New Locally Produced Title: Central African Folk Tales
LBPH is proud to a share a new locally produced title available for loan or download from BARD. Central African Folk Tales was narrated by volunteer Eric Kresh and produced … Continued
New Locally Produced Title: Juniata, River of Sorrows
LBPH is proud to a share a new locally produced title available for loan or download from BARD. Juniata, River of Sorrows: One Man’s Journey Into a River’s Tragic Past … Continued
Happy Star Wars Day from CLP!
Celebrate Star Wars Day by having a retrospective of the films of Rian Johnson, the director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
New Locally Produced Title: Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio
LBPH is proud to a share a new locally produced title available for loan or download from BARD. Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio was narrated in partnership with the Obama Academy and … Continued
Cultivating Empathy in Children with Books
When children are exposed to a mix of diverse narratives and worldviews, they better understand what it means to be a compassionate human being; they develop empathy. But how can we … Continued
New Locally Produced Title: Speaking Pittsburghese
LBPH is proud to a share a new locally produced title available for loan or download from BARD. Speaking Pittsburghese: The Story of a Dialect was narrated by volunteer Thelma … Continued
Here We Are: Feminists from All Walks of Life Share Their Stories
Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World is more than just a how-to guide for feminism. It’s a gathering of voices, experiences and perspectives. It’s an invitation to join the feminist party, and all are welcome!
My Year of Reading Memoir: Tangles by Sarah Leavitt
I chose Tangles: A story about Alzheimer’s, My Mother, and Me by Sarah Leavitt. Tangles is 1) a graphic memoir, 2) was written by a woman, 3) was published in 2012 (just hitting the five year mark), and 4) has only 832 ratings on Goodreads. I feel really fortunate though that it fit my criteria, because Tangles turned out to be a profoundly affecting story of a daughter losing her mother and a mother losing herself.
Throwback Thursday: A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night–And Straight Into My Movie-Loving Heart
As someone who doesn’t really like many horror films, I absolutely loved A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.
Best of BARD: February 2017
You’d think a list starting with Patterson and Woods and ending with Steel means we are back in the thick of it with some of the usual suspects, the heavy … Continued