BEST OF BARD: JUNE 2018
Here is our new Best of BARD list, starting with number 1! If you find some of these titles interesting, and would like to listen to them, feel free to … Continued
Legion
Are you looking for a radically different take on the seemingly endless superhero movies and shows that come out every year? Try Legion.
On Grief and Goshawks
Through a series of fantastic events, I found myself needing to read and put together a program for one of our monthly book clubs. The book, H is for Hawk … Continued
We’re Having a BLAST with Northside Third Graders!
Did your child come home this year excited about a visit from a local Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh staff member? If you’re a Pittsburgh Public School parent, then chances are, the visit was from a member of our BLAST (Bringing Schools and Libraries Together) team. Read on to learn more about the BLAST Northside Project.
Based on a True Story…. Sort of.
How often has that sentence led to a disappointing look-up after reading a book or watching a movie? The idea that Truth is stranger then Fiction is nice but often … Continued
Be a Nature Explorer
Nature is a giant classroom filled with endless possibilities. If you’re looking for ways to inspire an appreciation for the environment while having a good time, check out these fun resources!
Playing Dectective
Recently I started back watching the BBC series Sherlock. I had seen the first two seasons and then just never had time to devote to the series. Coincidentally, my interest … Continued
The Great American Read, from PBS
I love books: reading, and literacy go hand in hand with why I want to work at the library after all. But recently one of our patrons brought something to my attention, … Continued
STEM Rocks! Geology for Early Learners
When we think about STEM nowadays, we tend to picture robots rolling around the children’s space, iPads programmed with entertaining apps, or the newest buzzword in STEM: coding. And while, yes, all of those things do currently have the spotlight in STEM education right now, I’d like to talk about a branch of science that you might not think about as being part of STEM.
Short and Sweet: Watch With Me and six other stories
Wendell Berry’s collection of thematic short stories, Watch With Me DB 41335 follows the delightful life of one family in the early 1900’s in Port William, Kentucky: the gregarious farmer ‘Tol Proudfood … Continued