July 1, 2024 Storytime: Family Fun The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is hosting storytime events in July and August in which children can develop literacy skills and take part in fun activities. Learn More The 30-minute events will combine stories, songs and action rhymes. Families will meet new friends and develop early literacy skills. The events are aimed at children from birth to five years and their caregivers. Storytime events run from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Mondays and are held at Carnegie Library’s Homewood branch. Upcoming storytime events include: July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 Aug. 5 Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 26
Storytime: Family Fun The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is hosting storytime events in July and August in which children can develop literacy skills and take part in fun activities. Learn More The 30-minute events will combine stories, songs and action rhymes. Families will meet new friends and develop early literacy skills. The events are aimed at children from birth to five years and their caregivers. Storytime events run from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Mondays and are held at Carnegie Library’s Homewood branch. Upcoming storytime events include: July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 Aug. 5 Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 26
Storytime: Family Fun The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is hosting storytime events in July and August in which children can develop literacy skills and take part in fun activities. Learn More The 30-minute events will combine stories, songs and action rhymes. Families will meet new friends and develop early literacy skills. The events are aimed at children from birth to five years and their caregivers. Storytime events run from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Mondays and are held at Carnegie Library’s Homewood branch. Upcoming storytime events include: July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 Aug. 5 Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 26
Storytime: Family Fun The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is hosting storytime events in July and August in which children can develop literacy skills and take part in fun activities. Learn More The 30-minute events will combine stories, songs and action rhymes. Families will meet new friends and develop early literacy skills. The events are aimed at children from birth to five years and their caregivers. Storytime events run from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Mondays and are held at Carnegie Library’s Homewood branch. Upcoming storytime events include: July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 Aug. 5 Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 26
Storytime: Family Fun The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is hosting storytime events in July and August in which children can develop literacy skills and take part in fun activities. Learn More The 30-minute events will combine stories, songs and action rhymes. Families will meet new friends and develop early literacy skills. The events are aimed at children from birth to five years and their caregivers. Storytime events run from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Mondays and are held at Carnegie Library’s Homewood branch. Upcoming storytime events include: July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 Aug. 5 Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 26
Storytime: Family Fun The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is hosting storytime events in July and August in which children can develop literacy skills and take part in fun activities. Learn More The 30-minute events will combine stories, songs and action rhymes. Families will meet new friends and develop early literacy skills. The events are aimed at children from birth to five years and their caregivers. Storytime events run from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Mondays and are held at Carnegie Library’s Homewood branch. Upcoming storytime events include: July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 Aug. 5 Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 26
Carnegie Library: Super Science Children in kindergarten through fifth grade will have a chance to get excited about science topics during an event held by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Learn More The event will include a read-aloud paired with hands-on, high-quality STEM activities that promote scientific inquiry and wonder about science. The program runs from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on July 10 at Carnegie Library’s Woods Run branch, located at 1201 Woods Run Ave. For more information, email info@carnegielibrary.org.
May 28, 2024 Registration Open for Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Read-a-Palooza Summer Challenges The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) has opened registration for its Read-a-Palooza Book Bowl 2024 summer reading challenges. Learn More The library’s reading challenges will run from June 16 to August 11. Avid readers can register for one of the 20 available reading challenges by picking a favorite neighborhood location team. Registration is available as an individual or family or as a class or group. The steps involved in joining the reading challenges are: Create an account or log in with existing Beanstack credentials and update them.. Be sure youths update their age, grade, and school for this year. Choose a team to join. Log your reading by reporting it to library staff in any CLP neighborhood location, online in the Beanstack website, or on the Beanstack tracker app on your phone. For Beanstack account questions, call 412-622-3114 or email info@carnegielibrary.org. For more information on the Summer Reading 2024 Read-a-Palooza Book Bowl, visit the library’s website.
Summer Food Programs Offer Free Meals for Pittsburgh Children The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh are offering food programs to provide free meals for children while they are out of school this summer. USDA Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally funded program that provides free meals to children to ensure they receive the same high-quality nutrition when schools are closed. Children, ages 18 and younger, can receive meals through the SFSP. Meals are served at sites located in areas with significant concentrations of children from low-income families. All meals and snacks served through the SFSP must meet federal nutrition standards. The USDA’s Summer Meals for Kids Site Finder mapping tool provides directions to nearby meal sites as well as hours of operation and contact information. There are two types of summer meals sites – eat-on sites, where meals and snacks must be eaten at the location and where children will be able to take part in other enrichment activities with other children, and meals-to-go, where meals and snacks can be picked up to eat off site. This year, there are 17 sites in the Pittsburgh area that are offering summer meals. To find the site nearest you, search the site finder map. Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank The Summer Youth Cafe is a federally funded child nutrition program that provides healthy meals while schools are out for summer. The food bank’s sites are open to anyone ages 18 years and younger at no cost. Once school is out for the summer, those interested in the program can visit the food bank’s website and follow instructions to find the closest site. Schools or organizations that are interested in serving free summer meals to children should email childnutrition@pittsburghfoodbank.org. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh The library will offer meals and snacks for children and teenagers at six locations on various dates from June through August. The locations include: CLP – Allegheny: Cold lunch offered Monday through Friday from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (June 24-Aug. 23) CLP – Beechview: Snacks offered Monday through Friday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (June 24-Aug.23) CLP – Hill District: Cold lunch offered Tuesday through Friday from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (June 25-Aug.23) CLP – Homewood: Cold lunch offered Monday through Friday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (June 24-Aug. 16) CLP – Knoxville: Cold lunch offered Monday through Friday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (June 24-Aug. 16) CLP – Woods Run: Cold lunch offered Monday through Friday from noon to 1 p.m. (June 24-Aug. 23) Meals are for youths, ages 18 and younger, and people with disabilities up to age 21.
May 23, 2024 Story Time: Family Fun The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Homewood will host Story Time: Family Fun on June 3. Learn More The event includes stories, songs, and action rhymes. During the 30-minute program, families will meet new friends and develop early literacy skills. The program is aimed at children ages birth to five years and their caregivers. Story Time: Family Fun will run from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Monday, June 3 at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Homewood, located at 7101 Hamilton Ave.
