armstronglibrariesMar 4, 20215 minOh My Pod!Local Reviewers Share Podcast Recommendations This is Actually Happening Wondery Review by Tiffany Harkleroad Often, podcasts will...
armstronglibrariesFeb 18, 20211 minHonored & Recommended for KidsAward Winners in 2021 Butler Library's Youth Services Librarian, Tiffany Harkleroad, shared graphics of this year's winners & honorable...
armstronglibrariesFeb 4, 20213 minNonfiction YA for Your Reading ListYALSA announces 2021 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award finalists YALSA PRESS RELEASE CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library...
armstronglibrariesJan 21, 20216 minOh My Pod!Local Reviewers Share Podcast Recommendations Rabbit Hole New York Times Reviewed by Anita Bowser As most of us watched in disbelief, a...
armstronglibrariesJan 7, 20211 minIt's 2021. Finally!Happy New Year from your friends at Kittanning Library! Well, we did it. We made it through an entire year of weekly blog posts. And,...
armstronglibrariesDec 31, 20201 minSeason's GreetingsA Yuletide Walk By Anita Bowser A soft snow began just before Christmas last week and covered the neighborhood in a thick blanket of...
armstronglibrariesDec 24, 20207 minA Year in BooksMore Recommendations from 2020 Reviewer: Micheal O'Hare formerly of North Buffalo, is retired editor of the Leader Times & lives in...
armstronglibrariesDec 17, 20207 minA Year in BooksRecommendations from 2020 Reviewer: Stephen Harkleroad of Butler, formerly of Kittanning Sid Meier’s Memoir: A Life in Computer Games:...
armstronglibrariesDec 10, 20203 minGift Advice for Novice StargazersBackyard Astronomy for Beginners By Michael Miller The boxes make such wonderful promises. View Jupiter’s Great Red Spot in your own...
armstronglibrariesDec 3, 20204 min2020's Best Tabletop GamesHoliday Game Guide By Stephen Harkleroad At the end of October, the Essen Game Fair in Germany was held (virtually, of course). Essen is,...
armstronglibrariesNov 26, 20206 minThe Writers Next DoorBuy Local Authors for Holiday Giving Whether you like mystery or romance, nonfiction or science fiction, poetry or prose, your next...
armstronglibrariesNov 19, 20205 minNovember Book LookLocal bibliophiles review their recent reads This Book Look is the latest installment of a recurring round-up of book reviews by local...
armstronglibrariesNov 12, 20201 minFall's Warm GlowAutumn Images of Western Pennsylvania This week's post comes from our friend Mary Alvarado who is kind enough to share photos from her...
armstronglibrariesNov 5, 20202 minVisitors Find Joy in Fall ExhibitFeatured Artist: Janice Platt By Anita Bowser Throughout October and November, the art of Janice (Simcik) Platt, of Hermitage, will be on...
armstronglibrariesOct 29, 20204 minDon't Whistle Past that Graveyard!There's History Buried in those Cemetery Records By Margaret Hewitt When you think about cemeteries, does your mind conjure up creepy...
armstronglibrariesOct 22, 20203 minStay Informed & VoteIn Celebration of Demanding Women Images & Post by Tiffany Harkleroad When you hear the phrase “demanding women,” does it conjure up...
armstronglibrariesOct 15, 20203 minMoody MeanderingsTake Time for Creepy Places in October Post & Photos by Tiffany Harkleroad This is the time of year when many of us like the spooky...
armstronglibrariesOct 8, 20204 minGet Ready for NaNoWriMo A Month-Long Ascent into Literary Abandon By Anita Bowser November is National Novel Writing Month. If you think that's just an excuse to...
armstronglibrariesOct 1, 20204 minGaming the ElectionLighten Things Up with Board Game Distractions By Stephen Harkleroad It’s an election year! So it’s time to avoid the news and play games...
armstronglibrariesSep 24, 20203 minNature as HealerEscape to the Outdoors By Kay Owen Are you stressed? Worried about COVID-19? Concerned about your kids going back to school? Frantic...