First Round of Gismondi VITAL Library Grants Benefit Local Communities
In the summer of 2021, the Gismondi Foundation initiated a partnership with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to facilitate special funding to qualifying libraries in Allegheny County through the Gismondi VITAL … Continued
What Is an Archive?
October is American Archives Month, and we had the pleasure of welcoming David Ferriero, 10th Archivist of the United States (2009-2022). As an introduction to American Archives Month and the … Continued
Virtual Book Club – November Pick – Milk Blood Heat
Introduction Join fellow book lovers and library staff in November to discuss our next pick, Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. Moniz. This debut novel set in Florida explores intergenerational … Continued
Repair of the book “East End” by Carnegie Library Preservation staff
In the Preservation Department at CLP, we see books that enter the lab in varying states of disrepair. While some of our preservation “patients” are simply in need of a … Continued
Voting at the Polls: What to Expect
Exercising your right to vote is a powerful part of our democracy, but if you’ve never voted before, you might not know what to expect. Learn what it’s like to vote in person at your polling location.
Virtual Book Club – October Pick – The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
Introduction Join library staff and fellow book lovers on October 20th from 5:30-6:30 p.m. via Zoom to discuss The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill! Check our events page … Continued
CLP Spotlights: Liz Rudnick from Kelly Strayhorn Theater
Welcome to #CLPSpotlights, our monthly series highlighting individuals and organizations that make a difference in their community. This month, we interviewed Liz Rudnick, the Marketing Manager at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater. … Continued
Making Connections
Previous posts this week have focused on the ways that Censorship Divides Us. That phrase is one half of this year’s Banned Books Week theme. The other is Books Unite Us … Continued
Book Challenges at CLP
Our previous Banned Books Week posts focused on intellectual freedom and the recent increase in coordinated challenges to library materials in school and public libraries. While Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh has … Continued
Organized Opposition to the Right to Read — Recent Changes to the Library Landscape
An unprecedented volume of attempts to reduce access to materials and services from school and public libraries was documented in 2021 by the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom … Continued