“Since 2017, Paul Siefken has served as president and CEO of Fred Rogers Productions, producer of Emmy ® Award-winning entertaining and educational children’s media on broadcast and digital platforms—and beyond. Under his direction, the esteemed organization, founded by children’s television pioneer Fred Rogers as Family Communications, Inc. (FCI) in 1971, has experienced tremendous growth, earning a national reputation for both innovation and storytelling. Siefken has assembled a world-class, mission-driven team committed to building on Rogers’ legacy by introducing new productions and expanding the reach of their impact through collaborations with like-minded partners. Before joining Fred Rogers Productions, Siefken served as Director of Children’s Programming at PBS for nearly ten years following eight years in various roles at Cartoon Network, where he wrote several books based on Cartoon Network shows, including The Powerpuff Girls and Samurai Jack. Prior to entering the children’s media space, Siefken worked as a high school English teacher in both Georgia and North Carolina. He holds a B.A. in English from Duke University.”
Dec. 5, 2024, 5:00-6:00 p.m. ET In-person and Online Rediscover the beloved Christmas story this year through the words of Read more
"Emily Wilson, celebrated translator of The Iliad (2023) and The Odyssey (2018), will be visiting Pittsburgh to recite a selection of her work Read more
"More than 130 years after it occurred, the Homestead Strike of 1892 retains its capacity to shock. It was a Read more
"With more than 900 unique flights of stairs throughout the city’s 90 neighborhoods, the city steps reflect the history and Read more
"An interactive introduction to the importance of racial representation in children’s literature. Participants will learn to identify books that can Read more
"Please join us Saturday, Nov. 16th 6-8pm for a reading with Joan E. Bauer, Doralee Brooks, Fred Shaw and Michael Read more
"Riverstone Books and Mystery Lovers Bookshop are excited to bring you author Sharon Short for her next historical mystery! We Read more
"How's this for the perfect start to a new year: we'll once again host one of our faves, local romcom Read more
More info: https://www.pittsburghbookfestival.org/
LIVE ON ZOOM | November 20 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST Learn to refine setting in fiction or nonfiction using observation and Read more
LIVE ON ZOOM | Saturdays, November 9 & 16, 2-4 pm EST Learn how the three essential tools of storytelling–scene, Read more
"Children's author Kelly Conroy will join us in a celebration of the release of her new book! Come out for Read more
"Welcome one and all! Bring your readings and your talents with you to the library! It’s an inclusionary space of Read more
"Men and women risked (and sometimes lost) their lives in the 1920s to entertain crowds and push boundaries at a Read more
"Joseph O’Neill, acclaimed author of Netherland (a New York Times Book Review Best Book of the year) comes to City Read more
"What happens when we tell stories? What do we discover about ourselves—and each other—when we share? With these questions in Read more
"What happens when we tell stories? What do we discover about ourselves—and each other—when we share? With these questions in Read more
"We are delighted to host local author Jennifer Celeste Briggs for an evening at the store to celebrate the release Read more
"We are thrilled to welcome Steve Hoffman to Pittsburgh to celebrate his memoir, A Season for That: Lost and Found Read more
