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more infoJoin a member of the Schlow staff as they lead a discussion on the best selling novel by Chad Harbach, The Art of Fielding.
Pre-registration for this event is not required but, if you have any questions please contact a member of the Schlow Reference Department staff at 235-7816 or by emailing them at refdesk@schlowlibrary.com
The afternoon book discussion group meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at 2:30pm in the Community Room.
more infoJoin a member of the Schlow staff as they lead a discussion on the best selling novel by Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad.
Pre-registration for this event is not required but, if you have any questions please contact a member of the Schlow 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. Department staff at 235-7816 or by emailing them at refdesk@schlowlibrary.com
The afternoon book discussion group meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at 2:30pm in the Community Room.
Like the Library, this event is free and open to the public.
more infoEvening Book Discussion Group
Tuesday, January 15th at 6:30 pm in the Sun Room at Schlow.
Join a member of our staff as they facilitate a discussion on;
The Fault in Our Stars
by, John Green
Registration for this event is not required but if you have any questions please contact a member of 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 staff at 235-7616 or you may email them at refdesk@schlowlibrary.org
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 infoNovelist Carolyn Turgeon will read from her own work, discuss her upcoming workshop for writers, and discuss low-residency MFA programs. Turgeon is the author of three novels based on classic fairy tales. Her next book, The Fairest of them All, is scheduled for publication in 2013 by Simon & Schuster. She is a graduate of Penn State and earned a master's degree in literature from UCLA. In addition to writing, she teaches for the low-residency MFA program at the University of Alaska at Anchorage.
Tuesday, September 11, 7-8:30 p.m.
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.
Celebrate books and authors at the second annual BookFestPA. Nationally known and local authors will talk about their work, sign books, and meet their fans. Featuring bestselling authors Lisa Scottoline, Tamar Myers, Nancy Martin and more. Visit www.bookfestpa.org for more informationmore info
more infoSusan Russell, long-time actress, playwright, and assistant professor of theatre at Penn State will speak about her work. Susan is the founder of Cultural Conversations, a new visual, theatre, and dance festival devoted to promoting and fostering new works that circle themes of global and local diversity. She also started the Body Language project, a program that encourages adolescent girls to write monologues on body-image issues, which they performed as part of Cultural Conversations' theater event last year.
more infoJohn Carr will discuss his career, which has spanned more than three decades and continues to prove fruitful, with two books coming out in 2010 and three scheduled for 2011. His earlier books include Ophidian Conspiracy (1975) and Kalvin Kingmaker, (2001), as well as others written with Roland J. Green and Don Hawthorne.
