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DOWNTOWN & BUSINESS Carnegie Library Programs

December 09, 2014 By: admin Category: Consumer Education

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How to Build Positive Work Relationships
December 5
Presented by Laura Roman, Relationship Coach & Psychotherapist
Much of career success hinges on the ability to communicate well and
earn the respect of bosses, clients and co-workers. Learn the tips and
techniques necessary for building these valuable work relationships.
Meet the Library for the Blind
& Physically Handicapped

December 12
Presented by Susan Kozak, Library for the Blind
& Physically Handicapped
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Library for the Blind & Physically
Handicapped (LBPH) provides recorded books and magazines, equipment
to play the recordings, large print books and more to Pennsylvania
residents of any age who are unable to read standard print materials
due to a visual, physical or physically-based reading disability. Join us
for an informative discussion on LBPH and the valuable services they
provide to the Pennsylvania community.

Mental Health and the Workplace
December 19
Presented by Támara Hill, MS, LPC-BE
In light of recent tragic events, mental health issues in the workplace
have been pushed to the forefront of our minds. Join us for a discussion
on the effects of failing to bring awareness to the mental health needs
of staff within the workplace and how individual mental health
problems can affect workplace stability.

Alaska Gold: A War of Resources –
The Fish or the Mine
December 26 ¬ DVD 60 minutes
PBS Frontline examines the clash for resources between Alaskan fishermen
and mining interests. The struggle plays out in southwest Alaska’s
Bristol Bay, home to the last great native Sockeye salmon fishery, but also
gifted with tremendous mineralwealth. Two foreign mining companies
seek permission to extract more than $300 billion in copper, gold and
molybdenum from the area using a gigantic, open pit mine that could
compromise the local ecosystem. Who will ultimately win in this battle
over Bristol Bay’s economic and environmental future?

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