Now in its eleventh year, “Love Your Library,” a county-wide initiative developed by the Allegheny County Library Association and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, provides a way for residents to “show their love” to their local library.Join us in September for our Basket Raffles, Family Fall Fun Day, and other special events, and donate if it...
Enjoy a story and a craft with the library staff .Weekday Storytime is intended for children from birth to 2nd Grade.Monday and Thursday in the same week have the same story and craft, so choose whichever time works best for you.Schedule:August 24 & 27: OppositesAug. 31 & Sep. 3: Hair & Hair StylesSeptember 10: ShapesSeptember...
This is a family program all about constellations, presented by local astronomer Dr. Rachel Patton.In the first half of this workshop, find out how constellations have been used by people over the centuries. In the second half, try building your own with replica "stars"!Dr. Rachel Patton entered a space phase at age 5 and never...
Enjoy a story and a craft with the library staff .Weekday Storytime is intended for children from birth to 2nd Grade.Monday and Thursday in the same week have the same story and craft, so choose whichever time works best for you.Schedule:August 24 & 27: Opposites
Enjoy a story and a craft with the library staff .Weekday Storytime is intended for children from birth to 2nd Grade.Monday and Thursday in the same week have the same story and craft, so choose whichever time works best for you.Schedule:August 24 & 27: Opposites
Organize your thoughts and work out your feelings by writing them down. In this workshop we’ll be talking about keeping a journal or diary that’s just for you.
Presented in partnership with the Dormont Historical Society.Todd DePastino tells the story of the Whiskey Rebellion, a massive armed uprising and secessionist movement in the American West, which then included Pittsburgh. Sparked by Alexander Hamilton’s excise tax on whiskey in 1791, the rebellion was the first major test of the newly constituted federal government and...
Enjoy a story and a craft with the library staff .Weekday Storytime is intended for children from birth to 2nd Grade.Monday and Thursday in the same week have the same story and craft, so choose whichever time works best for you.Schedule:August 24 & 27: Opposites
A bilingual storytime in both English and Spanish.Una hora del cuento bilingüe, tanto en inglés como en español.This is a special program for Summer 2026 only at this time.
Discover the joy of tinkering with our STEM lab! For this season, we're continuing with set projects every session, with an emphasis on earth sciences.June 27: Air-Dry MedallionJuly 11: FlashlightsJuly 18: Dino DioramasAugust 1: Cookie ExcavationAugust 22: Geodes
After Summer Reading, we'll be taking the week of August 17 off from weekday and Saturday Storytimes. They will resume on August 24 at the regular time.
We'll be wrapping up Summer Reading with one more special presentation from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. This time, the presentation's all about dinosaurs! For around 150 million years, these enormouse reptiles were the dominant form of life on land, and their surviving descendants--birds--are still with us todayGet an up-close and personal look at...