A Man called Ove
A heart-warming story that’s charming, humourous and sad all at once. The most memorable character I’ve read in a long time.
Best Books for Babies 2016
A group of Pittsburgh librarians and child development experts selected the Best Books for Babies published in 2015. Share them with a baby in your life!
Best Books for Babies 2012
A group of Pittsburgh librarians and child development experts selected the Best Books for Babies published in 2011. Share them with a baby in your life!
Mission High: One School, How Experts Tried to Fail It, and the Students and Teachers Who Made It Triumph
How does one “struggling” high school in San Francisco work to overcome the odds and send over 80% of its graduates to college?
Best Books for Babies 2011
A group of Pittsburgh librarians and child development experts selected the Best Books for Babies published in 2010. Share them with a baby in your life!
Best Books for Babies 2010
A group of Pittsburgh librarians and child development experts selected the Best Books for Babies published in 2009. Share them with a baby in your life!
Before Jack the Ripper, there was the London Monster . . .
This book invites you to be a passenger inside the macabre mind of Edgar Allan Poe as he uncovers his family’s true legacy.
Female Friendships in Fiction
March is Women’s History Month. What better way to celebrate than by checking out these great books – new and old – that highlight the strength, complexity, and enduring power of female friendship?
The American Dream
That old saying “you can choose your friends but not your family” perfectly describes the experiences of J.D. Vance and the struggles of his family in the Rust Belt region in Hillbilly Elegy.
The Beginning of a Revolution
The first in a trilogy, Pierce Brown uses Red Rising as a fantastic starting point for Darrow’s journey towards breaking the rules, changing expectations, and starting a revolution.