All News Index
Nov 12
PSO taps CSCL team to tackle Storytimes
Cooper-Siegel Community Library (CSCL) has officially signed on as partners of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s (PSO) 2025-26 Fiddlesticks Musical Exploration Series. The series, held at Pittsburgh’s famed Heinz Hall, includes three family-friendly concerts designed to introduce children ages 3 to 8 to a lifelong love of music. Generations of families have enjoyed Fiddlesticks’ imaginative musical adventures since their 1991 inception.
Nov 12
SCL Fundraiser gets spooky in the stacks (and beyond)
On November 1, SCL will partner with Bump in the Night Society, a Pittsburgh-based paranormal investigation group, to host the inaugural Haunted Sharpsburg Paranormal Experience. From 7 to 10 p.m., attendees will learn the ins and outs of ghost hunting and conduct their own investigations of the library and the nearby Linden Gym.
Nov 10
CSCL Presents Jazz in the Hill Concert, Author Talk
Cooper-Siegel Community Library will dance through Pittsburgh of decades past when local author and musician Colter Harper stops by November 9.
Nov 10
CSCL Inaugura Su Nueva Colección con el Apoyo de un Ícono Global
La Biblioteca Cooper-Siegel Community Library (CSCL) ha inaugurado oficialmente su nueva colección “Idiomas del mundo” (World Languages) en el apoyo de la mundialmente conocida autora latina Isabel Allende. Esta colección incluye libros escritos originalmente en idiomas distintos al inglés, como el español, chino, árabe y otros muchos títulos populares en inglés traducidos a otros idiomas.
Nov 10
CSCL Launches New Collection With Global Icon’s Support
Cooper-Siegel Community Library (CSCL) has officially launched its new World Languages Collection, with support from world-renowned Spanish-language author Isabel Allende. The collection includes both books originally written in languages other than English – including Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and more – and several popular English-language titles translated into other languages.
Oct 2
SCL Educator Earns Fred Rogers Scholarship
Sharpsburg Community Library (SCL) Education and Engagement Coordinator Alison K. Babusci is the 2025-26 recipient of the Fred Rogers Institute’s Red Cardigan Scholarship.
Oct 1
CSCL Welcomes 2025 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author
Cooper-Siegel Community Library’s (CSCL) next Community Ink Series installment will feature Pittsburgh author Dr. Edda Fields-Black, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for History.
Sep 16
Park Rangers To Present Invasive Species Program
The Allegheny County Park Rangers will stop by Sharpsburg Community Library (SCL) Wednesday to host a nature program that’s sure to grow on you. Invasive Species with the Park Rangers takes place from 6 to 7 p.m. in the library’s Community Room and is a free event for registrants aged 18 and older.
Sep 16
Trillium Garden Club Adds Beauty To SCL
Sharpsburg Community Library’s (SCL) colorful façade is further enhanced by the selfless efforts of local volunteers known as the Trillium Garden Club (TGC). The club, comprised of residents of the Fox Chapel Area School District and beyond, maintains the library’s flowerbeds and landscaping through a well-organized revitalization plan that kicked off in April 2023.