In My Swiftie Era
2025-10-04 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Norwin Library Community Room, 100 Caruthers Lane, Irwin, PA, 15642, United States
Saturday, October 4th at 2pm
Explore all the Eras of Taylor Swift as we celebrate the release of her latest album. There will be several Swiftie themed activities for all aged fans to enjoy together.
Feel free to come dressed in your Taylor Swift attire or in your favorite Eras design.
All ages welcome. Activities are hands on and geared towards Taylor Swift aged fans, meaning tweens and teens.
Parents are welcome to stay and participate, a parent of a child 8 years old or younger is asked to stay please.
Registration is required for each child coming to participate, no matter the age. Please register here: https://forms.gle/WxhcR7vEEHzx7JBbA
This is a Children’s Library program.

Story Time
2025-10-06 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-10-09 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-10-13 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-10-16 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-10-20 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-10-23 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-10-27 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-10-30 11:00 - 11:30 and 3 more dates | Norwin Children’s Library
Join us for stories, songs and fun every Monday and Thursday at 11am.
All ages are welcome!
No registration is needed.

Move and Groove
2025-10-07 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-14 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-21 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-28 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-11-04 10:30 - 11:00 | Norwin Library Community Room, 100 Caruthers Lane, Irwin, PA, 15642, United States
Bring in your babies and toddlers as we engage in songs, stories, fingerplays, motion, and play time together.
Program designed for children ages 0 – 2.5.
No registration needed.
Please bring your child’s favorite blanket or pillow as we will be on the floor.

Tech Knights
2025-10-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Norwin Library Community Room, 100 Caruthers Lane, Irwin, PA, 15642, United States
Wednesday, October 8th at 6pm
Bring in your handheld devices to enjoy some open gaming time and engage with others card collection to look at or trade. Cars can be sports cards, Pokémon cards, movie/TV shows, etc.
This session we will also be making a gamed themed Fuse Beads craft.
1st graders and up! All parents are welcome to stay, a parent of 1st-4th graders is asked to stay please.
Registration is required here: https://forms.gle/8NYGfi7QStT6YGem8

KnightCrawlers Horror Movie Discussion
2025-10-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Norwin Public Library, 100 Caruthers Lane, Irwin, PA, 15642
A Horror film discussion group.
KnightCrawlers meets the second Thursday of each month.
Stop in the library or email Sue with any questions.

NPL Chess Knights
2025-10-11 11:00 - 12:30 | Norwin Library Community Room, 100 Caruthers Lane, Irwin, PA, 15642, United States
Saturday, October 11th at 11am
Grades K-12th—Parents of kids in K-4th grade are asked to stay.
Join us for open chess playing for K-12 graders and their families. There will be assistance from local players to teach you techniques and strategies. Basic chess knowledge is needed.
Registration is required, space is limited. Please register for each kid attending here: https://forms.gle/dHMuo9Gd91gq6mdy9

Thomas Edison Center Virtual Tour
2025-10-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Norwin Library Community Room, 100 Caruthers Lane, Irwin, PA, 15642, United States
More than any other inventor in history, Thomas Edison is responsible for the technologies that make modern life modern.
By the time of his death in 1931, he held 1,093 patents covering the creation or refinements of devices in telegraphy and telephony, electric power generation and lighting, sound recording, motion pictures, storage batteries, and mining and cement technology.
Take a Virtual Tour of the Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park from the comfort of the Norwin Public Library.

Civil War Presentation - Story of George Sears Greene
2025-10-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Norwin Library Community Room, 100 Caruthers Lane, Irwin, PA, 15642, United States
Local social studies teacher, Mike Giorgianna, will recount the story of George Sears Greene, a Union officer who re-entered the army after working as a civilian civil engineer for 25 years prior to the outbreak of war in 1861.

He will focus on Greene’s life prior to the Civil War and the significant role he played at the battles of Antietam and Gettysburg.

Mystery Night: Murder in a Christmas Carole
2025-10-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Norwin Library Community Room, 100 Caruthers Lane, Irwin, PA, 15642, United States
It’s Christmas Eve and the party is in full swing, but Jacob Marley’s ghost returns to declare that he didn’t die from natural causes. He was murdered. Help solve the crime before it ruins Christmas

Pittsburgh Polka Party
2025-10-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Norwin Library Community Room, 100 Caruthers Lane, Irwin, PA, 15642, United States
Saturday, October 18 at 11 AM

LEARN TO POLKA! (featuring live accordion music with Mary Smaligo) and decorate a Terrible Towel.
EVENT FOR AGES 5 TO 18, this is a Children’s Library program.
At least one adult will be required to stay with kids ages 8 and under. Adults who would like to stay with kids ages 9 to 18 are welcome as family fun will be had by all.
Registration is required as space is limited. Register here: https://forms.gle/SZnEhvhyWBQs7HVo9

Stranger Things Trivia
2025-10-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Norwin Library Community Room, 100 Caruthers Lane, Irwin, PA, 15642, United States
Monday, October 27th at 6pm
Get ready for the final season by testing your team’s knowledge of the show.
Each team must consist of the following:

2-6 players
At least 1 child (aged 10-17 years old)
At least 1 adult (18+ years old)

Smaller teams may be combined with others, at library’s discretion.
A Stranger Things prize will be rewarded to the winning team.
Registration is required here: https://forms.gle/JG5dZT2WFvErjuRU9

Halloween Story Walk
2025-10-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Norwin Library Community Room, 100 Caruthers Lane, Irwin, PA, 15642, United States
This program is FULL.
If you would like to be added to our Wait List please email the following information to mmatthews@norwinpubliclibrary.net If a spot opens up we will notify you:
Program Name
Kid’s Name
Parent’s Name
Contact Phone Number
Contact Email
Child’s Grade

Flight 93 Memorial Presentation
2025-10-29 18:00 - 19:00 | Norwin Library Community Room, 100 Caruthers Lane, Irwin, PA, 15642, United States
On Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001, the U.S. came under attack.
Because of the actions of the 40 passengers and crew aboard Flight 93, the attack on the U.S. Capitol was thwarted.
Join us as a Park Ranger from the Flight 93 National Memorial details the history of that tragic day.
He will also highlight the Memorial that is a lasting tribute to the heroes who lost their lives.

Story Time
2025-11-03 11:00 - 11:30 | PA

Trivia Night!
2025-11-05 18:30 - 19:30 | Norwin Library Community Room, 100 Caruthers Lane, Irwin, PA, 15642, United States
Do you think you can answer 50 general knowledge trivia questions?

This is a team competition with a maximum of 5 on a team. You can signup a whole team, or we will assign you to one.

NPL Chess Knights
2025-11-08 11:00 - 12:30 | Norwin Library Community Room, 100 Caruthers Lane, Irwin, PA, 15642, United States
Saturday, November 8th at 11am
Grades K-12th—Parents of kids in K-4th grade are asked to stay.
Join us for open chess playing for K-12 graders and their families. There will be assistance from local players to show you techniques and strategies. Basic chess knowledge is needed.
Registration is required, space is limited. Please register here: https://forms.gle/zc9opgno31qhtHz7A
