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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

We've got free tickets for Emily Arnold McCully!

Emily Arnold McCully is coming to Pittsburgh courtesy of Black, White, and Read All Over. It's the last lecture in the series for this season.

Well, I say lecture, and technically it is, but that word has a bad rap! Words like "stern" often preceed it and in the case of these presentations it is completely the wrong word to express what really goes on. The authors are engaging speakers who share their work and their processes with their audience in ways that are funny, inspiring, friendly, entertaining, encouraging, and so much more. It's a great memory for everyone and some of the best family entertainment in the city.

Plus, we have cookies.

Day: Saturday
Date: April 5, 2008
Time: 10:30am
Location: Carnegie Lecture Hall
Cost: free, if you call us at 412-622-3122 and get some of the free tickets we have available! Otherwise, contact Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures to order tickets.

Friday, February 15, 2008

Flotsam has a video!

Did you know that they've started making trailers for books? I didn't! Houghton Mifflin sponsored a contest and the winning video is below. More information about the video and Flotsam itself is at the publisher's website.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

We've got free tickets for Wiesner!

Awesome! Free tickets for Wiesner! Thank you Carrie!!!

We'll give them away on a first come, first served basis. Give us a call at 412-622-3122 and we'll put your name on the envelope and you can pick them up at the Children's Department before the 10:30 program begins at the Lecture Hall located off of Schenley Drive. The Lecture Hall will not be accessible from the library until after the lecture. If you are wondering what to do about parking, have a look here for more information.

His appearance is part of the Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures series for children called Black, White, and Read All Over.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

David Wiesner is coming THIS Saturday!

Bundle up and come to the Black, White, and Read All Over presentation at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Lecture Hall this Saturday at 10:30am. David Wiesner will be enthralling us with the gorgeous works of art that are his books. My favorite is his Caldecott Medal winner Flotsam, which takes you on a most imaginative journey back through time via a seemingly ordinary camera that washes up on the beach.

If you would like to get to know him a little better before coming to the program, you can have a look at an interview done by Book Page and see his website at his publisher Houghton Mifflin.

Oh, and according to the librarian watercooler gossip, he is a super nice guy to boot!

Monday, January 7, 2008

Ticket Giveaways for George Ella Lyon!

We have just been given tickets to give away for the lecture by George Ella Lyon ! She's written lots of things for children, including poems and stories. Her website has ideas and encouragement for everyone who writes and we hope that you can join us on Saturday, January 26.

Her appearance is part of the Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures series for children called Black, White, and Read All Over.

If you would like tickets, we're giving them away on a first come, first served basis. Give us a call at 412-622-3122 and we'll put your name on the envelope and you can pick them up at the Children's Department before the 10:30 program begins at the Lecture Hall located off of Schenley Drive. The Lecture Hall will not be accessible from the library until after the lecture.