Category: Adults

September Classics Book Club–New Time!

Join us 9/26/23 at 2:00 p.m. (NEW TIME!) when we discuss Out of This Furnace by Thomas Bell

The novel begins in the mid-1880s with the naive blundering career of Djuro Kracha. It tracks his arrival from the old country as he walked from New York to White Haven, his later migration to the steel mills of Braddock, Pennsylvania, and his eventual downfall through foolish financial speculations and an extramarital affair. The second generation is represented by Kracha’s daughter, Mary, who married Mike Dobrejcak, a steel worker. Their decent lives, made desperate by the inhuman working conditions of the mills, were held together by the warm bonds of their family life, and Mike’s political idealism set an example for the children. Dobie Dobrejcak, the third generation, came of age in the 1920s determined not to be sacrificed to the mills. His involvement in the successful unionization of the steel industry climaxed a half-century struggle to establish economic justice for the workers.

Ask at the desk to get a copy of this local saga.

Love Your Library Month!

September is Love Your Library Month!

Thanks to a generous donation from the Buncher Foundation, donations made to the Library in the month of September are eligible for to be matched!  There are lots of ways you can show your love this month.  Here are some ideas;

  • Donate online, by mail, or in person.  Donations, large and small, help us provide programs, events, and materials to seniors, adults, teens, and children!
  • Buy tickets for our Candlelight Ghost Tour! Learn more.
  • Buy a Love your Library Tote Bag!
  • Buy us a present from one of our Amazon Wishlists:
  • Stop by and tell us why you love your library!

Mah Jhong Club–New Time!

+ Are you a mah jhong player or would you like to learn how to play? 

+ Join us, Wednesdays from 1:00-3:00 p.m. for Mah Jhong Club! 

+ Email goodmane@baynelibrary.org or call  412-766-7447 to get more information.

Experience Kits

Thanks to a partnership with the Heinz Center Affiliates Program, Allegheny County libraries, and the Friends of Bayne Library we are offering free admission for up to two adults and six children to a number of museums and historical sites around Pittsburgh!

Our 2023 kits include:

The kits are first come/first served and they circulate for one week. They can be picked up in the Library behind the copier. Please return the kits to the circulation desk.

But wait! There’s more! Using your library’s Experience Kit program, visit THREE different museum sites before October 31, 2023, and be entered to win a prize basket! Learn more!

Also be sure to check out the RAD Pass for even more fun in the city this summer!

Interactive Timeline and Bayne Family Tree

Learn more about the history of Bayne Library and the Bayne family by exploring the interactive Bayne Library Timeline in conjunction with the previously released Bayne Family Tree. Delve into information through newspaper articles, photographs, and documents for a glimpse into an earlier time. What will you discover about the Bayne family and the history of Andrew Bayne Memorial Library?

There’s even more to explore on our website: The Architecture of Bayne Library, Trees of Bayne Park, War Memorials of Bayne Park, and an interactive Map of Bayne Park for self-guided tours of the trees and war memorials.

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