Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall

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

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

Join us for a Free Legal Advice Clinic on Thursday, April 30, 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 Read More

Join the Voting is Power PGH Regional Coalition to meet the candidates for Pennsylvania's House District 45! Hear directly from candidates Brittany Bloam and Councilman Patrick Catena in a moderated forum and get to know their views on important issues. Bring a friend and let's build a stronger community together! Door open at 5:30 and Read More

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 Read More

Join Janine Hauck of PA Lyme Resource Network to learn the best ways to avoid tick bites this year! The "Dare 2B Tick Aware" program aims to improve the use of prevention strategies, reduce tick bites, and improve early diagnosis, using the most current research available to standardize prevention messages across the state. We'll explore Read More

Join Laura Carson of Carson Eldercare Consulting & Management and Michelle Pekich of ComForCare for an overview of our current healthcare system - and how to optimally advocate for ourselves and our loved ones. We'll explore some compelling real life examples of what can happen when we're armed with the necessary information to advocate for Read More

Join the Girl Scouts of Western PA and the Carnegie Carnegie for an evening full of arts & crafts, self-care, and sleepover science! This event is FREE and open to the public; all materials will be provided. PLEASE NOTE: Fizz, Formulas, and Fun will be divided up into two sessions based on age group. Registration for this Read More

Join the Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club for a celebration of the great femmes fatales of cinema!  Tonight: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), directed by Tay Garnett. When femme fatale Cora Smith (Lana Turner) falls in love with drifter Frank Chambers (John Garfield), there's only one way for them to be together: murder her husband. Read More

The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall presents a public education program on reforming Pennsylvania’s redistricting process. Fair Districts PA speakers Kate Ellison and Sarah Stulga will explain PA’s current redistricting process, demonstrate how it has undermined democracy, and then offer a solution to the problem. Kate and Sarah will also discuss legislation, roadblocks Read More

Join military historian Richard Murphy for an informal discussion on the Holocaust. We'll learn about the lead-in to the Holocaust and the factors that allowed it to happen, explore the experiences of the millions of people who were imprisoned and murdered, and consider the lasting consequences of this historical atrocity. Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins Read More

Join environmental writers Andrew Moore (The Beasts of the East: The Fall and Rise of America's Eastern Wilderness and Pawpaw: In Search of America's Forgotten Fruit) and Jason Bittel (Grizzled: Love Letters to 50 of North America's Least Understood Animals) for a lively conversation about wildlife, ecosystems, and the role of humans in both threatening Read More

Pittsburgher Sue Tresatti shares the heartrending story of her father Norman Roth, who survived imprisonment by Nazis in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps as a teenage boy. Military researcher Richard Murphy provides historical context. A reception with light refreshments will follow this program. Registration is required - please click here to register.

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

Carnegie is home to over 500 veterans. How well do you know them? In our quarterly series "From the Foxhole: Talks with Carnegie's Veterans," veteran and military researcher Richard Murphy shares live, unscripted conversations with the veterans of our area about their experiences while serving. Listen to recordings of past interviews here! Today, we'll talk Read More