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Books & Beyond: Allegheny County Libraries offer free period products

Allegheny County Libraries have undertaken a new initiative to provide essential hygiene supplies to communities in need. The period project makes period products available for

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March 30, 2026

Books & Beyond: Music at the Library

Are you a music lover always on the hunt for a new artist, song, or genre? Have you ever thought about learning to play an

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March 13, 2026

Books & Beyond: Book Vending Machines in Allegheny County

The Allegheny County Library Association launched its first book vending machine at the Allegheny County Jail in June. The initiative strives to provide all kids with access

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February 13, 2026

Books & Beyond: New Year, New Library Resources to Help You

Whether you kicked off the New Year with goals, resolutions, 26 in 2026, or a word of the year, Allegheny County libraries have the resources

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January 16, 2026
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Books & Beyond: Pittsburgh Today Live Visits the Whitehall Public Library

This month’s segment of Books & Beyond on Pittsburgh Today Live with Heather Abraham and David Highfield features the Whitehall Public Library. To watch the

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December 18, 2025
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Books & Beyond: Using Your Library Card to Access the Library of Things 

Obviously, patrons can check out books and audiovisual materials with their library card, and most patrons know that they also have access to the eLibrary,

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October 31, 2025

Books & Beyond: Meeting Students Where They Are Through School and Public Library Collaboration 

The Allegheny County Library Association (ACLA) is supporting public libraries, schools and the students they both serve through four unique outreach programs – Preschool Picks,

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August 11, 2025
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Books & Beyond: ACLA Provides Book Vending Machine at the Allegheny County Jail 

Studies have shown that access to books in the home helps build academic success. The Allegheny County Library Association (ACLA) strives to provide all kids

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June 10, 2025
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Books & Beyond: Public Libraries Combating Summer Slide

School is out for summer! Happy children and teens are eager to head to the swimming pool, stay up late, go on vacation and most

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May 12, 2025
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Books & Beyond on Pittsburgh Today Live: Learning how to instill the love for books

Regardless of age, the benefits of reading are vast. A reader might have a bigger imagination, have a sharper mind and live longer. For a

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March 12, 2025
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All libraries within the Allegheny County Library Association are located on the ancestral lands of the Osage, Shawnee, Haudenosaunee, Adena, Hopewell, Monongahela, Delaware, and Lenape peoples. We pay respect to the Indigenous peoples of this place, their elders and the past, present, and future people, community, and culture.