Gillian Pemberton | Public Library of Catasauqua

Fiction vs Non-Fiction

August 1, 2020 | General

When all is said and done, most people prefer to read either fiction, usually a novel, or non-fiction, usually a factual book on just one subject, but sometimes on several related subjects. Happily, for the reader, there are many types of fiction; however, for sheer...

New Books July 2020

July 31, 2020 | General

NEW BOOKS JULY 2020: Adult Fiction: The Shadows of Foxworth – V.C. Andrews The Vanishing Half – Brit Bennett The Sentinel – Lee Child and Andrew Child Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Evolution – Brian Freeman Deadly Touch – Heather Graham A Time for Mercy – John Grisham...

New Books June 2020

June 30, 2020 | General

NEW BOOKS JUNE 2020: Adult Fiction: Hello, Summer – Mary Kay Andrews Walk the Wire – David Baldacci Furmidable Foes – Rita Mae Brown Thick as Thieves – Sandra Brown A Private Cathedral – James Lee Burke Outsider – Linda Castillo Fair Warning – Michael Connelly...

Curbside Service at the Library! Rain or Shine and Contactless!

June 18, 2020 | General

At this time, all public libraries in Pennsylvania are closed to in-house patron services. However, every public library in Pennsylvania that can offer “Curbside Service” will be doing so. The Public Library of Catasauqua is very happy to be one of those libraries. ...

Famous Love Stories

February 13, 2020 | General

Some of us were lucky enough to have read and studied in school some of the world’s greatest tales of love and intrigue. At the top of just about anyone’s list would be William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Not as often taught, but close behind, might be Nathaniel...