Poetry Titles for Black History Month
The following collection of recent releases by Black poets, ranging from debut authors to award winners, represent the form at its highest level. You can sign up for a free … Continued
Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month
Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month with these recent nonfiction releases that explore Indigenous heritage, including cooking, wellness, and environmental stewardship.
Nature Writing
Autumn is a beautiful time of year to spend outdoors, but it’s also a perfect season to curl up with a book. Whichever you prefer, you can reconnect with nature, ponder your place in the animal kingdom, and immerse yourself in the rhythm and routines of the wilderness around us with these pieces of nature writing.
Read Proud: Poetry for Adults
Check out these titles for contemporary poetry of LGBTQIA+ individuals.
Digging Deep
It’s never too early to learn self-care skills. Whether kids are dealing with major or minor issues, it’s helpful to know that something as simple as taking a few deep breaths can make things better. (At least a little bit.) Check out these titles about dealing with everyday anxieties, disappointments and digging deep.
Hear Me Out: Racial Histories
Systemic racism touches all parts of life and is linked to everything from poverty, to health, to education, to incarceration. It’s a racism that doesn’t rely on racist thoughts or actions from individuals, but rather on the laws, regulations, preferences and power structures that have built up over the centuries, and that continue to harm people of color. Check out these titles to learn more about systemic racism. And if you’d like to discuss these and related issues, the Library is co-hosting a virtual event on Wednesday, May 26 as part of the ‘Hear Me Out’ Dialogue Series.
A Plethora of LGBTQIA Poets
Check out this selection of recent poetry collections by LGBTQIA-identified poets.
Pittsburgh Poets
In this list we celebrate poets that have lived in Pittsburgh, either growing up here or coming here later in life, and whose work is informed by this city. Whether the influence is obvious or more subtle, the crucial worlds that they spin with their words have the power to evoke these landscapes we live in every day.
Black Joy
These books celebrate Black kids–from babies to middle schoolers–being kids.
New Year Celebrations Around the World
Kids and their families can learn more about how a variety of cultures celebrate the New Year by taking a look at these titles.