Monroeville Public Library was among a group of local libraries that received a programming grant for Muslim Journeys, a study of Muslim culture and religion.
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Saturday, March 9
There’s a lot of misinformation out there about Muslim culture, Dormont librarian Diana D’Agostino said. Talk is often negative, and the religion is often misunderstood. Dormont Public Library—and more than 800 others across the country—are hoping to change that perspective through a new, grant-funded program that explores Muslim culture and religion. “We’re really not that different, which is something a lot of people don’t realize,” D’Agostino said. “We’re hoping, mostly, that people will come to these programs and come away with a more informed opinion of Islam.” The Muslim Journeys program was made possible by a one-year grant from the National Endowment for Humanities and the American Library Association. Locally, Carnegie Library of …
Here’s a roundup of winter activities to stave off the post-Christmas blues.
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Ron Tanner will discuss his book, "From Animal House to Our House: A Love Story" in a talk hosted by Preservation Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library and Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures.
Ever see an older home in Oakmont, Plum or Verona that you'd love to own and restore with a little TLC? Award-winning author Ron Tanner is coming to Pittsburgh with the knowledge of how to do just that as part of a national tour to promote his new book, "From Animal House to Our House: A Love Story." The Writers LIVE program will start at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 6, at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's main branch in Oakland. Tanner, a preservationist and do-it-yourself hero, wrote the memoir about his painstaking restoration of an 1897 Queen Anne-style row house in Baltimore. In the book, he recounts the story of buying the 4,500-square-foot brownstone with his girlfriend, Jill Eicher, embarking on a complex and demanding restoration, …
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11:09 am on Monday, March 11, 2013
This is a joke. If you want to learn about the Muslim and Islamic religion, watch tapes of 9/11, the heads of Americans being sawed off, embassy bombings...there is your 3 DVD set. This is what the "peaceful" Muslim and Islamic religion has done to American and things of America. With this grant, with the children also have an information session on burning flags? Their message is crystal clear… more ›