Allegheny County Library Association

08/23/2026

🗺️Library Hack: Learn another world language! 📲

A monthly subscription to for a language learning app could get expensive. Instead, use your Allegheny County library card to access Mango Languages, Little Pim and DuoLingo for free. Bonjour! 🌍✨

08/21/2026

Welcome to , where we feature one of our 46 independent public libraries. This week's library is Community Library of Castle Shannon! Castle Shannon Library

08/19/2026

‼️As many of you know, the FCC is currently considering eliminating E-Rate funding. This would be devastating to schools and libraries across the country and we need to let our elected officials know the cost it would have to Allegheny County libraries. 🏫📚

Currently, E-rate saves Allegheny County libraries over $800,000 per year. E-rate helps us to provide quality internet access to our patrons and staff. Elimination of E-rate not only would result in sharp increases in costs to provide internet, but that money would need to come from somewhere, meaning less funding potentially available for resources and programs.

But, there is still time to help. We are currently in a public comment period where we have the opportunity to let the FCC know how vital E-rate is to the survival of schools and libraries across the country. I encourage you (and everyone you know) to make a comment and include details and stories about how important quality internet access is to all of our communities. Be sure to include what would be lost if this funding were to go away.

I also encourage you to reach out to your federal representatives and senators to let them know about what the loss of E-rate would mean to our communities. 📱Important to note that E-rate is NOT funded by taxpayer dollars. E-rate is funded through the telecommunications companies (usually found on your bill as the Universal Service Fee or something similar).

🔗 For more information and to access the Save Our E-Rate tools, visit https://www.shlb.org/save-our-e-rate.

08/15/2026

Each month, the Allegheny County Library Association (ACLA) will share recommended titles from familiar faces across Allegheny County. 📚✨

August’s picks come from writer, comic, film critic and magazine editor, Sean Collier. Sean is the Editor-in-Chief of Shady Avenue Magazine and also provides the weekend guide every Thursday on Pittsburgh Today Live.

📲 Visit the online catalog today to reserve one of Sean's recommended titles: https://acl.bibliocommons.com/

🔗Here is the link to learn more about Sean Collier: https://www.seancollier.net/bio

08/14/2026

Welcome to , where we feature one of our 46 independent public libraries. This week's library is Community Library of Allegheny Valley! Community Library of Allegheny Valley

08/13/2026

🎟️✨ Check out an Experience Kit!

Explore local museums and attractions FREE with your library card!🌿

Participating museums include:

Heinz History Center
Fort Pitt Museum
Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village
Beaver Area Heritage Foundation - Museum - Beaver Station
Bradford House
Gibson House Manor
Historic Fort Steuben
Lincoln Highway Experience
McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center

📚 For more information, visit the Experience Kits webpage and start planning your next adventure: https://ow.ly/8kxz50ZuNv1

08/10/2026

🎒The public library is a valuable partner in your child's education.

📺 Check out this month's segment of Books & Beyond on KDKA-TV | CBS Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Today Live with Heather Abraham to learn more about back-to-school resources at the library.

Check out the back-to-school resources available through Allegheny ...

08/08/2026

📣Featured Library Program: The Unplugged Society, Woolly Bear Books, & More Than Words present The GOLD STAR Party! 👏

📍Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
📅August 22, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Did you get a promotion? Gold star! ⭐
Finished that 1,000 piece puzzle? 🧩Gold star! ⭐
Just put on real pants today? 👖Double gold star! ⭐⭐

Come celebrate yourself, hype up your friends, and bask in the positivity at the GOLD STAR PARTY, presented by the Unplugged Society, Woolly Bear Books, More Than Words, and the Andrew Carnegie Free Library!

It’s all too easy for us to overlook or minimize our accomplishments, so we’re going all-out with praise and exultation to remind you just how awesome you are.

The rules are simple:
• Rule #1: Main character energy!
• Rule #2: Share your wins!
• Rule #3: Hype each other up!

Come for the positive energy – stay for the refreshments, socializing, and photo booth. Hope to see you there!

When you register, please let us know the name by which you’d like to be announced and the accomplishment you want to celebrate. If you’d prefer to have an announcer read your accomplishment instead of sharing it with the group yourself, please mention it when you register. Click here to register: https://ow.ly/Hjh150Zu1nN

08/07/2026

Welcome to , where we feature one of our 46 independent public libraries. This week's library is Clairton Public Library!

08/04/2026

📚Public libraries continue to evolve into essential community hubs that neighborhoods rely on. Today’s libraries offer so much more than books and internet access—they're places to connect with others, learn new skills, attend programs and borrow items from a Library of Things, among many other reasons.

Libraries remain one of the few welcoming, accessible spaces that truly serve everyone. Yet while library services and community needs continue to grow, funding has remained largely flat. Sustaining these vital community resources requires ongoing investment and support.

Read more to learn about the current state of libraries in Pennsylvania and why continued funding matters. 📖

Libraries have expanded to offer game nights, health services, and more. But this programming comes with costs they increasingly can’t afford.