University of Pittsburgh Library System

Check out our New LibGuide featuring Pitt events and resources highlighting the 2021 Black History Month theme of the Black Family

The African American Read-In provides an opportunity for students, educators, families, and community members to listen to, learn about, and share African American literature by African American authors. Join our free livestream on our ...

Celebrate the University of Pittsburgh's K. Leroy Irvis Black History Month with us!    Black Families are resilient.  Join us on Thursday, February 18, 2021 from 3-4:30 p.m. for an inspiring panel discussion and learn about ways to better support your family through the...

Join us on Monday, April 12, 2021 7—8:30 p.m. ET for the world premiere of this short film CHASING COVID which takes us inside the lab of Pitt's Center for Vaccine Research, where Dr. Paul Duprex, Director and Jonas Salk Chair, and his team work to...

Join us on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 from 11 am - 12 pm to learn more about invasive species in Western Pennsylvania. Amy Jewitt, Invasive Species Coordinator, from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy will describe the iMapinvasives, an online GIS-based data management system used to assist citizen...

Join us on Thursday, February 4, 2021 from 7-8:30 pm for the premiere screening of the George Romero & Pittsburgh: The Early Years documentary and a special presentation of the George A. Romero Foundation Pioneer...

Join Horror Studies Collection Coordinator Ben Rubin and Visiting Researcher Adam Hart on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 from 7-8 pm as they discuss their favorite and most significant discoveries from processing the George A. Romero Archival...

Horror Studies Webinar Series presents: Panel featuring Melanie Anderson, Lisa Kroger, and Lisa Morton. Join us on Monday, January 25, 2021 at 7- 8 pm.

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month on Friday, November 13 from 1-2pm with guest speaker, Joseph Bruchac. Bruchac, a Nulhegan Abenaki citizen, is a well-known and respected storyteller, poet, author, singer, composer, and teacher. Through his words, whether spoken, sung, or written, he...

You are invited to the virtual premiere of the feature-length documentary The Revolution They Remember on Thursday, November 12, 2020 from 7–9:30 p.m. View the trailer here!Registration is required....