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  • Children play with large building blocks in the library.

    Kids Club

    Kids Club
    CLP – Beechview 1910 Broadway Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    The Library is the place to be! Kids Club programs may include crafts, games, books, technology and more. Meet new friends, hang out with old friends and try something new. For kids in grades K-5.

  • Elementary school children build 3D models using recycled materials during class.

    Kids Choice

    Kids Choice
    CLP – Hazelwood 5006 Second 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 high school student in works on robot in after school engineering club.

    Teen Time: Jade Snow Wong-Inspired Ceramics

    Teen Time
    CLP – West End 47 Wabash St, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    This Teen Time program will help teens learn the history of and significance of ceramics in AANHPI culture, focusing on the work of Chinese American ceramicist Jade Snow Wong, while also learning how to make pottery with air-dry clay. This event is part of our AANHPI Heritage Month 2026 programming.

  • Page Turners Book Club

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

    Join us for a lively discussion on America Is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo. This book discussion is a hybrid event. You can join in person in the Director’s Office Conference Room on the first floor, or virtually using the link provided in your registration confirmation email. Some copies of the title will be … Continued

    Free
  • A smiling adult during a one-on-one meeting with a librarian.

    Job and Career: Online Job Searching

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

    Set up a plan for your online job search! Learn about major job search websites and gain insight into the online application process.

  • Two electrical engineers examine a microchip and its specifications.

    Job and Career: Career Cruising

    CLP – East Liberty 130 S. Whitfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Learn more about different career fields that interest you! CLP offers resources to help you explore careers and navigate career transitions.

  • Cookbook Club

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

    Join us for a new cookbook club with the Library! At select CLP locations, we will talk cookbooks, share stories and cultures and explore all things culinary. This month will feature Aloha Kitchen by Alana Kysar. This program will take place in the Oversized Books Room on the second floor. This title is available for … Continued

  • Mature senior adult sitting on floor of living room practicing guided meditation at home, with eyes closed and headphones on.

    Meditation with a Monk

    Meditation with a Monk
    CLP – East Liberty 130 S. Whitfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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.

  • A couple and their baby look through a family photo album together.

    Bring Your Family Treasures

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

    Bring in a few items from your cherished family collection and our preservation staff will provide one on one expert care tips.

    Free
  • silhouette of woman with hands on wall made up of computer network

    Postponed Civics Lecture Series: Monsters, Bots, and Misinformation

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

    As technology and information spread faster than ever, media and scientific literacy are increasingly critical. This multi‑speaker symposium, presented with CivicCLP, examines the real‑world impacts of misinformation and flawed data. Speakers reflect on how misleading information shapes public understanding, professional practice, and the way scientific ideas drift from their original research. This event will take … Continued

    Free
  • Toddlers playing with shaker eggs during storytime.

    Storytime: Pajama Storytime

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

    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.

  • Librarian holding a stuffed animal for a baby to touch.

    Storytime: Pajama Storytime

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

    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.

  • Group of people sitting on a seminar. They have their hand raised.

    CLP-Homewood Renovation Community Session

    CLP – Homewood 7101 Hamilton Ave, Pittsburgh, United States

    Please join us for another informational meeting about the upcoming renovation of CLP-Homewood. We will review a draft of the plans and have time for discussion. Come share your feedback and ask questions about the plans to keep this historic building functioning for generations to come.

  • Two smiling adults shake hands in front of an open door.

    Canceled Neighborhood Nonprofits: Downtown

    CLP – Downtown 612 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Learn about Career, Business, & Nonprofit Services and Resources while discovering the nonprofits in your neighborhood! Hear from local arts and culture-related organizations in the Downtown area about the work they do in your community, then stay to mingle, ask questions, and make meaningful connections.

  • Close up image on children using different colours in art class, shallow depth of field

    Little Artists

    Little Artists
    CLP – Lawrenceville 279 Fisk Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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

  • Artists' paintbrushes of various sizes, bristle ends up, in cups.

    Little Artists

    Little Artists
    CLP – Downtown 612 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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.

  • We Learn: Survival Japanese (Tourist to Beginner Level)

    We Learn: Survival Japanese (Tourist to Beginner Level)
    CLP – Downtown 612 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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

  • Group of modern immigrant students learning irregular verbs of English Language in an ESL class.

    Let’s Speak English!

    Let’s Speak English!
    CLP – Downtown 612 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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.             

  • Scanning old photos using a small portable scanner. A hand puts a photo in the scanner. A stack of black and white photos next to each other on the table.

    Community Scan Day

    CLP – Allegheny 1230 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Scan your old photographs, documents, slides, and more for free at Community Scan Day! Staff will teach you how to use a portable scanner to digitize your items at CLP locations. If you’d like to donate digital copies to the CLP Digital Community Collection, a staff member will walk you through the donation process. Appointments … Continued

  • An adult helps a child, about four, with reading skills in teh library.

    LDA of PA Presents Early Literacy Tutoring

    LDA of PA Presents Early Literacy Tutoring
    CLP – Brookline 708 Brookline Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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

  • Three elementary school students working on small robotic projects in science lab.

    Kids Club: Ruth Asawa Sculptures

    Kids Club
    CLP – Lawrenceville 279 Fisk Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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

  • We Learn: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Using Python and R Programming

    We Learn: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Using Python and R Programming
    CLP – East Liberty 130 S. Whitfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    This We Learn group is facilitated by Yong Myoung. I’m currently articulating my research in machine learning by using Python and R as tools. We’ll have a common platform which we can discuss: case example including data sets; beside that we’ll follow online learning platform, Data Science: Machine Learning, before we meet up. We’ll use … Continued

  • Two small children play with scarves during storytime with their caregivers.

    Storytime: Family Fun

    Storytime: Family Fun
    CLP – Woods Run 1201 Woods Run Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Join us for stories, songs and action rhymes. During this 30 minute program, families will meet new friends and develop early literacy skills. For children ages birth to five years and their caregivers.

  • Caregivers and young children sit on the floor for storytime.

    Storytime: Family Fun

    Storytime: Family Fun
    CLP – East Liberty 130 S. Whitfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Join us for stories, songs and action rhymes. During this 30 minute program, families will meet new friends and develop early literacy skills. For children ages birth to five years and their caregivers.

  • Artists' paintbrushes of various sizes, bristle ends up, in cups.

    Little Artists

    Little Artists
    CLP – Homewood 7101 Hamilton Ave, Pittsburgh, United States

    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.

  • Image of a hand holding various colored and shaped role-playing dice

    Library Lounge: Tabletop Gaming

    Library Lounge: Tabletop Gaming
    CLP – Lawrenceville 279 Fisk Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Join us to meet other game enthusiasts and play tabletop games! We’ll have some games to choose from, or you can bring one to share. Several of our games also have Spanish-language rulebooks available.

  • Books on Broadway Book Club

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

    Join us for a lively discussion on White Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn Bracht. This title is available for checkout in our Catalog and as an eBook and eAudio on Libby. This event is part of our AANHPI Heritage Month 2026 programming.

  • Lemons and herbs in a bowl next to a glass bottle filled with lemon, herbs, and water.

    Postponed Community Cultures presents Wild Herbal Sodas

    Featured
    CLP – West End 47 Wabash St, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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.

  • Black and white image of people on a wooden roller coaster at Kennywood.

    Share Your Stories: Summers in Pittsburgh

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

    Connect with other Pittsburgh community members on a different theme each month with the Family & Local History Department. Bring stories, memorabilia, photos, and all things summer to this local history show and tell! You’ll have a chance to share stories, learn from others, and find out how you can share your memories with the … Continued

  • Group of adults sitting in a circle in conversation

    Let’s Speak English

    Let’s Speak English
    CLP – Allegheny 1230 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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.

  • A senior adult pets a golden retriever.

    Animal Friends Therapet Visit

    Animal Friends Therapet Visit
    CLP – Hazelwood 5006 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Come by the location to visit with a certified Therapet! These pets have undergone special training to provide comfort and affection, and are certified through Animal Friends’ Therapets program. All ages are welcome. Animal Friends has lots of programs for families, youth and educators. Check out their other programs here https://www.thinkingoutsidethecage.org/our-programs/for-kids-and-teens/

  • A book lays open on a table with some of the pages folded back to make a heart

    Create and Connect- Paper Hearts

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

    Join us to learn how to make a creative craft, learn about our resources, and connect with others in the community. Bring your current project or use our basic supplies provided while they last. This program will take place in the Graphic Novels Room.

  • The diverse group listens attentively as a young adult shares.

    Let’s Speak English

    Let’s Speak English
    CLP – Beechview 1910 Broadway Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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.

  • A mature couple sits together on a sofa sharing a laptop as they plan finances, retirement funding and investment or asset management at home.

    AARP Pennsylvania presents Social Security 101

    CLP – Carrick 1811 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh

    Do you understand how Social Security works? Have you wondered who is eligible for Social Security payments? Join AARP’s free Understanding Social Security workshop. This workshop focuses on building a basic understanding of Social Security, exploring how claiming decisions affect payments and identifying resources that can help you along the way. It can help you … Continued

  • Two children look out of frame during a library program.

    Kids Club: Astronaut Kalpana Chawla

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

    Kids will learn about astronaut Kalpana Chawla and her legacy as the first woman of Indian descent in space. They will then design their own NASA mission patch, drawing inspiration from their own life and interests to create a unique design. This event is part of our AANHPI Heritage Month 2026 programming.

  • Librarian leads children in storytime

    Storytime: Family Fun

    Storytime: Family Fun
    CLP – Main (Oakland) 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Join us for stories, songs and action rhymes. During this 30 minute program, families will meet new friends and develop early literacy skills. For children ages birth to five years and their caregivers.

  • Excited toddler playing with blocks

    Playdate at the Library

    Playdate at the Library
    CLP – Allegheny 1230 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Children learn and grow through family play! Playdate is a time for families to grow their community; enjoy toys, games and supplies in the children’s space; and connect with Children’s Services staff. For children birth to 5 years and their caregivers.

  • Book Club

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

    Join us for a lively discussion on Stay True by Hua Hsu. This title is available for checkout in our Catalog and as an eBook and eAudio on Libby.