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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
Thanks to a first-of-its-kind partnership between Woodland Hills School District and C.C. Mellor Memorial Library, Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale and Braddock Carnegie Library, every student at Woodland Hills schools now has a public library card that will be theirs for the rest of their lives and can be used all over Allegheny County.
This year, thanks to a brand new initiative by C.C. Mellor Memorial Library, Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale and Braddock Carnegie Library Association, each and every student enrolled in the Woodland Hills School District is getting a public library card. This is the Read more