Allegheny County Libraries Recognized for Outstanding Efforts and Innovation
Pennsylvania Library Association Best Practices Award Winners
Families Learn While They Do Laundry
This past summer, the Allegheny County Library Association (ACLA) launched Pennsylvania’s first “Wash & Learn” site. This program establishes a learning library in a neighborhood laundromat. Allegheny County’s first site launched through a collaboration with Libraries Without Borders, South Park Township Library, Sudsy’s Laundromat and WQED Multimedia (WQED). The program presents new opportunities for literacy […]
Love Your Library 2018 Sets New Record for Donations
Yes – you DO love your libraries! With the generous support of the Jack Buncher Foundation, the 46 libraries in Allegheny County raised $660,615 of qualifying funds during September 2018’s Love Your Library campaign – an increase of more than $30,000 over last year. With the Foundation’s match of $150,000 – .23 per dollar raised […]
Butterflies Flock to Libraries
The Allegheny County Library Association collaborated with the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh this past summer to offer painting sessions for the Butterfly Project. The Butterfly Project is a San Diego-based initiative with the goal of having one ceramic butterfly painted for each of the 1.5 million children killed in the Holocaust.
Celebrating National Library Week 2018
The Allegheny County Library Association (ACLA) joined libraries throughout Pennsylvania and the country in celebrating National Library Week – April 8 – 14, 2018.
Pennsylvania Libraries Celebrate the Month of the Young Child with My Cousin Momo
Pennsylvania’s One Book, Every Young Child 2018 selection is My Cousin Momo by Pennsylvania Author Zachariah OHora.
Whitehall Public Library Honors Longtime Friend
Did you know that 20 million people nationally provide 5 million hours of volunteer service per year? That is a donation of services at a value of $482 million annually. For the past 20 years, the Whitehall Public Library has been greatly benefitted from the donation of time and talent by Faustino Dunckhorst. Recently, the Library dedicated the “Faustino Dunckhorst Reading Area” in recognition of the all that Mr. Dunckhorst has done for the Library, and the library community at large.
The Battle of the North
On April 12, 2018, eight libraries of the ACLA North Region offered the first Adult Battle of the Books. Twenty-eight teams packed Sieb’s Pub & Restaurant on Babcock Boulevard and were ready for battle.
Libraries Support Kindergarten Readiness
Libraries play a critical role in the kindergarten readiness and transition process. They promote early literacy and kindergarten readiness skills in programming, encourage family engagement, and help children learn (when a parent, guardian or formal preschool is not present). They also serve as key liaisons to underserved populations during this milestone transition.
Huge Response to Love Your Library Month
Now in its second year, “Love Your Library,” a county-wide initiative developed by the Allegheny County Library Association and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, provided a way for residents to “show their love” to their local library. During the month of September, all donations made to more than 46 area library systems went even further. In […]