Every year for more than two decades, a committee of librarians and child development experts have selected the year’s best Books for Babies. 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s nationally recognized guide that assists parents, teachers and caregivers in selecting quality materials to share with babies ages birth to 18 months. That means that some of the babies who enjoyed the…
Today, the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books announced registration is open for its third annual event, happening on May 11, 2024 on the campus of the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in East Liberty. Held each year to bring the magic of reading to people of all ages, the free Festival will offer a packed schedule of author talks, panel discussions, poetry readings, book signings and workshops…
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, together with the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Computing and Information, has been named the host site of the annual Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) 2024 Children’s Literature Lecture. Last held in Pittsburgh in 1989, the ALSC Children’s Literature Lecture is a national event geared toward adults who work with children and/or who have an interest in children’s literature…
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) is proud to announce the establishment of the Vivian Ann Davidson Hewitt Initiative, named in honor of the first Black librarian at CLP and designed to honor her legacy and grow the careers of librarians of color in our region. Dr. Hewitt worked as a librarian for CLP in the 1940s, serving Pittsburgh’s Hill District and Homewood communities. She passed…