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From storytime to book clubs, lectures and author visits, Schlow offers a variety of events for visitors of all ages. In the heart of downtown, State College, parking is free in the Schlow parking lot during in-person programs.
Events
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For May's meeting, we'll be re...
Thu May 22
6:30 pm
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Local yoga instructor, Laxmi Lauzon, shares her expertise with the community. Stop...
Fri May 23
5:00 pm
Build resume and interview skills!
PA CareerLink's mobile center, The Link, will v...
Tue May 27
10:00 am
no registration required
Please join Community Diversity Group (CDG) and Schlow Library volunteers for oppo...
Tue May 27
6:30 pm
no registration required
Celebrate the start of Summer Reading! Enjoy a fabulously interactive Air Weaver B...
Sat May 31
10:00 am
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Schlow's new Esports Club welcomes all individuals, new and experienced, to join a...
Sat May 31
1:00 pm
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Meet a few of the talented local authors working in the Centre Region as they take...
Sat May 31
3:00 pm
no registration required
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Cryptids are the colorful creatures of our imagination. This summer, Schlow and Ce...
Mon Jun 02
9:00 am
no registration required
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Enjoy needle arts like knitting, crochet, and embroidery? Join our in-person Needl...
Mon Jun 02
5:30 pm
no registration required
The LION Mobile Clinic uses a student-led free clinic model to increase access to ...
Tue Jun 03
10:30 am
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Extinctopedia tells a complex story, not just of those who are ext...
Wed Jun 04
2:00 pm
no registration required
The visible mending workshop is attendees with little to no mending skills. Want t...
Thu Jun 05
6:30 pm
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Grab your dice and gather your party! Join us for some adventures full of magic, m...
Sat Jun 07
10:00 am
Enjoy fast-paced magic, illusion, and sleight-of-hand filled with opportunities fo...
Sat Jun 07
10:30 am
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
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Schlow's new Esports Club welcomes all individuals, new and experienced, to join a...
Sat Jun 07
1:00 pm
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Come to Schlow on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays (schedule permitting: any date changes...
Sat Jun 07
2:00 pm
no registration required
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Join the club where comic enthusiasts discuss, draw, write, and collaborate! Whet...
Sat Jun 07
3:00 pm
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Cryptids are the colorful creatures of our imagination. This summer, Schlow and Ce...
Mon Jun 09
9:00 am
no registration required
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Take on a new building challenge. Design your creation and take a picture to be di...
Tue Jun 10
9:30 am
no registration required
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Stop by the Children's Department for a fun craft or activity.
Today we'll be mak...
Tue Jun 10
10:00 am
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You’re invited to an exclusive preview event with New York Times b...
Tue Jun 10
2:00 pm
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The Nittany Valley Writers’ Network is a sharing, supportive, and inspiring commun...
Tue Jun 10
6:30 pm
no registration required
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Join us for a storytime with a Children's Staff Member! Enjoy books, songs, finger...
Wed Jun 11
10:30 am
no registration required
Meet Jesse and his fantastic group of reptiles from the Forgotten Friend Reptile S...
Thu Jun 12
2:30 pm
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
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Step into a world of color and light! Discover how light bends, bounces, splits in...
Fri Jun 13
10:30 am
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
Join Schlow for an evening of fun and prizes as we host our first ever bingo night...
Fri Jun 13
7:00 pm
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Stories, songs, and lots of movement - a storytime for babies on the go and their ...
Sat Jun 14
9:30 am
no registration required
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Join us for storytime with a Children's Staff Member! Enjoy books, songs, fingerpl...
Sat Jun 14
10:30 am
no registration required
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Schlow's new Esports Club welcomes all individuals, new and experienced, to join a...
Sat Jun 14
1:00 pm
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Cryptids are the colorful creatures of our imagination. This summer, Schlow and Ce...
Mon Jun 16
9:00 am
no registration required
Ever wanted to design your own board game?
This camp will help you learn about cra...
Mon Jun 16
10:00 am
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Get a taste of what our spring and fall TLC classes are like! Join us in the Downs...
Mon Jun 16
10:30 am
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
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Enjoy needle arts like knitting, crochet, and embroidery? Join our in-person Needl...
Mon Jun 16
5:30 pm
no registration required
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Take on a new building challenge. Design your creation and take a picture to be di...
Tue Jun 17
9:30 am
no registration required
Ever wanted to design your own board game?
This camp will help you learn about cra...
Tue Jun 17
10:00 am
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Stop by the Children's Department for a fun craft or activity.
Today we'll be mak...
Tue Jun 17
10:00 am
no registration required
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Are you excited about science? Learn about STEM research being done by Penn State ...
Tue Jun 17
2:30 pm
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
Ever wanted to design your own board game?
This camp will help you learn about cra...
Wed Jun 18
10:00 am
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Join us for a storytime with a Children's Staff Member! Enjoy books, songs, finger...
Wed Jun 18
10:30 am
no registration required
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Enjoy a free movie for kids at The State Theatre!
Today's movie: Moana 2, PG, 104 ...
Wed Jun 18
12:00 pm
no registration required
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Explore the science of soap bubbles with a wand, bubble solution, and a plate. Act...
Wed Jun 18
2:30 pm
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
Ever wanted to design your own board game?
This camp will help you learn about cra...
Thu Jun 19
10:00 am
"The color red is highly associated with the cultures that would've come through t...
Thu Jun 19
12:00 pm
no registration required
Celebrate Juneteenth with activities, songs, stories, and education about the end ...
Thu Jun 19
2:30 pm
no registration required
Ever wanted to design your own board game?
This camp will help you learn about cra...
Fri Jun 20
10:00 am
From the work songs of the fields of people who were enduring the bonds of slavery...
Sat Jun 21
10:30 am
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Schlow's new Esports Club welcomes all individuals, new and experienced, to join a...
Sat Jun 21
1:00 pm
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Come to Schlow on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays (schedule permitting: any date changes...
Sat Jun 21
2:00 pm
no registration required
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Join the club where comic enthusiasts discuss, draw, write, and collaborate! Whet...
Sat Jun 21
3:00 pm
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Nerf? In the LIBRARY?! Why not!
Schlow’s summer Nerf events are too fun to be miss...
Sat Jun 21
6:00 pm
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Cryptids are the colorful creatures of our imagination. This summer, Schlow and Ce...
Mon Jun 23
9:00 am
no registration required
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Get a taste of what our spring and fall TLC classes are like! Join us in the Downs...
Mon Jun 23
10:30 am
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
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Take on a new building challenge. Design your creation and take a picture to be di...
Tue Jun 24
9:30 am
no registration required
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Stop by the Children's Department for a fun craft or activity.
Today we'll be mak...
Tue Jun 24
10:00 am
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Join us as award-winning author and summer reading champion Kather...
Tue Jun 24
4:00 pm
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Join us for a storytime with a Children's Staff Member! Enjoy books, songs, finger...
Wed Jun 25
10:30 am
no registration required
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Enjoy a free movie for kids at The State Theatre!
Today's movie: The Wild Robot, P...
Wed Jun 25
12:00 pm
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Meet two paleontologists and learn about the Ice Age and the lives of cavemen and ...
Wed Jun 25
2:30 pm
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
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What kind of creatures are rumored to lurk in the woods around us? From Bigfoot to...
Wed Jun 25
6:30 pm
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Join the fun with the American Philatelic Society’s Education Department! Learn ab...
Thu Jun 26
2:30 pm
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
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Sweet stories, songs, and lapsit rhymes - a playtime just for baby and grown-up.
R...
Sat Jun 28
9:30 am
no registration required
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Join us for storytime with a Children's Staff Member! Enjoy books, songs, fingerpl...
Sat Jun 28
10:30 am
no registration required
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Schlow's new Esports Club welcomes all individuals, new and experienced, to join a...
Sat Jun 28
1:00 pm
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Explore how plants and animals use the magic of camouflage in nature! Learn how an...
Sat Jun 28
2:30 pm
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
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Cryptids are the colorful creatures of our imagination. This summer, Schlow and Ce...
Mon Jun 30
9:00 am
no registration required
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Get a taste of what our spring and fall TLC classes are like! Join us in the Downs...
Mon Jun 30
10:30 am
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
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Do you think in 3-dimensions? Sculptures are created through either an additive or...
Mon Jun 30
6:30 pm
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Take on a new building challenge. Design your creation and take a picture to be di...
Tue Jul 01
9:30 am
no registration required
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Stop by the Children's Department for a fun craft or activity.
Today we'll be mak...
Tue Jul 01
10:00 am
no registration required
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Join us for a storytime with a Children's Staff Member! Enjoy books, songs, finger...
Wed Jul 02
10:30 am
no registration required
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Enjoy a free movie for kids at The State Theatre!
Today's movie: Transformers One,...
Wed Jul 02
12:00 pm
no registration required
Dance with the teachers of Nittany Ballet as we use our imaginations to explore mo...
Wed Jul 02
2:30 pm
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
Experience the beauty and joy of ballet with this beginner's ballet class led by t...
Wed Jul 02
3:15 pm
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
Learn the basics of making friendship bracelets. No previous knowledge required!
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Thu Jul 03
2:30 pm
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
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Stories, songs, and lots of movement - a storytime for babies on the go and their ...
Sat Jul 05
9:30 am
no registration required
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Grab your dice and gather your party! Join us for some adventures full of magic, m...
Sat Jul 05
10:00 am
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Join us for storytime with a Children's Staff Member! Enjoy books, songs, fingerpl...
Sat Jul 05
10:30 am
no registration required
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Come to Schlow on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays (schedule permitting: any date changes...
Sat Jul 05
2:00 pm
no registration required
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Join the club where comic enthusiasts discuss, draw, write, and collaborate! Whet...
Sat Jul 05
3:00 pm
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Cryptids are the colorful creatures of our imagination. This summer, Schlow and Ce...
Mon Jul 07
9:00 am
no registration required
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Enjoy needle arts like knitting, crochet, and embroidery? Join our in-person Needl...
Mon Jul 07
5:30 pm
no registration required
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Take on a new building challenge. Design your creation and take a picture to be di...
Tue Jul 08
9:30 am
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Stop by the Children's Department for a fun craft or activity.
Today we'll be mak...
Tue Jul 08
10:00 am
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Acompaña al autor e ilustrador Raúl the Third mientras nos habla d...
Tue Jul 08
2:00 pm
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Join author and illustrator Raúl The Third as he discusses his boo...
Tue Jul 08
4:00 pm
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Enjoy a free movie for kids at The State Theatre!
Today's movie: Paw Patrol: The M...
Wed Jul 09
12:00 pm
no registration required
Schlow Library and the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts are pleased to pr...
Thu Jul 10
5:30 pm
no registration required
The Schlow Library Foundation's annual used book sale will take place on Friday, J...
Fri Jul 11
9:00 am
no registration required
The Schlow Library Foundation's annual used book sale will take place on Friday, J...
Sat Jul 12
9:00 am
no registration required
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BookFest PA 2025 returns to celebrate the story as art for all ages
Diehard fans o...
Sat Jul 12
10:00 am
no registration required
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Cryptids are the colorful creatures of our imagination. This summer, Schlow and Ce...
Mon Jul 14
9:00 am
no registration required
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Take on a new building challenge. Design your creation and take a picture to be di...
Tue Jul 15
9:30 am
no registration required
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Stop by the Children's Department for a fun craft or activity.
Today we'll be mak...
Tue Jul 15
10:00 am
no registration required
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Are you excited about science? Learn about STEM research being done by Penn State ...
Tue Jul 15
2:30 pm
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
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Join us for a storytime with a Children's Staff Member! Enjoy books, songs, finger...
Wed Jul 16
10:30 am
no registration required
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Enjoy a free movie for kids at The State Theatre!
Today's movie: Wish, PG, 102 min...
Wed Jul 16
12:00 pm
no registration required
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Do you enjoy face painting? Want to take your skills to the next level? Emily Coop...
Wed Jul 16
2:30 pm
registration opens June 2nd at 2:30pm
Join Science Heroes on our mission to turn science into an adventure! Through hand...
Thu Jul 17
2:30 pm
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
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Explore the intricate world of Legend with Marie Lu as she encoura...
Thu Jul 17
4:00 pm
no registration required
Experience a joke-packed, interactive family comedy show that includes some of the...
Sat Jul 19
10:30 am
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
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Come to Schlow on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays (schedule permitting: any date changes...
Sat Jul 19
2:00 pm
no registration required
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Join the club where comic enthusiasts discuss, draw, write, and collaborate! Whet...
Sat Jul 19
3:00 pm
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Cryptids are the colorful creatures of our imagination. This summer, Schlow and Ce...
Mon Jul 21
9:00 am
no registration required
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Enjoy needle arts like knitting, crochet, and embroidery? Join our in-person Needl...
Mon Jul 21
5:30 pm
no registration required
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Take on a new building challenge. Design your creation and take a picture to be di...
Tue Jul 22
9:30 am
no registration required
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Stop by the Children's Department for a fun craft or activity.
Today we'll be mak...
Tue Jul 22
10:00 am
no registration required
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Join us for a storytime with a Children's Staff Member! Enjoy books, songs, finger...
Wed Jul 23
10:30 am
no registration required
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Enjoy a free movie for kids at The State Theatre!
Today's movie: Trolls Band Toget...
Wed Jul 23
12:00 pm
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Local chalk art expert Graham Curtis will share his tips and tricks for making ama...
Wed Jul 23
2:30 pm
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
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You’re invited to join us online with award-winning author Rex Ogl...
Wed Jul 23
4:00 pm
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The Schlow Library Foundation will hold their next Cheers to Art fundraiser at the...
Wed Jul 23
6:00 pm
no registration required
Learn a little puppet history and build your own simple hand puppet. Then, bring i...
Thu Jul 24
2:30 pm
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
Join Matt Maris from Local Historia for an evening of local history. James Munks w...
Thu Jul 24
6:30 pm
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Feel the rhythm! Express yourself through group music-making. This workshop by Mat...
Fri Jul 25
10:30 am
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
Something sneaky’s afoot at the museum, and Detective Joe Flashlight is on the cas...
Sat Jul 26
10:30 am
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
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Romance readers, make a decorative book shelf insert and chat about what you’re re...
Sat Jul 26
3:00 pm
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Cryptids are the colorful creatures of our imagination. This summer, Schlow and Ce...
Mon Jul 28
9:00 am
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From the mosaic floors of Pompeii to the photos used as pixels in larger 21st cent...
Mon Jul 28
6:30 pm
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Take on a new building challenge. Design your creation and take a picture to be di...
Tue Jul 29
9:30 am
no registration required
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Stop by the Children's Department for a fun craft or activity.
Today we'll be mak...
Tue Jul 29
10:00 am
no registration required
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Join us for a storytime with a Children's Staff Member! Enjoy books, songs, finger...
Wed Jul 30
10:30 am
no registration required
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Enjoy a free movie for kids at The State Theatre!
Today's movie: Despicable Me 4, ...
Wed Jul 30
12:00 pm
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Stop into the Children’s Department and meet published children’s authors from the...
Wed Jul 30
2:30 pm
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
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You’re invited to a fascinating conversation with neurologist and ...
Thu Jul 31
2:00 pm
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Join us for an afternoon with Officer Kyleen Abrahamson! Start at Schlow to learn ...
Thu Jul 31
2:30 pm
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
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Grab your dice and gather your party! Join us for some adventures full of magic, m...
Sat Aug 02
10:00 am
Original music, magic, puppets, and live friendly animals fill up the pet store in...
Sat Aug 02
10:30 am
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
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Come to Schlow on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays (schedule permitting: any date changes...
Sat Aug 02
2:00 pm
no registration required
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Join the club where comic enthusiasts discuss, draw, write, and collaborate! Whet...
Sat Aug 02
3:00 pm
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Cryptids are the colorful creatures of our imagination. This summer, Schlow and Ce...
Mon Aug 04
9:00 am
no registration required
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Enjoy needle arts like knitting, crochet, and embroidery? Join our in-person Needl...
Mon Aug 04
5:30 pm
no registration required
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Take on a new building challenge. Design your creation and take a picture to be di...
Tue Aug 05
9:30 am
no registration required
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Stop by the Children's Department for a fun craft or activity.
Today we'll be mak...
Tue Aug 05
10:00 am
no registration required
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Join us for a storytime with a Children's Staff Member! Enjoy books, songs, finger...
Wed Aug 06
10:30 am
no registration required
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Enjoy a free movie for kids at The State Theatre!
Today's movie: Inside Out 2, PG,...
Wed Aug 06
12:00 pm
no registration required
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Operate on a giant gummy bear! Explore gummy bear anatomy while using critical thi...
Wed Aug 06
2:30 pm
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
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Sweet stories, songs, and lapsit rhymes - a playtime just for baby and grown-up.
R...
Sat Aug 09
9:30 am
no registration required
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Join us for storytime with a Children's Staff Member! Enjoy books, songs, fingerpl...
Sat Aug 09
10:30 am
no registration required
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Nerf? In the LIBRARY?! Why not!
Schlow’s summer Nerf events are too fun to be miss...
Sat Aug 09
6:00 pm
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Take on a new building challenge. Design your creation and take a picture to be di...
Tue Aug 12
9:30 am
no registration required
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Stop by the Children's Department for a fun craft or activity.
Today we'll be mak...
Tue Aug 12
10:00 am
no registration required
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Are you excited about science? Learn about STEM research being done by Penn State ...
Tue Aug 12
2:30 pm
registration opens June 2nd at 9:00am
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Enjoy a free movie for kids at The State Theatre!
Today's movie: Elemental, PG, 10...
Wed Aug 13
12:00 pm
no registration required
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Come to Schlow on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays (schedule permitting: any date changes...
Sat Aug 16
2:00 pm
no registration required
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Join the club where comic enthusiasts discuss, draw, write, and collaborate! Whet...
Sat Aug 16
3:00 pm
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Enjoy needle arts like knitting, crochet, and embroidery? Join our in-person Needl...
Mon Aug 18
5:30 pm
no registration required
Join Schlow for an evening of fun and prizes as we host our first ever bingo night...
Fri Aug 22
7:00 pm
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Looking to refresh your stock of puzzles, or just clear out some extra space? Join...
Sat Aug 23
1:00 pm
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Come to Schlow on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays (schedule permitting: any date changes...
Sat Sep 06
2:00 pm
no registration required
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Join the club where comic enthusiasts discuss, draw, write, and collaborate! Whet...
Sat Sep 06
3:00 pm
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Enjoy needle arts like knitting, crochet, and embroidery? Join our in-person Needl...
Mon Sep 15
5:30 pm
no registration required
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Come to Schlow on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays (schedule permitting: any date changes...
Sat Sep 20
2:00 pm
no registration required
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Join the club where comic enthusiasts discuss, draw, write, and collaborate! Whet...
Sat Sep 20
3:00 pm
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Come to Schlow on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays (schedule permitting: any date changes...
Sat Oct 04
2:00 pm
no registration required
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Join the club where comic enthusiasts discuss, draw, write, and collaborate! Whet...
Sat Oct 04
3:00 pm
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Enjoy needle arts like knitting, crochet, and embroidery? Join our in-person Needl...
Mon Oct 06
5:30 pm
no registration required
Meet a Children’s Staff Member at the new Nature Center building for a special sto...
Sat Oct 18
10:30 am
registration opens September 2nd at 9:00am
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Come to Schlow on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays (schedule permitting: any date changes...
Sat Oct 18
2:00 pm
no registration required
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Join the club where comic enthusiasts discuss, draw, write, and collaborate! Whet...
Sat Oct 18
3:00 pm
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Enjoy needle arts like knitting, crochet, and embroidery? Join our in-person Needl...
Mon Oct 20
5:30 pm
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Come to Schlow on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays (schedule permitting: any date changes...
Sat Nov 01
2:00 pm
no registration required
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Join the club where comic enthusiasts discuss, draw, write, and collaborate! Whet...
Sat Nov 01
3:00 pm
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Enjoy needle arts like knitting, crochet, and embroidery? Join our in-person Needl...
Mon Nov 03
5:30 pm
no registration required
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Come to Schlow on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays (schedule permitting: any date changes...
Sat Nov 15
2:00 pm
no registration required
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Join the club where comic enthusiasts discuss, draw, write, and collaborate! Whet...
Sat Nov 15
3:00 pm
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Enjoy needle arts like knitting, crochet, and embroidery? Join our in-person Needl...
Mon Nov 17
5:30 pm
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Enjoy needle arts like knitting, crochet, and embroidery? Join our in-person Needl...
Mon Dec 01
5:30 pm
no registration required
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Enjoy needle arts like knitting, crochet, and embroidery? Join our in-person Needl...
Mon Dec 15
5:30 pm
no registration required
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Come to Schlow on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays (schedule permitting: any date changes...
Sat Dec 20
2:00 pm
no registration required
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Join the club where comic enthusiasts discuss, draw, write, and collaborate! Whet...
Sat Dec 20
3:00 pm