Challenge
Due Monday, December 1
Sip & Stitch
Wednesday, November 19
3:00-5:00 pm
Bring any tapestry or needlework such as sewing, embroidery, lace, knitting, crochet, weaving, etc. to our Sip & Stitch monthly sessions. Enjoy provided refreshments (coffee & tea) while chatting with other crafters. Ages 16 and up. Please register.
Be sure to turn in your Autumn Adult Reading Challenge forms to Julia by Monday, December 1 at the library A random winner will be picked to win a $10 Harvest Moon Gift Card and two passes for our popular adult paint nights Please see Julia if you need a form
50 Book Club Challeng
Tuesday, November 24
5:30-7:00 pm
The library challenges you to read 50 books in a year, and it’s never too late to start! Share your latest reads, swap your book recommendations, and socialize with fellow readers.
This is a very fun and relaxed structure that allows you to share in all things reading. Registration is not necessary
The Kitchen Sink Book Club
Wednesday, November 19 | 5:30-7:00 pm
Wednesday, January 22 | 5:30-7:00 pm
For November, we will read and discuss The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters. A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years
NOTE: Our November meeting will occur on Wednesday, November 19, due to the Thanksgiving holiday
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler is our January book
From the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author a brilliantly observed, joyful and wrenching, funny and true new novel that reveals, as only she can, the very nature of a family's life.
Brimming with the luminous insight, humor, and compassion that are Anne Tyler's hallmarks, this capacious novel takes us across three generations of the Whitshanks, their shared stories and long-held secrets, all the unguarded and richly lived moments that combine to define who and what they are as a family..
Meet the Crew: Julia, Adult Program Coordinator
Meet our cheerful adult programmer Julia. A Natrona native, Julia moved to California after high school for over 40 years and returned a few years back. During her time away from the library, Julia loves walking her dogs, Cha Cha and Josie, boating, practicing yoga, hiking, cooking, the Steelers, live music shows and volunteering in the community.
An avid reader and facilitator of the library’s Kitchen Sink Book Club, Julia enjoys biographies and autobiographies - especially by rock stars - and leans towards non-fiction. Favorite books of all-time include Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris and Love, Janis by Laura Joplin.
Favorite movies include While You Were Sleeping, Saturday Night Fever, and A League of Their Own. Best-loved albums are The Royal Scam by Steely Dan, Look Sharp by Joe Jackson, and Life and Life Only by The Heavy Heavy.
Julia invites you to join her at a paint or craft night. Or expand your reading genres at the book club that explores various literary themes. Julia welcomes new ideas for programs. If you’re passionate about recycling, the environment, or shopping local, ask for her on your next visit to the library!
