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Guest Post: 5 Tips For Busy Moms Searching For A Job

Written by Single Mom Defined Searching for a job can be all-consuming. Add in being a mom, and you can imagine how much time it takes between parenting, cooking, … Continued

Guest Post: The Single Mom Defined Book Club

For some single moms, support often comes in the form of words. Words that encourage, words that motivate, words that remind you that you’re not alone. Learn more about the “Single Mom Defined” Book Club in partnership with CLP.

5 Tips For Becoming A Successful Single Mom Entrepreneur

Written by Tori Snyder Let’s be honest, balancing time between family and work can be quite challenging. Add to that being a single mom and entrepreneur, and you’ll need … Continued

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Coping with the Ups and Downs of the Job Search

Whether you have been struggling in your job search for a while or just beginning it, there are inevitable ups and downs. You can have hope and excitement one day, … Continued

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The Library Supports Single Moms Raising Teens

As a mother, I shared my love of reading with my two sons and took them to the library quite often. They felt like “big boys” checking out books with … Continued

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Community Picks: Top Christmas Movies

We love when Pittsburghers post their latest library books, movies and albums to social media. So, when CLP-West End patron Alexander Campbell tweeted the photo above, we had to know … Continued

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Free Family Fun

When you think of a library, you typically picture people quietly reading and librarians shushing whenever their volume reaches a disruptive level. But that’s not the scene at Family PlayShop … Continued

Get to Know a CLP Partner: Pittsburgh SCORE

Let Pittsburgh SCORE help you for the life of your business. We provide small business services that help you build, grow and thrive. This includes: Free and confidential business mentoring … Continued

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Six Simple Self-Care Strategies for Single Moms

Written by Brandi Lee Single mothers are busy. I’m living proof! But that old saying, you can’t pour from an empty cup, rings true in our lives. We owe it … Continued

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My experience touring Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Main

Before concluding her semester at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh this spring, our Communications and Creative Services Intern, Corinne Hebestreit, participated in one of our historical tours of CLP – Main. … Continued

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