It’s Time to Pick Up the Trash!

Want to do something nice for your community?

The Woodland/Shadeland Block Watch is holding a fall clean-up on Saturday, October 4 from 10 am – 1pm.

Teens, if you would like to pitch in and help out you can either meet at the Woods Run library at 9:30 am and we can all walk up together or you can meet the full clean up group at the Cafe’n'Creamery at the corner of Woodland and Shadeland at 10am.

Clean-up from 10am to noon followed by pizza and snacks at the Cafe’n'Creamery for everyone who participates!

Woodland/Shadeland Fall Cleanup
Saturday October, 4
10 am – 1 pm.

~Amy

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Woods Run

PEACEMAKERS in Pittsburgh

Every day, violence on the streets and in school affects the lives of more and more Pittsburgh teens. Like in books such as Sharon Flake’s Bang!, Ron Koertge’s The Brimstone Journals, Todd Strasser’s Give a Boy a Gun, Matt Whyman’s Boy Kills Man, Walter Dean Myers’s Autobiography of My Dead Brother, or Paul Volponi’s Rooftop, violence can incite, fear, frustration, anger, and sadness that can scar not just people but whole communities.

As a result, local community leaders are asking YOU to join them in a project called PEACEMAKERS, a series of presentations that can help equip you with the tools to help uplift your surroundings. Check it out below.

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PEACEMAKERS in Pittsburgh
A series of presentations addressing TEEN VIOLENCE in Pittsburgh by individuals actively engaged in initiatives to diminish it. Sponsored by the Anti-racism and Social Justice Committees of First Unitarian Church– Shadyside.

All events begin at 7:30pm at the First Unitarian Church– Shadyside.
605 Morewood Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-621-8008

FEATURING:
October 1
Tim Stevens– Former president of NAACP Pittsburgh, co-chair of the Coalition Against Violence.

October 8
Valerie Dixon– of the center for ‘Victims of Violence’ & radio talk show host of ‘Peacing it Together.’

October 15
Richard Carrington– U.S. Army, retired. Director of ‘Voices Against Violence’ youth programs

October 22
George Spencer– President, MADDADS, Greater Pittsburgh Chapter

~Joseph
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Main – Teen

BIG THINGS POPPIN’ PARTY STYLE @ CLP, MAIN – TEEN!

School’s underway, but that doesn’t mean nothing’s happening @ CLP TEEN this fall! Get a sample of what’s poppin’ by taking a look at the events below (and please make sure you register by clicking on the links!):

Nick & Norah’s Infinite Party

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

Come celebrate the release of the Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist movie with music trivia, a mixtape swap, prizes, and, of course, snacks.  Should be a great time!

As for the mix swap, if you haven’t done one before, here are the rules: Just bring a mix to the party and swap it with someone else.  make a themed mix, or just compile a bunch of your favorite songs.  The choice is yours.

Simple enough, right?  See you on the 30th at 4PM.

- corey w @ Main – TEEN

Deconstruct a Tee, Discuss Magyk or Hear Spooky Stories at Beechview

No more boring tee shirts in Beechview after Saturday, September 20! Come at 3:00 p.m. with a T-shirt you don’t mind altering or use one of ours (Seriously, though, ours are either plain or have Summer Reading writing all over them.) We’ll use ideas ideas from “Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-shirt.” I’ll provide the scissors and the chalk. Any sewing you want to do will have to be on your own. I’m planning to slash some sleeves and get rid of an uncomfortable crewneck. Flashdance lives!

That’s not all happening here. Every first Saturday we have gaming from 1:00-3:30 p.m. and a Teen meeting directly following. Both are cool ways to get with your buds but we serve food at the meeting.

We’ll also discuss Angie’s Sage’s “Magyk” on September 29, 5:30 p.m. It’s about good wizards vs. a bad wizard– where have I heard that before? Magyk has plenty of magic of its own including  a cool family that’s hiding a princess, a soldier boy who has more to him than it first seems and a marshy island retreat with plenty of colorful characters.

And lastly, don’t miss our Halloween lock-in, Thursday, October 23, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Alan Irvine will tell spooky stories. We’ll commit extreme carving (of pumpkins and other gourds) and decorate the library for Halloween.

                                                                              Ms. Tina, Beechview

September in Hazelwood

Well, we had a massive turnout of 22 people for Wii gaming yesterday, so keep it coming!

Here’s what else is going on:

September 18th at 4:30 p.m. Beading (make a bracelet, necklace, or a tag for your backpack or purse)

September 25th at 4:30 p.m. Book Discussion (snacks and a discussion of the novel Push by Sapphire)

September 27th at 8:30 a.m. Hazelwood Clean Up Day (if you can get up really early, we have extra computer time and pizza as your reward for helping the community)

Sara Dora CLP-Hazelwood

Calling All Fans of Plain Janes

 

Get ready for book 2!

Yes the art attacks continue.  The Janes’ need to find a date for a school dance so they play cupid and become entangled in affairs of the heart.  P.L.A.I.N. – People Loving Art In Neighborhoods – goes global when they enter into the Metro City Museum of Modern Art Contest.

Here’s a link to an interview with Cecil Castelucci.  WARNING: spoiler alert marked. http://girl-wonder.org/girlsreadcomics/?p=129

Kim – Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh-Squirrel Hill