New computers are coming on June 5, 2008 and floppy disks will not work in them.  Upgrade to a flash drive now!
 
Floppy Disks:
-         less storage space
-         slower file transfer
-         bulkier
-         easy to scratch or break
-         only works on new computers with shared drive*
 
 
USB Flash Drives:
-         much more storage space (64MB – 4GB)
-         faster file transfer
-         [...]

Amusement Park Fans Delight: New Rides Across the Nation

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/05/23/theme.parks.ap/index.html
Jen, CLP West End

Free Wizard Rock Concert in South Side Tuesday

Join us for the Wizard Rock concert on Tuesday, May 20 at the South Side Library (2205 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh) with the Whomping Willows and Justin Finch-Fletchley.  It’s cool. It’s free. It’s Harry Potter! It’s from 6:30 to 8:00 pm (yeah, the library will be closed so we won’t have to say “shush”.)
We’re also [...]

Talk Fantasy this Summer at Beechview

Our intrepid group of fantasy lovers will meet to discuss:
 Gregor the Overlander on June 30
The Amulet of Samarkand on July 28 and
Da,da, da, da…..TWILIGHT on August 11. We hope anyone who wants to discuss Edward versus Jacob with like-minded fans will come.
Discussions are on Mondays at 5:30 p.m. We usually have chips, drinks and insightful conversations.

Summer ar Beechview Rocks, too

Sign up for Summer Reading during the week of June 9 and net a hot dog, drink and chips at our Kick-off June 14, 11a.m. to 2 p.m. Free book as soon as you sign up. Every week you add something you’ve read, you’re elgible to win a Best Buy ot Target gift card.
We’ll also [...]

Hazelwood Has A Lot To Offer In June

In case you didn’t already know, Hazelwood rocks. That’s why we are having a Teen Summer Reading kickoff party on Tuesday, June 10th, PS2 gaming on Thursday, June 12th, and a jewelry-making beading project on Thursday, June 26th.
See Ms. Sara on Tuesday the 10th and get some snacks while signing up for summer reading. It’s painless, and if you [...]

CLP Teens Talk Music

Six teens at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh recently talked to us about the whens, whys, and hows of their music listening habits. Watch the video here and leave your own thoughts in the comments (or stop by the library and check out the hundreds of CDs we have available, from Lil Wayne to [...]

The Mattress Factory Art Museum comes to CLP-East Liberty

Come join us for an afternoon of Found Object Puppet Making!  Representatives from the Mattress Factory Museum will be on hand with supplies and suggestions while you make a puppet to take home out of various recycled and found objects.
Open to all ages 4 and up.  We would love to see lots of teens.
Saturday, June 7, 2008 [...]

Filmmakers at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and Filmmakers classes

Check out http://pittsburgharts.org/medialab/ (for teens and adults) for classes held at the Media Arts Lab.
About the Annie Seamans Media Arts Lab:
It is a state-of-the-art media production facility dedicated to the promotion of Media Literacy. The Lab is located in the Scaife Building at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.
1047 Shady Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
412-361-0455 x326
and http://www.pghfilmmakers.org/education/classschedules.html (for ages 17+) [...]