It’s Playtime!
Fred Rogers said, “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” For parents and caregivers, this is a great reminder of the value to children of time spent playing games, enjoying movement, and exercising their imaginations.
Witches: Radical Figures, Feminist Icons
Let’s talk about witches. You know them, maybe you fear them, but you love them too because they are so undeniably cool!
Oh, The Horror! A Horror Movie History Lesson
Looking to become a horror movie aficionado without falling victim to all those jump scares? More interested in the why of horror rather than the how (like how Michael Myers is still alive for all these sequels!?). If you call horror movies, horror cinema this is the list for you!
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Children’s Books
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with these great children’s selections! For more titles that highlight Hispanic and Latine authors and stories, check out what’s available in our catalog as well as our Libby collection.
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month covers such a large swath of people, experiences, histories, languages, and perspectives that it is impossible to choose just a few writers to highlight. Here are eight exciting anthologies that pack in as many types of writing and kinds of authors as possible –– poetry, speculative fiction, realistic fiction, and history through literature and research are all represented here.
Banned Books: Teen Non-Fiction
Channel your inner rebel and check out these teen nonfiction titles this Banned Books Week!
30 Books in 30 Minutes: Non-Fiction for Banned Books Week
To call attention to the increasing number of attempted book bans in the past few years, and to celebrate some of our favorite banned books, join us for one of our 30 Books in 30 Minutes programs.
Violins of Hope
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is proud to partner with Violins of Hope to bring movement-based workshops, music performances and a panel discussion centered on themes of inclusion, hope and so much more to five library branches.
The Power of Trees
Trees are such an important part of our outdoor world and taking the time to look closely at them truly brings out their power. These books look at the remarkable relationships that can happen between humans and trees.
Banned Books: Adult Nonfiction
Banned Books Week is October 1-7. As CLP celebrates the right to read, check out the below is a list of adult nonfiction titles that have been challenged, banned, or censored over the past few years.