NaNoWriMo: Come Write In at CLP!
NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, is coming up soon. Started in 1999, this idea is a proven fun challenge for writers of all levels of experience – taking one … Continued
STEM Your Halloween
Halloween is a great time to share STEM activities with children. Measuring out the ingredients for witches potions, exploring the shapes of spider webs and jack-o-lanterns, and concocting slime are just some of the spooky activities that can help children learn science, technology, engineering and math concepts.
Fear Is Riveting
So much has been written and discussed about Bob Woodward’s latest book Fear: Trump in the White House (DB 91876). The title appears to have been drawn from the book’s … Continued
“I Got You”: An Interview with Sharon G. Flake, The Skin I’m In 20 Years Later
Twenty years after its publication, Sharon G. Flake’s bestselling, Coretta Scott King award winning novel is as relevant today as the first day it was published. Here, at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, I sat down with Sharon to ask questions about The Skin I’m In, her life as an author and how the library had an influence on her as a child.
BEST OF BARD: SEPTEMBER 2018
Fear: Trump in the White House By Bob Woodward DB91876 Pulitzer prize-winning investigative journalist details the decision-making process for both foreign and domestic policy within the Trump administration. Draws on … Continued
Spotlight on Children’s Spaces: CLP – Squirrel Hill
Every Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh neighborhood location has a unique room or space designated to and designed specifically for young children. I’ve been traveling around, talking with the Children’s Specialists in those spaces, and figuring out what makes each space special. My first destination was CLP – Squirrel Hill.
October Means Dark: Or, How I Love Horror
As anyone who knows me can tell you, I am really into horror. I enjoy this time of year because I can let some small portion of this love out … Continued
The 7 Deadly Sins
When I heard that CLP latest After Hours event was going to be about the seven deadly sins, I thought that would be a great idea for a blog post. … Continued
Our NEWEST Obama Academy Narrated Title at LBPH Pittsburgh: Louisa May’s Battle
DBC 10099 Louisa May’s Battle: How the Civil War Led to Little Women By Kathleen Krull Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Annotation: Before her success as an author, Louisa May Alcott … Continued
Tween Queens: A Tale of Two Ella’s
We all, I assume, know Disney’s iconic version of the fairy tale Cinderella. Friend to small animals, sings while scrubbing floors, love at first sight with Prince Charming, dainty feet, … Continued