Please share this information with your mailing lists if possible. Thank you. ________________________________ MEDIA ALERT/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY For Immediate Release Contact: Suzanne Thinnes 412.578.2458 Supporters of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Kick-Off Effort to Help Secure the Future of the Library PITTSBURGH, June 6, 2011 - Our Library, Our Future will kick-off with a day of activities and information on Wednesday, June 8 beginning at 10:30 am at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh -Main in Oakland and continuing in the late afternoon/early evening at locations across the city. Our Library, Our Future is a community-based initiative that has been organized to raise awareness about the need to provide financial support for Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and the critical services that the Library provides. Who: Mary Frances Cooper (Deputy Director, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh) Judge Frank Lucchino and Councilman Patrick Dowd (Co-Chairs, Joint Committee on Sustainable Library Funding) Suzy Scherf (Our Library, Our Future spokesperson) Library users Supporters of the Our Library, Our Future initiative What: Kick-off of Our Library, Our Future initiative Photo opportunities: children, seniors and other Library users telling their stories, art installation (flags representing Our Library, Our Future) When: Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 10:30 am- 12 pm(Press conference at 11:30 am) Where: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Main 4400 Forbes Avenue, Oakland Front Steps (in the event of inclement weather the briefing will take place in the Library's main lobby) CLP-Allegheny, 5:30 pm(Special interest: local band and Library card costume) CLP-Beechview, 4 pm (Special interest: local teen band) CLP-Homewood, 5:00 pm (Special interest: Jazz Workshop, Salsamba- a Latin jazz band) CLP-Lawrenceville, 4:30 pm (Special interest: Lemonade stand) CLP-Squirrel Hill, 4:30 pm (Special interest: Rally signs, parade in business district and Murray the Squirrel costume) ###