Teen Time: Basquiat Art
CLP - Downtown 612 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThis Teen Time program will help teens learn about the influential Black artist Jean Michel Basquiat and his important legacy of social commentary through artistic expression. For teens in grades 6-12. This event is part of our Black History Month 2025 programming.
Kids Club: Bottle Tops – The Art of El Anatsui
CLP - West End 47 Wabash St, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThis facilitated group learning program will help kids understand the importance of making art by hand in the style of El Anatsui. For kids in grades K-5. This event is part of our Black History Month 2025 programming.
Kids Club: Billy Porter
CLP - Knoxville 400 Brownsville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesKids will learn about Pittsburgh native and fashion icon Billy Porter. They will design a miniature version of a red carpet look for a paper doll, representing their own interests in a creative way. For kids in grades K-5. This event is part of our Black History Month 2025 programming.
Teen Time: Bubble-Style Graffiti Letters
CLP - Allegheny 1230 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThis Teen Time program will help teens think about new ways of expressing themselves by using a distinctive style of visual art. We will also learn about Afro-Caribbean graffiti writer Phase 2, who pioneered and popularized the bubble-style lettering technique. For teens in grades 6-12. This event is part of our Black History Month 2025 programming.
Kids Club: Clementine Hunter
CLP - Squirrel Hill 5801 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesPaint a special “day in the life” bookmark inspired by amazing folk artist Clementine Hunter and her painting style. For kids in grades K-5. This event is part of our Black History Month 2025 programming.
Book Club
CLP - Brookline 708 Brookline Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin us for a lively book discussion on All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby This title is available for checkout in our Catalog, and also as an eBook on Hoopla and as an eAudio on Hoopla. This event is part of our Black History Month 2025 programming.
Kids Club: Clementine Hunter
CLP - Downtown 612 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesPaint a special “day in the life” bookmark inspired by amazing folk artist Clementine Hunter and her painting style. For kids in grades K-5. This event is part of our Black History Month 2025 programming.
Teen Time: Basquiat Art
CLP - East Liberty 130 S. Whitfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThis Teen Time program will help teens learn about the influential Black artist Jean Michel Basquiat and his important legacy of social commentary through artistic expression. For teens in grades 6-12. This event is part of our Black History Month 2025 programming.
Kids Club: Billy Porter
CLP - Woods Run 1201 Woods Run Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesKids will learn about Pittsburgh native and fashion icon Billy Porter. They will design a miniature version of a red carpet look for a paper doll, representing their own interests in a creative way. For kids in grades K-5. This event is part of our Black History Month 2025 programming.
Kids Club: Taking Flight – African Americans in Aviation
CLP - Hazelwood 5006 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThis program will focus on three history makers: Bessie Coleman, David E. Harris and Guion Bluford. All are African Americans who played a significant role in aviation and aerospace history. For kids in grades K-5. This event is part of our Black History Month 2025 programming.
CLP Virtual Book Club
VirtualJoin us for a lively book discussion of Africaville by Jeffrey Colvin, available in our Catalog, and also as an eBook on Hoopla and as an eAudio on Hoopla.. Registration is required and this program will be offered virtually. This event is part of our Black History Month 2025 programming.
Kids Club: Gee’s Bend
CLP - Lawrenceville 279 Fisk Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesChildren will learn about the quilters and quilts of Gee’s Bend, Alabama and create a quilt collage out of paper in their style. For kids in grades K-5. This event is part of our Black History Month 2025 programming.