Library News
Summer Story Time 2023
Pittsburg Public Library invites you to join us for the All Together Now Summer Story Time session, from June 5 through July 26, 2023. Story Time is a free program open to kids..
May StoryWalk
Pittsburg Public Library invites you to visit the StoryWalk at Lakeside Park! The May Double-Feature includes the books “Pig the Pug,” by Aaron Blabey, and “A Dazzling Display of Dogs,” by Betsy Franco and Michael Wertz…
Library will soon offer the Libby app
At Pittsburg Public Library, our goal is to provide the most accessible and highest quality digital resources. PPL patrons will now have access to the Sunflower eLibrary Consortium, featuring the popular Libby app…
National Library Week 2023
Pittsburg Public Library is joining the American Library Association to celebrate National Library week, April 23 – 29, 2023. This year’s theme is, “There’s More to the Story.” Libraries are full of stories in a variety of formats…
April StoryWalk
Pittsburg Public Library invites you to visit the StoryWalk at Lakeside Park! This month’s story is Knight Owl by Christopher Denise. The StoryWalk is available in English and Spanish, as well as in an audio format!
March StoryWalk
The new StoryWalk is up at Lakeside Park! March’s story features, “If Picasso Painted a Snowman,” by Amy and Greg Newbold.
From The Stacks
“I Cannot Live Without Books”
So wrote Thomas Jefferson in a letter to John Adams on June 10, 1815. I tend to agree. Of course I need oxygen, water, and food in order to read, but my world would be much bleaker if I wasn’t surrounded by books.
Spice Up Your Reading
Have you noticed your reading’s gotten a bit stale? Are you craving something new and exciting to sink your teeth into? The library has just the thing to liven up your reading palate. Wednesday, August 9, is Book Lovers Day…
Da Duh. Da Duh. DaDuhDaDuh…
Books lack one thing—a sound track. Who doesn’t feel the hairs on the back of their neck stand up when they hear those iconic two notes in the movie “Jaws”? Think how your experience reading the book might be…
Read Me to the Moon
I’m not sure when my fascination with the night sky began; I think it’s partially genetic since our father would take us out in the backyard to look at any astronomical event that was scheduled to take place. I still do that…
A One & a Two & All Together Now
Books can transport readers to other times and places, immersing them in other worlds. Music can do the same, but on a more personal note. Hearing a song can do the same, but on a more personal note. Hearing a song can…
O Say Can You Read…
As a kid, I didn’t mind being outside on the 4th of July, shooting off our oh-so-tame fireworks that were pretty rather than loud. Now though, I’m happy to stay inside and watch “Yankee Doodle Dandy” and the Memorial Day…
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