Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall

Calling 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

Join our open-to-all English Conversation Practice Group — a friendly and welcoming space where people from all backgrounds can come together to practice speaking English in a relaxed, supportive environment. Whether you're a beginner or more advanced, this group is about building confidence, improving fluency, and connecting with others through conversation. No pressure, no judgment Read More

Join our historical fiction book group! We'll explore different eras of history, share our thoughts and responses, and make new friendships as we share a different historical fiction title each month. This group meets on the third Thursday of the month at 11:00am. For this meeting, we'll discuss Stella Bain by Anita Shreve. When a Read More

Join our open-to-all English Conversation Practice Group — a friendly and welcoming space where people from all backgrounds can come together to practice speaking English in a relaxed, supportive environment. Whether you're a beginner or more advanced, this group is about building confidence, improving fluency, and connecting with others through conversation. No pressure, no judgment Read More

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 Read More

Join the Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club as we celebrate the legendary Robert Mitchum!  Tonight: Holiday Affair (1949), directed by Don Hartman. Mitchum steps away from his more typical tough-guy roles, wooing secret shopper Janet Leigh after meeting her at the department store where he works. Romantic complications ensue as the pair navigate the Christmas season Read More

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 Read More

Join Pittsburgh wargamers Paul Lawson and Brian Palmer 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 play through the Devil's Den & Wheatfield scenario of the game Battle Cry. Battle Cry is a low-complexity wargame published by Avalon Hill Read More

Join playwright L.E. McCullough of Prime Stage Theatre for the riveting story of Freedom House Ambulance Service, America's first mobile EMS, created in Pittsburgh’s Hill District in 1967 - and a discussion of his new play Freedom House: Giving Life a Second Chance, running Jan. 23-Feb. 1, 2026 at New Hazlett Theater on Pittsburgh’s North Read More

Join our historical fiction book group! We explore different eras of history, share our thoughts and responses, and make new friendships as we share a different historical fiction title each month. This group meets on the third Thursday of the month at 11:00am. The title for this meeting will be The Briar Club by Kate Read More

Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. Be part of the solution with Vitalant's community blood drive! We're wishing our donors a prosperous 2026! To give you a head start, 26 will win a special thank-you gift. Your donation gets you 26 chances to win a $500 Rewards gift card! (Opt-in required - Read More