Summer Reading 2011

Fantastic performance by Roots of Life

kyezdimer — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:40:18 -0400

African drumming and dance group, Roots of Life, gave a crowd-pleasing, high energy performance Wednesday night as part of Schlow's 2011 Adult Summer Reading program, Novel Destinations. Led by a stirring drum beat, the talented dancers first demonstrated their moves, then asked members of the audience to join with them in the dance. Many of the children took them up on the invitation and had a great time participating, while the rest of the audience clapped along with the beat. For the finale a "community circle" was formed where everyone was welcome to move as they were inspired to by the music. Some of the attending adults took the opportunity to really shake their stuff! You can see Roots of Life again this weekend at the Mojah Fusion Dance Festival.

Videos from the performance are on Schlow Library's Facebook page.

Founded by Penn State Assistant Professor of Dance Kikora Franklin in autumn 2010, Roots of Life is a performing arts ensemble of middle and high school students from the State College Area School District.

Franklin's passion for dance, evident in her work educating Penn State students in a variety of dance forms, also inspires her teaching traditional African dance to State College Area District students from third-graders up to high school seniors.

The creation of a ‘master' class with about 25 young students has enabled Franklin to work more intensely with this small group, creating productions for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, International Children's Festival, and other schools in the district.

Teens: Summer Reading Lists

Karen — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:42:09 -0400

Not sure what to read this summer...try a few books listed by grade from your friendly English teachers. Click on the link to visit the State College Area High School English page, or stop by the Teen Area to pick up a copy and browse the shelves.

Roots of Life, African Drumming and Dance Performance

kyezdimer — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:33:29 -0400

July 27, 2011 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Summer Reading Happens Here: Your Sign Photos 2011

Nathaniel — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:58:58 -0400

Since a great summer includes great books, all the libraries in Centre County are distributing these signs and your support of libraries and their impact on summer reading is much appreciated. Pick up a sign in the Children's department.

Please take a picture of your family standing with the yard sign and email a copy to us at yard-signs@schlowlibrary.org. Watch for your photo on this page. Names will not be posted. Do not include any identifying features such a house number or street signs. Your photo will show your friends and neighbors that you value the public library and help us make people aware of the many services found here.

State law requires that the signs are "not in the traffic line-of-sight" so please place them at least 10' away from a road, and do not block views of oncoming traffic at corners, etc.

Here's a slideshow of the photos so far!

Journey to the Prehistoric in 3-D

kyezdimer — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:38:32 -0400

June 16, 2011 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm