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Spend an Hour on Your Children!
February 13, 2009: New Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Series Offers Tips for Raising Successful Kids. Beginning in March, CLP – Downtown and Business, located at 612 Smithfield Street, will offer ParentPrep, a series of hour-long discussions for raising successful kids.

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Celebrates Black History Month
January 29, 2009: In February, each Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh location will honor the work of African American authors, artists and musicians with a host of free programs for children, teens, adults and families.

Pucker Up and Party! Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Celebrates National Kazoo Day
January 21, 2009: Small instrument makes big noise at the typically quiet library in Oakland.

RAND Study says Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh should explore other funding sources, right-size programs
January 15, 2009: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh needs to explore new ways to secure adequate and stable funding, engage patrons and other stakeholders, and evaluate what services it offers, according to a study issued today by the RAND Corporation.

Library Faces Funding Challenge
December 30, 2008: Level funding for 2009 forces service hours reduction at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Main.

Pennsylvania Library Resource Becomes Fastest Growing Reference Service in Nation
December 1, 2008:'Ask Here PA' Has Answered More Than 125,000 Questions

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Welcomes New Director of Development
November 6, 2008: Dr. Barbara K. Mistick, President and Director, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, announced the appointment of Patricia Quinn Winter, CFRE as the Library’s new Director of Development and promotion of Karlyn Voss to Director, External & Government Relations.

Pittsburgh Libraries See Rise In Attendance Due To Struggling Economy
"Tough economic times have translated into record setting attendance at all branches of the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh".
WPXI
Thursday, February 19, 2009

Ravenstahl, banks encourage residents to save
Free money management seminars: Right on the Money. Learn how to plan for your financial future and help your kids learn positive money management skills in a four-part series. (CLP - Main).
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Library plans Downtown parenting classes at lunchtime
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh next month will launch a series of free parenting classes Downtown that people can attend during their lunch breaks.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Take a day for art appreciation
Mark Kanny, the Tribune-Review classical music critic, suggests an evening with some titles from the Music, Film and Audio Collection at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Main. Come check out La Traviata!
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Monday, February 16, 2009

Challenges Facing Libraries in Tough Economic Times
"Nationwide more people applied for library cards last year than any time since they started keeping records in 1990. Just as library funding is being drastically reduced." Dr. Mistick appeared on KDKA’s Sunday Business Page to discuss the challenges facing the Library. A news segment from CBS News on the growing demand of library service precedes her interview.
KDKA
Sunday, February 8, 2009

State of our economy: Use of libraries booms
"The increase in demand for services is coming at a time when library funding is flat. Some libraries have had to reduce hours and Allegheny County library directors are bracing for a decrease in funding next year."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Thursday, February 05, 2009

Don't overlook this Hazelwood asset
Scroll down to the bottom of the letters to read Mary Ann McHarg’s letter to the editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the importance of the CLP-Hazelwood library.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Friday, January 30, 2009

Books on tape offered by Pennsylvania Regional Libraries
If you have vision problems, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped provides a free service that delivers recorded or Braille books to your home.
Daily American
Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Oh the joy! Cacophony of kazoos reigns. Annual festival no ho-hummer for kids
"Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" trumpeted through the children's department of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh yesterday, but there was a peculiar buzz in this hardly harmonious rendition."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sunday, January 25, 2009

Newbery Award judges seek next classics
"No matter how the winner is perceived, the criteria for selection will be the same, according to Georgene DeFilippo, coordinator of youth services at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and a former Newbery Medal judge."
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Sunday, January 25, 2009

August Wilson's plays rooted in Pittsburgh's Hill District
"Wilson is the author of what has come to be called the Century Cycle, a series of 10 plays that chronicle African-American life, one for each decade of the 20th century. It's an astonishing achievement that places him in the company of Eugene O'Neill, Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams — even more astonishing in that Wilson was a ninth-grade dropout who gave credit for his education mainly to the Carnegie Library card he got at age 5."
St. Petersburg Times
Sunday, January 18, 2009

Carnegie Library needs new approach to thrive, study says
"Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh needs to find new income sources, cut expenses and possibly services, find more efficiencies and engage the community in more advocacy, according to a new report by the RAND Corporation."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Saturday, January 17

Signs of a weak economy can be seen everywhere
"Alycia Knauer frequently visits the Job and Career Education Center at the Carnegie Library in Oakland to get books on the law-school entrance exam."
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
January 6, 2009