Educate, Entertain & Enlighten
Summer is almost here, and C.C. Mellor is going to be the place to be for cool camps, fun activities, laughter and friends and the chance to learn new things (in a fun and exciting way, of course!). We’ve got Read more
What do authors, trains and stuffed animals have in common? They’ll all be the focus of programs at C.C. Mellor Memorial Library this Saturday, April 15! It all starts at 10:30 a.m. with a very special storytime for our Stuffed Read more
The library was closed, but there was a flurry of activity throughout C.C. Mellor’s Edgewood branch. Moms and dads pushed furniture together and stretched blankets across the backs of chairs. Grandparents unfolded comforters and clamped them to the tops of bookshelves. Read more
At C.C. Mellor, we are on a constant quest to remove barriers to access. We want using the library to be easy and fruitful for all of our patrons. We have been taking a serious look at how our adult Read more
Allow us to introduce you to Cassie Gaffney! Cassie is working toward her master’s degree at the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh, and thanks to a partnership between Allegheny County Library Association and the university she Read more
Who’s ready for Halloween? Click to read all about our Halloween parade and movie night at Koenig Field AND our first-ever neighborhood decorating contest!
Ken Gormley, president of Duquesne University and acclaimed author who grew up in Edgewood and Swissvale, will give a book talk on his first novel, “The Heiress of Pittsburgh,” on Tuesday, September 27, at 6:30 p.m. in the Edgewood Club ballroom. Lifelong Edgewood Read more
In the fall of 2021, C.C. Mellor Memorial Library, Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale and Braddock Carnegie Library Association launched an ambitious initiative to distribute public library cards to every student in the Woodland Hills School District. But, as C.C. Read more
Patrons have a new option for accessing library services with the launch of the Allegheny County Libraries mobile app, available now for free from the App Store or Google Play. Once you’ve downloaded the app and selected C.C. Mellor Memorial Read more
A logo helps connect an organization with its patrons, yet for its entire history C.C. Mellor Memorial Library was without a recognizable visual symbol to go along with its name. When library director Erin Pierce decided it was time for Read more