West End P.O.W.E.R

The Allegheny County Library Association (ACLA) is a federated library system of 46 public libraries delivering service in more than 70 locations. Member Libraries include the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, which has 19 locations, and 45 other libraries and their branches located outside the City of Pittsburgh throughout Allegheny County. Each library is independent and has its own board of directors; as a consortium they share a countywide catalog, jointly offer downloadable books, audios, and videos as well as online databases, and provide a diverse calendar of programming events. The eiNetwork supports the automated library operations, Internet access, and free Wi-Fi services available at all county libraries. Through its coordination, ACLA expands the resources of local libraries beyond what they could accomplish individually.

William Marshall is the producer and organizer of the Western PA Juneteenth Celebration, the founder of Stop the Violence Pittsburgh which is a social organization designed to uplift Pittsburgh’s African American Community  through cultural, economic and educational events and curve violence in Allegheny county, the producer and organizer of Pittsburgh’s Soul Food Festival, and the producer and organizer of Western PA Black History Month High School Student Summit.