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Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures “Made Local” – Edda Fields-Black
CLP - Main (Oakland) Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesRegister to attend in-person. The story of the Combahee River Raid, one of Harriet Tubman’s most extraordinary accomplishments, based on original documents and written by a descendant of one of … Continued
County Services Resource Fair
CLP - Squirrel Hill 5801 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD), Allegheny County Department of Human Services (ACDHS) and other community providers as they provide Narcan as along with substance use and treatment information from … Continued
Vivian Ann Davidson Hewitt Lecture: Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress
CLP - Main (Oakland) Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThis April, during National Library Week, April 7 - 13, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is proud to announce the establishment of the annual Vivian Ann Davidson Hewitt Lecture intended to … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … 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 … Continued
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, … 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 … 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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … 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 … Continued