Join us for a storytime with a Children's Staff Member! Enjoy books, songs, fingerplays, and more. 

• Recommended for ages 2-6

Book club for adults (55+ years) where we discuss books, chat about books we've read, preview upcoming releases, and more!  This club meets at the Centre Region Active Adult Center at the Nittany Mall.

• For adults 55+
• Bring a friend

Upcoming reads

June 11: The Wedding People  by Alison Espach

July 9: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

Meet Jesse and his fantastic group of reptiles from the Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary! See these special creatures in person and ask Jesse questions about reptiles. 

• Recommended for grades K & up
• Registration suggested
• 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!

Local yoga instructor, Laxmi Lauzon, shares her expertise with the community. Stop by on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of June and August at 6:00pm to unwind after a long week at work.  

This is a drop-in yoga series for everyone; all skill levels are welcome. Please plan to bring a yoga mat and whatever accessories you need for comfort (towel, blocks, etc.).

Registration for individual programs is requested, but not required.

The visible mending workshop is for attendees with little to no mending skills. Want to learn how to sew on a button or hem a pair of pants? Learn basic hand-sewing techniques to help clothing stay out of landfills and last longer. Participants can bring in items they want to mend but are unsure of where to start.

For teens and adults. Registration required.

This program has been rescheduled from its original date.

Step into a world of color and light! Discover how light bends, bounces, splits into a rainbow, and even seems to disappear. Explore hands-on science where you’ll uncover the magic of optics through fun, interactive experiments!

Presented by Discovery Space.

Join Schlow for an evening of fun and prizes as we host our first ever bingo night! 

We'll host 8 games over the night. Cards are 3 for $3, or 6 for $5 (cash preferred, please). We hope to see you there!

Pre-registration is recommended, either online or via phone at 814.237.6236. Players must be 18+.

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

Join us for storytime with a Children's Staff Member! Enjoy books, songs, fingerplays, and more. 

• Recommended for ages 2-6
• Registration not required.

Join us for open gaming at Schlow! We provide a range of tabletop games and you provide the players. We are teaming up with the Tabletop and Role-Playing Gamers of Central PA to bring you a bigger and better gaming event! Members of this group have been meeting here on Saturdays and are excited to see new people and share the games they bring from their own collections.

Everyone is welcome!

Schlow's new Esports Club welcomes all individuals, new and experienced, to join a community that shares a common interest in gaming. With mentorship from members and alumni of the Penn State Esports Club, teens can experience what it is like to be part of a supportive gaming community featuring casual and competitive play while gaining valuable teamwork and collaborative skills. Join us to discover your potential! #CommunityEsports

Cryptids are the colorful creatures of our imagination. This summer, Schlow and Centre Region Parks and Recreation are working together to host a special scavenger hunt across the region’s parks. The self-guided search includes 10 different parks with hidden cryptids. When you find one of the creatures, visit Schlow’s Summer Reading website (reading.schlowlibrary.org)and enter the code found with each hidden cryptid. Teens and adults will receive prize entries for each one found.

Ever wanted to design your own board game?

This camp will help you learn about crafting engaging experiences for play, fostering player interaction, ensuring accessibility with intuitive rules, integrating themes seamlessly, and prioritizing high-quality components.

Participants will create their own tabletop / board game to take home, as well as explore several types of board and table-top games with the other campers.

Get a taste of what our spring and fall TLC classes are like! 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.

Enjoy needle arts like knitting, crochet, and embroidery? Join our in-person Needlework Club to spend time with others who enjoy these creative pastimes. The drop-in group welcomes all skills levels. Just grab your project bag and head to Schlow!

Who: 12+ years (no registration required!)

When: 1st and 3rd Monday of the month

Take on a new building challenge. Design your creation and take a picture to be displayed in our Lego Hall of Fame! 

• Recommended for ages 6-12

Stop by the Children's Department for a fun craft or activity. 

• Today we'll be making: Paper Crocodile Puppet!
• First come, first served
• Supplies are limited

Ever wanted to design your own board game?

This camp will help you learn about crafting engaging experiences for play, fostering player interaction, ensuring accessibility with intuitive rules, integrating themes seamlessly, and prioritizing high-quality components.

Participants will create their own tabletop / board game to take home, as well as explore several types of board and table-top games with the other campers.

Are you excited about science? Learn about STEM research being done by Penn State Graduate students with hands-on activities! Grown-ups: please plan to stay with your child during the program.

Today's topic: Hands-on Chemistry!

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

June's selection is The Art Thief by Michael Finkel.

From the publisher: "

In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, Michael Finkel gives us one of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of our times, a riveting story of art, theft, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost."