Freed Between the Lines

 

Celebrate your freedom to read!

Banned Books Week is September 22nd to the 28th.

Get involved with these activities and check out these titles. 

MyHeritage Library Edition

 This multilingual family history research database includes billions of historical documents from 48 countries, millions of historical photos, public records, indexes, and additional resources that span the past five centuries. 

 

Please ask your Librarian for assistance if needed. 

Love Your Library

September is Love Your Library Month!
During this special month, the Jack Buncher Foundation will generously match all donations made to any Allegheny County Library up to $500 per donor per library.

Donate and make your gift go further!

Advanced Searching - Overdrive / Libby

 

Use the Advanced Search in Overdrive/Libby to limit to other languages, award-winners and more!

 

BingePass!

 Binge entire collections of streaming material with only one borrow - BingePass!

Includes magazines and The Great Courses Video Series.

Please ask your Librarian if you have any questions.

Changes in Libby/Overdrive and Hoopla

Beginning Sunday, September 1, 2024 the Bethel Park Library, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and the other Allegheny County libraries are making the following changes to Libby/Overdrive and Hoopla:

• Reducing Libby holds from 20 to 10 at a time
• Reducing Libby borrows from 20 to 10 at a time 
• Reducing Hoopla borrows from 15 to 5 per month  
• Requiring PIN authentication to the Libby sign-in process

You can learn more about the upcoming changes here.  Please contact your Librarian with any questions. 

Library Book Clubs

Join a Library Book Club!  Read and discuss books with others and share your thoughts.