Career Checkup Workshop with JFCS
2026-04-22 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Give your job search a boost with this free workshop from JFCS Career Services! Counselors will share tips and best practices, and participants can meet with a counselor one-on-one for a personalized resume review.

This is a great way to prepare for the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Spring Job Fair, taking place on May 8 at CLP-Main. Please click here for more information or to register for the Job Fair.

Space is limited and registration is required. Please click here to register.

Meeple Meet-Up: Euro-Gaming for Adults
2026-04-24 12:00 - 16:00
Please note that this session of Meeple Meet-Up will be on a Friday, not a Saturday as usual.

Do you like Terraforming Mars? Settlers of Catan? Agricola? Ark Nova? Or other “Euro” or Euro-flavored strategy games with wooden meeples, worker placement, tableau building, and so forth? Come to the Library for an afternoon of board gaming!

You can also come if you are interested in learning how to play Euro board games.

This event is for gamers ages 18+.

Registration is not required to attend, but it is recommended, and those who register will get a link to our Discord server for any pre-game day discussions or suggestions. Please click here to register.

Chernobyl 40 Years Later: A Day of Commemoration
2026-04-25 11:00 - 15:00
On April 26, 1986, an explosion shook the Chernobyl nuclear power plant near Pripyat, Ukraine. Since that moment, the lasting effects of the disaster have defined existence in the region, with most people evacuating and many thousands sickened by the radiation of the worst nuclear disaster to date.

Today, we gather for a day of commemoration marking the fortieth anniversary of this tragedy. Join us for poetry, art, dance, stories from affected individuals, and an expert panel discussion on the four decades since.

Schedule of Events

11:00 AM: Screening of The Babushkas of Chernobyl (2015), dir. Anne Bogart & Holly Morris

12:30 PM: Screening and discussion of Chernobyl: 30 Years Later by Michael Haritan

1:00 PM: Kyiv Ukrainian Dance Ensemble performs an original dance based on Michael Haritan’s photograph Gasmask Doll

1:30 PM: Musical performance by Ridna Shkola children’s choir

1:40 PM: Panel discussion on the disaster’s effects on health, radiology, geopolitics, and culture, featuring:

Dr Yuri Nikiforov, vice chair of the Department of Pathology and director of the Division of Molecular Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Dr Steven Miner, an expert on Russian and Eastern European history from Ohio University

Darius Allman, a Fire/HAZMAT Lieutenant and the Radiological Officer for the City of Pittsburgh

Olya Feldberg, a researcher whose work focuses on the role of the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine-Russian relations and Russian politics

2:30 PM: Discussion of the environmental recovery of the Chernobyl area

Throughout the event, attendees are invited to view photographs of the Chernobyl area by Michael Haritan accompanied by original poetry written by students at Carlow University; sample treats from our bake sale; and construct a LEGO scale model of Chernobyl’s Reactor #4 (a completed set of the model will go to one raffle winner).

Traffic note: The NFL draft is taking place in Pittsburgh from April 23 through April 26. Traffic will be much heavier than normal, and a number of Pittsburgh roads will be closed (click here for full road closure information). If you are coming from Downtown, please check your route in advance and give yourself extra travel time.

Registration is appreciated – please click here to register.

Mindful Yoga with Leah Shuck
2026-04-27 18:00 - 19:00
Join certified yoga instructor Leah Shuck for a gentle, slower flow yoga practice every second and fourth Monday evening!

Mindful yoga is a rewarding way to exercise while reducing stress and centering your mind. Please bring a yoga mat, a bottle of water, and something to use as a strap (an old scarf, belt, or necktie work just fine!). You are also welcome to bring a block, blanket, bolster, etc if you wish. If you don’t have a yoga mat, we have a few available to borrow.

This is a pay-what-you-can class where participants can pay $0-$15, with a suggested donation of $10 per class. All participants must sign a waiver at each session.

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

Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club presents Noir Femmes Fatales: "Pickup on South Street" (1953)
2026-04-27 19:00 - 21:00
Join the Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club for a celebration of the great femmes fatales of cinema!

Tonight: Pickup on South Street (1953), directed by Samuel Fuller. This Cold War-era espionage thriller features Jean Peters as femme fatale Candy.

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

Join us for the final screening of this series!

Monday, May 18: “The Postman Always Rings Twice” (1946)

Kitchen Dancing: Freeform movement for adults 50+
2026-04-28 17:30 - 19:00
If you dance around the kitchen while cooking, this program is for you!

Come and get moving to an eclectic mix of music in a safe, non-judgmental space. In this self-paced, free-form dance class for 50s+, we keep fit while having fun! Express yourself, find your inner rhythm, and remember that there’s no wrong way to dance!

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

Prime Stage Theatre presents: "Speak" with playwright Tammy Ryan
2026-04-28 19:00 - 20:30
Join playwright Tammy Ryan of Prime Stage Theatre for a group discussion of the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, and her experience adapting the novel for the stage. Speak follows the emotional trauma of a young high school freshman after she is sexually assaulted, and the strength she finds to tell her story.

Copies of Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson will be available at the Library’s checkout desk. The stage adaptation of Speak runs from May 1 through May 10 at the New Hazlett Center for Performing Arts.

Registration for this program is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome as well. Please click here to register.
