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I know it’s only September, but Hallmark Christmas movies will be here before you know it. And if you are a fan of those and ...

School is back in session, which for many students means homework. The library is here to help with resources like POWER Library. Free to anyone ...

Learning never stops when you sign up for Udemy, an online learning platform with thousands of courses available to Allegheny County library card holders! In ...

Heading back to school stirs up a cocktail of feelings. Parents juggle excitement and a sprinkle of sorrow, while kids ride the nerve-wracking wave of ...

What's happening? The Libby and Hoopla changes are going into effect Sunday, September 1, 2024 for all Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County libraries ...

eReaders are one of the many innovations that have helped libraries lurch into the 21st century (along with Libraries of Things, tool lending libraries, etc) ...

We’re heading into the back half of summer, and back-to-school season is coming up fast. What better time to hype Tutor.com, right? As we learned ...

I don't know about you, but I'm ready to admit: I'm over summer. I'm over 90 degree weather and sweating and bringing little treats with ...

Beginning Sunday, September 1, 2024 Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County libraries are making the following changes to Libby and hoopla:

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Introducing an exciting new database you can share when your patrons ask you this eternal question! Thanks to Power Library, all libraries in Allegheny County ...

Thank you to everyone who attended the eChanges Drop-in Sessions! We know that everyone is busy, so for those who could not attend, we recorded ...

I get a question sometimes that makes me smile: "Which should I use...Libby or Hoopla?" My answer is always, "Why not both?!" Then I proceed ...

I have always been a lover of mystery stories from my first Encyclopedia Brown books to the Shetland series by Anne Cleeves. Before Covid I ...

We all know eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines are only becoming more popular. But the way publishers and vendors have designed their services to take advantage ...

It is officially summer (although this heat wave was a rude way to remind us) and you might be looking for things to do with ...

It's summer and that means that it's time for a vacation! Vacation often means hitting the road, but before you do that, you'll want to ...

Readers' advisory, simply put, is connecting someone with reading content they'll enjoy based on what they already enjoy. It's about giving them chocolate with their ...

In libraries, every cent counts. Regardless of your zip code, libraries are always interested in pinching a penny, and one easy way is to utilize ...

Allegheny County library users are fortunate to have access to some great newspaper databases covering local, regional, and national papers. Did you know that there ...