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  • A teacher guides a young child playing the cello.

    UniSound presents Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

    CLP – Main (Oakland) 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Join us for some musical fun! Learn how to hold and play strings and brass instruments and get answers to all your musical questions.

  • Closeup image of many people writing on blank notebook together on wooden table

    Canceled Pittsburgh Writers’ Studio

    Pittsburgh Writer’s Studio
    CLP – Squirrel Hill 5801 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Let’s “freewrite” together! Use prompts and questions for reflection to spur writing, then share in a non-judgmental atmosphere. Leave with a new piece of writing you can work on later. Celebrate the joy of creating!

  • Disabled adult painting at an easel with nearby health aid.

    Creative Citizen Studios Art Workshop

    Creative Citizen Studios Art Workshop
    CLP – Carrick 1811 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh

    This interactive arts program is designed for adults with intellectual & developmental disabilities (caregivers welcome). Workshop participants are invited to explore their artistic talents through art history and various art techniques with an art instructor from Creative Citizen Studios. Registration required with limited seats; experience not necessary. Please inform the library and class instructor of … Continued

  • A teenager reads in a window seat in the library.

    Teen Time: Black Inventors and Innovators STEM Challenge

    Teen Time
    CLP – Squirrel Hill 5801 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    This Teen Time program will help teen participants explore the contributions of African American inventors. Teens will be given an assortment of items and use computational thinking to complete basic engineering projects inspired by African American engineers and inventors: marble maze, bridge, free building, and paper chain. This program is part of our Black History … Continued

  • Two children at table smiling as they draw in pencil

    Kids Club – Ida B. Wells-Barnett

    Kids Club
    CLP – Sheraden 720 Sherwood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Ida B. Wells was an African American journalist, an educator, a feminist and an anti-lynching civil rights leader. Through her journalism, she fought tirelessly for equal rights for women and Black Americans until her death in 1931. In this program, kids will learn about Wells’ impact and get their own chance to change their community … Continued

  • A smiling teenager with headphones around their neck smiles in the teen section.

    Teen Choice

    Teen Choice
    CLP – Woods Run 1201 Woods Run Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Join us for Teen Choice where you can choose your own creative adventure! Teen Choice is a time to continue working on the activity from the previous week’s Teen Time; explore something new using the supplies and games on hand in the Teenspace; or sharing your passion and teaching other teens about something you love. No matter … Continued

  • Overhead shot of a child sketching on a blank piece of paper.

    Kids Club – Ernie Barnes

    Kids Club
    CLP – Homewood 7101 Hamilton Ave, Pittsburgh, United States

    Kids will create a painting inspired by the artist Ernie Barnes. Ernie Barnes was an NFL star who followed his dreams and became one of the most influential visual artists of his generation. For kids in grades K-5. This program is part of our Black History Month 2026 programming.

  • Two siblings, about 5 and 8, read together in a cubby in the children's section of the library. The older child is wearing sensory headphones.

    Kids Choice

    Kids Choice
    CLP – Carrick 1811 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh

    Choose your own adventure! Continue a Kids Club activity; explore the supplies, toys and games in the children’s space; or teach other kids something you love. Children’s Services staff will be there to support you. For kids in grades K-5.

  • A child plays jenga in the library.

    Kids Choice

    Kids Choice
    CLP – Mt. Washington 315 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Choose your own adventure! Continue a Kids Club activity; explore the supplies, toys and games in the children’s space; or teach other kids something you love. Children’s Services staff will be there to support you. For kids in grades K-5.

  • A teen draws on posterboard in the library's Teen Space.

    Teen Time: Quilting Black History

    Teen Time
    CLP – Beechview 1910 Broadway Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    This Teen Time program will help teens learn about the history of quilting in Black culture, think about the importance of Black quilters in Black history, think about the role of art in expressing and preserving history in Black communities, and create a sewing project such a tea mat or a key fob. This program … Continued

  • A young woman draws with paints with a brush, close-up.

    ProjectArt Pittsburgh Homewood Ages 13-18

    ProjectArt Pittsburgh Homewood Ages 13-18
    CLP – Homewood 7101 Hamilton Ave, Pittsburgh, United States

    ProjectArt’s free classes run from September – May. Materials are provided for all students ages 4-7; 8-12, or 13-18. Local, professional artists teach classes aligned with the National Arts Education Association standards and are informed by the teaching artist’s creative practice. ProjectArt classes are fun, imaginative and cultivate a love of learning. Enrollment is ongoing … Continued