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the Library? While the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall may not be quite as terrifying as the gates of Hell in Dante’s Inferno, this October, the Carnegie Carnegie will be invaded by ghosts, vampires, soothsayers and all manner of Halloween haunts. Our month of terror gets off to a witchy start with a fascinating exploration of cartomancy, a divination technique that uses ordinary playing cards and your intuition to predict the future. If you’re looking for an engaging party trick for Halloween, look no further — cartomancy is the perfect way to play fortune teller for your friends and family.
Join us at 1 p.m. on Oct.
5 to learn a unique skill. Any building as venerable as ours is bound to have a few ghost sightings over the years. The Carnegie Carnegie is no exception.
Perhaps our most popular specter is the “man in the hat” who has appeared in the balcony of our Music Hall since the 1930s. The Library & Music Hall’s reputation for hauntings has even been investigated by the Sci Fi Channel’s Ghost Hunters, as well as by the Pittsburgh Paranormal Society and TribLive news partner WTAE. But what exactly does it take to be a paranormal investigator? And what do ghost hunters do when they find something? Find out when we host a crash course on ghost hunting from Whispering Souls Paranormal Investigations at 7 p.
m. on Oct. 14.
A few days later, on Oct. 17, join us in our luxurious Music Hall for an unforgettable experienc.