Library News
Library Card Sign Up Month
Since 1987, Library Card Sign-up Month has been held each September to mark the beginning of the school year. During the month, the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries unite in a national effort…
Annual Book Sale
The Annual Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held on Saturday, September 2, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The sale is open to the public as part of the Little Balkans Days celebration.
Imagination Library of Kansas
Every child in Kansas, from birth to age five, can receive free books every month from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The Imagination Library has gifted over 200 million books worldwide since its launch in 1995.
August StoryWalk
Pittsburg Public Library invites you to visit the StoryWalk at Lakeside Park. The August featured book is “Wolfie the Bunny,” by Ame Dyckman. The book is available in English and Spanish.
July StoryWalk
Pittsburg Public Library invites you to visit the StoryWalk at Lakeside Park. The July featured book is “Carmela Full of Wishes,” by Matt de la Peña. The book is available in English and Spanish.
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..
From The Stacks
Library Lovers’ Month
In 2023, Pittsburg Public Library saw 68,535 people walk through its doors. Even though some were repeat visitors, that’s a lot of foot traffic and indicates a continued interest in our institution…
Will Spring Be Early? Or Will Spring Be Late?
Shown is the edition of Crockett Johnson’s Groundhog Day classic that was my very first book purchase. Sometime in the early to mid-1960’s, this very library held a book sale of discarded books…
Read on the Range
Kansas literature often gets a bad rap. No doubt people who call us “flyover country” don’t even think there is such a thing. About the only book related to our state that comes to mind for most people…
TGIF
It’s been a bit of a rough week for some of us. Whether it be dead car batteries, frozen pipes, conked out furnaces, or malfunctioning garage doors—the sub-zero temperatures have not been kind…
Two Thumbs Up
I will be forever grateful to the patron who, back in 2015, told me I needed to read Daniel James Brown’s “The Boys in the Boat” (thank you Suzy!). I admit to being very skeptical—why would someone living in Kansas want to read…
Starting Fresh
It’s Day 5 and I’ve finished my first book of the year. I hope it doesn’t portend the rest of my reading for 2024. Which is my way of saying that although I was excited to check out the book…
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