Learn to play a continuous set of music using a laptop, headphones and touch-sensitive controller. For teens
Join us for a three session mini conference to support Black business and nonprofit leaders in Pittsburgh. This is the first of its kind in the region! During each session, … Continued
This program will help teens articulate their intersections of identity in a fun, creative way to tell the story of their own life. They will also learn how to construct … Continued
Before World War II, every neighborhood in Pittsburgh had a small Jewish community with synagogues, schools, and businesses. We’ll reconstruct these lost neighborhoods using materials from the Heinz History Center. … Continued
Ready for the International Jazz Festival? Join us for this preview hosted by August Wilson African American Cultural Center!
AI has had an immediate impact on education across all levels and has created just as many questions. Is AI a tool to assist with homework or a crutch harming … Continued
Not all blood is alike! Differences in blood can in fact mean life-or-death in cases of blood transfusions and even pregnancies! Students will learn how blood works, how to find … Continued
Ready for the International Jazz Festival? Join us for this preview hosted by August Wilson African American Cultural Center!
Ready for the International Jazz Festival? Join us for this preview hosted by August Wilson African American Cultural Center!
Learn the typographic art form of “style writing” and find your artistic voice. Graffiti art is all about finding your identity, making it known, and adding a unique flare. Before … Continued
Ready for the International Jazz Festival? Join us for this preview hosted by August Wilson African American Cultural Center!
Ready for the International Jazz Festival? Join us for this preview hosted by August Wilson African American Cultural Center!
Come check out our newest Children’s materials – Decodable books! Decodables are a new beginning reader book that focuses on phonics. They give kids the confidence they need to become … Continued
Come check out our newest Children’s materials – Decodable books! Decodables are a new beginning reader book that focuses on phonics. They give kids the confidence they need to become … Continued
Celebrate with Face Paint Pittsburgh. This presenter uses skin approved face paint, glitter tattoos, airbrushed temporary tattoos, glow paint and all things body art for all ages.
Neighborhoods matter. But what specific factors make them matter and why do our neighborhoods experience such divergent conditions and outcomes? This program dives into the causes & consequences of segregation … Continued
Ready for the International Jazz Festival? Join us for this preview host by August Wilson African American Cultural Center!
Meet our Educational Animal, an Eastern Black Rat Snake named Mr. McSlithers. Learn about his habitat, diet and everyday life. Get up close to learn about his unique adaptations. For … Continued
Pittsburgh Community Services Incorporated (PCSI) delivers free, confidential Pennsylvania criminal record review sessions to help residents identify options for record expungement, sealing, and pardon applications This program helps those affected … Continued
This program features a lecture recital on Florence Price’s “Five Folksongs in Counterpoint” by the Huldra Quartet. This warm yet intricate piece blends American folk songs and Black spirituals with … Continued
Come learn how Pittsburgh Pirates star Roberto Clemente has inspired young people from his native Puerto Rico and around the world!
Learn the typographic art form of “style writing” and find your artistic voice. Graffiti art is all about finding your identity, making it known, and adding a unique flare. Before … Continued
It’s a rule as old as time: Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. So where does that energy go? This program will demonstrate to students that energy has to … Continued
Join Creative Reuse in making a spooky and sweet pet bat with reused materials! We’ll use recycled paper to build our bats and personalize them with things like buttons, beads, … Continued
Highlighting Pittsburgh’s picturesque cemeteries, see the evolution of the art and design of tombstones and memorials, and hear stories of the notable and interesting Pittsburghers who lie beneath them.
Get ready to rattle your bones and wiggle like a swamp creature! Monster Machinery & Spooky Shapes is a high-energy Halloween workshop that explores the “scary” through the lens of … Continued
Enjoy a drumming and dancing performance by local Native American group Red Eagle Village. Performance will be held outdoors on the lawn by the front entrance of the library, weather … Continued
Indian cuisine is as old as the civilization (~4,000 years) and as varied as its population. Typical of the cuisine is an integral role of aromatic spices and herbs. There … Continued
Get into the spooky spirit by creating a DIY Pumpkin Creature with reused materials! We’ll take various recycled pumpkin decorations and bring them to life with a plethora of unique … Continued
Discover fur, feathers, and scales in this introduction to some of the world’s most fascinating animals. Using live animals from the Zoo, we will explore the physical characteristics of each … Continued
Neighborhoods matter. But what specific factors make them matter and why do our neighborhoods experience such divergent conditions and outcomes? This program dives into the causes & consequences of segregation … Continued
Join Creative Reuse in making a spooky and sweet pet bat with reused materials! We’ll use recycled paper to build our bats and personalize them with things like buttons, beads, … Continued
Join Creative Reuse in making a spooky and sweet pet bat with reused materials! We’ll use recycled paper to build our bats and personalize them with things like buttons, beads, … Continued
Celebrate Hispanic and Latin Heritage Month featuring an author talk with Jared Lemus. Jared Lemus is a Guatemalan-American author and winner of the 2026 PEN America/Robert W. Bingham Prize for … Continued
Highlighting Pittsburgh’s picturesque cemeteries, see the evolution of the art and design of tombstones and memorials, and hear stories of the notable and interesting Pittsburghers who lie beneath them.
Pittsburgh Community Services Incorporated (PCSI) delivers free, confidential Pennsylvania criminal record review sessions to help residents identify options for record expungement, sealing, and pardon applications This program helps those affected … Continued
Everything CRYPTIDS! Join library staff to explore how to find everything about cryptids! There will be books, stickers, cryptid research demonstrations, and the chance to find proof to add to … Continued
Cojiform helps you build creativity and mindfulness through a tactile art experience. It combines the beauty of abstract sculpture, the playfulness of building blocks, and the challenge of a puzzle.
Through guided looking and storytelling, students are introduced to one of the elements of art: color, line, shape, and texture.
Learn about archaeological theory and practice and the archaeological record of Western Pennsylvania. Can you identify the difference between a rock and a hammer stone? Learn how American Indians created stone tools like projectile … Continued
Generative AI chatbots may be making the headlines, but they are only the tip of the iceberg. Beyond ChatGPT and Gemini lies a world of functional tech—from the data analysis … Continued
Help shape the future of literacy in our region. The 2026 Children’s Literacy Summit brings together educators, librarians and literacy champions for a day of inspiring conversations, fresh ideas and … Continued
Do you own quilts that have passed through the family, been purchased, or otherwise acquired, and would love to know more about them? These works of fabric art help document … Continued
Celebrate Halloween at the Library! Join us for tricks, treats and spooky Halloween fun.