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Presentations & Lectures
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ALSC 2024 Children’s Literature Lecture Featuring Rita Williams-Garcia:
“A Funny Thing About Memory”
CLP - Main (Oakland) Lecture Hall
4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, together with the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Computing and Information, is honored to welcome the Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) 2024 Children’s Literature Lecture presented by bestselling and award-winning author Rita Williams-Garcia. Last held in Pittsburgh in 1989, the ALSC Children’s Literature Lecture is an annual event geared … Continued
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University of Pittsburgh’s Asian Studies Center presents Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong’s Rendezvous with American History Book Discussion
CLP - Main (Oakland) 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin The Asian Studies Center team from the University of Pittsburgh for a discussion of Yunte Huang’s biography Daughter of the Dragon about Anna May Wong and her struggles for stardom in Hollywood and her fight against the Asian American stereotypes. This program will take place in the South Wing Reading Room on the second … Continued
University of Pittsburgh’s Asian Studies Center presents Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong’s Rendezvous with American History Book Discussion
CLP - Squirrel Hill 5801 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin The Asian Studies Center team from the University of Pittsburgh for a discussion of Yunte Huang’s biography Daughter of the Dragon about Anna May Wong and her struggles for stardom in Hollywood and her fight against the Asian American stereotypes. Recommended for adults. Contact the location to get free giveaway copies of the biography … Continued
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Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures “Made Local” – Anna Monardo
CLP - Main (Oakland) Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesRegister to attend in-person. To tell my family’s story, I could dig in anywhere—1915, 1950, 2024. I could begin in Italy, Pittsburgh, New York, or Nebraska. Begin with my parents, my grandparents, or me, and from every point of entry, our story is the same: three generations unhappy in love. After Italy: A Family Memoir … Continued
Archives & Special Collections Treasures
CLP - Main (Oakland) 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesLearn more about CLP's Archives and Special Collections, all of which are open to all researchers! We'll share some of our favorite treasures in the collection, teach visitors the best way to handle these unique items, and show you how to request to use them. Come to the Family & Local History Department on the … Continued
Recollection Studio Open House
CLP - Main (Oakland) 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesCome see what's new in the Recollection Studio, the Library's DIY digitization lab. We have new equipment for digitizing film-based media, and we're excited to show it off! The Recollection Studio is located on the 3rd floor.
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Author Event: Pittsburgh’s Historic Ballparks with Mark Fatla
CLP - Allegheny 1230 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesPittsburgh has an incredible baseball history with great players, teams and historic moments, but few realize that Pittsburgh has often been in the lead in ballpark design and development. Mark Fatla, lifelong baseball fan and author of “Pittsburgh’s Historic Ballparks” (Arcadia Press, 2023) chronicles the nine ballparks that hosted major league baseball in Pittsburgh between … Continued
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Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures “Made Local” – Liann Tsoukas & Rob Ruck
CLP - Main (Oakland) Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesRegister to attend in-person. Joined in conversation with Edwina Kaikai Mal Goode (1908–1995) became network news’s first African American correspondent when ABC News hired him in 1962. Raised in Homestead and Pittsburgh, he worked in the mills, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, and went on to become a journalist for the Pittsburgh Courier and later for … Continued
Local History Talk – Guyasuta Gangsters: Pittsburgh Mobsters and Their Ill-fated Dog Track
CLP - South Side 2205 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesIn 1930, a small group of Pittsburgh gambling racketeers opened a dog racing track in an O’Hara Township amusement park and called it the Guyasuta Kennel Club. They were plagued by troubles from the get-go. Mechanical problems and deadly accidents involving the dogs attracted the attention of law enforcement and a month-long battle ensued to … Continued
Coffee + Connect
CLP - Downtown 612 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin us to enjoy some coffee and snacks and meet a representative from a local community organization to learn more about their services.
Music @ Main: Oral History of Music in Pittsburgh (OHMP)
CLP - Main (Oakland) 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesMusic staff will give an introduction to the Oral History of Music in Pittsburgh Collection (OHMP). Maurice Levy interviewed 300 local musicians from 1991 to 2005. The interviews are being digitized this year, and will be available to listen to on Historic Pittsburgh’s website.
Canceled Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority Presents: Your Drinking Water: A Community Discussion
CLP - Hill District 2177 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, United StatesJoin PWSA for a community conversation about your water. Learn about water treatment and bring questions! A CARES representative will be available for questions about your service and bill assistance. Recommended for adults.