Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall

Happenings

• Summer Reading Club is a great way for independent readers to join in the Summer Reading Fun.  Summer Reading Club will be every Tuesday (June 10 until July 29) afternoon at 1:30 pm.  Each week we will read part of a non-fiction or fiction book.  We will also do a craft or activity.  Registration is required for all events to ensure that we have enough supplies for each child.  To register call 412-276-3456 x2 or email tippinge@einetwork.net
  
  Get Caught Reading Too old for Summer Reading Club Activities?  Still want to be a part of the fun?  We’ll then, spend your summer reading at the library.  Get Caught Reading is every Thursday at 1:30 pm and it is a half an hour of silent reading.  Bring your book or let the librarians help you find a good book.  Then find a comfy space and get caught reading.  Each week there will be small snacks or prizes.  Registration is required to ensure that we have enough supplies for everyone.  We hope to see you at the library! Get Caught Reading will run every Thursday from June 12 until July 31. 
  
  Metamorphasis Teens of all ages are welcome to join us every Wednesday this summer at 12:30 pm for teen summer reading.  Each week we’ll do something different, have some snacks, and play the Wii.  On top of that you can enter our weekly raffle for a $10 gift certificate to Best Buy or Target.  Use this summer to change the way you look at the world.
     
• Looking at Lincoln: Political Cartoons from the Civil War Era - "Looking at Lincoln: Political Cartoons from the Civil War Era" presents political cartoons illustrating how people responded to Abraham Lincoln and his policy of Emancipation. Looking at Lincoln offers insights into how racism was ingrained into 19th Century American life. These cartoons provide historical context for discussing issues we debate today.  April 24 - May 21
   
• The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall’s annual Civil War program begins with a concert on Friday April 25, offers a full day of programming on Saturday, April 26 and concludes with a keynote address on Sunday April 27.  Click here for details.
   
• The 2008 presidential election took center stage at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall (ACFL&MH) on Monday, April 7 when the Allegheny County Young Republicans and the Young Dems of Allegheny County debate key campaign issues. KDKA anchorman Ken Rice moderated the program, “Democracy in Action: Debating the Issues.”
  
  The program is made possible through the sponsorship of the Rotary Club of Carnegie and Hughies Audio Visual Services.
  
  “This year’s presidential election has truly captured the public attention,” says Children and Youth Services Librarian Erin Tipping.  “The Library is at heart a civic organization that is in the information business.  We wanted to engage the public in the most fundamental exercise in democracy – informed decision-making when voting.”
   
• Reflections, a solo exhibition of paintings and drawings by artist Yelena Lamm, was on display at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall (ACFL&MH) March 30th through April 20th. 
  
  “Yelena was a lead designer of the beautiful posters and art work for our last three benefits, as well as our Carnegie Carnegie logo,” says ACFL&MH Executive Director Maggie Forbes.  “She’s helped give the Library & Music Hall a remarkable style.   We are excited to have Yelena’s art here, and as we’re delighted that art has become an increasingly important part of our pubic programming,” says Forbes.
     
  
• Jazz at Carnegie Carnegie Hall - Joe Negri Headlined
  
  April is Jazz Appreciation Month.  Legendary guitarist and Pittsburgh icon Joe Negri performed with his quartet at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall on Saturday, April 5.  During the second half of the performance members of Carnegie’s burgeoning jazz community took the stage – on their own and with Joe and his side men.
  
  WDUQ’s Mike Plaskett emceed, sang and lent his long standing Jazz imprimatur to the evening.
  
  For Jazz at Carnegie Carnegie Hall, Negri was joined by Max Leake on piano, Tom Wendt on drums and Tony DiPaolis on bass.  Music was drawn from the classic American Songbook with pieces by Irving Berlin, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mandel – and a salute to his early hero the renowned Belgian Gypsy guitarist Django Rienhardt.
  
  The second half of the program kicked back.  Ron Wilson performed with "Joe's guys," and then Joe returned. Then Salvato's 3rd Street Gallery gang including Haywood Vincent on piano, Ron Bosetti on alto sax, Clement Rolin on valve trombone and vocalist L'Tanya Williams took over.
   
  
• Take a look at these T-shirts. The library is selling logo T-shirts, tote bags, baseball caps and key chains.
   
• First Annual Carnegie Volunteer Fire Department 5K Run/Walk - Saturday, April 26 - The run/walk starts and ends at the Carnegie Borough Building (One Veterans Way).  Race day registration begins at 6:30 AM.  The run/walk begins at 8 AM; the awards ceremony begins at 9:15 AM.  Pre-registration is $12; Race day registration is $15.  All proceeds benefit the Carnegie Volunteer Fire Department.  Application Form
   
• American Premiere: DANSAQ - String quartet and percussive dance
  "…Dansaq, is an unexpected collaboration between music and dance, visiting numerous styles, languages and influences with the brilliant concept of music and movement of Tapage, and exceptional fire and interpretation of the Cuarteto Latinoamericano.  -  Juan Arturo Brennan
  
  The Cuarteto Latinoamericano, the pre-eminent interpreters of Latin American classical music, perform in concert with Tapage, the choreographic/ dance duo described as "exotic… poetic… sophisticated… fascinating… sensual ….hypnotic."
  
  These two international ensembles came together for the American premiere of DANSAQ at the historic landmark Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall. Thursday, February 28, 2008.
  
  Listen to a YouTube music video by The Cuarteto Latinoamericano.
  
  Post Gazette review of DANSAQ
  Tribune-Review comment on DANSAQ
  
  Brought to you with support from Fidelity Bank.
      
• The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall (ACFL&MH) hosted a poetry reading and art exhibit on Thursday, January 24.  The program, “Winter Twilight” featured the poetry and paintings of a Carnegie artist, Bernadette Kazmarski.  The work focused on the beauty of Western Pennsylvania winters, but evoked images from all seasons.  View Poster
   
• Christmas in Vienna at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
  The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall (ACFL&MH) invited everyone to celebrate the magic of the season with the beautiful music of the season.  Students from Duquesne University’s Mary Pappert School of Music performed “Christmas in Vienna” on Sunday December 16, 2007.
  
  Enjoy some Christmas pictures.
    
• Jim White, 66, a board member of the 9th Pennsylvania Reserves, was featured in the  November 15 issue of the TRIBUNE-REVIEW.  Click here to read the article.
   
• Challenge Grant Announced at Carnegie Birthday Celebration
  The Library & Music Hall had more to celebrate than Andrew Carnegie’s 172nd birthday on November 15th.  An audience of more than 200 gathered for the program that included a performance by members of Carnegie Mellon’s Pipes and Drums as well as WQED correspondent Tonia Caruso’s presentation of heartwarming On Q feature about the Library & Music Hall.
  
  Manby announced that the campaign to restore the Library & Music Hall had received its second $500,000 conditional challenge grant from the same anonymous foundation that launched the campaign four years ago. 
  
  The new grant is conditional.  The campaign must raise $1 million by December 2008 in order to secure the $500,000.  Foundation grants will count towards the challenge.
  
  View pictures from Andrew Carnegie's birthday party. Click Here.
   
• Food guru Lynne Rossetto Kasper returned to the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall for its annual benefit October 20 - 21.  The ever popular host of the “The Splendid Table” (which can be heard locally on WDUQ 90.5 FM Sunday afternoons at 4:00 p.m.) was here in 2004. 
  
  Lynne Rossetto Kasper is an award-winning cookbook author, broadcaster, cooking teacher, and lecturer on food and culture.  The James Beard Foundation has called her "… a riveting storyteller, who combines deep scholarship with humor and a contagious passion for her subject." Read More!
     
• Nationally acclaimed cabaret singer Andrea Marcovicci performed at that Andrew Free Library & Music Hall on Saturday, October 21, 2006. Read about it.
   
• Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall and the Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce presented Honus Wagner Day.  See pictures from the event.
   
• Opera singer Marianne Cornetti presented a selection of opera arias and popular songs when she performed at a concert benefiting the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall on Sunday, Nov. 20. Read more about Marianne Cornetti.
   
• On October 7th, the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall hosted a reception in honor of Judge Ruggero J. Aldisert. Read more about the reception.
   
• The campaign to restore the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall produced an engaging by-product: a six-minute DVD that tells the history of the Library and Music Hall. Read more about the DVD.
   
• The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall celebrated its 104th birthday and the end of phase 1 construction. Click here for details.
   
• The October 24, 2004 Lynne Rossetto Kasper benefit for the campaign to restore, renovate and revitalize the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall was a smashing success.  Read More.
   
• Pennsylvania supported our capital campaign.
   
• Governor Rendell visited Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall. See pictures and read about the visit.
   
• Congressman Murphy visited Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall. See a picture and read about the visit.