Books & Beyond: Summertime
PTL's Heather Abraham and her son, Rocco, introduce the Book of the Month, "Summertime." We also go along on a StoryWalk presented by the Bridgeville Public Library.
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PTL's Heather Abraham and her son, Rocco, introduce the Book of the Month, "Summertime." We also go along on a StoryWalk presented by the Bridgeville Public Library.
This week's Books & Beyond Book of the Month is "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart. Host Heather Abraham sits down with some local librarians from the Allegheny County Library Association for some summer reading recommendations for kids!
PTL's Heather Abraham unveils the Books & Beyond Book of the Month, and then visits Millie's Homemade Ice Cream headquarters to find out more about a sweet summer reading program!
Introducing this month's book pick from the Allegheny County Library Association, "Night Walk to the Sea: A Story about Rachel Carson, Earth's Protector." Plus, Carrie Lane joins us with some ways to help your kids love reading.
We visit the Monroeville Public Library to find out how the Allegheny County libraries are all interconnected. Plus, this month's book pick for kids!
March 2 is National Read Across America Day.
In this Books & Beyond, we're debuting February's book, Love Monster. Plus, Allegheny County Library Association's Carrie Lane shows us some of the cool stuff you can check out of the library - it's not just books!
This month's books for young adult readers are companion novels - "Blackout" and "Whiteout." Plus, PTL's Heather Abraham finds out how the Allegheny County Library Association's bookmobile services are helping life-long readers.
PTL's Heather Abraham visits Spark Books in Aspinwall to find out how their relationship with the Allegheny County Library Association is impacting children around the area.
Heather and Lila introduce our next Book of the Month - "Farmhouse." We also sit down with representatives from the Baldwin and Whitehall libraries to learn more about the importance of reading to your children from the very start.
We're talking with Carrie Lowery, the Youth Services Specialist at the Bridgeville and South Fayette Libraries, about how local libraries are on a mission to make everyone feel included.
We're chatting with Amy Anderson, of the Allegheny County Library Association, and Karen Emmerich, of the Buncher Foundation, about their vital partnership and the Love Your Library campaign.
Allegheny County Library Association's Carrie Lane is here to show us all the other interesting and educational items you can check out of the library. It's way more than just books!
This month's Books & Beyond featured book is "And Then Come Summer." Plus, we're learning more about the Allegheny County Library Association's summer programs for kids.
School's out, but there's something that can keep kids playing outside while still learning at the same time.
The Allegheny County Library Association has partnered with the Allegheny Land Trust and others to take kids and families from inside the library to outside.
PTL's Heather Abraham introduces us to this month's book, "Paletero Man," and finds out more about Millie's Sweet Reads summer reading program!
Heather Abraham introduces us to the April book of the month.
PTL's Heather Abraham introduces our February Book of the Month and has a closer look at the ACLA Bookmobile.
PTL's Heather Abraham introduces us to her new segment, "Books and Beyond," a closer look at some wonderful books for all ages and genres and the services a library provides the community. Allegheny County Library Association Youth Service Coordinator Carrie Lane is interviewed.
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