Introducing Camille Paglia
Compulsively readable, timeless essays on feminism, art, and American culture.
Digital Minimalism
You would have to have been hiding under a fairly impressive rock to not know that people are worried about how much we use our phones and digital media.
Victims of the Victorian Era
‘The Five’ were victims long before 1888, and long before the world found it necessary to name them so.
Downtown Staff Celebrates Pride Month
It’s the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Guided by Downtown staff members Amy D and Sherry Y, we’ve put our heads together and picked a few titles about this … Continued
Early Learning BLAST’s Selected Giveaway Books
The Early Learning Bringing Libraries and Schools Together (BLAST) program gives a specially selected book each month to every Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program (HSSAP) classroom we visit. We choose … Continued
Adult Summer Reading 2019
For summer reading this year, we’re featuring authors who you will have an opportunity to see in person during Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures’ 2019/2020 season of the Ten Evenings lecture series.
Teen Summer Reading 2019 Booklist
No matter what you spend your time doing during the summer, check out some great teen reads at the Library!
Teen Summer Reading 2017 Booklist
No matter what you spend your time doing during the summer, check out some great teen reads at the Library!
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays by Damon Young Read-Alikes
Are you waiting for the popular memoir by Pittsburgh native Damon Young?
Living and Thriving as an Outsider: Queer Memoirs and Essays
2018 brought a wonderful variety of essay collections and memoirs from LGBTQ+ authors – here are four of the best I’ve read.