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  • Come to our continuing technology classes to learn how to use devices and services to keep up with the times!  

    3/2: iPad Basics

    3/9: LinkedIn

    3/16: Kindle Fire Basics

    3/23 Gadgets with Grandkids

    REGISTRATION REQUIRED. 

    Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. in the Musser Room. Bring your curiosity, your questions and your devices.

    To register please call the ReferenceQuestions that you ask of library staff that require knowledge of the content of the collection or other resources such as those on the web. Sometimes you are referred to the answer, hence Reference. Reference can also refer to our reference materials that are often encyclopedic books that have many volumes and a concentrated number of facts and/or statistics. These materials usually have an overnight loan period so they are available in the library most of the time. Desk at 235-7816 or email us at refdesk@schlowlibrary.org 

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  • The Bus for Us

    APRIL IS ONE BOOK FOR EVERY YOUNG CHILD
    April's activities at Schlow Library support the Pennsylvania One Book, Every Child Literacy Initiative.

     

    This April, Centre County children will all be reading the same book:

    The Bus for Us by Suzanne Bloom!

     

    Keep an eye out for special events fostering early literacy!

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  • Take a look at the book group discussion kits that we offer at Schlow.

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  • On September 25 at 2:30 p.m. in the Community Room, the Afternoon Group will discuss The Story of Beautiful Girl, a unique love story about an African American deaf man and a young white woman with a developmental disability and their lost child.  

    In September, the book groups will be discussing works by author Rachel Simon in coordination with Penn State's Office of Disability Services for Disability Awareness Month.

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  • eBookeBook, or electronic book, is a book that you "read" on your computer screen. Schlow highlights one book a month from our collection of eBooks available at NetLibrary which can be found by logging into your account. There are many different books available for your perusal. FAQ

    Amy is back with one of our most popular classes at Schlow! She will show you what you want to know about using e-readers with Schlow's eBooks. Bring your e-reader and any questions and Amy will help get you started!

    This group will be meeting in the Musser room. If you have any questions or to register please contact the referenceQuestions that you ask of library staff that require knowledge of the content of the collection or other resources such as those on the web. Sometimes you are referred to the answer, hence Reference. Reference can also refer to our reference materials that are often encyclopedic books that have many volumes and a concentrated number of facts and/or statistics. These materials usually have an overnight loan period so they are available in the library most of the time. desk at 814.235.7816 or by email at refdesk@schlowlibrary.org

     

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  • Find out how to download audiobooks to your mobile device. Confused about which formats will work with which devices and operating system? Kristina will get you set up and listening to a book right away.

    Bring your curiosity, questions and devices. Please register by calling 235-7816 or email at refdesk@sclowlibrary.org.

    Saturday, September 8, 10:30 a.m. Musser Room

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  • Join us for a discussion of The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker.

     

     

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  • Join us for a discussion of The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.

     

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  • When reporter Ellen Gleeson gets a "Have You Seen This Child?" flyer in the mail, her heart stops--the child in the photo is identical to her adopted son. Scottoline breaks new ground in this thriller that's both heart-stopping and heart-breaking.

    Join us for a discussion of Look Again by Lisa Scottoline on August 28 at 2:30 p.m. in the Community Room.

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  • Join us for a discussion of the book that everyone is reading and talking about, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins! Compare it to other dystopian works such as Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Lord of the Flies by William Golding and 1984 by George Orwell.

    Tuesday, August 28, 6:30 p.m. in the Sun Room

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