Pride Month Picks for Adults
For Pride 2024, CLP is celebrating joy, love, and solidarity while recognizing the oppression the LGBTQIA+ community continues to face—especially for people with intersecting identities. We invite you to celebrate with us and explore these books and more in our collections.
These Are the Droids You’re Looking For
What is more human than exploring the life of an android? Beings that are almost human but not quite provide the perfect opportunity to investigate what actually makes us human, … Continued
Summer Reading with the Science Center
We asked the staff at Carnegie Science Center, our Summer Reading partner, for their recommendations for great summer reads. Check them out—literally! You can sign up for a free library … Continued
Summer Reading 2024: Sports & Adventure Titles for Adults
As the Summer Olympics unfold, you too can compete in an illustrious contest of mettle: CLP’s Read-a-Palooza Book Bowl. Each Pittsburgh neighborhood reads and record books for their CLP … Continued
Marathon Reads
Whether the Pittsburgh Marathon has you lacing up your shoes to compete, or recommitting to your New Year’s Resolution, these books can keep you on track. We’ve got experienced marathoners … Continued
Fiction to Celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2024
Throughout the month of May, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh will amplify the AANHPI identities through booklists, displays, resources, and programs in our locations and communities.
Nonfiction to Celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2024
In 2024, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh recognizes and celebrates peoples within Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Originally commemorated in 1977 as Pacific/Asian American week, celebrated during the … Continued
Poetry Audiobooks
Happy National Poetry Month! Poetry has a rich history as an oral tradition, and there’s still something singular about hearing poems read out loud. The following collections are available in … Continued
Thoughtful Gardening
With the days finally getting longer and the first blooms of the season bobbing their heads in warming breezes, all I’ve been thinking about is garden planning. My backyard garden … Continued
Vivian Ann Davidson Hewitt
Vivian Ann Davidson Hewitt’s legacy has been felt by many whether it is through her impact as a librarian or her curated collection of African American art. To learn more about Ms. Davidson Hewitt and Black Librarianship, staff have curated a list of suggested readings.