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Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale

1800 Monongahela Ave Swissvale, PA 15218 (412) 731-2300

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Latest News

July 15, 2026

Katy DeMent’s Art Week is Coming Soon!

Artist-in-Residence Katy DeMent will visit the library for special art projects each day of the week starting July 27. Come for any or all!

July 5, 2026

Summer Reading All Summer Long!

Sign up for summer reading; complete activities for raffle prizes by filling out your activity card and returning it to the library, then do it all over again! For kids & adults.

June 24, 2026

Swissvale Business District Survey 2026

Share your thoughts – take SEDCO’s 2026 survey today!

Upcoming Events

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Wednesday, July 22 | 6:00pm

Game-of-the-Week Wednesdays

No bridge? No problem! Come to the library every Wednesday from July 1st to August 19th, from 6-8pm. Join us and other game enthusiasts to learn and play a different game each week. Classic games, hilarious imagination-based card games, trivia, and more. For ages 8 to 100.7/1 Wizard7/8 Stupiduel7/15…

Saturday, July 25 | 7:00pm

Summer Wizard Card Tournament

Ages 10 and above. Based on your cards, guess how well you’ll do against your opponents and win points if you’re right! Snacks, lots of laughter and fun!

Monday, July 27 | 10:30am

Katy DeMent’s Art Week

Art projects for kids of all ages. Come to the library to explore a week of programming with instructor Katy DeMent! Come for one day or come for them all.Monday- Tie die t-shirts, cloth and paperTuesday – PapermakingWednesday – block printingThursday – paint a landscape on canvasFriday – repurpose accordion…

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Renovation Updates

Learn more about our years-long project to renovate the library’s interior and exterior, and expand access for all! Work is currently underway on exterior improvements. And there’s much much more to come! Explore all that we’ve accomplished and what still needs to be done.

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