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more infoEvening Book Discussion
Join us as the we discusses The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin. This book was on the New York Times Best Seller list.
This group will be meeting in the Sun room. If you have any questions 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
more infoEvening Book Discussion
Join us as the we discusses The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach. This book was on the New York Times Best Seller list.
This group will be meeting in the Sun room. If you have any questions 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
more infoOn September 18 at 6:30 p.m., the Evening Book Group will discuss Riding the Bus with My Sister, Simon's yearlong account of riding public buses with her sister Beth, who has an intellectual disability. This meeting will be held in the Musser Room instead of the usual location. 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.
more infoWhen 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.
more infoJoin 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
more infoJoin us for a discussion of The Tower, the Zoo and the Tortoise on June 26 at 2:30 p.m. in the Community Room.
An epic novel of love, discovery, and adventure by the author of the best-selling memoir When I Was Puerto Rican. As a young girl growing up in Spain, Ana Larragoity Cubillas is powerfully drawn to Puerto Rico by the diaries of an ancestor who traveled there with Ponce de León. And in handsome twin brothers Ramón and Inocente-both in love with Ana-she finds a way to get there.more info
more infoThe Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio introduces Evelyn Ryan, an enterprising woman who kept poverty at bay with wit, poetry, and perfect prose during the "contest era" of the 1950s and 1960s. Evelyn's winning ways defied the church, her alcoholic husband, and antiquated views of housewives. To her, flouting convention was a small price to pay when it came to raising her six sons and four daughters.
Join us for a discussion of this book on Tuesday, July 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the Sun Room.
