Past Event

Carnegie Crafters – Craft Night at the Movies: “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar” (1995)
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesCalling all knitters, crocheters, embroiderers, and fiber artists of every kind! Come join the Carnegie Crafters! We share advice and inspiration, chat with new friends, and work on our projects in a supportive group setting. Tonight, join us for a Craft Night at the Movies! Enjoy crafting while we watch the classic To Wong Foo, Read More

Summer Poetry Club
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesJoin us for a 5-week series of school-age poetry workshops for kids in grades 2-5! Retired Carlynton teacher Ms. Susan Cantwell will lead a creative exploration of poetry in all its forms. Read it, write it, love it! By the end of the 5-week series, students will create their very own poetry scrapbook to take Read More

Knife Sharpening with Dennis Snedden: Whetstone Tips, Tools, & Techniques
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesLook sharp - it's a hands-on workshop on sharpening and caring for your knives! A well-sharpened edge is much safer and more effective than a dull one, and with a little guidance, anyone can learn to keep their knife edges in excellent condition. Experienced sharpener Dennis Snedden will teach participants how to keep their own Read More

Carnegie Artists Showcase
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesCelebrate our community's creativity with the Carnegie Artists Showcase! Visit the Library's Studio between August 2 and 16 to experience an eclectic collection of over twenty original artworks by Carnegie-based artists! From painting and illustration to sculpture, ceramics, and pop culture infographic designs, this is an exhibit with something for everyone. Featured artists include Phil Read More

Carnegie Artists Showcase Opening Reception & Ukulele Concert
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesCome hear the Library's very own Ukulele Strum-Along group live in concert! Tonight, group members present several selections from their repertoire, accompanied by other members of Steel City Ukuleles. Enjoy the music, nibble a few refreshments, and explore the ongoing Studio exhibition of the Carnegie Artist Showcase. Want to participate? It's easy to learn the Read More

Teen Crafternoons: Block Prints
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesThanks to a generous grant from the Grable Foundation, the Carnegie Carnegie is home to a brand new Afterschool Creation Station—just for teens! The Creation Station features 14 creative kits that you can use to make things, express yourself, and learn new skills anytime that you come to the library! This program is designed to Read More

Embracing Our Differences: “Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen” by Jose Antonio Vargas
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesJoin us for community conversations about diversity & inclusion! This Summer, we’re reading and discussing Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas. Writing with power and poetry, Pultizer Prize-winning journalist Vargas considers the emotional and psychological toll of living undocumented in America, the struggles faced by immigrant individuals and families, and the Read More

End-of-Summer Reading Celebration!
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesJoin us on Saturday, August 16th to celebrate our Summer Reading achievements and get ready for a new school year! We have a number of exciting activities you can participate in: Parking: The Library's parking lot will be closed for this event. Please plan to park on Beechwood Ave. or surrounding streets. There will also be Read More

Bumps, Births, and Beyond: How Doulas Support Pregnancy and Childbirth
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesNote: this program has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. Our apologies! Join us for this engaging doula information session with Full Spectrum Doula Emonie Smith! Whether you're expecting, supporting a loved one, or simply curious, this event is your chance to learn about the magic of doula care, ask questions, and explore how doulas Read More

Carnegie Crafters presents Craft Night at the Movies: “The Princess Bride” (1987)
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesCalling all knitters, crocheters, embroiderers, and fiber artists of every kind! Come join the Carnegie Crafters! We share advice and inspiration, chat with new friends, and work on our projects in a supportive group setting. Tonight, join us for a Craft Night at the Movies! Enjoy crafting while we watch the classic The Princess Bride Read More

Native Plants Teaching Garden: Grand opening
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesCome learn about the Library and Music Hall's newest outdoors feature: our Native Plants Teaching Garden! Generously funded by the Gismondi Foundation, this collection of forty different Pennsylvania native plant varieties was designed and constructed as an Eagle Scout project by Carlynton eleventh-grader Jackson Keeney, with assistance from community member and native plants expert Chris Read More

Conscience and Coercion: The Early Protestants of Amiens, 1530-1650; Traces of Their Lives
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesExplore acts of resistance and official persecution of French Protestants during the early Reformation. This new exhibit from the research of Dr. David Rosenberg features the signatures of over 100 Protestants of Amiens, France, as well as the records of their official targeting for heresy. This research demonstrates how French political and religious leaders surveilled Read More

Cultural Education with JFCS: Learn About Accessing Public Benefits – SNAP, Medicaid, Medicare, and WIC
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesJoin JFCS for a series of cultural education classes for immigrants! Learn more about life in the United States, connect with resources, and meet new people! Each session is followed by one hour of socializing and conversation from 1:00-2:00 PM. Arabic language interpretation is provided! In this session, we'll learn about how to apply for Read More

Ukulele Strum-Along
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesCome strum with us! Join Amber Rozel of Steel City Ukuleles for a free introduction to the simple, versatile instrument known as the ukulele. Learn just a few simple chords, and you'll be able to play hundreds of songs - no prior experience needed, and you don't need to own your own ukulele! Meet other Read More

Conscience and Coercion: The Early Protestants of Amiens, 1530-1650; Traces of Their Lives – A gallery talk by David Rosenberg
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesExplore acts of resistance and official persecution of French Protestants during the early Reformation. This new exhibit from the research of Dr. David Rosenberg features the signatures of over 100 Protestants of Amiens, France, as well as the records of their official targeting for heresy. This research demonstrates how French political and religious leaders surveilled Read More

Robinson Run: The Story of a Frontier Community with historian Brady Crytzer
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesJoin Robert Morris University professor Brady J. Crytzer for an engaging exploration of the American Revolution-era history of Robinson Run! Brady has published seven books about this period of history in Western Pennsylvania, and is currently researching the stories of three families who settled along Robinson Run, in what was then the frontier of America. Read More

Cultural Education with JFCS: Learn About Accessing Health Insurance – Resources for medical, vision, and dental insurance
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesJoin JFCS for a series of cultural education classes for immigrants! Learn more about life in the United States, connect with resources, and meet new people! Each session is followed by one hour of socializing and conversation from 1:00-2:00 PM. Arabic language interpretation is provided! In this session, we'll learn about how to access health Read More

Paperback Platoon Book Club: “People We Meet on Vacation”
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesCalling all women veterans and family members: join us to connect with other women through a love of reading! Paperback Platoon is a book club for women filled with veterans, service members, and their families. Our goal is to build connection with each other through a shared interest and love for reading. This group meets Read More

2nd Saturday Civil War Series: Western Pennsylvania in the Maryland Campaign with Matt Borders
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesIn Person in the Lincoln Gallery at ACFL&MHZoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9370579279 Meeting ID: 937 057 9279 Prior to the Conscription Act of 1863, Pennsylvania was the largest contributor to the Federal war effort in terms of manpower. There are few better examples of this than the 1862 Maryland Campaign. Pennsylvania put 81 different regiments or batteries into Read More

Cultural Education with JFCS: Budgeting – Tools, tips, and staying safe from scams
Join JFCS for a series of cultural education classes for immigrants! Learn more about life in the United States, connect with resources, and meet new people! Each session is followed by one hour of socializing and conversation from 1:00-2:00 PM. Arabic language interpretation is provided! In this session, we'll learn about budgeting, including tools, tips, Read More

“Wild for Austen”: An author visit with Devoney Looser
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesCelebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth with Devoney Looser, professor of English at Arizona State University and the author of Wild for Austen: A Rebellious, Subversive, and Untamed Jane (St Martin's Press, 2025)! Jane Austen's books are considered some of the best novels ever published in English, but her reputation as the epitome Read More

Free Legal Advice Clinic with the Allegheny County Bar Foundation’s Pro Bono Center
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesJoin us for a Free Legal Advice Clinic! Attorneys from the Allegheny County Bar Foundation's Pro Bono Center will be available for thirty-minute appointments to provide free legal advice. To request an appointment, please call the library directly at 412-276-3456, or email Library Director Walker Evans. Be prepared to share your name, contact information, and Read More

Vitalant Community Blood Drive
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesEvery two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. Be part of the solution with Vitalant's community blood drive! When you give blood, platelets or plasma, we'll thank you with a special Halloween treat! Select from one of two glow-in-the-dark T-shirts and get it in time for Halloween. Plus, you'll be entered for a chance Read More

Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival: “The Freshman” (1925), with live organ accompaniment by Eric Cook
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United StatesThe Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival presents The Freshman (1925), directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, and screened with live musical accompaniment provided by Eric Cook on theater organ! The Freshman features the beloved silent film icon Harold Lloyd as a hapless first-year college student whose dream of becoming popular on campus leads him Read More