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KidsPlay @ Market Square

Every Tuesday from 10:00am to 11:30 am until August 26

July 24, 2014

Enliven and enrich your child’s summer with KidsPlay at Market Square. Beginning Tuesday, June 10, children and their families/caregivers can enjoy fun and educational programs and activities complete with crafts and special guests. Children can plant their own tree one week, see how cartoons come to life the next, and even touch a real fire truck, all in Downtown’s historic Market Square. The free program series produced by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (PDP), introduces children to a new and exciting learning experience in one of Downtown's most popular destinations. 

 *Programs are geared toward pre-school aged children and welcome families, caregivers, schools, day cares and camps.

Following KidsPlay be sure to visit with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Reading Room on Tuesdays. After the special children’s programming, visitors can walk a few short steps to the mobile library and choose a new book for only $1 or $2.

KidsPlay at Market Square


July 22 - Pittsburgh International Children's Theater - Skippyjon Jones Crafts

July 29 - OTTO the Auto

August 5 - Tree Pittsburgh

August 12 - Penguin Encounter with The National Aviary

August 19 - The Toonseum featuring storytelling with live illustration by Joe Wos

August 26 - Radio Disney and Duquesne University Athletics Demos

Reading Room @ Market Square
Tuesdays June 10 - August 26, 2014
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Downtown workers, residents and visitors can satisfy their literary appetites in the midst of the City’s lunchtime bustle when Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s mobile Reading Room returns to open a new chapter of reading, learning and fun in Market Square.

Release your inner bookworm and book-it to the Reading Room @ Market Square. After KidsPlay, walk a few short steps to the Library’s Reading Room and pick up some great reads for a bargain. Each book you buy supports the Carnegie Library – and for only $1 or $2 you can start your own personal library! Bring your e-reader or MP3 player and we’ll show you how to download free online resources. Or, try out one of our gadgets! Be sure to ask how you can be eligible for a free iPad mini!