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  • 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 States

    Please note that the date of this program has changed from January 29 to February 10. Join us for a Free Legal Advice Clinic on Tuesday, February 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. Read More

    Free
  • Get to Know Ramadan!

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    Join members of the Attawheed Islamic Center for a fun exploration of Ramadan! You'll learn about the history of this important month, the significance of the Quran in Ramadan, the effects of fasting, and a day in the life of a Muslim during Ramadan. Come learn about this period observed by over two billion people Read More

    Free
  • Ukulele Strum-Along

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 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 Read More

    Free
  • Paperback Platoon Book Club: “The Man I Never Met”

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    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

    Free
  • Civil War Gaming: Brothers at War – Antietam

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    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 Antietam scenario of the game Brothers at War. Brothers at War is a medium-complexity wargame designed by Read More

    Free
  • 2nd Saturday Civil War Series: Faces of Civil War Nurses – Portraits, Photography, and the Making of Caregiving History, with Ron Coddington

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    In Person in the Lincoln Gallery at ACFL&MH Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9370579279Meeting ID: 937 057 9279 Portrait photographs of women who served as caregivers offer rare, powerful evidence of how Americans understood nursing during the Civil War. These images—made possible by rapidly evolving photographic technology—capture not only grit and determination, but intention: how women presented themselves, how Read More

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  • Faces of Civil War Nurses: An Exhibit

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    In partnership with Military Images magazine and the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall is proud to welcome a new temporary exhibit, “Faces of Civil War Nurses,” featuring portraits and personal stories of women who served as nurses during the Civil War. The exhibit first debuted in Read More

    Free
  • Embracing Our Differences: “We Humans” at 70

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    Join us for community conversations about diversity & inclusion! “We Humans” was an exhibit on race and racism developed by two former curators of anthropology at the Carnegie Museum. Through punchy rhetoric informed by then-current science, the exhibit encouraged workers, students, and citizens to question their assumptions about race and to value the lives and Read More

    Free
  • Time Travelers Historical Fiction Book Club: “The Lions of Fifth Avenue”

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    Join the Library’s 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. The title for this meeting will be The Lions of Fifth Read More

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  • ComForCare presents: Postural Tips and Tricks

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    Join Laura Carson of ComForCare to learn all about a common culprit of back pain: your posture! Learn how to maintain good posture as you age, thereby reducing the need for assistive devices and helping to prevent falls. We'll explore some of the common imbalances that lead to forward head and neck posture, and also Read More

    Free
  • Fluent Friends: Practice Speaking English with Literacy Pittsburgh

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    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

    Free
  • Critical Thinking Unplugged: A Community Conversation on Truth, Trust, and Technology

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    How do we know what to believe in a world of fake news, AI, and information overload? Join Vernée Smith of the Unplugged Society, news producer Alex Popichak, and librarian Walker Evans as we talk about social media, chatbots, and who defines our shared reality. What to expect: Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. Read More

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  • Meeple Meet-Up: Euro-Gaming for Adults

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    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

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  • Carnegie Modular Railroaders

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    Join the Carnegie Modular Railroaders, an all-ages group for anyone interested in model railroading! The mission of the Carnegie Modular Railroaders is to inspire and educate model railroaders of all ages through hands on learning, collaborative layout building, and shared exploration of the hobby. The Carnegie Modular Railroaders meet one or two Saturdays a month Read More

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  • Knife Sharpening with Dennis Snedden: Whetstone Tips, Tools, & Techniques

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 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 Read More

    $15
  • Craft Night at the Movies with Carnegie Crafters: “Mary Poppins” (1964)

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 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 Mary Poppins (1964), with Julie Read More

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  • 2nd Saturday Civil War Series: The Influence of Women: How Women Worked, Served, Sacrificed, and Overcame during the Civil War, with Katie Wolfe

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    In Person in the Studio at ACFL&MH Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9370579279Meeting ID: 937 057 9279 Drawn from an 1862 Harper's Weekly illustration of the same title, "The Influence of Women" will explore the many ways in which women worked, served, sacrificed, and overcame during the Civil War. Women were everywhere during the war, serving both on the Read More

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  • 1861: Small Battles, Big Outcomes: A Civil War Symposium

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    BUY TICKETS The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall is pleased to announce our eighth annual Civil War Symposium, slated for April 17 – 18, 2026. Though overlooked in favor of later years and larger battles, the first year of the Civil War witnessed many advances and setbacks, trials and tribulations, personalities and decisions Read More

    $100.00
  • 2nd Saturday Civil War Series: The Veteran Reserve Corps with David Welker

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    In Person in the Lincoln Gallery at ACFL&MH Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9370579279Meeting ID: 937 057 9279 In early 1863, just two years into the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln’s Union cause was in deep trouble, and short on manpower the president was forced to implement the nation’s first general military draft. Similarly beset was Col. James B. Fry, Read More

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