adult & teen event calendar 2019 winter...boardgaming meetup community room 10:30am-11:30am...

LIBRARY HOURS: Monday through Wednesday 9am-8pm | Thursdays 12pm-8pm | Friday 9am-6pm | Saturday 9am-5pm | Sunday 1pm-5pm

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

WINTER

Watch for more Centre County Reads events in the brochure or online at centrecountyreads.org

CENTRE COUNTY READS PRESENTS:

An Evening with Katie FallonThursday, April 4, 7:30pm–9pm NITTANY LION INN, ASSEMBLY ROOM

“...a book that is not only educational and inspiring, but readable and entertaining.” —The Los Angeles Review

Join us for the culmination of our annual one book, one community read. Katie Fallon is a Penn State Almuna and also a founder of the Avian Conservation Center of

Appalachia, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving wild birds through research, education, and rehabilitation. Fallon will visit the Centre Region courtesy of Penn State University’s English Department and the Mary E. Rolling Reading series. She will discuss her book as well as her work in environmental literature. Book sales and signing to follow

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2pm-3pmAfternoon Book Club

JOYCE’S SUN ROOMJust Mercy:

A Story of Justice and Redemption

by Bryan Stevenson

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4pm-5:30pm Comics Club

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Water Wisdom: Water Data and the Community, a Pop-up ProgramThursday, January 17, 3pm-5pmDOWNSBROUGH COMMUNITY ROOM

Join researchers from the College of Information Sciences and Technology as they facilitate a lively discussion about water and water data in the community. The researchers, guided by the Director of the Center for Human-Computer Interaction, Dr. Jack Carroll, have been collaborating with local groups interested and engaged with the issue of water quality in the Spring Creek Watershed to increase visibility and access to water quality data in the broader community.Expect a lively discussion about water and water data and brainstorming activities about how to make water data available and accessible to the community.

LIBRARYCLOSED

10am-2pmVisit CareerLink’s

Mobile CenterIN FRONT OF LIBRARY

10am-4pm Boardgaming Meetup

COMMUNITY ROOM

10:30am-11:30amSchlow Labs: Intro

to 3D PrintingMUSSER ROOM

2pm-4pm Go & Chess Clubs

MUSSER ROOM

FIRST DAY OF WINTER READING

6pm-7:45pm Film Night!

Winged Migration DOWNSBROUGH

COMMUNITY ROOM

Strategic Planning for Nonprofits with SCORE mentor Bill SpeakmanThursday, January 10, 5:30pm-7:30pmDOWNSBROUGH COMMUNITY ROOM

As the economic landscape and competition for philanthropic dollars changes rapidly for today’s nonprofits, strategic planning is more critical than ever. The Cheshire Cat said, “If you don’t know where you’re going, it doesn’t matter how you get there.” That attitude could be disastrous for a growing nonprofit. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to structure your strategic plan with SCORE Nonprofit Specialist and Mentor Bill Speakman. Register Online. $5 donation requested, but not required.Sponsored by SCORE of Central PA, New Leaf Initiative, and Schlow!

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2pm-4pm Go & Chess

ClubsMUSSER ROOM

6:30pm-7:30pmEvening

Book ClubJOYCE’S SUN ROOM

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

by Bryan Stevenson


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2pm-4pm Go & Chess

ClubsMUSSER ROOM


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5:30pm-7:30pm Schlow StitchersJOYCE’S SUN ROOM

6pm-7:30pmSCORE: Strategic

Planning for NonProfits

COMMUNITY ROOM

12:15pm-1:15pmCR Active Adult

Book ClubNITTANY MALLThe Death of

Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware


MUSSER ROOM

3pm-5pm Water Wisdom

HackathonDOWNSBROUGH

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5:30pm-7:30pm Knitting Club

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Book ClubJOYCE’S SUN ROOMVulture: The Private

Life of an Unloved Bird

by Katie Fallon


Book ClubNITTANY MALL

Where’d You Go, Bernadette

by Maria Semple

10am-2pmVisit Career Link’s



JOYCE’S SUN ROOMVulture: The Private

Life of an Unloved Bird

by Katie Fallon

February

Schlow Labs: Practical Tools for Digital Privacy with Sascha MeinrathSaturday, February 16, 10:30am-11:30pmDOWNSBROUGH COMMUNITY ROOM

This workshop will introduce you to several free and easy-to-use tools to protect your privacy and data online. Learn how to keep your browsing habits, personal communications, critical documents, and devices secure from data mining and prying eyes.

5:30pm-7:30pmSCORE:

Writing a Business Plan

COMMUNITY ROOM

10am-4pm Boardgaming Meetup

COMMUNITY ROOM

10:30am-11:30amSchlow Labs: Libby App for

OverDrive eBooksMUSSER ROOM


MUSSER ROOM

2019 Winter Reading Teens & Adults Sunday, January 27 through Sunday, March 31, 2019

• Register with your previous Reading@Schlow username and password or create a new one. (If you need help retrieving your username or password, contact the Reference Desk.)

• Set a Goal! Choose the number of books you want to read in two months. • Record Your Reading! Enter the title and author of the book you’ve read. • Participate in Quests! Completing Book Bingo, Centre County Reads, Reading Goal,

and Basic Reading Quests will gain you bonus entries into the Final Prize drawing. • Final Prize Drawing: Friday April 5, 2019 • Prizes include a Tavern Restaurant gift card, Tait Farm Shrub, Village Eatinghouse

dressings, Texas Roadhouse gift basket, and more!

Visit reading.schlowlibrary.org for more details!

You asked, we answered!

ANNOUNCING A NEW READING

PROGRAM TO CARRY YOU THROUGH THE

COLD MONTHS. SET YOUR GOAL.

READ TO WIN.


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6pm-7:30pm Schlow StitchersJOYCE’S SUN ROOM


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10:30am-11:30amSchlow Labs:

Practical Tools for Digital Privacy

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2pm-4pm Go & Chess

ClubsMUSSER ROOM

2pm-4pm Go & Chess

ClubsMUSSER ROOM


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12:15pm- 1:15pm

CR Active Adult Book Club

NITTANY MALLThe Flight Attendant

by Chris Bohjalian7pm

An Evening with Bryan Stevenson

EISENHOWER AUDITORIUM

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March 2pm-4pm Go & Chess

ClubsMUSSER ROOM


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Photo Storage Solution

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Book ClubJOYCE’S SUN ROOMEducated: A Memoir

by Tara Westover

3:30pm-5pm The Changing Nature

of Nature-Writing Roundtable

PATERNO LIBRARY, MANN ASSEMBLY ROOM

6:30pm-7:30pmNittany Valley

Writers’ Network COMMUNITY ROOM


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JOYCE’S SUN ROOMPachinko

by Min Jin Lee


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10am-4pm Boardgame

MeetupCOMMUNITY ROOM

2pm-4pm Go & Chess

ClubsMUSSER ROOM

2pm-4pm Go & Chess

ClubsMUSSER ROOM

12:30pm-2:30pmSnagging a Job

at PSUCOMMUNITY ROOM


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Meet the Creek Sunday, March 31, 2:30pm-4pmSHAVER’S CREEK, RAPTOR CENTER

Join Centre County Reads at Shaver’s Creek to bring back “Meet the Creek,” the center’s weekend animal program, in the newly constructed raptor center. Inspired by Katie Fallon’s, Vulture: the Private Life of an Unloved Bird, we will celebrate these fascinating ecosystem cleaners. Meet Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center’s resident Turkey and Black Vultures, as well as other avian scavengers, such as Bald and Golden Eagles.

5:30pm-7:30pmSCORE:

Accounting Considerations

for StartupsCOMMUNITY ROOM

10am-2pmVisit Career Link’s


2pm-4pm Go & Chess

ClubsMUSSER ROOM

Last Day of Winter Reading

2:30pm-4pm Meet the Creek

SHAVER’S CREEK

An Evening with Bryan Stevenson: a Penn State Collaborative ProgramWednesday, March 20, 7:00pmUNIVERSITY PARK, EISENHOWER AUDITORIUM

The Rock Ethics Institute’s 2019 Richard D. Lippin Lecture in Ethics, in partnership with the Student Programming Association Distinguished Speaker Series, will feature award-winning author and lawyer Bryan Stevenson. Stevenson is one of the leading Civil Rights voices alive today and the author of the New York Times bestseller Just Mercy. Schlow will host book club discussions in January and book signings will follow the lecture.

This event is sponsored by the Penn State Rock Ethics Institute, Student Programming Association, World Campus, McCourtney Institute for Democracy, and Center for Character, Conscience, and Public Purpose.


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1pm-5pm Finals Lounge

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9am-8pm Finals Lounge

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LIBRARYCLOSED


iCloudMUSSER ROOM


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6:30pm-7:30pmNittany Valley

Writers’ Network COMMUNITY ROOM

12:30pm-1:30pmResearch

UnpluggedCOMMUNITY ROOM


2pm-4pm Go & Chess

ClubsMUSSER ROOM


Book ClubJOYCE’S SUN ROOM

A Gentleman in Moscow

by Amor Towles


Book ClubNITTANY MALL

The Rooster Bar by John Grisham


JOYCE’S SUN ROOM

10am-4pm Boardgame Meetup

COMMUNITY ROOM


An Intro to G SuiteMUSSER ROOM


MUSSER ROOM


JOYCE’S SUN ROOMEducated: A Memoir

by Tara Westover

F I N A L S L O U N G E



7:30pm-9pmAn Evening with

Katie Fallon NITTANY LION INN



12:30pm-1:30pmResearch Unplugged

COMMUNITY ROOM

5:30pm-7:30pmSCORE: First Steps to Starting a Nonprofit

MUSSER ROOM


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Research Unplugged Returns! Thursdays, 12:30pm-1:30pm DOWNSBROUGH COMMUNITY ROOM

From virology to coral reefs, 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!

10am-2pmVisit CareerLink’s


Out and About this Winter? Join the Active Adult Center Book Club3rd Wednesdays, 12:15pm-1:15pm CENTRE REGION ACTIVE ADULT CENTER AT THE NITTANY MALL

Are you looking for a new book club, but are worried about navigating the construction downtown? Schlow offers a club at the Centre Region Active Adult Center in the Nittany Mall! A partnership with Centre Region Parks & Recreation, this fun little group enjoys everything from John Grisham to Kristin Hannah. All are welcome.


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COMING SOON! Summer Reading A Universe of StoriesWe’re looking forward to an exciting summer of special events and library-wide reading challenges. Adults and Teens can set their own goals and participate in book quests! Plan to read all summer and win!

Magazine Junkie? Flipster is for you! More than 40 online magazines. Simple and easy to use. Download the most popular issues to iPad or Android devices.

Have you seen Kanopy? Streaming video has arrived and it’s accessible from your tablet, smartphone, TV or laptop! Rated best database of 2016, Kanopy has over 30,000 films. From classic cinema to modern documentaries, each library card can access 4 streaming movies per month, all from the comfort of home.To get started, find the link in eBooks & More at schlowlibrary.orgAvailable on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, and Chromecast.

1:1 Tech HelpNeed help with your device? Want to learn how to access ebooks? We can help. Call 814.235.7816 or email [email protected] to make a free, 60 minute appointment with staff.

Do you know New Leaf Initiative?

We’re excited! New Leaf Initiative and Schlow are partnering to bring co-working and programming to students, entrepreneurs, and remote workers across the Centre Region.

Through library-mediated reserva-tions, patrons will have access to New Leaf’s state of the art meeting rooms, ideation boards, video conferencing booths, green screens, and more!

Co-workers at New Leaf will have access to proprietary online resources for market research, SWOT analysis, and grant funding, not to mention cool 3D printing technology (perfect for prototyping) and device accessories that make life just a little easier.

For library-mediated reservations or questions about patron access, stop by the Reference Desk or email [email protected]

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