Carnegie Library Lunch and Learns
Thursday Lunch & Learn ❘ 12:15 pm
Want to know more?
412.281.7141 ❘ www.carnegielibrary.org
facebook.com/clpdowntown
Bring your lunch and your thirst for knowledge!
Reducing Carbon Emissions in Pittsburgh:
What You Can Do
September 4 ❘ Presented by Lindsay Baxter,
Pennsylvania Environmental Council
Learn how to implement simple changes in your life that have
the potential to generate dramatic reductions in our region’s
greenhouse gas emissions and their impact on our local
economy and human well-being.
Documentary Screening
September 11 ❘ DVD 95 minutes
This gripping documentary examines the controversies that arose
during the process of redesigning and rebuilding Ground Zero
in New York City in the decade following the September 11
terrorist attacks.
Ridesharing and Technology: How Pittsburgh
is Bridging the Transportation Gap
September 18 ❘ Presented by Dr. James Morris,
Carnegie Mellon University
Ridesharing blends technological and person-to-person solutions
to tackle gaps in a city’s transportation services. Pittsburgh’s own
transportation challenges opened the door for ridesharing
services like Lyft and Uber. Join us for a lively discussion on these
consumer-driven, and sometimes controversial, new services.
Documentary Screening
September 25 ❘ DVD 78 minutes
Award-winning journalist and filmmaker Jared Flesher documents
the lives of individuals engaged in sustainable lifestyles in the part
of New Jersey known as the Sourlands. This provocative tale of
ecology, energy and agriculture reminds us that to solve complicated
environmental problems we need to restore people’s connection
to the natural world. ■
