If you’re anything like me, you love the annual round-ups of the best books of the year. I spend hours crawling through NPR’s Book Concierge, Goodread’s Best Books of 2017, and Library Journal’s Top Ten Best Books of the Year and watch my to-read pile grow exponentially. Going through all […]
The Penn Area Library has been designated as a Gold Star Library by the Pennsylvania Library Association’s PA Forward initiative for its work to provide resources and services to patrons in the areas of basic, informational, civic and social, health and financial literacy. Read more at triblive.com.
“Ocean Frontiers,” an award-winning four-part film series exploring new initiatives in ocean stewardship and conservation, will be screened at Adams Memorial Library in Latrobe during December. Read more at TribLive.com.
The Greensburg Hempfield Area Library is committed to moving forward after last Tuesday’s referendum. Read more on the Tribune-Review’s website.
Every November, National Novel Writing Month issues a challenge: write a 50,000-word novel by the end of the month. Nearly 400,000 people participated last year, and some popular titles have come out of NaNoWriMo projects, such as Water for Elephants, The Night Circus, Wool, Fangirl, The Darwin Elevator, and Cinder. You […]
Season two of the creepy, nostalgia-inducing Netflix series Stranger Things begins streaming Friday, just in time for Halloween. The first season followed a series of Dungeons & Dragons-loving friends as they try to save their friend from a supernatural creature living in an alternate dimension. One you’ve binged the new season, […]
The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will present Ballet FUNdamentals at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Mt. Pleasant Free Public Library, 120 S. Church St. Read more on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s website.
Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier St., Latrobe will be the site of a kick-off event at 1 p.m. Oct. 21, as WQED partners with the library on its “Inquire Within” initiative. Read more on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s website.
Mt. Pleasant resident and playwright Stacy Lyn DiPasquale will give a staged reading of her first full-length play, “Not Ready Yet,” at 4 p.m. Oct. 22 at the Mt. Pleasant Free Public Library, 120 S. Church St. Read more in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Peoples Library (New Kensington) will hold its 10th annual Adventure with Wine fundraiser on October 17. Read more on the Tribune-Review’s website.