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Open Work Time

Saturday, November 21, 2009 | Other Dates  
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Directions to this location: PC Center - Main


Black White & Read All Over: Sara Pennypacker

Saturday, November 21, 2009  
10:30 AM
Directions to this location: Lecture Hall - Main

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

Sunday, November 22, 2009 | Other Dates  
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Directions to this location: PC Center - Main


World Kaleidoscope: Ortner-Roberts Duo

Sunday, November 22, 2009 | Other Dates  
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

Directions to this location: Children's - Main


Baby Lapsit

Monday, November 23, 2009 | Other Dates  
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Directions to this location: Children's - Main


Advanced Word: Computer Class

Monday, November 23, 2009  
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Directions to this location: PC Center - Main

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

Monday, November 23, 2009 | Other Dates  
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Directions to this location: PC Center - Main


German Conversation Club

Monday, November 23, 2009 | Other Dates  
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Directions to this location: Large Print Room - Main

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 | Other Dates  
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Directions to this location: Center for Museum Education - Classroom A

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

Directions to this location: PC Center - Main

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
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/pccenter/classinfo.cfm  
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Directions to this location: PC Center - Main

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

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 | Other Dates  
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Directions to this location: PC Center - Main


Teen Art Club: Make Cool Stuff!

Wednesday, November 25, 2009  
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Directions to this location: Teens - Main

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

Friday, November 27, 2009 | Other Dates  
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Directions to this location: PC Center - Main


Handmade Books

Friday, November 27, 2009 | Other Dates  
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Directions to this location: Children's - Main


All Out Gaming: Video Gaming at the Library

Friday, November 27, 2009 | Other Dates  
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Directions to this location: Main (Oakland)

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

Saturday, November 28, 2009 | Other Dates  
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Directions to this location: PC Center - Main


Resume and Cover Letter Assistance

Saturday, November 28, 2009  
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Directions to this location: Job & Career Education Center - Main

Summary: A volunteer with Human Resource experience will assist customers with resume and cover letters.

Nature Detectives: A "No Child Left Inside" program

Saturday, November 28, 2009 | Other Dates  
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Directions to this location: Children's - Main


Open Work Time

Sunday, November 29, 2009 | Other Dates  
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Directions to this location: PC Center - Main


Sunday Poetry and Reading Series: Renée Alberts

Sunday, November 29, 2009 | Other Dates  
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

Directions to this location: PC Center - Main

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

Monday, November 30, 2009 | Other Dates  
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Directions to this location: Children's - Main


Open Work Time

Monday, November 30, 2009 | Other Dates  
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Directions to this location: PC Center - Main


Dish! A Foodie Book Club: The Man Who Ate Everything

Tuesday, December 1, 2009  
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Directions to this location: First Floor - New & Featured (Main Library)

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 | Other Dates  
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Directions to this location: Main (Oakland)

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

Directions to this location: Center for Museum Education - Classroom A

Summary: If English is not your native tongue, join our group for lively English conversation.

Baby Lapsit

Wednesday, December 2, 2009 | Other Dates  
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Directions to this location: Children's - Main


Community Meeting: Hazelwood

Wednesday, December 2, 2009  
6:30 PM
Directions to this location: Keystone Church of Hazelwood


Community Event: Beechview

Thursday, December 3, 2009  
7:00 PM
Directions to this location: Beechview United Presbyterian Church


All Out Gaming: Video Gaming at the Library

Friday, December 4, 2009 | Other Dates  
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Directions to this location: Main (Oakland)

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 | Other Dates  
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Directions to this location: Teens - Main

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

Directions to this location: Children's - Main

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

Directions to this location: Main (Oakland)

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

Sunday, December 6, 2009 | Other Dates  
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Directions to this location: Children's - Main


International Cinema Sunday: (Mongolia)

Sunday, December 6, 2009  
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Directions to this location: Center for Museum Education - Classroom A

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

Directions to this location: Lecture Hall - Main

Summary: Join the avant-garde cabaret troupe TypewriterGirls and friends for a poetry reading and performance to benefit Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh

Baby Lapsit

Monday, December 7, 2009 | Other Dates  
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Directions to this location: Children's - Main


Spanish for Beginners

Monday, December 7, 2009 | Other Dates  
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Directions to this location: Center for Museum Education - Classroom A

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

Monday, December 7, 2009  
6:30 PM
Directions to this location: Lawrenceville


Family Game Night

Tuesday, December 8, 2009  
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Directions to this location: Children's - Main


Japanese for Beginners

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 | Other Dates  
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Directions to this location: Center for Museum Education - Classroom A

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

Directions to this location: Large Print Room - Main

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

Tuesday, December 8, 2009  
6:30 PM
Directions to this location: West End


Conversation Salon

Wednesday, December 9, 2009  
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Directions to this location: Large Print Room - Main


Let's Speak English

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 | Other Dates  
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Directions to this location: Center for Museum Education - Classroom A

Summary: If English is not your native tongue, join our group for lively English conversation.

Baby Lapsit

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 | Other Dates  
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Directions to this location: Children's - Main


Spanish Conversation Club: El Club de Conversacion en Español

Thursday, December 10, 2009  
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Directions to this location: Center for Museum Education - Classroom A

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

Directions to this location: Main (Oakland)

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

Directions to this location: Children's - Main


Spanish Fun with Connie Mathews: Cuentos y canciones en Espanol

Saturday, December 12, 2009  
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Directions to this location: Children's - Main


Resume and Cover Letter Assistance

Saturday, December 12, 2009  
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Directions to this location: Job & Career Education Center - Main

Summary: A volunteer with Human Resource experience will assist customers with resume and cover letters.

Saturday Matinee

Saturday, December 12, 2009  
1:00 PM
Directions to this location: Center for Museum Education - Classroom A

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

Directions to this location: Main Library Director's Conference Room

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

Monday, December 14, 2009 | Other Dates  
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Directions to this location: Children's - Main


Teen Advisory Council: Give us ideas, we'll give you snacks!

Monday, December 14, 2009 | Other Dates  
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Directions to this location: Teens - Main


German Conversation Club

Monday, December 14, 2009 | Other Dates  
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Directions to this location: Large Print Room - Main

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

Directions to this location: Center for Museum Education - Classroom A

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

Directions to this location: Main (Oakland)

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 | Other Dates  
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Directions to this location: Large Print Room - Main

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

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 | Other Dates  
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Directions to this location: Children's - Main


Storytelling Alive presents . . . the art of storytelling for educators

Wednesday, December 16, 2009  
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Directions to this location: Children's - Main


Carnegie Knits & Reads

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 | Other Dates  
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Directions to this location: Main (Oakland)

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

Directions to this location: Center for Museum Education - Classroom A

Summary: If English is not your native tongue, join our group for lively English conversation.

Baby Lapsit

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 | Other Dates  
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Directions to this location: Children's - Main


Books in the Afternoon: The Time Traveler’s Wife

Thursday, December 17, 2009  
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Directions to this location: Large Print Room - Main

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

Directions to this location: Large Print Room - Main

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
Directions to this location: Center for Museum Education - Classroom A

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 | Other Dates  
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Directions to this location: First Floor - New & Featured (Main Library)

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

Saturday, December 19, 2009 | Other Dates  
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Directions to this location: Children's - Main


Sunday Poetry and Reading Series: Che Elias

Sunday, December 20, 2009 | Other Dates  
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

Directions to this location: Center for Museum Education - Classroom A

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

Directions to this location: Center for Museum Education - Classroom A

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

Directions to this location: Main (Oakland)

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 | Other Dates  
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

Directions to this location: Children's - Main


German Conversation Club

Monday, December 28, 2009 | Other Dates  
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Directions to this location: Large Print Room - Main

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

Tuesday, December 29, 2009 | Other Dates  
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Directions to this location: Children's - Main


Let's Speak English

Wednesday, December 30, 2009 | Other Dates  
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Directions to this location: Center for Museum Education - Classroom A

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!

Monday, January 11, 2010 | Other Dates  
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Directions to this location: Teens - Main


Mystery Book Discussion Group: The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Friday, January 15, 2010 | Other Dates  
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Directions to this location: First Floor - New & Featured (Main Library)

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 | Other Dates  
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Directions to this location: Music - Main

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.