The Mount Pleasant Public Library is updating its space, adding new programs, and celebrating its 80th birthday. Read more at TribLive.com
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Top Ten Fiction Titles of 2018
Familiar names continue to appear on our annual list of most borrowed titles and once again detective stories and psychological thrillers dominated. Click on a book cover or title to visit our catalog and borrow one of our most popular books of 2018. [metaslider id=”2011″]
In the News: Murrysville library board names new director
The Murrysville Community Library will have a new director starting next month. Read more at TribLive.com
In the News: Greensburg Hempfield Area Library hires new director
The Greensburg Hempfield Area Library has hired Jamie Falo as its new director. Jamie Falo has been director at the Murrysville Community Library since 2011. Read more on TribLive.com.
Top 10 Banned Books of 2017
Banned Books Week kicked off on Sunday. The annual event celebrates our freedom to read by highlighting books and media that have been challenged in schools and libraries. Check out this list of the Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2017, compiled by the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual […]
In the News: Grant has children abuzz about bees in Murrysville
What’s the buzz about this summer at the Murrysville Community Library? It’s about bees, both in the books and at the front door, where a grant recently funded the installation of a small bee garden. Read more at TribLive.com.
In the News: Renovated Ligonier Valley Library holds half century celebration
The Ligonier Valley Library invites the community to a public celebration of its 50th anniversary at its location on the Diamond, 120 W. Main St., from 2 to 4 p.m. July 15. Read more on TribLive.com
Staff Picks: Summer Reads
Whether you’re reading on a beach, on a plane, in a park, or on your comfy sofa this summer, here are six books to put on your summer reading list. Less: A Novel by Andrew Sean Greer Kick off summer with this year’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. When Arthur Less receives […]
In the News: Vandergrift library invites kids to study birds in new science program
The Vandergrift Public Library is hosting a free science club that will explore bird flight, features and feathers. Tools and technology will be available to assist students in identifying local birds and hands-on investigations of environmental changes that impact bird behavior. Data collected by participants will be used by real-life scientists! […]
Staff Picks: Celebrate the Emerald Isle
Ireland and the United States have been entwined for generations. Over 30 million Americans claim some Irish ancestry, including 17% of Westmoreland County residents. Although Saint Patrick’s Day started as a Catholic holiday to honor the patron saint of Ireland, it has expanded into a day when folks of Irish […]