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.
Ruth Asawa combined her observations of nature with things she learned in hardship to create unique art that inspired many other artists. Children will learn about Asawa’s life and how her experiences with racism and sexism shaped her work as they create their own sculpture inspired by Ruth Asawa’s work. This event is part of … Continued
This Teen Time program will help teens think about the contributions of Chinese and Japanese ancient traditions into book binding and bookmaking and learn how to create a notebook using the 4-hole Japanese book binding technique. This event is part of our AANHPI Heritage Month 2026 programming.
Join us for a lively discussion on Inheritance: a Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro. This title is available for checkout in our Catalog. and as an eBook and eAudio on Libby. This program takes place in the Family & Local History Department (3rd floor).
Join us for an hour long meditation program that explores techniques for relaxing the body and calming the mind, while also cultivating mindfulness, loving kindness, and equanimity. No equipment or previous experience required. Come as you are. For Adults.
Cuddle up with 30 minutes of stories, songs and action rhymes that develop early literacy skills in children. Pajamas optional! For children ages birth to five years and their caregivers.
Join us for a lively discussion on The Laughter by Sonora Jha. This title is available for checkout in our Catalog, and also as an eBook and eAudio on Hoopla. This event is part of our AANHPI Heritage Month 2026 programming.
Children learn and grow through art! Little Artists is a sensory experience for young children and their caregivers and a time to explore colors, shapes, textures, and materials. To encourage open experimentation and self-expression, this program focuses on the process of creation rather than the finished product. Exploration can get messy, so dress accordingly. For … Continued
Little Artists is a sensory experience for experimenting and exploring colors, shapes, textures, and materials. Exploration can get messy, so dress accordingly. For children birth to 5 years and their caregivers.
Preschoolers and their caregivers will explore books, songs and rhymes to expand the imagination, inspire self-discovery and develop early literacy skills in this 30 minute program. For children ages 3 to 5 years and their caregivers.
Enjoy learning the basics of the Japanese language and culture from a certified, native Japanese instructor. We will learn greetings, etiquette and manners, survival phrases for traveling to Japan, visiting interesting tourist locations, and ordering food and shopping. We will also learn reading and writing – Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji, Emoji, Anime and Manga. Each session … Continued
Join us to practice your English-speaking skills! You can freely practice with friendly neighbors in this relaxed social group. This group is for English language learners who want to practice with other learners.
LDA of PA is excited to offer its Early Literacy Instruction program for students in kindergarten through second grade at CLP – Hill District and CLP – Brookline. Pairing up to four students per tutor and utilizing multi-sensory reading tutoring techniques, this program teaches reading, spelling, and handwriting in fun, interactive, and multisensory ways. The … Continued
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
