Stories, songs, and lots of movement - a storytime for babies on the go and their grown-up.

• Recommended for babies ages 15 to 24 months

Grab your dice and gather your party! Join us for some adventures full of magic, mystery, and more!

Registration required. For 13 years - Adults.

Limit of 10 players. 

Experience songs and stories in a featured language!

Fun for speakers of all languages, including English! 

• Recommended for children ages 3-8 and their families.
• Today's featured language is: German
• Registration not required

Presented in partnership with Penn State Center for Language Science.

Find out what the Write and Illustrate Your Own Book Contest judges are looking for! Improve your writing skills and discuss mistakes to avoid. Please come with writing questions or ideas, or bring along one or two pages of your book for review. 

Join Art of Gold at Schlow Library for a creative afternoon. Art of Gold artists will provide plenty of materials — just bring your imagination! (Any extra multimedia materials you’d like to bring are also welcome.) Everyone will go home with a unique craft. No experience needed — drop in, relax, and create something special with the community. Registration is suggested.

February 7: Felt & Mosaic Bookmarks

March 28: Crochet Book Covers & Bookmarks

Come to Schlow on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays (schedule permitting: any date changes will be noted on each event) to join people of all ages in these classic games of strategy and patience. This event is in partnership with Happy Valley Go Club, an official chapter of the AGA (American Go Association). 

Children under 12 must be accompanied by a guardian.

All skill levels are welcome!

Meetings will be held in the Downsbrough Community Room, unless otherwise noted. 

Find out what the Write and Illustrate Your Own Book Contest judges are looking for! Improve your writing skills and discuss mistakes to avoid. Please come with writing questions or ideas, or bring along one or two pages of your book for review. 

Join the club where comic enthusiasts discuss, draw, write, and collaborate! ​Whether you want to work on your own designs, get advice about what to read next, or get together with friends to work on your group artistry project, Comics Club is for you.

Meetings are hybrid: simultaneously in person and online. In-person attendance doesn't require registration. For virtual attendance, registration is required.

Stop in to learn how shapes combine naturally and how they can be shifted into patterns for applications such as quilting, architecture, etc. This program is based upon the AAUW Let’s Read Math program.

• Recommended for kids in grades 1-5.
• Registration suggested.

Sponsored by the AAUW State College Branch.

Interested in flower arranging? It's an easy and relaxing hobby, one that can instantly change your surroundings. Join Maria as she walks through the very basics of flower arranging. Materials will be provided. Register in advance as space and materials are limited. 

Join us in the Downsbrough Community Room - a place for you to play with your child and talk with other parents, and learn from an early childhood specialist from Strawberry Fields.

Each TLC class concludes with clean-up practice followed by a snack of Cheerios and water and a short storytime.

Join us in the Downsbrough Community Room - a place for you to play with your child and talk with other parents, and learn from an early childhood specialist from Strawberry Fields.

Each TLC class concludes with clean-up practice followed by a snack of Cheerios and water and a short storytime.

Sweet stories, songs, and lapsit rhymes - a playtime just for baby and grown-up.

• Ages: Newborn to 14 months
• Where: Children's Activity Room
• Limit: 20

Tuesdays at 9:30am

• January 20
• January 27
• February 3
• February 10

Session 1 registrations begin Tuesday, January 6 at 9am.

Please note: 

Stories, songs, and lots of movement - a storytime for babies on the go and their grown-up.

Ages: 15 to 24 months

Where: Children's Activity Room

Limit: 20

Tuesdays at 10:30am

• January 20

• January 27

• February 3

• February 10

Session 1 registrations begin Tuesday, January 6 at 9am.

Please note: 

Sandra Jackson-Opoku’s debut cozy mystery, Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes won the Malice Minotaur Award for First Traditional Mystery. It is a Library Reads Top 10 Pick, a Woman’s World Book Club selection, and Edgar Award nominee.

Singing, dancing, fingerplays, and stories - a fun time for you and your toddler.

• Ages: 24 to 36 months
• Where: Children's Activity Room
• Limit: 20

Session 1 registrations begin Tuesday, January 6 at 9am.

Wednesdays at 9:30am

• January 21
• January 28
• February 4
• February 11

Please note: 

We love stories! Join us for stories, songs, flannelboards, and more.

• Ages: 3 to 5 years
• Where: Children's Activity Room
• Limit: 20

Session 1 registrations begin Tuesday, January 6 at 9am.

Wednesdays at 10:30am

• January 21
• January 28
• February 4
• February 11

Please note: 

Each month, we select a book to read and meet on the second Wednesday of the month to discuss our thoughts. 

February's selection is We All Live Here by JoJo Moyes. 

From Kirkus: "Moyes combines the warmth of an Annabel Monaghan rom-com with the humanity of a Catherine Newman novel, creating a story that will provoke tears and laughter. [We All Live Here is] a moving, realistic look at one woman’s postdivorce family life that manages to be both poignant and funny.”"

Register Online

Homeschoolers! Join us for an art activity each month. 

Today's activity is: Paper Bag Villages

• Recommended for ages 5-12
• Limit: 16
• Registration required. Registration is for this program date only. 
• Please note: Our website currently is unable to send confirmation emails upon registration. You will receive a reminder email from a Children's Department staff member a few days before the event!