Adult Battle of the Books 2025
Competitive readers, it is time to wipe off your reading glasses, sharpen your pencils and put on the coffee: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce that Adult Battle … Continued
Carnegie Science Center – Mental Health: Mind Matters
Mental Health: Mind Matters is the latest touring exhibit at the Carnegie Science Center that explores how mental health is part of our overall health. By reading about the ways mental illness affects us or how to effectively process our emotions, we can all become healthier together. The books on this list are recommended by the exhibition creators and the Carnegie Science Center as a way of raising awareness of mental illness and why it is relevant to our everyday lives, whether it impacts ourselves or our loved ones.
Pittsburgh Public Schools Literacy Week 2025: Books for Children
In 2025, Pittsburgh Public Schools celebrates Literacy Week with the theme “Books Build Bridges: Connecting Communities Through Literacy.” Turn the pages of some of these titles to revel in the joy of books and community members alike.
Contemporary Black Fiction
If the Library’s Black History Month information page and events have inspired you, why not commit to an entire year of reading Black authors? Here’s a starter pack of recent fiction about the Black experience in America through a variety of genres.
Translations of Love
Love is what makes the world go round – there is no better way to celebrate it than reading all about it with loved ones! This booklist highlights the ways love is translated across different languages and dialects, offering new ways to express care. When children and caregivers read together, empathy can grow, and hearts can open to the world beyond the book!
Counting
Counting is a fundamental concept in childhood which supports early literacy skills. Building strong early literacy skills helps your child when it comes time for them to learn how to read. Check out these titles one by one to learn about counting. And remember, you can ask your local librarian for personalized suggestions anytime.
Gothic Horror for the Whole Family
Adult fans of “Nosferatu,” “Wuthering Heights,” and “The Haunting of Hill House” (among others) who want to share some of the thrills and chills with the little ones in their lives WITHOUT giving anybody nightmares can look no further than this list.
Lynchian Novels
David Lynch: an artist so singular, his name became an adjective. The following fiction titles follow his vision of the uncanny surreal, with menacing tones, bizarre imagery, dark and absurd humor, clashes of the mundane and macabre, twisty dream logic, themes of innocence corrupted, and an abundance of the unearthly inexplicable.
Picture Books for Black History Month 2025
This year Black History Month focuses on the various and profound ways that work of all kinds intersect with the collective experiences of Black people. Work is very much at … Continued
Black History Month 2025
This year Black History Month focuses on the various and profound ways that work of all kinds intersect with the collective experiences of Black people. Work is very much at … Continued