Adult Programs & Events
Check out some of our events and programs geared toward adults this spring at C.C. Mellor!
For a complete list of upcoming programs, visit the library events calendar.
Programs
Summer Book Bingo 2024
Knitting Group
Second Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at CCM Edgewood | Fourth Wednesdays at 6 p.m. on Zoom
No registration required
Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/204142753
Meeting ID: 204 142 753
Love yarn? Want to knit with others? Join us online for stitching and conversation! The group meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 6:00 PM.
Forest Hills Social Hour
Come join us at CCM Forest Hills for a weekly social hour for older adults! We’ll meet weekly on Thursdays from 2 to 3 p.m. and enjoy coffee and tea while chatting with neighbors and friends.
The Flivver bus is now running on Thursdays! To find more information about this service check out the Forest Hills website or call 412-519-3955.
Conversation Salon
Note: Beginning in October, the Conversation Salon is changing their meeting date to the second Tuesday of the month, and they will meet in the Community Room beside the library in the Forest Hills borough building.
Second Monday of each month at 10 a.m. in the Westinghouse Lodge
799 Barclay Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15221 (next to CCM Forest Hills)
Facilitator: Rick Boyle, rickb213000@gmail.com
Do you enjoy stimulating conversation? Join us once a month as we gather together to discuss interesting topics and share ideas. Conversation salons are face-to-face discussions among people who are interested in sharing thoughts, information and opinions about the meaningful events of our own experiences, our community and the world at large.
Clutterers Anonymous
Clutterers Anonymous is a 12 Step Fellowship of individuals who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other, that they may solve their common problem with clutter and help each other to recover. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop cluttering. Please join us — we meet in a supportive judgment free zone.
Every Monday 6:30-7:45 p.m. on Zoom.
Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84148770537?pwd=QXJ0NDNub1NkcFF0ZHZVRFFnTTdudz09
Meeting ID is:841 4877 0537
Password is:602753
Audio only: 1(929) 205-6099 If you call in on this number, you will be asked to enter the meeting ID followed by the password.
Book Clubs
C.C. Mellor is home to three book clubs, each with their own theme and meeting location. There are no requirements to join any group, but you can contact the facilitator for more information on each group. If you need help acquiring the book for any group, ask a staff member at any branch, and they’ll help you order one to your preferred pickup location.
Drop Dead Book Club
First Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at CCM Edgewood
1 Pennwood Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15218
Since 2003, the Drop Dead Book Club has read a mystery every month. The atmosphere is informal. The group has a facilitator/record keeper but not a discussion leader. Books are chosen by consensus.
▼ Click here to view our book schedule.
| Date | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | The Secrets of Wishtide | Kate Saunders |
| Oct 4 | Sworn to Silence | Linda Castillo |
| Nov 1 | The Nanny | Gilly Macmillan |
| Dec 6 | All the Dangerous Things | Stacy Willingham |
| Jan 3 | Murder In An Irish Village | Carlene O’Connor and J. D. Robb |
| Feb 7 | Find Her | Lisa Gardner |
| Mar 6 | Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice For Murderers | Jesse Q. Sutanto |
| Apr 3 | The Only One Left | Riley Sager |
| May 1 | Pretty Girls | Karin Slaughter |
For a complete list of upcoming books and meeting dates, please visit the Drop Dead Book Club website.
Fourth Tuesday Book Club
Fourth Tuesdays at 1 p.m. at CCM Forest Hills.
4400 Greensburg Pike, Pittsburgh, PA 15221
The 4th Tuesday Book Club reads books on a wide variety of subjects and genres: fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary. Join us for lively discussions on–you guessed it–the 4th Tuesday of every month in the Community Room beside the CCM Forest Hills Library.
Click here to download a list of past Book Club selections.
▼ Click here to view our book schedule.
| Month | Title | Author |
| January | When Smoke Ran Like Water | Devra Lee Davis |
| February | Cloud Cuckoo Land | Anthony Doerr |
| March | The Splendid and the Vile | Erik Larson |
| April | Demon Copperhead | Barbara Kingsolver |
| May | Differ We Must | Steven Inskeep |
| June | Free Food for Billionaires | Min Jin Lee |
| July | Killer of the Flower Moon | David Grann |
| August | Horse | Geraldine Brooks |
| September | River of Doubt | Candice Miller |
| October | Missing Hearts | Celeste Ng |
| November | American Sirens | Kevin Hazzard |
| December | Lessons in Chemistry | Bonnie Garmus |
Century Book Club
Third Wednesdays at 7 p.m. on Zoom
Contact: Cameron Bloom, bloomc@ccmellorlibrary.org
Click here to join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 851 9143 0785
Passcode: 635567 (“Mellor,” for the pre-keyboard phone crowd)
Originally started to commemorate CCM’s centennial in 2018, the Century Book club reads books from each decade of the 20th and 21st centuries in sequence. Past selections have been fiction, nonfiction, drama, short stories, and more.
Click here to download a list of past Book Club selections.
▼ Click here to view our book schedule.
| Date | Title | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15 2023 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Arthur Conan Doyle | 1902 |
| Apr 19 2023 | The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man | James Weldon Johnson | 1912 |
| May 17 2023 | The Enchanted April | Elizabeth Von Arnim | 1922 |
| Jun 21 2023 | Brave New World | Aldous Huxley | 1932 |
| Jul 19 2023 | The Stranger | Albert Camus | 1942 |
| Aug 16 2023 | East of Eden | John Steinbeck | 1952 |
| Sep 20 2023 | Silent Spring | Rachel Carson | 1962 |
| Oct 18 2023 | The Stepford Wives | Ira Levin | 1972 |
| Nov 15 2023 | The Women of Brewster Place | Gloria Naylor | 1982 |
| Dec 20 2023 | Fever Pitch | Nick Hornby | 1992 |
| Jan 17 2024 | Coraline | Neil Gaiman | 2002 |
| Feb 21 2024 | The Round House | Louise Erdrich | 2012 |
| Mar 20 2024 | I Can’t Wait to Call You My Wife | Rita Roberts | 2022 |
| Apr 17 2024 | The Souls of Black Folk | W.E.B. DuBois | 1903 |
| May 15 2024 | The Custom of the Country | Edith Wharton | 1913 |
| Jun 19 2024 | The Inimitable Jeeves | P.G. Wodehouse | 1923 |
| Jul 17 2024 | The Thin Man | Dashiell Hammett | 1933 |
| Aug 21 2024 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Betty Smith | 1943 |
| Sept 18 2024 | The Narrows | Ann Petry | 1953 |
| Oct 16 2024 | A Wrinkle in Time | Madeleine L’Engle | 1963 |
| Nov 20 2024 | Sula | Toni Morrison | 1973 |
| Dec 18 2024 | The Best of Simple | Langston Hughes | 1983 |
| Jan 15 2025 | Parable of the Sower | Octavia Butler | 1993 |
| Feb 19 2025 | The Kite Runner | Khaled Hosseini | 2003 |
| Mar 19 2025 | Mr. Loverman | Bernardine Evaristo | 2013 |
Great Outdoors Book Club
Last Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.
Contact: Erin Pierce, piercee@ccmellorlibrary.org
Fellow Adventures: Join us for our NEW monthly book club!
Each month, we will set off a literary journey to discover uncharted lands and thrilling adventures.
Our first meeting will be January 31 – All are welcome!
| Jan 31 | CCM Edgewood | The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light | Paul Bogard |
| Feb 26 | CCM Edgewood | TBA | |
| Mar 26 | 3Rivers Outdoor Co. | TBA | |
| Apr 30 | 3Rivers Outdoor Co. | TBA |
Events
Check out our fall events below!
Financial Workshop for First-time Homebuyers
Saturday, January 20, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Learn how to shop for a home, navigate loan options and plan for down payment and closing costs. Experts cover everything from credit to closing. Grants available for down payments in some areas. Breakfast and lunch provided!
For more information, call NeighborWorks at (412) 281-9773
Meet the Author: Living While Black: My Experience with “Everyday Racism” by Beverly Harris-Schenz
Live author reading, as well as a guided discussion by the author of Living While Black: My Experience with “Everyday Racism”, Beverly Harris-Schenz.
Check out her book page here: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/living-while-black
Representative Abigail Salisbury’s Community Visit
Thursday February 22, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
A constituent services representative from Abigail Salisbury’s staff will be hosting office hours at CCM Forest Hills. Bring your questions and concerns!
Zentangle Beginners Class
Thursday, February 22, 6 – 7 p.m.
Zentangle® is a simple technique for pattern drawing that is relaxing, meditative, intriguing and FUN! If you can print the alphabet, you can do Zentangle—just 5 easy strokes! You will amaze yourself. Excite your creativity!
Sue Schneider has been teaching Zentangle locally and internationally for more than ten years. An award-winning artist, she has exhibited her work in a variety of venues. Her art graces corporate and personal collections.
For more information and email reminders, please join “Zentanglers in Pittsburgh” at www.meetup.com. Sue Schneider, Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT), Organizer.
Ukrainian Egg Decorating Demonstration
Monday, March 11, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
In this demo, Marilan complete one egg, start to finish, while lecturing on the tools, techniques and history of the art. The completed egg is awarded to an audience member by random raffle. Dozens of beautifully eggs are on display during the demonstration.
For 50+ years, Marilan has presented demonstrations and taught hands-on classes in the art of “Pysanky” at Community College, community centers, libraries, and numerous senior residences. Her passion is to share this traditional folk art and its rich history with new audiences.
Solar Observation
Thursday, March 21, 6 – 7 p.m.
An introduction to solar features visible on our nearest star, the Sun, and safe solar observing techniques, using both white-light and H-alpha solar filters. Additionally, we’ll discuss where to go and how to observe the upcoming April 8th, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse.
South Hills resident Larry McHenry has been active in amateur astronomy for over 40 years, and is a member of the Kiski Astronomers, and the Oil Region Astronomical Society (ORAS) in Western Pennsylvania. One of Larry’s favorite astronomical activities is safely observing the Sun.
You can learn more about Larry’s astronomical interests online at his webportal: http://www.stellar-journeys.org
Medicare 101
Saturday, March 23, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
This free educational class will cover how and when to enroll, working past 65 and delaying Part B, what Medicare does & does not cover, your expected costs, Supplemental versus Advantage insurance, Rx drugs and the donut hole.