Join us on Selected Fridays for Five & Under Friday!
Join us in the Conference Room for Five & Under Fridays! Children can explore a variety of toys and engage in social play while caregivers get an opportunity to also socialize.
Five & Under Friday will now return in October due to scheduling conflicts.
Join us on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. for Preschool Storytime! This program is best for ages 3-6 years and it features, stories, songs, and an activity.
September Schedule:
Join Ms. Erin every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. for stories, songs and socialization for babies 0-24 months old.
September Schedule:
Join us at 10:30 am every Tuesday for Tuesday Toddler Time!
We will read stories, sing, dance and clap our time away. Afterwards, stay and play with friends! A toddler-friendly craft may be introduced. Perfect for ages 1.5-3 years with a caregiver.
September Schedule:
Join us September 8, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. for our discussion of The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows. Chicken Hill was where Moshe and Chona Ludlow lived when Moshe integrated his theater and where Chona ran the Heaven & Earth Grocery Store. When the state came looking for a deaf boy to institutionalize him, it was Chona and Nate Timblin, the Black janitor at Moshe’s theater and the unofficial leader of the Black community on Chicken Hill, who worked together to keep the boy safe.
As these characters’ stories overlap and deepen, it becomes clear how much the people who live on the margins of white, Christian America struggle and what they must do to survive. When the truth is finally revealed about what happened on Chicken Hill and the part the town’s white establishment played in it, McBride shows us that even in dark times, it is love and community—heaven and earth—that sustain us.
Ask at the desk for a copy of this novel.
Imagine a workshop where you learn the “Way of the Drum,” inspired by the magical world of Squonk! In this hands-on session, Squonk’s Bassist T-Funk engages kids with the science of drumming and rhythm, while learning the story of the drum and its importance and significance in different cultures. This is your opportunity to play different percussion instruments and learn how to count rhythms with a group via sonic science experiments and rhythm games.
Saturday, September 19th from 10:30-11:30 in the gazebo. No registration is required. This program is intended for children in Kindergarten-6th grade, but anyone can join in if space allows. This program will take place outside in the gazebo unless weather forces us inside (where space is extremely limited).
If you are on your way to the pool, the fitness walk, or the dog park at Memorial Park, be sure to check out our summer Storywalk featuring, If I Had a Dinosaur by Alex Barrow.
A little girl dreams of having her very own pet. But what kind of animal would make the best companion? A mouse is too small, a cat is too ordinary, and a fish is too . . . wet! As she plays with her toy dinosaur, inspiration strikes. What about a real, live dinosaur? She could ride it to school. It would need lots of food to eat, a swimming pool to drink from, and a dino flap so it could come and go!
Learn more about StoryWalks and get some ideas for additional activities.
Starting June 1, stop by the library and pick up an Experience Kit!
Coordinated thanks to the Heinz History Center’s Affiliates Program (HCAP) and the Allegheny County Library Association, Experience Kits check out for one week and provide free admission for four people to a number of museums and historical sites around western Pennsylvania.
All our kits are first come, first served and we do not hold kits.
Our kits are made possible thanks to the Friends of Bayne Library.
Thanks to Power Library, we are pleased to offer access to live Chat!
Pennsylvania’s statewide 24/7 live Chat reference service—free to all residents of Pennsylvania—is a quick way to get answers to your questions. Ask your question. A librarian is on hand to chat with you. It’s that easy.
+ Are you a mah jhong player or would you like to learn how to play?
+ Join us, Wednesdays from 1:00-3:00 p.m. for Mah Jhong Club!
+ Email goodmane@baynelibrary.org or call 412-766-7447 to get more information.
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