This event has been cancelled due to a conflict. Please join us for our future Nerf events in this Summer!

Nerf? Teens versus parents for Valentine's Day? In the LIBRARY?! Heck yeah! 

Schlow’s Nerf events are too fun to be missed. From humans-versus-zombies to multi-stage space battles, we’ll have a variety of games at our Nerf Night. Teens bring your parents and your Nerf weaponry (unmodified, dart-ammo only, please).

Ms. Margot’s Music Baby & Me music classes provide a “joyful, gentle” way to introduce music into early learning and development for babies and offer a fun, social experience for young children. Join Ms. Margot for both her award-winning original songs and classics designed for easy sing-along, movement, instruments, and play and interaction between you and your baby.

Drop in to play a variety of games with the Tabletop and Role-Playing Gamers of Central PA. All ages and skill levels welcome.

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

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

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

Fascinated by true crime? Schlow's Adult & Teen Services staff is here to help you learn the ins and outs of detail-focused research to help you learn more.

Although snakes have a reputation as a scary reptile, this program seeks to teach children how friendly and helpful they really are! Students will learn about common snake species of Pennsylvania, including which are venomous and how to respect snakes in the wild. We will explore adaptations like snakes they move, hunt, eat, shed, and taste the air through a special organ in their mouths!

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.

Come work on the Pollinator Yarn Garden in person! All skill levels welcome. Never knitted or crocheted before, no problem! This is a great opportunity to get started.

We need your help to create a yarn mural! The project, Pollinator Yarn Garden: Community Grows at Schlow, invites members of the community to help build a fiber pollinator garden which will be installed on the gates of the Readers Garden at Schlow Library.

We are looking for folks who can use yarn to make bees, butterflies, flowers, leaves, or really anything that would be at home in a pollinator garden. The colors are up to you but our only requests are that you:

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

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

February's selection is Eileen Garvin's Crow Talk. 

Crow Talk is a moving story of hope, healing, and unexpected friendship set amidst the wild natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest.\

This club is currently held as a hybrid meeting. Those who wish to attend online should register, and will receive the Zoom link in an email before the meeting.

The Schlow Library Foundation will be hosting the next Cheers to Art FUNdraiser on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 6pm at The Arena at Northland Bowl. Join us for a fun evening of painting and conversation supporting the Schlow Library Foundation. To register, email northlandbowl@northlandbowl.com.

Enjoy a concert by the Penn State Music Service Club as they share fun facts about music!

• Recommended for ages 3 and 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!

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

• Recommended for babies up to 14 months old.
• Registration not required.

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

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

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

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

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. 

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.