Meet the 2018 Newbery Award Winners

Being a Children’s Librarian is amazing work and a job that I truly cherish! This past year, I was honored to participate on the 2018 Newbery Medal Selection Committee. Read on to learn more about this year’s award winning books.



Some Staff Favorites!

In the early days of blogging here at LBPH, we occasionally posted about the reading tastes of the staff. Think of it as an informal staff feature. Well, since those … Continued


Remembering the West End

In which a valiant Library Assistant explores a tiny room and creates the library’s West End Historical Collection.



Baseball Books: Calico Joe

With the Pirates’ Opening Day fast approaching, I’ve been thinking about a time when the team was more competitive, and I decided to re-read two books with baseball themes.  Both … Continued


Best of BARD: February 2018

Everything changed in February – no more Fire and Fury, Hollywood glitz and homicide blitz… all the cool things are gone… except Alex Cross who is now number 3 on … Continued


Cryptonomicon

Neal Stephenson.  Just do me a favor and read all his books.  Except Anathem. Couldn’t get my metaphorical teeth into it.  But this post is on the Cryptonomicon.  This book … Continued


Irish Pittsburgh

Here are a few titles we recommend to learn more about the Irish and their influences, and experiences, here in Pittsburgh.