Reading & Writing This Week at CLP
I’m sure that by now, Teen Summer Reading (TSR) is old news. However, if you haven’t signed up yet, I do encourage you to stop by your local library, say hi to your librarian, and sign up! You can...
View ArticleThis week in Pittsburgh: Lozziwurms, singing orphans, and little mermaids
As usual, this week at CLP we have a plethora of things for you to come and do - watch a movie about terrifying earthworms, play in a video and card game tournament, create songs, films, graphic art...
View ArticleTeen Media Awards
On Wednesday, August 14, 2013, Library staff and community members gathered to honor the creative works of Pittsburgh teens at the 3rd annual Teen Media Awards! Winners of the Ralph Munn Creative...
View ArticleRenaissance Festival Time!!
Fall might be my favorite time of year for many reasons. Football season is starting (the Broncos are playing the Ravens tonight!!), the nights get colder and way better for sleeping, apples and...
View ArticleAuthors. Stories. You.
What do you and your friends do during sleepovers? My friends and I used to bake and eat brownies, play MASH, wander the streets of our rural neighborhood in an attempt to find other friends who were...
View ArticleWhy is there a school desk at my library?
photo by flickr user spirobolos The unassuming all in one school desk/chair. Symbol of classrooms, the regularity of rows, and minutes of class either rushing or trickling by. Why would you ever...
View ArticleMore creepy halloween fun is happening @ your library this week
To follow up on Marian’s excellent roundup of spooky activities around the city’s libraries from last week, here’s what’s happening this week. At Allegheny today we have Halloween Minute to Win It: Do...
View ArticleYes, Virginia, There is Teen Stuff Going Down at the Library This Week
No school and nothing to do??? The Library’s got you covered! Here’s a brief glimpse of what’s going on this week: Monday, December 23 Teen Time @ Lawrenceville / 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM Gaming @ Main,...
View ArticleWelcome To America’s Most Livable City?
The number of stories praising Pittsburgh keep piling up. From Most Livable to Best Places to Retire, from Top City for Geeks to Best Place to Buy a Home, Pittsburgh seems like the new cool place to...
View ArticleBlack History Month Spotlights Return to CLP Carrick!
Every Tuesday in February last year, CLP Carrick’s weekly teen program, Teen Thing, focused on a different African American pioneer with a creative activity related to the accomplishments of said...
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