Ukulele Strum-Along
2025-06-05 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-03 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Come 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 uke-enthusiasts and join our strum-along group!

The event will start with a special lesson for first-timers at 6:00 PM. If you already know your way around a ukulele, join us at 6:45 to play along!

This group is intended for teens and adults. Please click here to register!

Monarch Butterfly Project: Student Art Workshop
2025-06-09 16:30 - 18:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Each year, Carnegie Mayor Stacie Riley’s “Mayor’s Monarch Pledge” with the National Wildlife Foundation requires a public art action.

This year, students of all ages are invited to create artwork inspired by monarch butterfly conservation!

Creations will be displayed at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall and in local businesses throughout the month of August to raise awareness and celebrate monarchs.

There are three art-making sessions scheduled: Mondays, May 19th, June 2nd, and June 9th. Come to one session or all three!

All art supplies will be provided. Just bring your imagination and let your art inspire others to protect monarch habitats.

Free Legal Advice Clinic with the Allegheny County Bar Foundation's Pro Bono Center
2025-06-10 16:30 - 18:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join us for a Free Legal Advice Clinic on Tuesday, June 10th, from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM!

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 the topic of your legal questions.

Spots are limited, so don’t wait to schedule your appointment! We look forward to seeing you on June 10th!

Civil War Gaming: Battle Cry - Gettysburg
2025-06-14 11:00 - 13:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join Pittsburgh wargamer Paul Lawson for a free introduction to historical tabletop wargaming! Command your troops and experience the strategy and tactics of the battles that determined our nation’s future.

Today we’ll explore Gettysburg scenarios in Battle Cry. Battle Cry is a low-complexity wargame published by Avalon Hill and suitable for ages 10+. No experience is necessary. Please join us!

Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. Please click here to register.

Summer Reading Kick-Off Party!
2025-06-14 11:30 - 13:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
School’s out, Summer Reading is in! This summer, youth from birth to age 18 can track the minutes they read & attend programs at the Library for a chance to win exciting prizes!

Join us today as we kick off Summer Reading 2025! Enjoy lawn games, create arts & crafts, and register for Summer Reading.

2nd Saturday Civil War Series: Battlefield Forensics: Examining Unique Medical Events at Gettysburg with Matt Lively
2025-06-14 13:00 - 14:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9370579279Meeting ID: 937 057 9279**Please note this event will not be streamed via Facebook, and will not be recorded for our YouTube channel**

The American Civil War is filled with incidents that illustrate some unique or interesting medical condition. In the Battle of Gettysburg, such events occurred to individuals whose names are well known, such as John Reynolds, Lewis Armistead, and of course, Dan Sickles. But others may be more obscure, like Collett Leventhorpe, Lucius Fairchild, and Elon Farnsworth. Utilizing both forensic medicine and medical history, this talk will examine some of those events through the performance of a historical autopsy.

Before entering private practice three years ago, Dr. Mathew Lively spent twenty years as a faculty physician at the West Virginia University School of Medicine where he conducted patient care, teaching, and research. He is the author of several articles on medical history topics and his first book, Calamity at Chancellorsville: The Wounding and Death of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson, was published by Savas Beatie in 2013.

Carnegie Crafters - Craft Night at the Movies: "Pride & Prejudice" (2005)
2025-06-14 18:30 - 21:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Calling 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 Pride & Prejudice (2005), with Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen.

What makes this Craft Night at the Movies different? Due to ongoing renovations in our Music Hall, this movie will be held in our 2nd floor Lincoln Gallery. Bonus: this means that you can bring snacks and drinks! (No alcohol though, please.)

Doors open at 6:30 PM, and the movie will start at 7:00 PM.

No craft? No problem! You are welcome to join, but keep in mind that that the lights will be on. Please email carnegiecrafters@gmail.com with any questions.

Registration is not required – all are welcome!

Carnegie Celebrates Juneteenth!
2025-06-21 11:00 - 13:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join us for food, art, education, and fun as we celebrate the holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States: Juneteenth!

Come enjoy delicious soul food from Carmi; discover the story of Juneteenth in Western Pennsylvania with a special talk from Pitt professor Alonna Carter-Donaldson; learn the history of Carnegie’s Second Baptist Church from church member Ashley Askew; show off your skill tossing beanbags and horseshoes; get creative with crafts led by members of Carlynton’s Black Student Union; bop to the music while socializing, and more!

This fun festivity offers something for all ages, and will take place outdoors if weather permits. Please come celebrate with us!

Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. Please click here to register.

Slime Time! with Mad Science Pittsburgh
2025-06-21 11:00 - 13:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Slime Time introduces the Mad Science slime recipe in this gooey chemistry class! Polymer paper clips and cross-linking magnetic marbles will help to example to key components of slime.

Varied concoctions of slime will stir up in scientific style, and the properties of slime will be tested in a team-spirited fashion at the Slime Olympics!

Registration is required, as space is limited to 20 students. Registrants must have just completed Kindergarten – 5th grade.

St Clair Medical Group presents: All About Orthopedics
2025-06-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Mullen of St. Clair Medical Group for an in-depth look at common orthopedic conditions affecting the hand, shoulder, and arm. Learn how specialists diagnose and treat injuries, degenerative disorders, and overuse conditions impacting the upper extremities. Bring your questions about rotator cuff injuries, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendon repair, and more!

Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. Please click here to register.

"Behind the Mirror: Pride" - an author visit with Emonie Smith
2025-06-28 13:30 - 15:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join author Emonie Smith for an exclusive book signing event celebrating her new dark romance novel: Behind the Mirror: Pride!

“When Makena looks into her umber-colored pocket mirror, she sees more than just her reflection. The mirror reveals a sinister world where seven versions of herself exist, each facing war, destruction, and unimaginable agony. Snatched into this alternate reality by her mirrored self, Makena must confront her ego and unravel the secrets hidden in the shadows. As two worlds collide, Makena must decide: will she save their world, or protect her own? A battle of identity, humility, and destiny awaits.”

Meet the author, get your copy signed, and enjoy a lively discussion about the themes and inspiration behind the book. Whether you’re a longtime fan or discovering it for the first time, this is a perfect opportunity to connect with fellow readers and celebrate the power of storytelling. Don’t miss out!

Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. Please click here to register!

Summer Poetry Club
2025-07-01 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-08 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-15 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-22 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-29 14:00 - 15:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join 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 home. While this will be a cumulative project, you may attend one or all sessions!

Registration is suggested, but not required.

Certifying Your Property Pollinator Friendly!
2025-07-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Pollinators need our help! Both native bees and domestic bee populations are declining, affected by habitat loss, disease and contact with pesticides.

Penn State Extension Master Gardeners are taking action to protect pollinators by planting pollinator friendly gardens and providing education for the gardening public. You can join this effort by providing food and habitat for native insects/animals. Pollinators will, in turn, provide the pollination needed to protect our plant diversity and food sources.

Certifying your property as “Pollinator Friendly” will help support a healthy ecosystem for our community and our future. This presentation with Master Gardener Chris VandenBosche will cover all of the reasons and steps necessary to apply for this important certification.

Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. Please click here to register.

Teen Crafternoons: Fiber Arts
2025-07-11 13:00 - 14:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Thanks 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 give you a taste of what you can do with these kits. Today we will explore fiber arts like embroidery, crochet, and knitting!

Registration is appreciated – please click here to register!

Teen Game Time
2025-07-16 15:30 - 17:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
This summer, teens ages 10-17 are invited to a monthly afternoon of gaming at the A.C. Free Library!

Come and play with our Nintendo Switch, one of our many card games or board games, or even bring your own!

Click here to register!

National Tattoo Day
2025-07-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
July 17 is National Tattoo Day! Join us to learn about the history and cultural significance of tattooing, and share the stories behind your own tattoos!

Tattooing has been a part of human cultural expression for over 5,000 years – the first known tattooed person is Ötzi, the Iceman, whose mummified remains were discovered in the Alps in 1991 (Ötzi had sixty-one individual tattoos!). Tattoos have been used in rites of passage, as marks of bravery and accomplishment, and as protective religious talismans. In the twentieth century, tattoos have been associated with sailors, prisoners, and gang members; today tattoos are so mainstream that almost everyone knows someone with some ink.

Join artist Tony Frank of Infinite Image Tattoo Studio and photographer Mark Perrott, author of Tattoo Witness, as they discuss this unique field of art. Afterwards, we invite attendees to share a few words about the personal meaning behind your own tattoos! If you would like to speak, please indicate that when you register.

Registration is appreciated, but not required for attendees who do not wish to speak. If you do wish to speak, registration is required. Please click here to register!

Interested in speaking? We ask that each speaker keep your comments to around five minutes or less. Please ensure that your story is PG-13 rated or lower. If the tattoo you wish to share is on a part of your body normally covered by clothing, you may bring a photograph to share (no nudity in the photo, please).

Zumba with Emonie!
2025-07-19 11:30 - 12:30
Join licensed Zumba instructor Emonie Smith for an hour of dance fitness! Get moving to Latin, pop, and international music as you improve cardiovascular fitness and strengthen your core – while burning calories and having fun!

$10 requested donation per person. All participants must sign a liability waiver. Participants under 18 must have a parent or legal guardian sign for them.

Slots are limited – please click here to register.

"Homing: Instincts of a Rust Belt Feminist" - An author visit with Sherrie Flick
2025-07-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Acclaimed Pittsburgh author Sherrie Flick shares her journey from a Western Pennsylvania childhood through a decade of cross-country travel that led her to a new sense of home in Pittsburgh’s South Side Slopes, where she has lived for twenty-five years. With humor, curiosity, and heart, she reflects on the homes that we find and create, and the ways that time transforms our homes around us.

Homing: Instincts of a Rust Belt Feminist powerfully explores the people, the history, and the unique culture of Western Pennsylvania, with thoughtful examinations of feminism, labor, and popular culture lending dimension and depth. One of the essays in Homing, “All in the Family: Waldo and His Ghosts,” was listed as notable in The Best American Essays 2023. Copies of the book will be available for purchase through Woolly Bear Books & Gifts.

Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. Please click here to register.

Carnegie Crafters - Craft Night at the Movies: "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar" (1995)
2025-07-25 18:00 - 21:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Calling 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, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), with Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, and John Leguizamo.

What makes this Craft Night at the Movies different? Due to ongoing renovations in our Music Hall, this movie will be held in our lower level Studio. Bonus: this means that you can bring snacks and drinks! (No alcohol though, please.)

Doors open at 6:00 PM, and the movie will start at 7:00 PM.

No craft? No problem! You are welcome to join, but keep in mind that that the lights will be on. Please email carnegiecrafters@gmail.com with any questions.

Registration is not required – all are welcome!

Knife Sharpening with Dennis Snedden: Whetstone Tips, Tools, & Techniques
2025-07-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Look 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 knives sharp and ready to use.

Each participant should bring two or three 5″-10″ kitchen knives (non-serrated); a diamond, oil, or water stone (if you have one); a honing rod or steel (if you have one); your knife edge questions; and a will to learn! You will learn the best and safest techniques for honing a fine edge. Come with dull knives – leave with safer, sharper, functional edges!

No ceramic knives, hair or sewing scissors, please.

A suggested donation of $15 will be put towards funding the 2026 kids’ Summer Reading Program. Space is limited, so please click here to register! 18 years and older, please.

Carnegie Artists Showcase
2025-08-02 10:00 - 2025-08-16 17:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Celebrate 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 Salvato of 3rd Street Gallery; Dave Klug of Double Dog Studio; Bernadette Kazmarski; Ron Mahoney; Eva Trout of Firebox Art Studios; watercolor fantasist Kathleen Zimbicki; Anthony Vitale; Dave Columbus; and icon artist Michael Kapeluck.

Admission is free during all regular Library hours; donations will be gratefully accepted. Registration is not required to visit the Artists Showcase. Plus, don’t miss the exhibit’s official opening event at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, August 5, with the Steel City Ukuleles in concert!

Carnegie Artists Showcase Opening Reception & Ukulele Concert
2025-08-05 18:00 - 20:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Come 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 ukulele! For any newcomers, we’ll hold a special mini-lesson from 6:00-6:30 PM, and the concert will start at 6:45 PM.

Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome! Please click here to register.

Teen Crafternoons: Block Prints
2025-08-08 13:00 - 14:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Thanks 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 give you a taste of what you can do with these kits. Today we will try out block printing!

Registration is appreciated – please click here to register!

Embracing Our Differences: "Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen" by Jose Antonio Vargas
2025-08-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join 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 mutable nature of our ideas of “home.” Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow, writes “This riveting, courageous memoir ought to be mandatory reading for every American.”

Copies are available for checkout at the Library’s circulation desk. Pick up your copy of the book any time the Library is open!

Registration is appreciated – please click here to register.

End-of-Summer Reading Celebration!
2025-08-16 11:30 - 13:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join 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:

Cool down with Kona Ice from 11:30 – 12:30 pm!

Challenge your friends and family to lawn games!

Enjoy light refreshments!

Hop aboard the Pittsburgh Science Workshop‘s Science Bus!

Touch-a-Firetruck with the Carnegie Volunteer Fire & Rescue Bureau!

Get ready for school with B.R.I.D.G.E. People’s annual school supply giveaway!

… and more!

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 a Summer Reading Awards Ceremony, beginning at 1:00 pm. Here we will recognize all who participated in our 2025 Summer Reading program, our Super Readers who completed the 900 minute challenge, and announce the names of our Summer Reading prize winners!

Don’t forget to log ALL of your minutes and allocate tickets in Beanstack prior to this event! Friday, August 15th is the deadline for logging and ticket allocation.

Please note that you do not have to be present at this event to receive a prize. Winners who are not present at the time of the announcement will be contacted at a later time.
