Storytime: Family Fun
2026-08-08 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | CLP – East Liberty, 130 S. Whitfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, 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.

Storytime: Pajama Storytime
2026-08-08 10:30 - 11:00 | CLP – Downtown, 612 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, 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.

Little Artists
2026-08-08 10:30 - 11:00 | CLP – Homewood, 7101 Hamilton Ave, Pittsburgh, 15208, 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.

Storytime: Family Fun
2026-08-08 10:30 - 11:00 | CLP – Woods Run, 1201 Woods Run Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, United States

Book Club
2026-08-08 10:30 - 11:30 | CLP – Carrick, 1811 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh, 15210
Join us for a lively discussion on Locust Lane by Stephen Amidon.
This title is available for checkout in our Catalog, as an eBook and eAudio on Libby and as an eAudio on Hoopla.

We Learn: Korean Class - Advanced
2026-08-08 10:30 - 12:00 | CLP – Main (Oakland), 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
This is CLP Korean Class. We are happy to have you all in our We Learn group! Please do not hesitate to ask any questions about the group via email: junwonch@andrew.cmu.edu

Advanced class (textbook 5 and 6): 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Intermediate class (textbook 3 and 4): 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
Beginner class (textbook 1 and 2): 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm

We’re excited to continue learning and growing with you all in the upcoming classes!

Please, feel free to join our FB group page for future announcements Pittsburgh Korean Class / 피츠버그 한국어 수업

We Learn groups are volunteer-facilitated peer learning groups. We Learn Groups meet in person but use a hybrid model with online learning materials. This group meets on Saturdays: June 20, June 27, July 11, July 25, August 1, August 8, August 15, August 22, August 29 in Classroom A. The sessions on July 11 will take place in the Oversized Books Room on the Second Floor.

We Learn: Korean Class - Intermediate
2026-08-08 12:00 - 12:45 | CLP – Main (Oakland), 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States

Cookbook Club
2026-08-08 12:00 - 13:00 | CLP – Downtown, 612 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, 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 The Ark of Taste: Delicious and Distinctive Foods That Define the United States by Slow Food USA.
This title is available for checkout in our Catalog and as an eBook and eAudio on Libby.

Community Scan Day
2026-08-08 12:00 - 16:00 | CLP – East Liberty, 130 S. Whitfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, 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 are 40 minutes long, with a limit of 10 items. You must bring your own storage for your scans, such as a flash drive or portable hard drive.
Acceptable items (no larger than 8.5” x 11.7”) include:

Print photographs
Hand-written and typed documents
Negatives and slides

Note: This Community Scan Day has been canceled.

Library Lounge: Tabletop Gaming
2026-08-08 12:30 - 16:30 | CLP – Lawrenceville, 279 Fisk Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15201, 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.

We Learn: Korean Class - Beginner
2026-08-08 12:45 - 13:30 | CLP – Main (Oakland), 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States

Create and Connect
2026-08-08 14:00 - 15:00 | CLP – Knoxville, 400 Brownsville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA, 15210, 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.

Quiet Reading Party: Summer Reading
2026-08-08 14:00 - 16:00 | CLP – Mt. Washington, 315 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15211, United States
Ready to do some Summer Reading? Why not treat your s(h)elf to a book-lover’s party where you’re encouraged to read and discuss what you’re reading with other bibliophiles! Included is also an assortment of free refreshments to help fuel your reading stamina.

We Learn: Microsoft 365 Excel Basics to Advanced
2026-08-08 14:00 - 16:30 | CLP – Downtown, 612 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, United States
Learn and practice excel capabilities such as formatting cells, sorting, using pre-defined Excel functions, tabulating totals and subtotals, filtering data, pivot tables and pivot charts, relative and absolute macros. Using AI Copilot with Excel. Each session includes a detailed step-by-step handout for the session exercises. You can use your own Windows laptop or one can be provided for you. Bring a flash drive to save your data and Excel workbooks so you can work on the exercises outside of class.
To Register
Send Mike Smialek an email at mikeswindowstraining@gmail.com requesting to attend. Let me know if you are bringing your own laptop with Microsoft 365 installed.
Please note: You are emailing at third party address not monitored by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. CLP is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of external registration platforms.
We Learn is a volunteer-led program.

Storytime: Family Fun
2026-08-08 15:30 - 16:00 | CLP – Knoxville, 400 Brownsville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA, 15210, United States

Playdate at the Library
2026-08-09 10:30 - 11:00 | CLP – Allegheny, 1230 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, 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.

Summer Reading Extravaganza
2026-08-09 12:00 - 17:00 | CLP – Main (Oakland), 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
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 showcase the celebration of urban gardening and the ways food connects our communities. Free signed copies of Melissa’s book will be distributed to attendees. (1 per household, while supplies last)
Squonk will perform their new show, Joy Machine, a large-scale music spectacle, inviting the audience to power the performance with their energy — activating a playground of immersive sculptures, fanciful instruments, and kinetic machines alongside Squonk’s raucous live band. It will be both a celebration and an invitation: a shared act of creation, joy, and civic engagement.
Burghblooms presents a Bouquet Bar workshop, where you can learn facts about local flowers and create a mini floral bouquet.
The Frick Pittsburgh invites patrons to get creative and contribute to a collaborative mural showcasing the Summer Reading “GROW” theme.
Join Inky the Cat and Albert the Dog on their thrilling adventure as they attempt to solve the Mystery of the Purrrsburg Library at Pittsburgh Puppet Works‘ presentation of Inky’s Library Mystery puppet show!

Enjoy activities and experiences presented by CLP partners, including:

Animal Friends Therapets
Attack Theatre
Burghblooms
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Center for Creative Reuse
CitiParks
Duolingo
Eat n’ Park
Face Paint Pittsburgh
Fund My Future
Hello Bistro
NextGen:Pgh
O’Ryan the O’Mazing
Phipps Conservatory
Pitt Kids’ Thinking Lab
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh Toy Lending Library
PSU Extension Master Gardener Program of Allegheny County
Reading is FUNdamental
Reading Ready Pittsburgh
The Black Urban Gardeners and Farmers of Pittsburgh
The Frick Pittsburgh
The Hood Garden
The Pittsburgh Zoo
WQED

Satisfy your cravings and support the Library with food and sweet treats for purchase from:

Beedle’s Ice Cream
El Rincon Oaxaqueño
Fat Cat Mac Attack
Hot Ash Pizza
Kona Ice
Mr. Bulgogi
Nicky’s Hot Dogs
Pita My Shawarma
The BoonSeek
The Roaming Bean
Vaya Mexican Street Food

Extravaganza Featured Author: Melissa Iwai
2026-08-09 13:00 - 13:30, 2026-08-09 15:00 - 15:30 | CLP – Main (Oakland), 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
Dig into A Garden for Lili with award winning author and illustrator, Melissa Iwai! Join us for a storytime and interactive presentation, followed by a book signing. This event is part of our Summer Reading Extravaganza and will be held in the South Wing Reading Room.
Free copies of A Garden for Lili will be distributed to attendees (1 per household, while supplies last).
Get ready for a block party as the grandmas in Lili’s building show her the secrets of gardening while preparing dishes from around the world!

Melissa Iwai is the author of several multicultural and food-themed books, including Soup Day, Pizza Day, and Dumplings for Lili. Three titles from her early reader series, Gigi and Ojiji, are Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selections, and Gigi and Ojiji received a Theodor Geisel Honor in 2023. When not creating books, she enjoys cooking and doing crossword puzzles with her husband, author Denis Markell, in Brooklyn.

Create and Connect
2026-08-09 14:00 - 15:00 | CLP – Allegheny, 1230 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, United States

Squonk presents Joy Machine
2026-08-09 15:00 - 15:45 | CLP – Main (Oakland), 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
Join us as Squonk performs their new show, Joy Machine, at Summer Reading Extravaganza! This large-scale music spectacle invites the audience to power the performance with their energy — activating a playground of immersive sculptures, fanciful instruments, and kinetic machines alongside Squonk’s raucous live band. It will be both a celebration and an invitation: a shared act of creation, joy, and community. Because joy isn’t something we receive alone. It’s something we generate together!

Storytime: Family Fun
2026-08-10 10:30 - 11:00 | CLP – Homewood, 7101 Hamilton Ave, Pittsburgh, 15208, United States

Storytime: Baby and Toddler Snugglebugs
2026-08-10 10:30 - 11:00 | CLP – East Liberty, 130 S. Whitfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Explore action rhymes, songs and stories in this 20-30 minute program. Young children and adults will engage in language activities, books and reading, and creative play in a positive atmosphere. For children birth to 36 months and their caregivers.

Creative Citizen Studios Art Workshop
2026-08-10 10:30 - 12:00 | CLP – Woods Run, 1201 Woods Run Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, United States
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 special accommodations prior to workshop.
Use this link to register with Creative Citizen Studios.
Please note: By clicking on the registration link for Creative Citizen Studios Art Workshop, you will be leaving a Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh-managed website. CLP is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of external registration platforms.

Storytime: Family Fun
2026-08-10 11:00 - 11:30 | CLP – Beechview, 1910 Broadway Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15216, United States

Storytime: Family Fun
2026-08-10 11:00 - 11:30 | CLP – Hazelwood, 5006 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15207, United States

Storytime: Baby and Toddler Snugglebugs
2026-08-10 11:00 - 11:30 | CLP – Mt. Washington, 315 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15211, United States

Grammy Sue presents Grammy Sue Sings!
2026-08-10 11:30 - 12:00 | CLP – Hazelwood, 5006 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15207, United States
Join us for songs, dancing, and more with musical guest Grammy Sue! For kids birth – age 6.

Davis Consulting Solutions Presents Community2Work: One-on-One Appointments
2026-08-10 12:00 - 14:00 | CLP – Main (Oakland), 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
This is a one-on-one appointment with a Community2Work professional designed to assist those who are looking for assistance with resume preparation, professional development, business etiquette, job matching, and interview coaching services. These appointments will take place in Reference Study Room 1 on the second floor of CLP-Main Library.
Call 412-622-3114 to book an appointment. If you are prompted to record a voicemail, leave your full name and number, request a callback from Christi.

Teen Time
2026-08-10 15:30 - 16:30 | CLP – Sheraden, 720 Sherwood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15204, United States
If you’re into hands-on projects, epic games, music, books and just chilling out, join us for Teen Time. For teens in grades 6-12.
