Event List

This 6-week presentation will focus on the people, resources, food, folkways, arts, and music of the Appalachian region.  And yes, we Pittsburghers are Appalachian!  Addi...

Cynthia Weisfield returns to the library to lead a four-part series about World War II in the Arctic. Join us Tuesday mornings in April (4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29). No registratio...

Discussion and readings center on American events, leaders, economic and geographic conditions in America from1609 to 1865. Discussions are framed with a broad 21st Century multicu...

Focus is on Allied leadership that helped defeat the Axis Powers in WW2. Included are events leading up to the war (1932-39) and events in the post-war period (1945-1956).Leadershi...

BONUS CLASS for Becky Carpenter's popular "Appalachia: An Overview" program.Bio:  Rebecca Carpenter is a retired educator who now teaches in the Osher Lifelong Learning Progra...

Cynthia Weisfield returns to the library to lead a four-part series about World War II in the Arctic. Join us Tuesday mornings in April (4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29). No registratio...

Cynthia Weisfield returns to the library to lead a four-part series about World War II in the Arctic. Join us Tuesday mornings in April (4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29). No registratio...

Date: April 28, 2025  Speaker: DENNIS WODZINSKI, Director of the Archives& Records Center for the Diocese of Pittsburgh Topic: RECORDS AVAILABLE FROM THE CA...

Cynthia Weisfield returns to the library to lead a four-part series about World War II in the Arctic. Join us Tuesday mornings in April (4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29). No registratio...

Discussion and readings center on American events, leaders, economic and geographic conditions in America from1609 to 1865. Discussions are framed with a broad 21st Century multicu...

History and significance of Turkish coffee.Traditional preparation.A tasting session with freshly brewed coffee.Insights into Turkish coffee customs and culture.

Focus is on Allied leadership that helped defeat the Axis Powers in WW2. Included are events leading up to the war (1932-39) and events in the post-war period (1945-1956).Leadershi...

From 1890 to 1970, the Great Migration shifted the American social, cultural, and economic landscape.  By the end of 1919, while escaping the KKK and segregationist Jim Crow l...

 Date: May 19, 2025  Speaker: No Speaker this month. There will be a roundtable discussion Topic: LESSER-KNOWN WEBSITES FOR GENEALOGY RESEARCH Partici...

Pittsburgh has an incredible baseball history with great players, teams and historic moments, but few realize that Pittsburgh has often been in the lead in ballpark design and deve...

Pittsburgh has an incredible baseball history with great players, teams and historic moments, but few realize that Pittsburgh has often been in the lead in ballpark design and deve...

Discussion and readings center on American events, leaders, economic and geographic conditions in America from1609 to 1865. Discussions are framed with a broad 21st Century multicu...

Presented by the Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens:"Take an armchair tour of the historic house of Henry Clay Frick! Henry was an avid art collector and filled his homes with ...

Focus is on Allied leadership that helped defeat the Axis Powers in WW2. Included are events leading up to the war (1932-39) and events in the post-war period (1945-1956).Leadershi...

Discussion and readings center on American events, leaders, economic and geographic conditions in America from1609 to 1865. Discussions are framed with a broad 21st Century multicu...

Focus is on Allied leadership that helped defeat the Axis Powers in WW2. Included are events leading up to the war (1932-39) and events in the post-war period (1945-1956).Leadershi...