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Design your dream day at the Library!

Beat our Summer Reading record to unlock customizable library experiences for this year's top readers! The participants who log the most books from each of our four age groups will be invited to a special behind-the-scenes day at CLP! Log, log, and log some more for a chance to win!
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Pirates Tales

Kids, read your way into PNC Park this summer! The more books you read, the more chances you'll have to win tickets to a Pirates game.
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Teen Summer Reading 2018

No matter what you spend your time doing this summer, check out one of these great reads at your local library!

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The Drama Teacher
Koren Zalickas
Essential Essays: Culture, Politics, and the Art of Poetry Cover Image
Essential Essays: Culture, Politics, and the Art of Poetry
Adrienne Rich
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His Favorites
Kate Walbert
Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World Cover Image
Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World
Maryanne Wolf
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The Shakespeare Requirement
Julie Schumacher
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Spy of Venice: A William Shakespeare Mystery
Benet Brandreth

Staff Picks

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Katy Woods Run

The Alison Bechdel Edit

These intelligent, insightful, and intimate graphic memoirs by Alison Bechdel are wholly captivating and will leave you wanting more from this talented artist and storyteller.
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Jessica Brookline

Not Everyone in Sweden Gets Killed

For a literary tour of Sweden beyond crime fiction, filled with people whose experiences may be more similar to your own, I suggest these classic and contemporary books filled with the quiet moments, realistic relationships, and emotional ups and downs of everyday life.