Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Educator Book Match

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Looking for resources to support your classroom? We can help select and suggest materials for use in any subject or grade level. Fill out the form below, and we will help find library resources to meet your lesson plans and themes.

If requesting titles, please allow a minimum of 1-week to allow for books to be selected, held, and made available at your preferred library location (depending on availability).

Name(Required)
Preferred Method of Contact(Required)
Preferred Library(Required)
Which CLP location do you visit most often?

If you don’t have a library card, you can find more information and apply for a card online.
Material Types(Required)
The Library has many different types of materials. Which ones are you specifically looking to be matched with? Please check all formats you are interested in.
If we missed any types of materials you’d like us to recommend, please list them here.
Tell us about what you’re looking for and how you’re thinking of using the materials in your teaching setting.

Knowing more about your preferred topics and goals helps hand-select materials that are just right for you and your learners.

For instance: are you looking for nonfiction titles about insects for a research project? Are you looking for picture books by Black authors for read-alouds? Do you need historical fiction for a specific unit of study?

If known, how many titles in total are you looking for?
Do you need multiple copies of an item? If so, please enter the title and the number of copies requested.
If known, tell us about the range of reading skill among your learners.

For instance, do you teach second grade but have students reading at kindergarten and fifth grade levels? Are you working with English Language Learners (ELLs)? Knowing more about your readers’ skills helps us make accessible and thoughtful selections.

Is there anything else we should know? If there’s something you’d like to share with us about your learners, teaching setting, goals, or anything else, please tell us below.
Reserves
Would you like to place holds on the items we select for you?

If yes, items will be reserved for you at the CLP location you indicated above. You will be notified when the materials are ready for pickup.

(Please note that reserves are not available for electronic materials.)