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.

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.

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!