2017 winter - schlow centre region library...ultimate werewolf and more no registration necessary...

Schlow Centre Region Library | 211 S. Allen Street | 814.237.6236 | [email protected]

Winter Hours (January-april): Monday–Wednesday 9am-8pm | thursdays 12pm-8pm | Friday 9am-6pm | saturday 9am-5pm | sunday 1pm-5pm

2017

Schlow’S Adult & teen event cAlendAr

centre county reads 2017Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee

April 6, 7pm-8pmNittaNy LioN iNN, BaLLroom C

“A vivid, nontraditional western…with plenty of twists..”— publisher’s Weekly, Starred review

Joins us for the culmination of the annual one book, one community read. Stacey lee will visit the Centre region to discuss her novel and her work with weneeddiversebooks.org.

Book signing to follow

Watch for more Centre County reads events in the brochure or online at Centrecountyreads.org

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10am and 1pmIntroduction to

3D PrintingmuSSeR Room

2pm-4pm Go & Chess

ClubsmuSSeR Room

12:15pm-1:15pm CR Active Adult

Center Book Clubnittany mallGaudy Night

by Dorothy Sayers

2pm-3pmAfternoon Book ClubSun Room

Excellent Daughters by Katherine Zoepf

3:30pm-5pm Comics Club

Sun Room

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10am and 1pmGfG: eBook Basics

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2pm-4pm Go & Chess

ClubsmuSSeR Room

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5:30pm-7:30pm Schlow Stitchers

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10am-4pm Boardgaming

MeetupCommunity Room

2pm-4pm Go & Chess

ClubsmuSSeR Room

6pm to 7:30pmNittany Valley

Writers’ NetworkCommunity Room

6:30pm-7:30pmEvening

Book ClubSun Room

The Paying Guestsby Sarah Waters

2pm-4pm Go & Chess

ClubsmuSSeR Room

3D Printing Classes for Teens and AdultsOnce a month in January, February, March, April, MaymuSSeR Room

The lulzbots are loaded and ready to print parts for you! Join us for a new series of short classes and hands-on activities that will help familiarize you with all aspects of 3D printing. instructors from penn State’s Center for innovative Materials Processing through Direct Digital Deposition (CiMP-3D) and engineering Design Program are ready to guide you through the basics of part design to modelling and 3D printing on your own. Classes are designed for ages 11 to 99.

this project is made possible by a grant from the institute of museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, tom Wolf, Governor.

Registration is required as space for classes will be limited.

register online at schlowLibrary.org

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2pm-3pm Afternoon Book Club Sun Room

A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman

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6:30pm-7:30pm Evening

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Truly Madly Guilty by liane Moriarty

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Sun Room

10:30am-11:30amGFG: Android Basics

muSSeR Room

1pm-4pmPSU Engineering

Ambassadors Events Community Room

2pm-4pmGo & Chess Clubs

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Center Book Clubnittany mall

A Spool of Blue Thread by anne Tyler


Sun Room

10am-4pm Boardgame Meetup

Community Room

10am-12pm (Teens)1pm-3pm (Adults)

3D Printing ClassmuSSeR Room

2pm-4pm Go & Chess Clubs

muSSeR Room

1pm-4pmUnder a

Painted Sky: Centre County Reads Kick-off

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February 19, 1pm-4pmbellefonte aRt muSeum & CentRe County libRaRy

Come celebrate with us. Centre County Reads kicks off at the Bellefonte art Museum and the Centre County library and Historical Museum with a host of family-friendly events planned. From trail food to tours of the underground railroad Gallery. There will be poker, puzzles, and dress up trunks. For the perfect afternoon to get you in the mood for some reading.

“WANTED” WRITING CONTEST Don’t miss out on this opportunity to submit your best writing to the Center for american literary Studies as they support the community read of Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee. What does it mean to be “wanted”? The answer is up to you. prizes will be awarded for best short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and entry for a writer under 18. More details can be found in the Centre County reads brochure. Entries due by March 13. Send Submissions to [email protected]

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March 2pm-4pm Go & Chess

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2pm-4pm Go & Chess

ClubsmuSSeR Room

This popular speaker series—in collaboration with Penn State University’s Office of Government and Community

Relations—delivers four weeks of stimulating talks by University faculty on timely topics.

Events are free and open to the public. Light refreshments are provided.

Special thanks to Irving’s and patrons like you who sponsor this program!

researCH unPLuggeD returns!

12:30pm-1:30pmResearch

UnpluggedCommunity Room


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2pm-4pm Go & Chess

ClubsmuSSeR Room




12:30pm-1:30pmResearch Unplugged

Community Room


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10:30am-11:30am Gadgets for Grownups: iPad Basics

muSSeR Room

2pm-4pm Go & Chess

ClubsmuSSeR Room

12:30pm-1:30pmResearch

UnpluggedCommunity Room


Sun Room

6pm to 7:30pmNittany Valley Writers’

Network (NVWN)Community Room

4pm-5:30pmRethinking the

American West, a CCR Round Table Eventmann aSSembly Room,

PateRno libRaRy

Thursdays12:30pm–1:30pmdownSbRough Community Room


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2pm-4pm Go & Chess

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12:30pm-2pm Lunch & Lit(erature)

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12:30pm-1:30pmResearch Unplugged

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Centre County Reads Author Events5:30pm-7:30pm

Schlow StitchersSun Room



10:30am-11:30am GFG: Introducing Schlow’s Public

3D PrintersmuSSeR Room

2pm-4pm Go & Chess Clubs

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Book ClubSun Room

The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh nguyen



A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman



2pm-4pm Go & Chess

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2pm-3pm Afternoon Book ClubSun Room

Between the World and Me

by Ta-nehisi Coates


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2pm-4pm Go & Chess

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Schlow Stitchers2nd & 4th Thursdays, 5:30pm to 7:30pmSuN room

Do you cross stitch, embroider, or tat? This bi-monthly craft group welcomes new members to stitch together. Just learning? That’s great! This group is ready to help you master a new stitch. Bring needles, floss, and sass.

Lunch and Lit(erature) A N E W A U T h O R S E R I E S

12:30pm to 2:00pmDoWNSBrouGh CommuNity room

Our moderated author series for the lunch crowd returns!

A conversation with poet and author Laura Mazza-Dixon, author of Forged by Joy, a new collection of poems from Antrim House Books

“Showing how the cauldron of grief and despair can produce hard-earned joy wrought on the anvil of courage and faith, Laura Mazza-Dixon has forged a book to inspire all who yearn to move past seemingly insurmountable losses...”—Antrim House Books

Bring a bagged lunch and join the discussion. Book

sales and signing to follow.

BoarDgaMing MeetuP!

Saturdays Jan 7, Feb 18, March 11, April 29

10am-4pmdownSbRough Community Room

Join us for open gaming at Schlow! Teaming up with the Tabletop and role-playing Gamers of Central pa, we provide a range of tabletop games and you provide the players. Everyone is welcome! available games include:

From Dubstep to Classical, help yourself to 5 songs or music videos a week. yours forever via free music

service Freegal. More than 10 million songs to choose from!

need help? Schedule 1-1 Gadget Help today

by calling 814.237.6236.

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Out and aboutCR Active Adult Center Book Club3rd Wednesdays, 12:15pm - 1:15pm nittany mall, by SeaRS

Enjoy reading? Join the Book Club at the newly relocated Centre region active adult Center in the nittany Mall!

Introducing Flipstera new online magazine platform. Simple and easy to use. Download the most popular issues to ipad or android devices.

Gadget helpneed help with your device? Want to learn how to access ebooks? We can help. Call 814.237.6236 or email [email protected] to make a free, 30 minute appointment with staff.

Coming soon!

Summer Reading

BuiLD a BEttEr WorLD!

We’re looking forward to an exciting summer of special events and library-wide

reading challenges. We’ve built our own reading@schlow website to make

our programs better than ever. adults and teens can set their own goals and go on book quests! read all summer

for fun and prizes!

2017 winter - schlow centre region library...ultimate werewolf and more no registration necessary...

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