Library News
Cooper-Siegel News
June 4, 2026
CLA Seeking Friends
COMMUNITY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION SEEKING ‘FRIENDS’ FOX CHAPEL, PA – The Community Library Association (CLA) is currently seeking local library enthusiasts to join their cause. The CLA represents Cooper-Siegel Community Library of Fox Chapel Borough and Sharpsburg Community Library of Sharpsburg Borough; which serve the six municipalities in the Fox Chapel Area School District.
September 16, 2025
CSCL Animation Camps Connect Youth To Technology
Chris Wilmer’s animation students may someday create an Academy Award-winning film – if they start early enough. That’s one of the goals of Wilmer’s annual free summer camps at Cooper-Siegel Community Library (CSCL). This year, Wilmer hosted two weeks of beginner and advanced computer animation camps, sponsored by a donation from the Natali Family Foundation.
November 10, 2025
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.
Sharpsburg News
November 12, 2025
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.
October 2, 2025
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.
September 16, 2025
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.