The Madness of Books

The Madness of Books

From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian Round 1 of the library’s version of March Madness is in the books and the results were a bit surprising, at least for me. Being the final selector of the titles that were included, I thought I had a pretty...
Leprechaun Scavenger Hunt

Leprechaun Scavenger Hunt

Celebrate Spring Break with a Leprechaun Scavenger Hunt: March 13—17 Leprechauns, shamrocks, and pots of gold! Kids of all ages are invited to find all of our hidden St. Patrick’s Day treasures around the first floor of the library to win a prize! These mischievous...
Unlimited Travel

Unlimited Travel

From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian The past six weeks or so have been a flurry of traveling as I’ve gone from one place to another—England, North Carolina, back to England for an extended stay, then did some rambling through eastern Kansas...
March StoryWalk

March StoryWalk

The new StoryWalk is up at Lakeside Park! March’s story features, “If Picasso Painted a Snowman,” by Amy and Greg Newbold. Enjoy this beautiful weather while it lasts. As always, thanks to the City of Pittsburg and Pittsburg Parks and Recreation for...
March Into the Library

March Into the Library

From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian The Madness has begun! That would, of course, be PPL’s “March Madness: Book Edition.” It’s like Basketball March Madness, except with books titles rather than teams. We have a bracket, featuring titles from...
The Reading Dilemma

The Reading Dilemma

From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian Recently my sister sent me a link to a story in British Vogue entitled “Life’s Too Short to Finish Books You Don’t Like.” That has been my position for many years, but I’ve not been able to convince her it’s...