Reader, I Read Classics
The Talking Book Topics magazine is a great way to find up-to-date suggestions on the newest digital books in the LBPH collection, but you won’t find any of the Classics … Continued
New Locally Produced Title: Hidden History of Pittsburgh
LBPH is proud to share a new locally produced title available for loan or for download from BARD. Hidden History of Pittsburgh was narrated by volunteer Tom Seiverling. This audiobook was carefully monitored, … Continued
Meet the 2018 Newbery Award Winners
Being a Children’s Librarian is amazing work and a job that I truly cherish! This past year, I was honored to participate on the 2018 Newbery Medal Selection Committee. Read on to learn more about this year’s award winning books.
Ranking Every M. Night Shyamalan Movie (that I’ve seen)
Warning: this post includes a few spoilers and a lot of definite opinions about M. Night Shyamalan’s movies.
Some Staff Favorites!
In the early days of blogging here at LBPH, we occasionally posted about the reading tastes of the staff. Think of it as an informal staff feature. Well, since those … Continued
Remembering the West End
In which a valiant Library Assistant explores a tiny room and creates the library’s West End Historical Collection.
New Locally Produced Title: Betsy Ross and the Silver Thimble
LBPH is proud to share a new locally produced title available for loan or for download from BARD. Betsy Ross and the Silver Thimble was narrated by Sandy Olanyk. This audiobook was carefully monitored, … Continued
Baseball Books: Calico Joe
With the Pirates’ Opening Day fast approaching, I’ve been thinking about a time when the team was more competitive, and I decided to re-read two books with baseball themes. Both … Continued
Best of BARD: February 2018
Everything changed in February – no more Fire and Fury, Hollywood glitz and homicide blitz… all the cool things are gone… except Alex Cross who is now number 3 on … Continued
Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson. Just do me a favor and read all his books. Except Anathem. Couldn’t get my metaphorical teeth into it. But this post is on the Cryptonomicon. This book … Continued