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The Library is excited to announce we are hosting Designing Libraries, XIII, where librarians, architects, planners, designers, information technologists, and others will gather to explore the achievements and challenges of designing libraries and learning spaces for the 21st century.

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It’s time to lock in your plans for the Pgh Book Fest 2026 on Saturday, May 30, 2026! This free event celebrates Pittsburgh’s literary community and love of reading. The festival brings together poets, authors, and readers, featuring local and nationally recognized writers, children’s activities, bookstores, publishers, entertainment, and more! Don’t miss out & register here!

From April 20-May 1, 2024 at the Science and Engineering Library, G33 Benedum Hall

Help the Library build The Supply Loop, our new school and office supply free market for students. Why throw away perfectly good supplies when you can give it a second life? 
What to Donate: textbooks, binders, notebooks....more

The ULS is a partner in the creation of a comprehensive digital critical edition of the complete works of Rudolf Carnap (1891-1970), a pioneer of Analytic Philosophy and a key figure in the Vienna Circle, profoundly shaped 20th-century thought. This 25-year €400,000-per year funded international collaboration affirms Pitt’s role as a global leader in philosophical scholarship...more

The ULS is pleased to announce the acquisition of the archive of Bill Cole, a jazz musician, ethnomusicologist, educator, author, and composer known for his use of non-western instruments....more

Explore the latest soundscape radio-art piece by August Wilson Archive Community-Artist Scholar, Ricardo iamuuri Robinson. “The Gospel According to WILSON” uses excerpts from interviews with the late playwright August Wilson to convey contemporary messages. It transforms Wilson’s spoken words into a cohesive experimental jazz vocalese, creating a recycled stream of consciousness that bridges historical language with current societal issues....more

The University of Pittsburgh Library System receives a National Endowment of the Humanities grant for the third time since 2022, to fund the program called the “Homestead Steel Strike and the Growth of America as an Industrial Power,” a two-week-long workshop hosted at the University of Pittsburgh Library System. ...more

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