Two Quaint Holiday Stories by Truman Capote
Tis the season, as I reluctantly accept it. I’m not officially in the Holiday spirit until after Thanksgiving, even if the retail world wants me to be. With the holidays … Continued
Thank You to Our Great Volunteers!
At the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, we are tremendously fortunate to have an army of volunteers who help us with many important … Continued
Services for Dark Times
The library is often a place where people turn when they don’t know where else to go. Libraries help people with everything from finding a job, connecting people with social … Continued
The Death Blog
Death is a subject that I think we should all think about more. The most certain thing in life is that it will eventually end. Why then do so many … Continued
The Great American Read, from PBS
I love books: reading, and literacy go hand in hand with why I want to work at the library after all. But recently one of our patrons brought something to my attention, … Continued
Travels to Latin America Through Magical Realism
Last week, at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Downtown and Business, we held the first session of the new Spanish bookclub Circulo de Lectores, where we discussed Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold. Chronicle of a Death Foretold (DB … Continued
Homesteading: Growing and Raising the Good Stuff!
In part inspired by my colleague’s recent post here on the LBPH Blog, I’ve recently decided to look further into the topic of homesteading and self-sufficiency. I’ve been gardening for a few years … Continued
Learning with the Library
Do you have a skill you want to learn? Well now, it will be easier for Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped patrons to learn with Carnegie Library of … Continued
My Ever-Growing To-Read List
This month I experienced a lot of writer’s block, so I’ve decided to write my post about the books that I plan to read in the future. I have a … Continued
Poet Rubén Darío
Rubén Darío is a Nicaraguan poet and author whose most important work was done in the late 19th century. He is one of the most influential poets of Latin America and … Continued