Banned: How Censorship Impacts the First Amendment
Check out these titles to learn more about the history of banned books, censorship and the fight for free speech.
Green Home, Green World: Reduce Your Waste and Protect Our Planet
Check out these resources that showcase lots of ways great and small to reduce plastic waste, live more simply and self-reliantly, make your food budget go further, and detox your cleaning supplies.
The Vanished Birds
Simon Jimenez’s sweeping space opera, “The Vanished Birds,” starts out small, with what could be a stand-alone novella: a boy is born with an extra finger, and his father declares that he will be special. He lives on a Resource World: a planet that is used to grow a crop that is harvested, saved and exported off-world every fifteen years by cargo ships.
Getting Weird in Los Angeles
The history and mystique of Los Angeles lends itself to many works of fiction, songs and movies. These are some of my favorite movies tinged with (or steeped in) oddness, the kind of oddness that can only play out against the background of Los Angeles.
Independence Day Nonfiction for Adults
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh has a wide selection of print and digital titles to commemorate the Declaration of Independence of the United States on July 4, 1776. Make sure to include some reading time in your 4th of July celebration plans.
Beyond Pride Month
These titles focus on LGBTQIA+ history and experience through the stories of the people in the community and the images and video captured by the community.
Immigrant Heritage Month Book List
Immigrants came to Pittsburgh from many different parts of the world and helped make it the vibrant, cosmopolitan city it is today. The following list is just a sample of … Continued
Depolarizing From Within
The following titles are a mixture of liberal and conservative views, with the aim of providing a balance of contextual information to address the challenges of political polarization.
Trash or Treasure: Making Collage Art With Reclaimed Materials
Check out these resources to learn more and make your own collage!
Hear Me Out: What’s the Impact of Mass Incarceration on My Community?
The following titles will help to answer questions about mass incarceration and its impact on communities. If you’d like to have a conversation about the topic, check out the next ‘Hear Me Out’ Dialogue Series on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 from 5:30 PM–7:00 PM.