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Extravaganza

Main (Oakland)
Blast off to a universe of stories! Your journey begins at our annual Summer Reading Extravaganza!
Early Learning

Best Books for Babies

Oh, baby—the 2019 Best Books for Babies list is live! Created by a panel of local librarians and child development experts, this nationally recognized guide assists parents, teachers and caregivers in selecting quality materials to share with babies age birth to 18 months.
Summer Reading

Pirates Tales

This summer, read your way to a Pirates home game at PNC Park!
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Data Detox

Time to spring clean your digital spaces! The "Data Detox" blog series shows you how.
In the News

Library Of Congress Honors Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh

CLP - LBPH has been named Network Library of the Year by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped at the Library of Congress for outstanding service to readers who are visually or physically disabled.
eResource

Creativebug

Get your craft on! This new eResource—available to all CLP cardholders—is treasure trove of online tutorials for artists and makers of all skill-levels.

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New & Notable

Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West Cover Image
Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West
David Wolman
America Was Hard to Find Cover Image
America Was Hard to Find
Kathleen Alcott
Disappearing Earth Cover Image
Disappearing Earth
Julia Phillips
The Flight Portfolio Cover Image
The Flight Portfolio
Julie Orringer
Once More We Saw Stars Cover Image
Once More We Saw Stars
Jayson Greene
Rules for Visiting Cover Image
Rules for Visiting
Jessica Francis Kane

Staff Picks

Sienna Staff Image
Sienna Allegheny

Sunny

An atypical manga sure to grab the attention of anyone who loves graphic storytelling.
Julianne Staff Image
Julianne Beechview

A Hockey Town

If you're like me and feeling the distinct loss of Pittsburgh hockey, or if, also like me, you're a fan of the sadly no longer running television show, Friday Night Lights, I recommend checking out these novels by Swedish author Fredrik Backman. Though they take place in the small, rural village of Beartown, Sweden (rather than Dillon, Texas), and focus on hockey (not football), Beartown…