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Open Work Time
Black White & Read All Over: Sara Pennypacker
Saturday, November 21, 2009
10:30 AM
Summary: Black, White & Read All Over brings you six fun-filled Saturday mornings. Join award-winning children’s authors and illustrators for programs with lots of questions and answers with the audience.
Open Work Time
World Kaleidoscope: Ortner-Roberts Duo
Sunday, November 22, 2009
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2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
Summary: A marriage between Klezmer music and Harlem stride and an artistic dialogue between the German clarinetist Susanne Ortner-Roberts and the American pianist Tom Roberts.
Ballet FUNdamentals!: Secrets from Behind the Curtain
Sunday, November 22, 2009
2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
Baby Lapsit
Advanced Word: Computer Class
Monday, November 23, 2009
10:30 AM
- 12:30 PM
Summary: Are you ready for tables and mail merges? Learn how to use these features and more in this highest skill level class.
Open Work Time
German Conversation Club
Monday, November 23, 2009
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6:30 PM
- 7:30 PM
Summary: Would you like an opportunity to converse in German? Whether your German language skills are intermediate or fluent, you are invited to this informal conversation club.
Japanese for Beginners
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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6:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Summary: Japanese for Beginners is an introduction for those who are new to Japanese or consider themselves a little bit rusty.
Advanced Excel: Computer Class
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
2:00 PM
- 4:00 PM
Summary: This highest level class for Excel includes information on protecting your worksheets, advanced function use and templates.
Social Networking on the WWW: Computer Class
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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5:30 PM
- 7:30 PM
Summary: Learn about social networking in general and how to connect with others via one of the Web’s most popular networking sites, Facebook.
Open Work Time
Teen Art Club: Make Cool Stuff!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
3:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
Summary: Every week we have a new project to try. Painting, button-making, t-shirt deconstruction, duct tape crafts, beading, and a whole lot of other neat things. Drop by and have fun.
The first Wednesday of every month is ALWAYS button-making!
For middle and high school aged folks only!
Open Work Time
Handmade Books
All Out Gaming: Video Gaming at the Library
Friday, November 27, 2009
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3:00 PM
- 5:30 PM
Summary: Need your gaming fix? Join us in Teen as we unleash a Wii, PS2, X-box and a whole host of board games.
Open Work Time
Resume and Cover Letter Assistance
Saturday, November 28, 2009
11:00 AM
- 1:00 PM
Summary: A volunteer with Human Resource experience will assist customers with resume and cover letters.
Nature Detectives: A "No Child Left Inside" program
Open Work Time
Sunday Poetry and Reading Series: Renée Alberts
Sunday, November 29, 2009
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2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
Summary: Renée Alberts talks to rivers and shortwave radios to make poetry, collage, sound and photography. Her poetry collection, No Water, came out in 2009. She collaborates across mediums with some of Pittsburgh's finest writers, musicians and dancers.
Advanced WWW Searching : Computer Class
Monday, November 30, 2009
10:30 AM
- 12:30 PM
Summary: Learn how to search, not just surf, the Internet. This class assists in developing a critical approach to searching, making effective and efficient use of specific information tools and sources.
Baby Lapsit
Open Work Time
Dish! A Foodie Book Club: The Man Who Ate Everything
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
6:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Summary: This quarterly book group focuses on the world of food. This month's selection is Jeffrey Steingarten's The Man Who Ate Everything: And Other Gastronomic Feats, Disputes, and Pleasurable Pursuits.
Carnegie Knits & Reads
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
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4:30 PM
- 5:30 PM
Summary: Whether you love to knit or want to learn, join us for informal knitting sessions. We’ll learn from each other and learn why the Library is a great place to knit!
Let's Speak English
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
| Other Dates
5:00 PM
- 6:00 PM
Summary: If English is not your native tongue, join our group for lively English conversation.
Baby Lapsit
Community Meeting: Hazelwood
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
6:30 PM
Community Event: Beechview
Thursday, December 3, 2009
7:00 PM
All Out Gaming: Video Gaming at the Library
Friday, December 4, 2009
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3:00 PM
- 5:30 PM
Summary: Need your gaming fix? Join us in Teen as we unleash a Wii, PS2, X-box and a whole host of board games.
Teen Underground Cafe: After-Hours Music & Art for Teens
Friday, December 4, 2009
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7:30 PM
- 10:00 PM
Summary: Did you ever think you'd have the chance to mosh in the library? Or that local bands would be setting up in the corner of the teen space next to a giant graffiti mural? Join us after the library closes for all this and more!
Passport to the World: Russia: in partnership with the Center for Russian and East European Studies
Saturday, December 5, 2009
2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
Summary: Special guests from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Russian and East European Studies will present an interactive play, The Little Snow Girl. Ages 5 and up.
Armchair Travels: Carnival in Uruguay
Saturday, December 5, 2009
3:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
Summary: Join us each month for an opportunity to explore locations worldwide. In December, learn about Carnival in Uruguay through video and a live presentation.
Preschool Bingo
International Cinema Sunday: (Mongolia)
Sunday, December 6, 2009
2:00 PM
- 4:00 PM
Summary: Genghis Khan is known worldwide as a conqueror and ruler, but few people know that he was once a slave. This film follows his early life. Directed by Sergej Bodrov, 120 minutes, 2007.
TypewriterGirls: Fundraiser for the Library
Sunday, December 6, 2009
6:00 PM
- 8:00 PM
Summary: Join the avant-garde cabaret troupe TypewriterGirls and friends for a poetry reading and performance to benefit Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh
Baby Lapsit
Spanish for Beginners
Monday, December 7, 2009
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6:30 PM
- 7:30 PM
Summary: Bienvenidos! Spanish for Beginners is an introduction for those who are new to Spanish or consider themselves a little rusty. Meets weekly on Mondays. No registration required.
Community Meeting: Lawrenceville
Family Game Night
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
7:00 PM
- 7:30 PM
Japanese for Beginners
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
| Other Dates
6:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Summary: Japanese for Beginners is an introduction for those who are new to Japanese or consider themselves a little bit rusty.
Japanese Conversation Club
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
| Other Dates
6:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Summary: Japanese Conversation Club is an opportunity for intermediate to advanced speakers of Japanese to come together and converse as well as to learn about and enjoy Japanese culture.
Community Meeting: West End
Conversation Salon
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
10:15 AM
- 12:00 PM
Let's Speak English
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
| Other Dates
5:00 PM
- 6:00 PM
Summary: If English is not your native tongue, join our group for lively English conversation.
Baby Lapsit
Spanish Conversation Club: El Club de Conversacion en Español
Thursday, December 10, 2009
6:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Summary: Whether your Spanish skills are intermediate or fluent, join us for lively and engaging conversation in Spanish. Si eres intermedio o avanzado, practica con nosotros, tus habilidades del idioma, en conversaciones vivas y comprometidas.
All Out Gaming: Video Gaming at the Library
Friday, December 11, 2009
| Other Dates
3:00 PM
- 5:30 PM
Summary: Need your gaming fix? Join us in Teen as we unleash a Wii, PS2, X-box and a whole host of board games.
Chess Club
Saturday, December 12, 2009
10:00 AM
- 12:00 PM
Spanish Fun with Connie Mathews: Cuentos y canciones en Espanol
Saturday, December 12, 2009
10:30 AM
- 11:15 AM
Resume and Cover Letter Assistance
Saturday, December 12, 2009
11:00 AM
- 1:00 PM
Summary: A volunteer with Human Resource experience will assist customers with resume and cover letters.
Saturday Matinee
Saturday, December 12, 2009
1:00 PM
Summary: Sidney Young is a gate-crashing journalist who exposes the shallowness of the celebrity world that he desperately wants to join. After accepting an offer to write for a renowned magazine, he finally gets his chance to rub elbows with A-list celebrities.
Sunday Afternoon Music Series: Mr. Banjo’s Old Time Christmas Sing-Along
Sunday, December 13, 2009
2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
Summary: Walt and Susie Olsen will lead an old-fashioned sing-along of Christmas favorites. They play 4-string banjo, guitar, and bass guitar.
Black Holes, Beakers, and Books: A Popular Science Book Club - The Emotion Machine
Sunday, December 13, 2009
3:30 PM
- 4:30 PM
Summary: Join us for a discussion of The Emotion Machine: Commonsense Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of the Human Mind by Marvin Minsky.
Baby Lapsit
Teen Advisory Council: Give us ideas, we'll give you snacks!
German Conversation Club
Monday, December 14, 2009
| Other Dates
6:30 PM
- 7:30 PM
Summary: Would you like an opportunity to converse in German? Whether your German language skills are intermediate or fluent, you are invited to this informal conversation club.
Spanish for Beginners
Monday, December 14, 2009
| Other Dates
6:30 PM
- 7:30 PM
Summary: Bienvenidos! Spanish for Beginners is an introduction for those who are new to Spanish or consider themselves a little rusty. Meets weekly on Mondays. No registration required.
Show Don't Tell: A Writing Workshop for Homeschoolers age 9-12
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
1:00 PM
- 2:30 PM
Summary: Students (age 9-12) will learn how to help their readers feel involved in the story and how to bring their writing to life. Students may share their work with the group if they wish. Limited to 12 participants. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Japanese Conversation Club
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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6:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Summary: Japanese Conversation Club is an opportunity for intermediate to advanced speakers of Japanese to come together and converse as well as to learn about and enjoy Japanese culture.
Preschool Bingo
Storytelling Alive presents . . . the art of storytelling for educators
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
4:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
Carnegie Knits & Reads
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
| Other Dates
4:30 PM
- 5:30 PM
Summary: Whether you love to knit or want to learn, join us for informal knitting sessions. We’ll learn from each other and learn why the Library is a great place to knit!
Let's Speak English
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
| Other Dates
5:00 PM
- 6:00 PM
Summary: If English is not your native tongue, join our group for lively English conversation.
Baby Lapsit
Books in the Afternoon: The Time Traveler’s Wife
Thursday, December 17, 2009
1:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
Summary: Join us for lively discussions of contemporary fiction. This month's selection is The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
Books in the Afternoon: The Time Traveler’s Wife
Thursday, December 17, 2009
6:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Summary: Join us for lively discussions of contemporary fiction. This month's selection is The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
Real to Reel Documentary Film Series: I Like Killing Flies
Thursday, December 17, 2009
7:00 PM
Summary: A tribute to Shopsin’s, a quirky gem of New York food culture with more than 900 items on its menu, all made from scratch in a tiny kitchen with Rube-Goldberg-like contraptions. 79 minutes, 2005
Mystery Book Discussion Group: Ten Second Staircase
Friday, December 18, 2009
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1:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
Summary: Join us for lively discussions of your favorite mystery novels. This month's selection is Ten Second Staircase by Christopher Fowler.
Nature Detectives: A "No Child Left Inside" program
Sunday Poetry and Reading Series: Che Elias
Sunday, December 20, 2009
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2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
Summary: Born in Glendale, West Virginia, Che Elias relocated in 1997 to Pittsburgh. His novels include Juliet…, Remember, The Terror of Loch Ness and West Virginia, and the poetry collections Death Poems and Wheeling.
Japanese for Beginners
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
| Other Dates
6:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Summary: Japanese for Beginners is an introduction for those who are new to Japanese or consider themselves a little bit rusty.
Let's Speak English
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
| Other Dates
5:00 PM
- 6:00 PM
Summary: If English is not your native tongue, join our group for lively English conversation.
All Out Gaming: Video Gaming at the Library
Friday, December 25, 2009
| Other Dates
3:00 PM
- 5:30 PM
Summary: Need your gaming fix? Join us in Teen as we unleash a Wii, PS2, X-box and a whole host of board games.
World Kaleidoscope: Guaracha
Sunday, December 27, 2009
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2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
Summary: The authentic Cuban sound of salsa, merengue, cumbia and bolero, rumba and other styles of Latin and Caribbean music, led by the velvet voice of Miguel “Cha” Sague III, with a gifted group of musicians.
Come to Candyland!
Monday, December 28, 2009
11:00 AM
- 12:00 PM
German Conversation Club
Monday, December 28, 2009
| Other Dates
6:30 PM
- 7:30 PM
Summary: Would you like an opportunity to converse in German? Whether your German language skills are intermediate or fluent, you are invited to this informal conversation club.
Handmade Books
Let's Speak English
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
| Other Dates
5:00 PM
- 6:00 PM
Summary: If English is not your native tongue, join our group for lively English conversation.
Teen Advisory Council: Give us ideas, we'll give you snacks!
Mystery Book Discussion Group: The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
Friday, January 15, 2010
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1:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
Summary: Join us for lively discussions of your favorite mystery novels. This month's selection is The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams.
Pittsburgh Symphony Book Club: Beethoven's Hair
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
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6:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Summary: Join WQED-FM’s Jim Cunningham and PSO musicians in an evening of lively discussion. This month's selection is Beethoven's Hair, by Russell Martin.
