Special Events

Join us for a performance with members of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

Join us for Pittsburgh’s most bookish dinner and the opportunity to support Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh! Mix, mingle and dine after dark with some of the brightest literary stars of the 2026 PGH Book Fest in our historic Oakland library. Each dinner table will feature one author from the festival line-up, and guests will receive … Continued

Paging all book lovers! Pgh Book Fest is back on Saturday, May 30 with events starting at 10 a.m. at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Main in Oakland. The Festival is FREE and brings together readers of all ages for a day of author talks, poetry readings, workshops, local booksellers, literary exhibitors and vendors, and … Continued

Get ready to dig in, branch out, and GROW at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Summer Reading celebration! This year’s “Grow” theme is all about planting seeds of curiosity, watering your imagination, and watching your love of reading bloom all summer long. Whether you’re growing your knowledge, or growing into a reading superstar, join us for … Continued

Get ready to dig in, branch out, and GROW at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Summer Reading celebration! This year’s “Grow” theme is all about planting seeds of curiosity, watering your imagination, and watching your love of reading bloom all summer long. Whether you’re growing your knowledge, or growing into a reading superstar, join us for … Continued

Get ready to dig in, branch out, and GROW at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Summer Reading celebration! This year’s “Grow” theme is all about planting seeds of curiosity, watering your imagination, and watching your love of reading bloom all summer long. Whether you’re growing your knowledge, or growing into a reading superstar, join us for … Continued

As a lead-up to Juneteenth, this event features a screening of selected musical performances originally broadcast on WQED’s Black Horizons, the nation’s longest-running television program created specifically to serve Black audiences. Minette Seate, Executive Producer at WQED and a longtime contributor to the series, will discuss the program and the significance of the featured performances. … Continued

Get ready to dig in, branch out, and GROW at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Summer Reading celebration! This year’s “Grow” theme is all about planting seeds of curiosity, watering your imagination, and watching your love of reading bloom all summer long. Whether you’re growing your knowledge, or growing into a reading superstar, join us for … Continued

Get ready to dig in, branch out, and GROW at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Summer Reading celebration! This year’s “Grow” theme is all about planting seeds of curiosity, watering your imagination, and watching your love of reading bloom all summer long. Whether you’re growing your knowledge, or growing into a reading superstar, join us for … Continued

Get ready to dig in, branch out, and GROW at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Summer Reading celebration! This year’s “Grow” theme is all about planting seeds of curiosity, watering your imagination, and watching your love of reading bloom all summer long. Whether you’re growing your knowledge, or growing into a reading superstar, join us for … Continued

Laura Zurowski, Charles Succop, and Matthew Jacob present the history of Pittsburgh’s city steps alongside maps and photos that reveal the city’s beauty through its unique public infrastructure. For adults.

Get ready to dig in, branch out, and GROW at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Summer Reading celebration! This year’s “Grow” theme is all about planting seeds of curiosity, watering your imagination, and watching your love of reading bloom all summer long. Whether you’re growing your knowledge, or growing into a reading superstar, join us for … Continued

Discover creative approaches to learning science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics through a hands-on experience integrating music, dance, theater, and visual arts. For kids grade K-5.

Union Project’s Wheel Mobile is a vehicle equipped with clay, tools, a potter’s wheel, and a Raku kiln. This mobile studio extends UP’s ceramics programming by bringing clay anywhere there’s a road and provide wheel throwing, hand-building, and Raku firing demonstrations and activities. Recommended for all ages.

Let’s Leap into Action in Attack Theatre’s creative movement workshop! Rooted in curiosity and imagination, this workshop will invite participants to experience the joy and creativity of dance and movement. For grades K-5

Join us in celebrating a new gallery exhibit with items donated to our new Digital Community Collection. For adults.

Join us for some musical fun! Learn how to hold and play strings and brass instruments and get answers to all your musical questions. For grades K-5.

Everyone deserves a happily ever after. Join this author to learn about how to write flawed, vulnerable, disabled, neurodivergent characters finding authentic selves—romances exploring mental health, sexuality, belonging, and unconditional acceptance across humanity’s full spectrum. For adults.

Learn how to extract medicinal properties from herbs and turn them into delicious fermented sodas. This demo-based program is great for anyone interested in diving deeper into fermentation, herbs, and nutrition.

Create your own portrait! Discuss a selection of portraits from the Frick Art Museum and create one of your own in this one-hour workshop. For grades K-5.

A workshop to help creative writers publish books, stories, essays, and poems. Attendees will get advice and resources to find publishers, choose the right ones, and navigate the submission process. For adults

Create your own portrait! Discuss a selection of portraits from the Frick Art Museum and create one of your own in this one-hour workshop. For grades K-5.

Join us at the historical Hazelwood Brew House for the re-release of Carnegie Lager of Pittsburgh, a collaboration between CLP – Hazelwood and New France Brewing Company! Come hang out, meet local organizations, and support a good cause! A portion of every Carnegie Lager purchase will go directly to CLP. We’ll have food trucks and … Continued

Save the date for CLP’s Summer Reading Extravaganza, a family-friendly outdoor festival for all ages! Enjoy an afternoon of music, storytelling, games, crafts, food trucks and so much more! Join us for performances and workshops by: Dig into A Garden for Lili with award-winning author and illustrator Melissa Iwai! Her storytime and interactive presentation will … Continued

In this class, Pittsburgh’s favorite clown, O’Ryan the O’Mazing, teaches kids the basic circus skills. Learn how to balance, juggle, spin a plate, play a character, and make an audience laugh. For grades K-5