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  • Storytime Fun @ Millbrook Marsh Nature Center!: CANCELLED


    Millbrook Marsh

    THE FEBRUARY 16TH PROGRAM HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT.  

     

    Join Schlow Library and Millbrook Marsh staff as they present a storytime designed to introduce children ages 3-5 to nature in an entertaining and inviting setting.

    The program will include an introduction to a theme, nature stories, activities and outdoor fun (weather permitting).

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  • Centre County Reads Event: Live Mustang Demo


    Centre County Reads is pleased to sponsor this exciting event to tie in with our 2011 Reading Selection: Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls.

    Suzanne Myers, M.S., Ph.D., Next Level Horsemanship(TM), Port Matilda, PA, will show “Jazz,” the horse she transformed from a wild Mustang to a rideable saddle horse in just 90 days, competing with over 50 other trainers and winning the 2008 Midwest Mustang Challenge, Madison, WI. “Jazz” is known for his variety of talents, one of them being Trick Training where he “shows off”.

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  • Centre County Reads 2011: Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

    Announcing the 2011 Centre County Reads Book! Jeannette Walls, author of The Glass Castle, wrote this "true-life" novel based on the life of her spunky and resourceful grandmother, Lily Casey Smith. Click here to read more about this in the Centre Daily Times and read the review here.
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  • Centre County Reads Event: Wild Horses of the West


    Centre County Reads is pleased to sponsor this exciting event to tie in with our 2011 Reading Selection: Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls.

    National Horse Trainer, Suzanne Myers, M. S., Ph.D., Next Level Horsemanship(TM), will discuss the history of the Mustang, where they came from, how Western settlers caught, broke and used them and how Mustangs are managed now. Suzanne was the winner of the national 2008 Midwest Mustang Challenge, Madison, WI, with ”Jazz,” who now is part of her training program in Port Matilda, PA.

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  • I am a Muslim: Personal Reflections on Islam


    A panel discussion with some Muslim neighbors from around the world. Global Connections is sponsoring this World Affairs Forum to encourage community dialogue on international issues.Click here for more information.
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  • Schlow Centre Region Library Community Afghan Project: Warm Up America

    Create a quilt block to warm up the community!

    Ladies & Gentlemen, start your hooks & needles!

    We are participating in a community afghan project to help Warm Up America and YOU can help.

    To participate, please knit or crochet a quilt square (or many, if you like) that meets the following criteria:

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  • Family Life and Community Booklist

    People and the world photo
    • Ajmera, Maya and John D. Ivanko.  Be My Neighbor.  Charlesbridge, 2008. A simple introduction to the characteristics of a neighborhood, using photos from around the world.
    • Bauer, Marian Dane.  A Mama for Owen.  Simon & Schuster, 2007. The young African hippopotamus who is adopted by a land tortoise clearly shows that caring is what defines "family."
    • Jeffers, Oliver.  Lost and Found.  Philomel Books, 2006.
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