Executive Director (Penn Hills Library)
The Penn Hills Library, a large multi-phased library located in Penn Hills, Allegheny County, is seeking an Executive Director: Key Responsibilities: Requirements: Please see the attached position overview and 2025 State of Our Library Report for more information. Please email resume and cover letter to PHLibDir@icloud.com by February 13, 2026.
Books & Beyond: New Year, New Library Resources to Help You
Whether you kicked off the New Year with goals, resolutions, 26 in 2026, or a word of the year, Allegheny County libraries have the resources (all free!) to help you be your best self in 2026—with your library card as a passport to possibility. Here are just a few examples. READ MORE: Try an eBook or audio book from Libby or Hoopla. Join a book […]
Library Director (F.O.R. Sto-Rox Library)
Books & Beyond: Pittsburgh Today Live Visits the Whitehall Public Library
This month’s segment of Books & Beyond on Pittsburgh Today Live with Heather Abraham and David Highfield features the Whitehall Public Library. To watch the full segment, click here and learn how the Whitehall Library, with the Allegheny County Library Association, is offering up more than just books to its readers, both young and old. […]
Love Your Library 2025: Allegheny County Rallies Around Libraries
Pittsburgh, PA – Monday, November 24, 2025 – The Allegheny County Library Association (ACLA) and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) announced the results of their annual Love Your Library campaign. The 46 library systems in Allegheny County raised a record-breaking $2,393,197.41 in charitable contributions during the month of September, a 40.2% increase from the previous year. Of this amount, $1,039,478.43 […]
A Word from Our CEO, Amy Anderson: Year Four in Review
As we approach the end of 2025, my fourth year here at ACLA, I am sure that I share the same sense of uncertainty with the world around us that many feel. It is easy to get caught up in the negatives and the difficulties we experience each day, but for all of the bad, […]
Books & Beyond: Using Your Library Card to Access the Library of Things
Obviously, patrons can check out books and audiovisual materials with their library card, and most patrons know that they also have access to the eLibrary, but did you know that there is also a Library of Things? The items available could be useful for those wanting to test something before making a purchase, avoid an […]
ACLA COO Kimberley Hrivnak Awarded Pennsylvania Library Association’s 2025 Distinguished Service Award
In recognition of her exceptional and sustained service to the Pennsylvania Library Association, libraries, and librarians, the Pennsylvania Library Association presented the 2025 Distinguished Service Award to Kimberley Hrivnak, Chief Operating Officer for the Allegheny County Library Association. As ACLA’s COO, Kimberley is part of a team that oversees 46 independent libraries with more than […]
Senator Jay Costa and Senator Lindsey Williams Named Pennsylvania Library Association 2025 Elected Officials of the Year
In 2024, the Allegheny County Library Association (ACLA) and their 46 member libraries approached the 26 representatives and state senators who represent Allegheny County with a funding request for a project entitled “Providing Books to Children in Difficult and Challenging Situations.” The primary goal of this project was to reach more children and students where […]
Meet Sydney, Courtney and Rory, ACLA’s Social Media Interns
ACLA has been working with a very talented group of interns this summer on a variety of projects. Sydney, Courtney and Rory have been creating ACLA’s social media content. They have been sharing information about library resources and programs on all of ACLA’s channels, including Facebook and Instagram. Give us a follow and check out […]