Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

09/03/2026

There are so many reasons to Love Your Library, and these are just a few! Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is celebrating Love Your Library month throughout September, which means your donation will be partially matched thanks to the generosity of the Jack Buncher Foundation and other supporters. Please make your Love Your Library gift today and let us know why you Love Your Library!

https://www.carnegielibrary.org/give/

09/01/2026

Do you have fond memories from visiting CLP-Homewood throughout the years? Join us for Share Your Stories: Homewood Library Memories, at our Homewood location on Sept. 5th from 11 AM-1 PM. Connect with community members, help preserve stories of the library, and take a look at items from Homewood's past, like these photos from CLP's Institutional Archives. Hope to see you there! 📖

09/01/2026

First day of September means the start of Love Your Library, a month where donations to participating libraries are matched by the Jack Buncher Foundation. Donor support helps ensure a good book is never more than a few clicks away. Give today at loveyourlibrary.org

08/31/2026

Your memories deserve a second life. Make an appointment at the Recollection Studio at CLP-Main to digitize your film, cassettes, and photos. 🎥🎞️

08/27/2026

This Fall we'll be hosting a series of programs from Carnegie Mellon University exploring the impacts of AI on our society. Check out the attached flyer for program information, and consider RSVPing to the first session September 1st, 2026! 🤖➡ https://www.carnegielibrary.org/event/cmus-ai-institute-for-societal-decision-making-presents-ai-in-the-classroom-2/

08/26/2026

Whether you’re staging a production, looking to study one of your favorite plays, or simply want to read a short, cinematic story, theatrical scripts offer a unique and often-overlooked reading experience. Bring the theatre home with you with one of these recently released or reissued plays! 🎭

Whether you’re staging a production, looking to study one of your favorite plays, or simply want to read a short, cinematic story, theatrical scripts offer a unique and often-overlooked reading … Continued

08/26/2026

A small orange scrapbook was found in the closed stacks at CLP-Main. Where did it come from? Why do we have it? Wait... is that a program for a reading by Mark Twain?! Look here to uncover The Mystery of the Orange Scrapbook! 📙🔍

I was searching for a reference book at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh-Main (the stacks), when I found a small orange volume (8 ¼” x 6 ½ “). The volume had … Continued

08/26/2026

Missing getting great recommendations from the staff of CLP - Mt. Washington? Don't fret! Your friendly local library workers have pulled together their suggestions to get you through the closure. Staff are eagerly awaiting the re-opening of the Library, but in the meantime check out what they have been reading while staffing other CLP location across the city.

This July the vacant building next door to CLP - Mt. Washington, formerly the Grandview United Presbyterian Church, was destroyed in a fire. The Library has remained closed awaiting demolition of the remaining structure for a safe return. Missing getting great recommendations from the staff of CLP -...