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Black History Month 2024
- Events
- Black History Month 2024
Book Club: Poems by Danez Smith
CLP - Squirrel Hill 5801 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin us at Squirrel Hill each month where we read poems by various authors to learn and discover more about poetry and life. Great for poetry beginners and experts alike. Reading materials will be distributed and read during the program, so no need to read ahead! This event is part of our Black History Month … Continued
Library Lounge: Movie Matinee: Till
CLP - Downtown 612 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin us for a movie screening. This event is part of our Black History Month 2024 programming.
Cue’s Creative Workshops for Kids
CLP - Homewood 7101 Hamilton Ave, Pittsburgh, United StatesJoin library card artist Cue Perry in this 60-minute intro to drawing, painting, color theory and more! Cue shows kids how art can be fun, and advocates for thinking outside the box. This event is part of our Black History Month 2024 programming.
Book Club
CLP - West End 47 Wabash St, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin us for a lively book discussion of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. This event is part of our Black History Month 2024 programming.
Page Turners Book Club
CLP - Main (Oakland) 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin us for a lively discussion of the title, "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store," by James McBride. Note: This book discussion is a hybrid event. Book discussion attendees are welcome to attend in-person, which takes place in the Director’s Conference Room on the first floor of CLP-Main, or attend virtually by registering below. Some … Continued
Book Club
CLP - Carrick 1811 Brownsville Road, PittsburghJoin us for a lively book discussion of The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb. This event is part of our Black History Month 2024 programming.
An Afternoon with Terrance Hayes
CLP - Main (Oakland) Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin us for a multi-media author event and Q&A with Poet Terrance Hayes. Hayes is an elegant and adventurous writer with disarming humor, grace, tenderness, and brilliant turns of phrase, very much interested in what it means to be an artist and a Black man. Registration encouraged. Seating is first come, first serve. An overflow … Continued
Cue’s Creative Workshops for Kids
CLP - Beechview 1910 Broadway Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin library card artist Cue Perry in this 60-minute intro to drawing, painting, color theory and more! Cue shows kids how art can be fun, and advocates for thinking outside the box. This event is part of our Black History Month 2024 programming.
Canceled Colour of Song Presents: A Love Letter to Music — Black Voices Through the Decades
CLP - West End 47 Wabash St, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThis program will feature Black vocalists and their influential musical contributions through the decades. This program will showcase artists from opera to rock as well as jazz to gospel with everything in between. This event is part of our Black History Month 2024 programming.
Library Lounge: Movie Matinee
CLP - Mt. Washington 315 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin us for a movie screening of Respect. This event is part of our Black History Month 2024 programming.
Book Club
CLP - Squirrel Hill 5801 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin us for a lively book discussion of Unprotected: A Memoir by Billy Porter. This event is part of our Black History Month 2024 programming.
Book Club
CLP - Sheraden 720 Sherwood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin us for a lively book discussion of The Sellout by Paul Beatty. This event is part of our Black History Month 2024 programming.