Fiction to Celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2024
Throughout the month of May, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh will amplify the AANHPI identities through booklists, displays, resources, and programs in our locations and communities.
Her Stories: Teen Books by and about Girls and Women
March is Women’s History Month. It’s also when Pittsburgh Public Schools celebrate Literacy Week, March 4-8, 2024. This year’s theme is “A Celebration of Women Writers.” While most people … Continued
Source Texts for Teen Screen Adaptations
A number of teen books have recently been adapted as tv shows or movies in the past year. Some are already released, and some are still waiting to premiere – check out the book now to see how the stories compare to their counterparts!
Bright Books for Dark Days
Is winter starting to weigh on you? The following cozy mysteries, gentle romances, whimsical fantasies, and inspiring nonfiction titles are all heartwarming enough to lift anyone out of their midwinter funk.
Black History Month: Teen
For Black History Month 2024, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is celebrating the Black experience in art, centering both Black artists and subjects. Historically, Black artists have and continue to create, … Continued
Genre Guide – Yuri Anime and Manga
Yuri anime and manga focus on the intense relationship – sometimes but not always romantic – between two women. Although full of popular “types” and tropes like much pop culture, … Continued
Genre Guide – Shonen Manga: From the Big 3 to New Gen Sensations
Want to go on a grand adventure with a large cast of fun characters? Interested in magic, power systems, fights between rivals, enemies turned friends, found families, signature moves yelled … Continued
CLP’s Best of 2023 – Teen Manga
As a Teen Specialist, I read a lot of manga and hear about a lot of manga. Whether you are looking for something supernatural, romantic or action packed, there’s something for everyone on this list of what are the best manga series I’ve read in 2023!
Middle-Grade Sci Fi Graphic Novels
Science fiction stories about robots, aliens, and outer space are perfectly suited to the graphic novel format because illustrators can make the impossible feel a little more real through their drawings.
Queer YA Fantasy & Sci-Fi Graphic Novels
Experience the joy of being queer where anything is possible with these queer sci-fi and fantasy graphic novels for teens. Witches, werewolves, aliens, mermaids, superheroes, knights, spaceships, castles, magic, and much more await you!