Schlow Library and the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts are pleased to pr...
Thu Jul 10
5:30 pm
no registration required
Classes & Events
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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
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
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Each month, we select a book to read and meet on the third Tuesday of the month to...
Tue Jul 15
5:30 pm
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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
Join Science Heroes on our mission to turn science into an adventure! Through hand...
Thu Jul 17
2:30 pm
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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
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Schlow's new Esports Club welcomes all individuals, new and experienced, to join a...
Sat Jul 19
1:00 pm
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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
Build resume and interview skills!
PA CareerLink's mobile center, The Link, will v...
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
no registration required
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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
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You’re invited to join us online with award-winning author Rex Ogl...
Wed Jul 23
4:00 pm
no registration required
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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
We are moving to the fourth WEDNESDAY of the month!
Join us to read and discuss t...
Wed Jul 23
6:30 pm
Learn a little puppet history and build your own simple hand puppet. Then, bring i...
Thu Jul 24
2:30 pm
Join Matt Maris from Local Historia for an evening of local history. James Munks w...
Thu Jul 24
6:30 pm
no registration required
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Feel the rhythm! Express yourself through group music-making. This workshop by Mat...
Fri Jul 25
10:30 am
Something sneaky’s afoot at the museum, and Detective Joe Flashlight is on the cas...
Sat Jul 26
10:30 am
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Join us for open gaming at Schlow! We provide a range of tabletop games and you pr...
Sat Jul 26
12:00 pm
no registration required
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Schlow's new Esports Club welcomes all individuals, new and experienced, to join a...
Sat Jul 26
1:00 pm
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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
no registration required
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
no registration required
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Stop into the Children’s Department and meet published children’s authors from the...
Wed Jul 30
2:30 pm
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You’re invited to a fascinating conversation with neurologist and ...
Thu Jul 31
2:00 pm
no registration required
Join us for an afternoon with Officer Kyleen Abrahamson! Start at Schlow to learn ...
Thu Jul 31
2:30 pm
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Celebrate the end of our Adult Summer Reading program by attending our Mystery Nig...
Fri Aug 01
6:30 pm
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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
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Schlow's new Esports Club welcomes all individuals, new and experienced, to join a...
Sat Aug 02
1:00 pm
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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
The LION Mobile Clinic uses a student-led free clinic model to increase access to ...
Tue Aug 05
10:30 am
no registration required
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Tue Aug 05
2:00 pm
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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
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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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Join us for open gaming at Schlow! We provide a range of tabletop games and you pr...
Sat Aug 09
12:00 pm
no registration required
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Schlow's new Esports Club welcomes all individuals, new and experienced, to join a...
Sat Aug 09
1:00 pm
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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
The Nittany Valley Writers’ Network is a sharing, supportive, and inspiring commun...
Tue Aug 12
6:30 pm
no registration required
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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
Book club for adults (55+ years) where we discuss books, chat about books we've re...
Wed Aug 13
12:15 pm
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Local yoga instructor, Laxmi Lauzon, shares her expertise with the community. Stop...
Thu Aug 14
6:00 pm
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Schlow's new Esports Club welcomes all individuals, new and experienced, to join a...
Sat Aug 16
1:00 pm
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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
Each month, we select a book to read and meet on the third Tuesday of the month to...
Tue Aug 19
5:30 pm
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Enjoy a free movie for kids at The State Theatre!
Today's movie: The Wild Robot, P...
Wed Aug 20
12:00 pm
no registration required
Register Online
Bring an appetite for sizzling drama as we discuss New York Times ...
Wed Aug 20
7:00 pm
no registration required
Join Schlow for an evening of fun and prizes as we host another fun bingo night!
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Fri Aug 22
7:00 pm
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Schlow's new Esports Club welcomes all individuals, new and experienced, to join a...
Sat Aug 23
1:00 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
no registration required
Build resume and interview skills!
PA CareerLink's mobile center, The Link, will v...
Tue Aug 26
10:00 am
no registration required
We are moving to the fourth WEDNESDAY of the month!
Join us to read and discuss t...
Wed Aug 27
6:30 pm
Register Online
Learn how to master the daily grind and become shatterproof in a t...
Thu Aug 28
2:00 pm
no registration required
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Local yoga instructor, Laxmi Lauzon, shares her expertise with the community. Stop...
Thu Aug 28
6:00 pm
The LION Mobile Clinic uses a student-led free clinic model to increase access to ...
Tue Sep 02
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 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
Build resume and interview skills!
PA CareerLink's mobile center, The Link, will v...
Tue Sep 23
10:00 am
no registration required
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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
no registration required
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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
no registration required
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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