Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

06/15/2026

CLP-Homewood staff are ready & eager to sign you up for Summer Reading! Stop by anytime and help our garden grow!

06/15/2026

This summer, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is celebrating summer reading with stories and programs inspired by our theme, Grow! Need some inspiration to help your reading practice ripen? Check out the plant- and garden-themed books below! 🌿🍅

This summer, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is celebrating summer reading with stories and programs inspired by our theme, Grow! Need some inspiration to help your reading practice ripen? Check out the … Continued

06/13/2026

Celebrate Pride Month with QBurgh at this month's Share Your Stories event on June 20th from 1-3 PM at CLP-Main. Share your stories and memories of Pittsburgh's q***r history while browsing the archival materials from QBurgh's QArchives.

Photograph from QBurgh.

06/12/2026

Please take note, all CLP locations will be closed on Friday, June 19th in observance of Juneteenth.

06/12/2026

Join us Tuesday June 16 at 6pm for an evening of history, industry, and stories that shaped our city.

Historian Edward K. Muller, professor emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh and historian Rob Ruck, professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh explore Pittsburgh Rising: From Frontier Town to Steel City 1750-1920, a powerful look at how Pittsburgh transformed from a frontier settlement into an industrial giant.

Don't miss this compelling conversation about Pittsburgh's past and what it reveals about our present.

This program is at CLP Main in the South Wing Reading Room and is part of America250PA programming.

06/10/2026

We’d love for you to join us on June 13th from 2 to 3:30 pm to discover some of the artwork and illustrations in our archives and special collections, whether you’re looking for creative inspiration or would just like to learn more. We’ll also have materials on hand to make colorful collages using images from our collections! This program is for adults and will take place on the third floor of CLP-Main. ✨🎨👩‍🎨✨

Pictured here is a pochoir plate from architect turned Art Deco artist Serge Gladky’s portfolio, Nouvelles Compositions Décoratives, ca. 1930 (and a staff-made collage for inspiration!)

06/07/2026

Get a personal look at the people and places of Pittsburgh's past at the Digital Community Collection gallery exhibit, open to the public at CLP-Main beginning June 25th. All materials showcased in this exhibit have been donated by CLP patrons. A reception to celebrate the opening of the exhibit will be free and open to the public on July 9th from 6-7:30 PM in the Graphic Novels Room of CLP-Main.

Photograph of Pittsburgh Folk Festival performers donated by Debra Calise.

06/07/2026

We’ve got a story for the next time you, your future self and your past self are having a get-together! Everyone knows that the best way to make a plot more confusing is by adding time travel, but these stories pull it off, we swear!

-EEEP* a time-bending bookstore, or you’re turning back the clock to solve the chilliest of cold cases, we’ve got a story for the next time you, your future self and your past self are … Continued

06/01/2026

Summer Reading is finally here — get ready to dig in, branch out and GROW! Plant seeds of curiosity, water your imagination and watch your love of reading bloom all summer long. Sign up today!

Get ready to dig in, branch out and GROW at CLP’s Summer Reading celebration! Plant seeds of curiosity, water your imagination and watch your love of reading bloom all summer long.