Best of BARD: February 2017

You’d think a list starting with Patterson and Woods and ending with Steel means we are back in the thick of it with some of the usual suspects, the heavy … Continued


The Importance of Play

Play supports literacy and learning; it is the conduit through which children develop both the ability and readiness to learn.


Women of the Periodic Table

Ever since reading The Disappearing Spoon, I’ve had a minor obsession with the periodic table. Each element has its own quirks and its own story. Those stories, of course, involve the people who discovered and studied the elements. For Women’s History Month, I thought it would be interesting to explore the women of the periodic table. Two of them have elements named for them — you probably know a few things about Marie Curie. Others you may never have heard of.


I Have My Reasons…For Running

And then there comes the day when the self-professed non-runner, decides to run. Come May, I will be participating in the 2017 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon 5K. The reason: to raise money and awareness for Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.


Diner Daze

The other week, my coworker let me in on a little secret: her go-to lunch spot is a diner down the street from the library. I was dumbfounded. I’ve worked … Continued


Works for Me: Focus Your Job Search with Labor Market Research

If you are looking for a job, or you are considering training for a specific career path, you need to know where the jobs are right now, where the jobs are growing in the future and which jobs will pay you enough to meet your personal and family goals. This knowledge is attainable with labor market data. Librarians at CLP’s Job Career and Education Center stay abreast of trends in the labor market to inform our job seeking patrons of the best options available to them.



Logan‘s Final Run

It’s been almost two decades since Hugh Jackman appeared as Logan/Wolverine in Bryan Singer’s X-Men. Today, he hangs up the adamantium claws with the release of James Mangold’s Logan.


The New Edition Story

Late last month, BET aired a 3 part miniseries about R&B super group, New Edition. The miniseries is called The New Edition Story. It aired over 3 nights and I … Continued