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Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson – American Virtuosos
The legendary Doc Watson passed away on Tuesday, coming just months after the death of the legendary Earl Scruggs. Both men had such a huge influence on American music that it would be impossible to...
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Watching the Detectives
(Ooh, he’s so cute) I am a fan of TV shows about detectives. I watched Columbo, The Rockford Files, and Starsky and Hutch way back in the ’70s, and Law and Order, Special Victims Unit* now. I’ve...
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Monkeying Around
In my quest to read every book about primates written for the lay-person, I have come across a few that have as much to do with the person studying the animals as the animals themselves. It is very...
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To Be or Not To Be…Prepared for Your Audition
Are you a serious actor? Want to be one? Want to try out for your high school musical this year? Any role in a theatrical performance starts with an audition. The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is your...
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From Me to You
Dear Prudence, Hello little girl! Do you want to know a secret? Got to get you into my life! IN MY LIFE!!! Ask me why. Because, I wanna be your man. I Want You! I want to hold your hand. Please, please...
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Deus ex Machina
I’d like to tell you a little story about data migration. No – wait a minute! Don’t roll your eyes and go away! It’s short, I promise. A customer once asked me what we librarians do all day. I told him...
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The Biggest Scrapbook I Have Ever Seen
Boyd Scrapbook The library houses 100+ scrapbooks of a Mr. Charles N. Boyd. His bio can be found here and here, but briefly, Boyd was the co-founder and director of the Pittsburgh Musical Institute, a...
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Well Isn’t That Special
Music Special Collections at the Main Library special collection noun Library Science. a collection of materials segregated from a general library collection according to form, subject, age, condition,...
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Any Volunteers?
The Music Department is very lucky to have a long line of dedicated and diverse volunteers. They have provided us with helpful and valuable services throughout the years. Our volunteers range widely in...
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Uncle Danny’s Leg
I was 7 years old, at a holiday gathering at my grandparents’ house. The phone was being passed around to talk to Aunt Buddy, my grandmother’s sister. Someone passed the phone to me – “Here, talk to...
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Just Because You’re Paranoid…
I read a news article on Tuesday, 6/11, about how sales of George Orwell’s book, 1984 have skyrocketed in the wake of the NSA surveillance scandal. I just so happen to be reading the novel 1Q84 by...
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Little Boxes in the Archives – a Photoblog
I am currently working on preserving a set of 22 scrapbooks from the Tuesday Musical Club from 1903 – 1941. The Tuesday Musical Club, founded 1889 and still active, started as a social and educational...
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Behold: Our Bêtes Noires
bête noire. Noun. Something that is particularly disliked. A person or thing that one particularly dislikes or dreads. Collins English Dictionary Admit it: somewhere out there, there’s a book you...
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Superman or Green Lantern Ain’t Got Nothin’ on Me
Taken from the Facebook page of the Carnegie Library. Photo by Ian Eberhardt. Drawing by Elyse Anderson. I am a middle-aged woman, mom, librarian, and (drum roll please) a comic book geek. I started...
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See You in the Funny Pages
My family subscribed to the daily newspaper when I was a child, including the extra large Sunday edition, complete with the color comic strip section. This was the only part that I read at the time....
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Altogether Ookey Halloween Party
My daughter’s birthday is on October 22, so birthday parties for her are really Halloween parties. She likes it like that. I try to make it fun for her and mix things up a little bit every year. One...
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Riddley Walker
Riddley Walker ,by Russell Hoban, is one of my all-time favorite books. It deserves to get more attention than it does. Have you ever heard of it? I was assigned to read this book in a literature...
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Stacking ‘Em Up: Our Favorite Reads From 2013
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a library blog in possession of a good staff must be in want of a best books post. Library workers are frequently their own best customers, passing titles...
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Recorded Accompaniments (Your Instrument Here)
Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to practice your instrument or sing with a band in your own space whenever the spirit moves you? The library can help! We have Recorded Accompaniments that will allow you...
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How Does The Song Go?
Are you experienced? Who are you? Why are there so many songs about rainbows? Will you still love me tomorrow? How deep is your love? What do you get when you fall in love? Who wrote the book of love?...
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