Each year since 2000 a panel of Pittsburgh librarians and child development experts has selected the ten Best Books for Babies published in the previous year to offer assistance to parents, teachers and caregivers in selecting quality materials to share with babies age birth to 18 months. This year’s selections help parents dip their baby’s toes into experiences that revolve around different animals, colors, shapes and cultures, as well as exploring different actions, expressions, words and sounds.
Akasha L. Van-Cartier, a storytime volunteer at CLP – Allegheny on the North Side, was named Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s 2017 Advocate of the Year and Impala Boulevard (Cesar Moquette, Dyzhon Sanders, Dao Owens, Anthony Brown and Jamie Simpson) were named 2017 Teen Advocates of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Rounding out the honors were library partners Women’s Behavioral Health at West Penn Hospital, recognized as Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s 2017 Outstanding Community Partner and The Grable Foundation as the 2017 Corporate/Foundation Partner of the Year.
Back for the third year in a row, the annual WorkLaunch: Career Connections and Workshops event will take place March 20-23 at Pittsburgh-area libraries.
