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Experience Kits

August 28, 2024 /

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 2024 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.

Also be sure to check out Museum Spotlights Lectures, Tuesdays at 5pm. Registration is limited. Use the links below to register.

  • Tuesday, September 10, 2024: Meadowcroft Rockshelter & Historic Village. Register
  • Tuesday, September 17, 2024: Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. Register
  • Tuesday, September 24, 2024: Historic Fort Steuben. Register
  • Tuesday, October 8, 2024: Depreciation Lands Museum. Register
  • Tuesday, October 15, 2024: Fort Ligonier. Register
  • Tuesday, October 22, 2024: Braddock’s Battlefield History Center. Register

Itty Bitty Art Show

August 28, 2024 /

Join us as an artist, visitor, or shopper for an all-ages Itty Bitty Art Show!

Stop by the library between September 1st and 20th to pick up your kit. You can use the the materials provided or your own supplies to create a work of art.  We just ask that you include the canvas in your final creation and you limit the size of your artwork to the size of the canvas. Not an artist? Who cares! Get ideas and inspiration for your canvas

Drop off your artwork for inclusion in the Itty Bitty Art Show from September 23rd until the 27th. You can choose to donate your artwork to our online auction.  All proceeds from donated artwork will benefit the Friends of Bayne Library.

Join us Friday, October 4th for our adults only opening at 6:00 p.m. or Saturday, October 5th at 10:00 a.m. for a family friendly opening. If you can’t make those times be sure to stop by between October 4th and 11th during the library’s open hours to view, bid and vote for Best In Show!

The Itty Bitty Art Show is sponsored by the Friends of Bayne Library

Changes to Libby and hoopla

August 14, 2024 /

Beginning Sunday, September 1, 2024 Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County libraries are making the following changes to Libby and hoopla:

  • Reducing Libby holds from 20 to 10 at a time
  • Reducing Libby borrows from 20 to 10 at a time 
  • Reducing hoopla borrows from 15 to 5 per month  
  • Requiring PIN authentication to the Libby sign-in process

Please note that if you have more than 10 holds on digital items on September 1, you will not lose your holds. You just will not be able to add new holds until you are within the new holds limit. 

While the vast majority of patrons will not be impacted by these changes, we know there will be interest in why we need to reduce holds and check-outs.  Learn more about why this is happening and how you can be a good digital neighbor.

StoryWalk

May 31, 2024 /

Our new StoryWalk is up, just in time for the opening of Bellevue Pool!

Outside is waiting, the most patient playmate of all. The most generous friend. The most miraculous inventor. This thought-provoking picture book poetically underscores our powerful and enduring connection with nature, not so easily obscured by lives spent indoors.

Rhythmic, powerful language shows us how our world is made and the many ways Outside comes in to help and heal us, and reminds us that we are all part of a much greater universe. Emotive illustrations evoke the beauty, simplicity, and wonder that await us all . . . outside

Whether you are going for a swim, playing on the playground, or checking out he exercise equipment, take a moment to celebrate the outside with Outside In.

Learn more about our StoryWalk and get additional reading recommendations and activity ideas. Share pictures and updates with us at #baynestorywalk.

*This project is made possible by Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds for the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

Chat with a Librarian

September 26, 2023 /

Thanks to Power Library, we are pleased to offer access to live Chat!

Pennsylvania’s statewide 24/7 live Chat reference service—free to all residents of Pennsylvania—is a quick way to get answers to your questions. Ask your question. A librarian is on hand to chat with you. It’s that easy.

Learn More!

Mah Jhong Club

July 20, 2023 /

+ 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.

Early Literacy Kits Available Now!

January 4, 2023 /

Thanks to a generous grant from the Allegheny County Library Association, we are proud to offer Early Literacy Kits to our youngest patrons! Each kit is available for families with infants under the age of one year. You will find books, songs and fingerplays, an egg shaker and scarf to wave, early literacy tips, book lists (available at the library!) a fashionable bib, and more. Return a second time (and sign up for a library card!) with your coupon and receive a third book!

American Girl Dolls at Bayne!

April 25, 2022 /

Thanks to the Allegheny County Library Association’s Youth Services, two American Girl dolls are now available to borrow! Julie is a historical doll from 1974 and Tenney was a doll of the year in 2017. You must come into the library to check them out. Check out some of the fun they had over the weekend!

The girls read a little Jane Austen…
…and they made our craft of the week – Earth Day flowers!
Their checkers game got a little heated, but they remembered it’s important to be kind.
They soaked up the sun outside…
…and had a blast swinging!

Interactive Timeline and Bayne Family Tree

December 29, 2020 /

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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Contact

34 N. Balph Ave.,
Pittsburgh PA 15202
412-766-7447
info@baynelibrary.org

Our Hours

Mo, Th, Fr, Sa.: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Tu, We: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

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