Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall

Hear the story of Robert Morris as told by author and historian Michael Aubrecht, from his new book The Letters of Robert Morris: Founding Father and Revolutionary Financier.
 Learn about the financier of the Revolution, his contributions as a 
Founding Father, and his lasting influence on our country today.
<a href="https://acfree.librarycalendar.com/event/letters-robert-morris-author-talk-michael-aubrecht-7505" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Registration is required – please click here to register.</a>
 This is an online lecture and will stream via Zoom and Facebook Live. 
When you register, you will receive a Zoom link to the program – click 
on it at the time of the event to connect, or watch on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie/live" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">our Facebook page here</a>.

Local Event: “The Letters of Robert Morris” – A virtual author talk with Michael Aubrecht

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“The Letters of Robert Morris” – A virtual...

Hear the story of Robert Morris as told by author and historian Michael Aubrecht, from his new book The Letters of Robert...

“The Letters of Robert Morris” – A virtual author talk with Michael Aubrecht

Join the Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club for a celebration of the great femmes fatales&nbsp;of cinema!&nbsp;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.<a href="https://acfree.librarycalendar.com/event/pittsburgh-classic-movie-club-presents-noir-femme-fatales-postman-always-rings-twice-1946" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. Please click here to register.</a>

Local Event: Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club presents Noir Femmes Fatales: “The Postman Always Rings Twice” (1946)

Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club presents Noir...

Join the Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club for a celebration of the great femmes fatales of cinema! Tonight: The Postman Always...

Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club presents Noir Femmes Fatales: “The Postman Always Rings Twice” (1946)

The Andrew Carnegie Free Library &amp; Music Hall presents a public education program on reforming Pennsylvania’s redistricting process. <a href="https://www.fairdistrictspa.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Fair Districts PA</a> 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 in Harrisburg and Fair Districts PA’s strategy going forward. Ideas for how individuals and organizations can advocate for change will be shared.<a href="https://www.fairdistrictspa.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Fair Districts PA</a>&nbsp;is a non-partisan coalition of citizens and organizations seeking to reform PA redistricting rules by ensuring that the process is impartial, transparent, and accountable.<a href="https://acfree.librarycalendar.com/event/fair-districts-pa-7417" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. Please click here to register.</a>

Local Event: Delineating Democracy: All About Gerrymandering, with Fair Districts PA

Delineating Democracy: All About...

The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall presents a public education program on reforming Pennsylvania’s redistricting...

Delineating Democracy: All About Gerrymandering, with Fair Districts PA

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.<a href="https://acfree.librarycalendar.com/event/holocaust-primer-richard-murphy-7193" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. Please click here to register.</a><a href="https://acfree.librarycalendar.com/event/holocaust-primer-richard-murphy-7193" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>Attending this program is an excellent way to build your understanding of the Holocaust in preparation for our June 9 program, “<a href="https://acfree.librarycalendar.com/event/sue-tresatti-6778" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">My Dad’s Story: Remembering the Holocaust, with Sue Tresatti and Richard Murphy</a>,” in which Sue Tresatti will share the story of her father Norman Roth, who survived imprisonment by Nazis in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps as a teenage boy.

Local Event: The Holocaust: A conversation with historian Richard Murphy

The Holocaust: A conversation with historian...

Join military historian Richard Murphy for an informal discussion on the Holocaust. We’ll learn about the lead-in to the...

The Holocaust: A conversation with historian Richard Murphy

Did you get a promotion? GOLD STAR!
Finished that 1,000 piece puzzle? GOLD STAR!
Put on real pants today? DOUBLE GOLD STAR!
Join Vernée Smith of the Unplugged Society for a celebration of YOUR 
successes: big, small, and in between! It’s all too easy to overlook our
 accomplishments in favor of negativity, so we’re going all out with 
praise and exultation to remind you just how awesome you are.
The rules are simple:
<ul>
<li>Rule #1: Main character energy!</li>



<li>Rule #2: Share your wins!</li>



<li>Rule #3: Hype each other up!</li>
</ul>
Come for the positive energy, stay for refreshments, socializing, and a 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. <a href="https://acfree.librarycalendar.com/event/unplugged-society-presents-gold-star-party-7652" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Please click here to register!</a>

Local Event: The Unplugged Society presents: The GOLD STAR Party! – Because You’re Doing Great

The Unplugged Society presents: The GOLD STAR...

Did you get a promotion? GOLD STAR!
Finished that 1,000 piece puzzle? GOLD STAR!
Put on real pants today? DOUBLE GOLD...

The Unplugged Society presents: The GOLD STAR Party! – Because You’re Doing Great

Join environmental writers <a href="https://www.andrewmoorewriter.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Andrew Moore</a>&nbsp;(The Beasts of the East: The Fall and Rise of America’s Eastern Wilderness&nbsp;and Pawpaw: In Search of America’s Forgotten Fruit) and <a href="https://www.bittelmethis.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Jason Bittel</a>&nbsp;(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 and protecting them.In conversation with Master Naturalist and environmental educator Char Ross, Andrew and Jason will explore the consequences of human development of the wilds of North America, consider the efforts to restore once-thriving ecosystems, and celebrate the incredible diversity of the fascinating animal species who share our continent.An audience Q&amp;A will follow the moderated discussion. Copies of both books will be available for sale courtesy of <a href="https://woollybearbooks.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Woolly Bear Books &amp; Gifts</a>. Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome – <a href="https://acfree.librarycalendar.com/event/andy-moore-and-jason-bittel-author-event-7079" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">please click here to register.</a><a href="https://acfree.librarycalendar.com/event/andy-moore-and-jason-bittel-author-event-7079" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>Andrew Moore&nbsp;is a writer, journalist, and public speaker. His new book, The Beasts of the East: The Fall and Rise of America’s Eastern Wilderness, will be published by Mariner Books on June 2nd, 2026. He is also the author of Pawpaw: In Search of America’s Forgotten Fruit, a James Beard Foundation Award finalist in Writing &amp; Literature. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and The Daily Yonder. He lives in Pittsburgh.Jason Bittel&nbsp;is a National Geographic Society Explorer and Knight Science Journalism Project Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition to writing for adult readers at National Geographic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Popular Science Magazine, New Scientist Magazine, and elsewhere, he has published four kids’ books: Mountain: Go On a Grand Tour of the Highest Places on Earth&nbsp;(2024), The Frozen Worlds&nbsp;(2023), Animals Lost And Found&nbsp;(2022) and How To Talk To A Tiger…And Other Animals: How Critters Communicate In The Wild&nbsp;(2021). Grizzled: Love Letters to 50 of North America’s Least Understood Animals, was published on March 3, 2026.Char Ross&nbsp;is a Pennsylvania Master Naturalist, a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators, an educator at Frick Environmental Center, and a Resident Naturalist at Discovery School Day Camp.

Local Event: Animals of America: Environmental writers Andrew Moore & Jason Bittel in conversation with Char Ross

Animals of America: Environmental writers...

Join environmental writers Andrew Moore (The Beasts of the East: The Fall and Rise of America’s Eastern Wilderness and Pawpaw:...

Animals of America: Environmental writers Andrew Moore & Jason Bittel in conversation with Char Ross

More than 1.6 million people were imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps between 1933 and 1945. One of them was Norman Roth.
Tonight, join Norman’s daughter Sue Tresatti for the heartrending 
story of her father’s imprisonment in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald 
concentration camps as a teenage boy. Upon arrival at Auschwitz, 
Norman’s life was spared for labor but his mother, younger sister, and 
younger brother were murdered in the gas chambers. Hear about how Norman
 survived years of horror and escaped to the West from behind the Iron 
Curtain, eventually settling in Pittsburgh.
Military researcher and WWII historian Richard Murphy provides 
historical context. An audience Q&amp;A will follow the presentation.&nbsp;A reception with light refreshments will follow this program.Co-sponsored by the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh.&nbsp;<a href="https://acfree.librarycalendar.com/event/sue-tresatti-6778" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Registration is required – please click here to register.</a>

Local Event: My Dad’s Story: Remembering the Holocaust, with Sue Tresatti and Richard Murphy

My Dad’s Story: Remembering the Holocaust, with...

More than 1.6 million people were imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps between 1933 and 1945. One of them was Norman...

My Dad’s Story: Remembering the Holocaust, with Sue Tresatti and Richard Murphy

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 knives sharp and ready to use.Each participant should bring two or three 5″-10″ kitchen knives (non-serrated); a diamond, oil, or water stone (if you have one); a honing rod or steel (if you have one); your knife edge questions; and a will to learn! You will learn the best and safest techniques for honing a fine edge. Come with dull knives – leave with safer, sharper, functional edges!No ceramic knives, hair or sewing scissors, please.A suggested donation of $15 will be put towards funding the 2026 kids’ Summer Reading Program. <a href="https://acfree.librarycalendar.com/event/knife-sharpening-dennis-snedden-whetstone-tips-tools-techniques-7220" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Space is limited, so please click here to register!</a>&nbsp;18 years and older, please.

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

Knife Sharpening with Dennis Snedden: Whetstone...

Look sharp – it’s a hands-on workshop on sharpening and caring for your knives! A well-sharpened edge is much safer and more...

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

Join us for a Free Legal Advice Clinic on Tuesday, July 21, 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 <a href="mailto:evansw2@einetwork.net">email Library Director Walker Evans</a>. Please be prepared to share your name, contact information, and the topic of your legal questions.
Spots are limited, so don’t wait to schedule your appointment! We look forward to seeing you on July 21!

Local Event: Free Legal Advice Clinic with the Allegheny County Bar Foundation’s Pro Bono Center

Free Legal Advice Clinic with the Allegheny...

Join us for a Free Legal Advice Clinic on Tuesday, July 21, from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM!
Attorneys from the Allegheny County Bar...

Free Legal Advice Clinic with the Allegheny County Bar Foundation’s Pro Bono Center

Walker Evans

Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area

Eric Heyl

Upper St. Clair

Dormont-Brookline

Robinson-Moon

Pittsburgh

Baldwin-Whitehall

Washington County

Peters

Canon-Mcmillan

North Hills

Sewickley

Forest Hills-Regent Square

The Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra and Carnegie Carnegie continue their Emerging Artist Series with Pittsburgh guitarist Alex Weibel. A multi-instrumentalist working across jazz, blues, pop, and theatre, Alex has performed with Thomas Wendt, Paul Thompson, Mike Tomaro, Dwayne Dolphin, and many of Pittsburgh's leading jazz artists.
Enjoy exceptional live jazz and light brunch fare in our intimate Studio setting. Beer, wine, and mimosas by donation (no outside alcohol).

Local Event: Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Emerging Jazz Artist Series: Alex Weibel

Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Emerging Jazz Artist...

The Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra and Carnegie Carnegie continue their Emerging Artist Series with Pittsburgh guitarist Alex...

Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Emerging Jazz Artist Series: Alex Weibel

Valley Brook Country Club

Join Cancer Bridges for a meaningful and memorable day on the green at our 16th Annual Golf Classic. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Valley Brook Country Club, this beloved event brings together golfers, businesses, and community members who share a commitment to ensuring that no one faces cancer alone.
Proceeds from the Golf Classic directly support Cancer Bridges’ free programs and services, which provide emotional and social support, wellness opportunities, and a strong sense of community for individuals and families impacted by cancer. Every swing, putt, and partnership helps fuel the mission of Cancer Bridges - offering hope, connection, and support at every stage of the cancer journey.
There are many ways to get involved and make an impact. We welcome single golfers, pairs, and foursomes to enjoy a full day of golf, camaraderie, and friendly competition. Businesses and organizations are invited to support the event through sponsorship and underwriting opportunities that offer valuable visibility while demonstrating a commitment to community health and well-being. Volunteers also play a vital role in making the day a success, helping with registration, lunch, and on course engagement + activities.
Whether you join us on the course, partner with us as a sponsor, or lend your time as a volunteer, your involvement helps Cancer Bridges continue providing vital support to those navigating cancer. Together, we can turn a great day of golf into a powerful force for good.

Local Event: Cancer Bridges' Annual Golf Classic

Cancer Bridges' Annual Golf Classic

Join Cancer Bridges for a meaningful and memorable day on the green at our 16th Annual Golf Classic. Set against the beautiful...

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Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Ave, Carnegie, PA

Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Emerging Jazz Artist Series: Alex Weibel

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