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SUMMARY:Lawrenceville Historical Society Lecture Series presents The Railroad Strike of 1877
DESCRIPTION:The Lawrenceville Historical Society Lecture Series presents lectures on Lawrenceville\, Pittsburgh\, and regional history given by society members and guest speakers.\nThis month\, historian Dr. Eric Lief Davin presents ‘The Railroad Strike of 1877’.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/lawrenceville-historical-society-lecture-series-presents-the-railroad-strike-of-1877/
LOCATION:CLP – Lawrenceville\, 279 Fisk Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T183000
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SUMMARY:ACLL & PMC Presents: Landlord-Tenant Disputes
DESCRIPTION:Navigating housing court can be an overwhelming experience for both landlords and tenants. This session takes a closer look at the duties expected of both parties and how to seek recourse if those obligations fall through. We will discuss how a case gets started\, what actually happens inside the courtroom\, and the evidence you need to prepare for a successful hearing. \nThis class will take place online or can be watched via livesteam in person at CLP Main in the JCEC room. To register for the class\, please visit the Pennsylvania for Modern Court’s website here. \nPlease note: By clicking on the registration link for this program\, 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.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/acll-pmc-presents-landlord-tenant-disputes/
LOCATION:CLP – Main (Oakland)\, 4400 Forbes Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T140000
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SUMMARY:Penn State Master Gardeners of Allegheny County presents Certifying Your Property as "Pollinator-Friendly"
DESCRIPTION:Pollinators need our help. Both native bees and domestic bee populations are declining\, affected by habitat loss\, disease\, and contact with pesticides. Penn State Extension Master Gardeners are taking action to protect pollinators by planting pollinator-friendly gardens and providing education for the gardening public. You can join this effort by providing food and habitat for native insects/animals. Pollinators will\, in turn\, provide the pollination needed to protect our plant diversity and food sources. Certifying your property as “Pollinator Friendly” will help support a healthy ecosystem for our community and our future. This presentation will cover all of the reasons and steps necessary to apply for this important certification. For adults.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/penn-state-master-gardeners-of-allegheny-county-presents-certifying-your-property-as-pollinator-friendly/
LOCATION:CLP – Brookline\, 708 Brookline Boulevard\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T110000
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SUMMARY:PA Medi Coordinator presents Medicare Help
DESCRIPTION:PA Medi assists Medicare beneficiaries and/or caregivers understand the complex coordination of the healthcare system regarding coverage and benefits. We also screen individuals to make sure they are not missing any cost savings programs available in Pennsylvania for their health coverage and prescription coverage needs.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/pa-medi-coordinator-presents-medicare-help/
LOCATION:CLP – East Liberty\, 130 S. Whitfield Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15206\, United States
CATEGORIES:Health & Fitness,Presentations & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T203000
DTSTAMP:20260610T163813Z
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SUMMARY:Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures “Made Local” – Lisa Olszak Zumstein
DESCRIPTION:Register to attend IN-PERSON. A recording will be made available after the lecture on the Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures YouTube channel. \n\nIn 1980\, a record-breaking thunderstorm unleashed a disastrous amount of water on the tiny town of Brady’s Bend. \nIn a mere forty minutes\, the community was annihilated by a catastrophic flash flood. Residents ran for their lives\, and nine people drowned. Although rescue and recovery soon followed\, the harrowing experience left a mark on the survivors that remains decades later. \nAuthor and Brady’s Bend native Lisa Olszak Zumstein tells this community’s story in full and reveals how this devastating storm mirrors numerous others in the Appalachian corridor. \nRetiring after more than 30 years as a successful small business owner\, Lisa Olszak Zumstein’s passion for local history and writing found time to bloom. Growing up with eight siblings in the tightly knit rural Appalachian community of Brady’s Bend\, Pennsylvania\, hard work and resilience are ingrained in Lisa’s life. Drawing on her career as an interviewer\, researcher\, analyst\, and compelling writer\, she uncovers the broader significance of a 1980 catastrophic storm and flood in her hometown of Brady’s Bend. With a talent for turning complicated technical information into clear\, relatable terms\, she captures the emotional and long-term effects of the catastrophic flood on everyday life.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/pittsburgh-arts-lectures-made-local-lisa-olszak-zumstein/
LOCATION:CLP – Main (Oakland) Lecture Hall\, 4400 Forbes Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations & Lectures
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SUMMARY:Local Author Fawn Walker Montgomery presents Healing the Fight: A Black Woman’s Journey with Endometriosis and Radical Self-Care
DESCRIPTION:Healing the Fight: A Black Woman’s Journey With Endometriosis and Radical Self-Care is a powerful memoir. Fawn Walker-Montgomery candidly shares her experiences of living with endometriosis while navigating community activism\, highlighting how she had to unlearn white supremacy and embrace African spiritual practices\, like Hoodoo\, as pathways to healing. She explores the intersections of race\, Black women’s health\, and patriarchy. A Q&A will follow\, light refreshments will be served.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/local-author-fawn-walker-montgomery-presents-healing-the-fight-a-black-womans-journey-with-endometriosis-and-radical-self-care/
LOCATION:CLP – Main (Oakland)\, 4400 Forbes Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Visit
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T183000
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SUMMARY:ACLL & PMC Presents: Understanding and Navigating PA Court Basics
DESCRIPTION:This session offers a straightforward look at the purpose and procedures of Pennsylvania’s judicial system. We will discuss the specific types of cases each court handles and provide practical tips for finding your way around a courtroom. You will also learn how judges are selected in Pennsylvania and discover ways to become a more knowledgeable and engaged citizen. Presented by Jared DeBona\, Esq. \nThis class will take place both in-person at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh-Main (Oakland) and online. To register for the class\, please visit the Pennsylvania for Modern Court’s website here. \nPlease note: By clicking on the registration link for this program\, 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.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/acll-pmc-presents-understanding-and-navigating-pa-court-basics/
LOCATION:CLP – Main (Oakland)\, 4400 Forbes Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260615T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260615T170000
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SUMMARY:Livestream Watch Party at LAMP of National Library Service Virtual Kickoff
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 2026 NLS Summer Reading Program kickoff event. This virtual event will feature a welcome from Acting Librarian of Congress Robert Newlen and a preview of program highlights from NLS Director Jason Broughton. We’ll also give you the scoop on other Summer Reading events and activities happening at libraries around the country! Check back at https://mylamp.org/events/ for the Zoom link — and Unearth a Story with Summer Reading!
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/summer-reading-kickoff-livestream-watch-party-at-lamp-of-national-library-service-virtual-kickoff-2/
LOCATION:CLP – Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians (LAMP)\, 4724 Baum Boulevard\, Pittsburgh\, 15213\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T203000
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SUMMARY:Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures “Made Local” – Michael Lowenthal
DESCRIPTION:Register to attend IN-PERSON. A recording will be made available after the lecture on the Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures YouTube channel. \n\nGrowing up in places where his family had no past\, and met mostly by silence from his Holocaust-refugee grandparents\, Michael Lowenthal longed to be from somewhere. Then he realized he was gay and felt displaced from his own displaced family. Place Envy—his first book of essays after five acclaimed books of fiction—chronicles his quest for orientation in the world: as an agnostic Jew\, as a queer traveler and lover\, and as a writer who can tell or twist the truth. Yearning for a queer lineage\, he obsesses about an uncle who perished at Bergen-Belsen but then finds\, in his grandmother’s German hometown\, a more surprising legacy. He lives with a Pennsylvania Amish family; accompanies blind gay men on a Mexican cruise; plays jazz with Sun Ra\, the Afrofuturist who claimed to hail from Saturn; and pursues a clarifying love affair in Brazil. Collectively\, these essays recount Lowenthal’s many journeys of dislocation and relocation: to foreign countries and subcultures and to the riskiest shores of family and self. \nMichael Lowenthal is the author of the novels The Same Embrace\, Avoidance\, Charity Girl\, and The Paternity Test and of the short story collection Sex with Strangers. His writing has appeared in Tin House\, Ploughshares\, The New York Times Magazine\, The Boston Globe\, The Washington Post\, Out\, and many other publications. His stories have been widely anthologized in such volumes as Lost Tribe: Jewish Fiction from the Edge\, Bestial Noise: The Tin House Fiction Reader\, and Best New American Voices.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/pittsburgh-arts-lectures-made-local-michael-lowenthal/
LOCATION:CLP – Main (Oakland) Lecture Hall\, 4400 Forbes Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T160000
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SUMMARY:County Services Resource Fair
DESCRIPTION:Join the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD)\, Allegheny County Department of Human Services (ACDHS) and other community providers as they provide Narcan along with substance use and treatment information from local organizations. Participating organizations may include ACHD Overdose Prevention\, ACHD Housing Program\, DHS Drug & Alcohol\, JADE Wellness\, Three Rivers Youth\, Positive Pathways\, AHN Perinatal HOPE Program\, Central Outreach Wellness Center\, Allies for Health + Wellbeing\, Onala Recovery Center\, UPMC Internal Medicine Program\, The Open Door\, Pinnacle Treatment and Power.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/county-services-resource-fair-2/
LOCATION:CLP – Hazelwood\, 5006 Second Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T120000
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CREATED:20260323T193759Z
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SUMMARY:PA Medi Coordinator presents Medicare Help
DESCRIPTION:PA Medi assists Medicare beneficiaries and/or caregivers understand the complex coordination of the healthcare system regarding coverage and benefits. We also screen individuals to make sure they are not missing any cost savings programs available in Pennsylvania for their health coverage and prescription coverage needs.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/pa-medi-coordinator-presents-medicare-help-3/
LOCATION:CLP – Woods Run\, 1201 Woods Run Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Health & Fitness,Presentations & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260604T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260604T203000
DTSTAMP:20260519T134424Z
CREATED:20260519T134424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T134424Z
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SUMMARY:Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures “Made Local” – Alec Karakatsanis
DESCRIPTION:Register to attend IN-PERSON. A recording will be made available after the lecture on the Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures YouTube channel. \n\nFrom the prizewinning rising legal star\, the deeply researched and definitive book on the way the media and police distract us from what matters \nJoin Alec Karakatsanis for a discussion of how we can think about copaganda in 2026\, including the role of civil rights law and propaganda in times of rising authoritarianism\, as well as how civil rights lawyers and communities can use the arts\, storytelling\, and narrative to resist and build human connection. \n“Copaganda” is a special kind of propaganda employed by police\, prosecutors\, and news media. It stokes fear of police-recorded crime and distorts society’s responses to it. As the United States incarcerates five times more people per capita than it did in 1970—despite record low crime rates—a sprawling and profitable punishment bureaucracy spends a lot of time and money to manipulate what we think that bureaucracy does and why. \nPittsburgh native Alec Karakatsanis is the Founder and Executive Director of Civil Rights Corps.  He has pioneered constitutional civil rights cases to challenge the size\, power\, profit\, and everyday brutality of the punishment bureaucracy across the United States. He is a graduate from Yale College with a degree in Ethics\, Politics\, & Economics and Harvard Law School\, where he was a Supreme Court Chair of the Harvard Law Review Before founding Civil Rights Corps\, Alec was a public defender representing impoverished people accused of crimes in Alabama and Washington\, D.C. Among other awards\, Alec was named the 2016 Trial Lawyer of the Year by Public Justice and received the prestigious 2023 New Frontier Award from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.   \nHe is the author of two books and also writes Alec’s Copaganda Newsletter. Alec likes playing the piano and soccer\, collecting rocks\, singing\, growing flowers\, creating mosaics from dried flowers\, repeating the same jokes until they become funny\, writing poetry\, and making weird paintings on large pieces of wood and metal. You can watch Alec talk about Copaganda in the media on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and The Breakfast Club. You can also watch Alec discuss the groundbreaking Right2Hug campaign\, and how civil rights lawyering can challenge authoritarianism.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/pittsburgh-arts-lectures-made-local-alec-karakatsanis/
LOCATION:CLP – Main (Oakland) Lecture Hall\, 4400 Forbes Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260604T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260604T120000
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SUMMARY:PA Medi Coordinator presents Medicare Help
DESCRIPTION:PA Medi assists Medicare beneficiaries and/or caregivers understand the complex coordination of the healthcare system regarding coverage and benefits. We also screen individuals to make sure they are not missing any cost savings programs available in Pennsylvania for their health coverage and prescription coverage needs.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/pa-medi-coordinator-presents-medicare-help-2/
LOCATION:CLP – West End\, 47 Wabash St\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15220\, United States
CATEGORIES:Health & Fitness,Presentations & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T200000
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SUMMARY:Author Visit with Daryln Brewer Hoffstot
DESCRIPTION:Daryln Brewer Hoffstot has observed the fields and forests of her Western Pennsylvania farm for thirty-five years. This collection\, A Farm Life\, features twenty-seven essays exploring birds\, mammals\, bees\, fungi\, trees\, and other aspects of the natural world. She is a keen observer who delights in sharing what she sees as well as what she learns from naturalists. Her discoveries have strengthened her commitment to protecting the plants and animals that surround us. \nThis title is available for checkout in our Catalog.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/author-visit-with-darylyn-brewer-hoffstot/
LOCATION:CLP – Brookline\, 708 Brookline Boulevard\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Visit,Presentations & Lectures
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:info@carnegielibrary.org
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X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=CLP – Brookline 708 Brookline Boulevard Pittsburgh PA 15226 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=708 Brookline Boulevard:geo:-80.021447,40.3943929
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260602T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260602T190000
DTSTAMP:20260320T185730Z
CREATED:20260320T185730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T185730Z
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SUMMARY:Three Rivers Waterkeeper presents What's in Pittsburgh's Rivers
DESCRIPTION:Learn about your local waterways\, how to advocate for clean water\, and local riparian ecology. Participants will learn how to spot and report water pollution and what makes our rivers and streams so great!
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/three-rivers-waterkeeper-presents-whats-in-pittsburghs-rivers/
LOCATION:CLP – East Liberty\, 130 S. Whitfield Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15206\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations & Lectures
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:info@carnegielibrary.org
GEO:40.460864;-79.926522
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=CLP – East Liberty 130 S. Whitfield Street Pittsburgh PA 15206 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=130 S. Whitfield Street:geo:-79.926522,40.460864
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T130000
DTSTAMP:20251215T210604Z
CREATED:20251215T210604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T210604Z
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SUMMARY:AARP Pennsylvania presents Family Caregiving: Prepare to Care
DESCRIPTION:No matter where you are in the journey of family caregiving – just beginning to anticipate a need\, helping to coordinate a big move\, or taking care of a family member full-time – having a good framework to help guide both you and your loved one will make the process easier. During this session\, we will share a framework to help you make plans to care for friends\, family members\, or loved ones. You will have the opportunity to connect with other family caregivers\, exchange tips and advice\, and learn about resources available to you and your loved ones.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/aarp-pennsylvania-presents-family-caregiving-prepare-to-care-2/
LOCATION:CLP – Woods Run\, 1201 Woods Run Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Health & Fitness,Presentations & Lectures
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:info@carnegielibrary.org
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X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=CLP – Woods Run 1201 Woods Run Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15212 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1201 Woods Run Avenue:geo:-80.0302122,40.476239
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T200000
DTSTAMP:20260220T204027Z
CREATED:20260220T204027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T204027Z
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SUMMARY:Lawrenceville Historical Society Lecture Series presents KDKA: Creating Radio
DESCRIPTION:The Lawrenceville Historical Society Lecture Series presents lectures on Lawrenceville\, Pittsburgh\, and regional history given by society members and guest speakers.\nThis month\, Chief Historian & Director of the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum\, Ann Madarasz\, presents ‘KDKA: Creating Radio’.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/lawrenceville-historical-society-lecture-series-presents-kdka-creating-radio/
LOCATION:CLP – Lawrenceville\, 279 Fisk Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations & Lectures
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:info@carnegielibrary.org
GEO:40.467605;-79.959082
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=CLP – Lawrenceville 279 Fisk Street Pittsburgh PA 15201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Fisk Street:geo:-79.959082,40.467605
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T110000
DTSTAMP:20260911T185627Z
CREATED:20251215T182943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T185627Z
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SUMMARY:Neighborhood Nonprofits: Downtown
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/neighborhood-nonprofits-downtown/
LOCATION:CLP – Downtown\, 612 Smithfield Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nonprofit,Presentations & Lectures
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:info@carnegielibrary.org
GEO:40.4417491;-79.9971122
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=CLP – Downtown 612 Smithfield Street Pittsburgh PA 15222 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=612 Smithfield Street:geo:-79.9971122,40.4417491
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T193000
DTSTAMP:20260410T135116Z
CREATED:20260410T135116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T135116Z
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SUMMARY:CLP-Homewood Renovation Community Session
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/clp-homewood-renovation-community-session-2/
LOCATION:CLP – Homewood\, 7101 Hamilton Ave\, Pittsburgh\, 15208\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations & Lectures
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:info@carnegielibrary.org
GEO:40.455284;-79.899213
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=CLP – Homewood 7101 Hamilton Ave Pittsburgh 15208 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7101 Hamilton Ave:geo:-79.899213,40.455284
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260511T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260511T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132323Z
CREATED:20260107T193527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T132323Z
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SUMMARY:Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center presents The Hidden Jewish Neighborhoods of Pittsburgh
DESCRIPTION: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. For adults.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/rauh-jewish-archives-at-the-heinz-history-center-presents-the-hidden-jewish-neighborhoods-of-pittsburgh/
LOCATION:CLP – Squirrel Hill\, 5801 Forbes Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations & Lectures
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:info@carnegielibrary.org
GEO:40.4384436;-79.9227127
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=CLP – Squirrel Hill 5801 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15217 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5801 Forbes Avenue:geo:-79.9227127,40.4384436
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T200000
DTSTAMP:20260304T172944Z
CREATED:20260304T171438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T172944Z
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SUMMARY:Homewood Library A Hidden Jewel: Celebrating 116 Years of Greatness
DESCRIPTION:Spend an evening at our library. Enjoy light refreshments\, live music\, learn about the history of our library\, take a library tour\, learn about the upcoming renovation\, and contribute via silent auction. Hosted by the Friends of Homewood Library. Purchase tickets at Dorsey Records\, online at https://friendsofhomewood.eventbrite.com\, or from a Friends of the Homewood Library member. For more information\, contact: Friendsofhomewoodlibrary@gmail.com \nPlease note: By clicking on the registration link for this program\, 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.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/homewood-library-a-hidden-jewel-celebrating-116-years-of-greatness/
LOCATION:CLP – Homewood\, 7101 Hamilton Ave\, Pittsburgh\, 15208\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations & Lectures
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:info@carnegielibrary.org
GEO:40.455284;-79.899213
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=CLP – Homewood 7101 Hamilton Ave Pittsburgh 15208 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7101 Hamilton Ave:geo:-79.899213,40.455284
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T203000
DTSTAMP:20260331T132111Z
CREATED:20260303T161009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T132111Z
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SUMMARY:Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures “Made Local” – Adriana Ramírez
DESCRIPTION:Register to attend IN-PERSON or ONLINE. \n\nA powerful chronicle of Colombia’s descent into decades of civil war through the lens of an intimate\, multi-generational tale of upheaval and betrayal. \nWhen presumed president-elect Jorge Eliécer Gaitán\, champion of the working class and harbinger of a new era of progressive social change\, is assassinated on the eve of Colombia’s 1948 presidential election\, the capital is plunged into bloodshed. So begins a singularly brutal period of Colombia’s history known simply as la violencia—a bloody civil war that spawned decades of turmoil and splintered the country into ever-shifting factions. \nThe Violence is an intimate history of this conflict—told not from the political center of the war but from the mountainous finca that Adriana E. Ramírez’s family tended to for generations\, and through the eyes of her formidable grandmother\, Esther. With startling lyricism\, Ramírez illuminates the specter of violence—from guerilla warfare to the brutalities found so often in romantic relationships to the spontaneous and senseless violence steeped into everyday Colombian life during this period—and the threat that it poses to a country\, and a family\, that is trying to stay whole. Gracefully braiding together macrohistory\, family history\, and personal narrative\, Adriana E. Ramírez traces these parallel stories of upheaval in a sweeping portrait of a country and family in flux. \n\nAdriana E. Ramírez is a writer\, critic\, and poet based in Pittsburgh\, where she writes a column and edits “InReview” for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She is the winner of the 2015 PEN/Fusion Emerging Writer’s Prize\, a former critic-at-large for the Los Angeles Times’s Book Section\, and the cofounder of Aster(ix) Journal. Her writing has also appeared in The Atlantic\, The Boston Globe\, People\, ESPN’s The Undefeated (now Andscape)\, LitHub\, Guernica\, Nerve\, and elsewhere. She once lost terribly on Jeopardy!.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/pittsburgh-arts-lectures-made-local-adriana-ramirez/
LOCATION:CLP – Main (Oakland) Lecture Hall\, 4400 Forbes Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations & Lectures
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:info@carnegielibrary.org
GEO:40.4431957;-79.949915
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T120000
DTSTAMP:20260827T205122Z
CREATED:20251215T170333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T205122Z
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SUMMARY:A Lesser Mortal: The Unexpected Life of Sarah B. Cochran
DESCRIPTION:After her husband and son died at the turn of the 20th century\, Sarah B. Cochran became an unlikely business competitor of Henry Clay Frick’s\, as well as a philanthropist builder\, frat house namesake\, and suffragist. This book talk will cover Sarah’s path from Fayette County farmer’s daughter to industrialist\, and the opportunities that genealogists and local historians have to bring stories like Sarah’s to a larger audience. \n\nAuthor Bio: \nKimberly Hess is the author of A Lesser Mortal: The Unexpected Life of Sarah B. Cochran. She earned a B.A. in Economics and International Relations at Smith College\, and M.B.A. from Rutgers Business School\, and a Certificate in Historic Preservation from Drew University’s Caspersen School of Graduate Studies. She was a trustee of the Alice Paul Institute and held volunteer leadership positions for nonprofits at the global and local levels. She has discussed Sarah Cochran’s biography for organizations including WESA\, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania\, and the National Women’s History Museum. Her book’s website is www.unexpectedlifeofsarahbcochran.com.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/a-lesser-mortal-the-unexpected-life-of-sarah-b-cochran/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Presentations & Lectures
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:info@carnegielibrary.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T193000
DTSTAMP:20260320T162500Z
CREATED:20260320T161604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T162500Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Local Author Rosalind Chow
DESCRIPTION:In local author Dr. Rosalind Chow’s book THE DOORS YOU CAN OPEN: A New Way to Network\, Build Trust\, and Use Your Influence to Create a More Inclusive Workplace\, Carnegie Mellon organizational behavior researcher Dr. Rosalind Chow introduces the novel concept of sponsorship. While mentorship can change mentees for the better through valuable coaching and encouragement\, sponsorship takes it one step further — sponsors can change the social environment around their proteges by actively advocating for\, raising the social visibility of\, and protecting them. Put simply\, while mentors act on mentees\, sponsors act on external observers – audiences – to change how they see proteges. \nWe don’t just have the ability to change other people; we also have the ability to change other people’s relationships with one another. \nDrawing on decades of original research analyzing social hierarchies\, corporate environments\, and gender and race relations\, Dr. Chow makes it clear that our current approach to relationships and career advancement is falling flat and urges everyone to engage in sponsorship — not just those at the uppermost levels. Sponsorship opens doors in the workplace\, which is especially critical for the careers of women and people of color\, and ultimately leads to mutually beneficial lifelong connections. This event takes place in the South West Reading Room.
URL:https://carnegielibrary.org/event/an-evening-with-local-author-rosalind-chow/
LOCATION:CLP – Main (Oakland)\, 4400 Forbes Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Visit
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:info@carnegielibrary.org
GEO:40.4431957;-79.949915
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