Library News
Summer Reading Program 2024
Adventure Begins at Your Library is the theme of the 2024 Summer Reading Program! The library offers reading incentive programs for all ages—with fun prizes and giveaways. In addition to the reading program…
Summer Story Time 2024
Pittsburg Public Library invites you to join us for the Adventure Begins Summer Story Time session, from June 3 through July 24, 2024. The Tuesday and Wednesday Story Times are at 10:00 a.m. and will be held…
PPL introduces Seed Library
Pittsburg Public Library is pleased to announce the opening of our new Seed Library! Stop by the Library to browse and choose up to 5 free packages of seeds, including flowers, veggies, fruits, herbs, and more…
Harry the Dirty Dog StoryWalk
This month’s StoryWalk at Lakeside Park features Harry the Dirty Dog, written by Gene Zion and illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham. The StoryWalk is available in English and Spanish, and can be listened…
Changes to hoopla
Although it is free for patrons to use, the Pittsburg Public Library pays a fee for every item a patron checks out through Hoopla. Each time a patron borrows a title (even if they don’t use it), the library pays a fee…
PPL Adjusts Service Hours
Beginning January 2, 2024, the Pittsburg Public Library will close at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings. Previously, the Library was open until 8:00 p.m. All other operating hours…
From The Stacks
Sing Along with JT & Don
As far as I’m concerned, the summer doldrums are upon us. It’s hot, it’s humid, and I’m leaning towards crankiness (I can hear some of you saying, “isn’t that her usual M.O.?”). A pick-me-up is certainly needed…
Family, Food, & Funerals
Anyone who’s attended a funeral dinner knows the routine—the family of the deceased gather around tables in the church hall, eating home-cooked casseroles and desserts made by the (mostly) women…
Come Together
After the fear and isolation of COVID, readers gravitated towards books that were heartwarming and without the angst that permeated the domestic thrillers that were all the rage…
Next on the List
The forecast for this next week—and probably most of the summer—looks like it’s going to be a scorcher and that means a lot of indoor reading time. Fortunately for me, there are a goodly number of books…
Father Knows Best
With a few subtle adjustments—change the cake to a cherry pie, the boy to two girls, lose the pipe but keep the dog—this Norman Rockwell image could have illustrated the Robb household…
Walk on the Mind Side
Mindfulness is a word that has come to the forefront in recent years; it certainly wasn’t something I heard about until a couple of years ago. But as the world around us becomes more fraught and anxiety seems to plague…
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