Did you know that Pennsylvania is home to over 300 species of birds? Welcome feathered friends into your home with the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania‘s backyard bird habitat program. On March 20 at 6:30 PM, the Audubon Society will Read More …
Do you have mystery plants in your garden or too many seedlings? Drop off your extra greenery at the library during our plant swap this Saturday from 11 AM to 4 PM. It’s a leave-one, take-one no-contact botanical trade. All Read More …
Celebrate Spring with a special storytime and craft about flowers and seeds on May 11 at 10:30 AM. Masks are recommended. Register online or by calling 412-269-0334.
Celebrate Earth Day by signing up for one of our gardening kits! Each of our kits comes with seeds for a few different plants, seed starting soil, gloves, a spade, and a small terra cotta pot. The kit themes are: Read More …
Teens, come and make some art for your garden! On April 12, grades 7-12 will use our plethora of paint pens to handcraft their own terracotta pot and mini watering can. Plus, we’ll send you home with a packet of Read More …
Share your harvest with a no-contact swap. Bring seeds, plants, or sample sizes of food made from your plants to the patio this Saturday between 10 AM and 3 PM. Label and drop off your harvested item on the patio Read More …
Do you have mystery plants in your garden or too many seedlings? Drop off your extra greenery at the library during our plant swap this Saturday from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM. It’s a leave-one, take-one no-contact botanical trade. All Read More …
Thanks to the popularity of the Seed Library, we have more seeds in stock this month! Some of them are restocked old favorite, and others are added for the first time. Butterfly weed – Restocked by anonymous donation Cosmos Cucumber Read More …
After taking last year off and some operational renovations, we are happy to reopen the Seed Library! Starting now, all seed requests are accepted by an online form and are available for no-contact pickup or at the front desk. Read Read More …
Happy Belated Earth Day! In this video, Ms. Roxanne shows you how to make a terrarium with found and easily obtained items. The succulents I planted are echeveria elegans (common names: Mexican Snowball, Hens & Chickens) and kalanchoe tomantosa (common Read More …
