Adult & Teen Event Calendar 2020 WINTER

Presents an Evening with Alice McDermott

Thursday, April 16, 7:30pm–9pm FREEMAN AUDITORIUM, HUB-ROBESON CENTER

Join us for the culmination of our annual community read of Alice McDermott’s book, ! The novel won the for fiction in 1998. Her eighth book, The Ninth Hour (2017) appeared on numerous “best books of the year” lists. Three of her previous novels were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. McDermott is the Richard A. Macksey Professor of the Humanities at Johns Hopkins University and a member of the New York State Writers Hall of Fame. She will visit the Centre Region courtesy of Penn State University’s English Department and the Mary E. Rolling Reading series. Book sales and signing to follow

Watch for more Centre County Reads events in the brochure or online at centrecountyreads.org

Schlow Centre Region Library | 211 S. Allen Street | 814.237.6236 | [email protected]

LIBRARY HOURS: Monday through Wednesday 9am-8pm | Thursdays 12pm-8pm | Friday 9am-6pm | Saturday 9am-5pm | Sunday 1pm-5pm S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4

LIBRARY 5pm-7:45pm 4pm-5:30pm 2pm-4pm Of Dice & Dragons Comics Club Go & Chess CLOSED JOYCE’S SUN ROOM JOYCE’S SUN ROOM Clubs January MUSSER ROOM

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2pm-4pm 5:30pm-7:30pm 6pm-7:30pm 4pm-5:30pm Go & Chess Knitting Club Schlow Stitchers Comics Club JOYCE’S SUN ROOM JOYCE’S SUN ROOM JOYCE’S SUN ROOM Clubs MUSSER ROOM

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12:15pm-1pm 5:30pm-7:30pm CR Active Adult SCORE: Book Club 21st Century 4pm-5:30pm 2pm-4pm NITTANY MALL Customer Service Comics Club Go & Chess Clubs The Wedding Guest COMMUNITY ROOM JOYCE’S SUN ROOM MUSSER ROOM by Jonathan Kellerman

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Setsucon 2020 2pm-3pm 10am-4pm 6:30pm-7:30pm Afternoon Boardgaming Meetup 5:30pm-7:30pm Evening Book Club 4pm-5:30pm COMMUNITY ROOM Knitting Club Book Club JOYCE’S SUN ROOM Comics Club 10:30am-11:30am JOYCE’S SUN ROOM JOYCE’S SUN ROOM Eleanor Oliphant is JOYCE’S SUN ROOM Schlow Labs Charming Billy Completely Fine MUSSER ROOM by Alice McDermott by Gail Honeyman 2pm-4pm Go & Chess Clubs MUSSER ROOM

26 27 28 29 30 31 10am-2pm Visit CareerLink’s Mobile Center 4pm-5:30pm IN FRONT OF LIBRARY First Day of Comics Club JOYCE’S SUN ROOM Winter Reading

Schlow Labs: 2020 Winter Reading - Teens & Adults Genealogy for Beginners Sunday, January 26 - Tuesday, March 31, 2020 You loved the challenge of reading the winter away in 2019! Set your goal Saturday, January 25, 10:30am-11:30am for this season, then read to win. MUSSER ROOM

• Register with your previous Reading@Schlow username and password or create a Have you ever wanted to delve into your family new one. (If you need help retrieving your username or password, contact the history? Robbin Degeratu from Centre County Reference Desk at [email protected].) Library Historical Museum will show you how to • Set a Goal! Choose the number of books you want to read in two months. start high-quality genealogy research. • Record Your Reading! Enter the title and author of the book you’ve read. Registration is required. • Participate in Quests! Completing Book Bingo, Centre County Reads, Reading Goal, and Basic Reading Quests will gain you bonus entries into the Final Prize drawing. • Final Prize Drawing: Friday, April 3, 2019 • Prizes include: 2020 CRPR Season Pool Pass, $100 Out of Print gift card, $50 The Bicycle Shop gift card, Clownfish Stuffed Animal, Stingray Stuffed Animal. www.schlowlibrary.org • Visit reading.schlowlibrary.org for more details! S M T W T F S 1

2pm-4pm Go & Chess Clubs February MUSSER ROOM

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10:30am-11:30am 4pm-5:30pm Schlow Labs: 5:30pm-7:30pm 5pm-7:45pm iPad Tips and Tricks Comics Club Knitting Club Of Dice & Dragons MUSSER ROOM JOYCE’S SUN ROOM JOYCE’S SUN ROOM JOYCE’S SUN ROOM 2pm-4pm Go & Chess Clubs MUSSER ROOM

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6pm-7:30pm 2pm-4pm 4pm-5:30pm Schlow Stitchers Go & Chess JOYCE’S SUN ROOM Comics Club Clubs JOYCE’S SUN ROOM MUSSER ROOM

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 10am-4pm 6:30pm-7:30pm 12:15pm-1pm 5:30pm-7:30pm Boardgaming Evening CR Active Adult SCORE: Meetup 5:30pm-7:30pm Book Club Book Club Effective Social 4pm-5:30pm COMMUNITY ROOM Knitting Club JOYCE’S SUN ROOM NITTANY MALL Media Strategies Comics Club 2pm-4pm JOYCE’S SUN ROOM The One in a Lady in the Lake for your Small JOYCE’S SUN ROOM Million Boy by Laura Lippman Go & Chess Business Clubs by Monica Wood COMMUNITY ROOM MUSSER ROOM

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 10:30am-11:30am 10am-2pm 2pm-3pm Schlow Labs: Indie Authors at Visit Career Link’s Afternoon 4pm-5:30pm Personal Privacy the Mic Mobile Center Book Club Comics Club Online IN FRONT OF LIBRARY JOYCE’S SUN ROOM 2pm-4:30pm JOYCE’S SUN ROOM MUSSER ROOM Charming Billy QUIET AREA 2pm-4pm by Alice McDermott Go & Chess Clubs MUSSER ROOM

Schlow Labs: Indie Authors at the Mic iPad Tips and Tricks Sunday, February 23, 2pm-4:30pm 2ND FLOOR, QUIET AREA Saturday, February 8, 10:30am-11:30am MUSSER ROOM Meet a few of the talented local authors working in the Centre Region as they take over the Quiet Area to host an afternoon of Apple released its new mobile readings, snacks, and book signings. Each author will read briefly operating system last September. from their work and be available for signings after the event. In this class, Maria will review the Join the celebration, and be among the first to snag a copy of new features of iOS 13 with photo J.L. Delozier’s latest release, Con Me Once, published February 5th. settings, storage, security features, and how to better navigate *Authors: register for time at the mic on schlowlibrary.org. the device. Register online at Preparation instructions will follow. Space is limited. Schlowlibrary.org Book sales and catering thanks to our partners at Webster’s Bookstore & Cafe. S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

6:30pm-7:30pm 2pm-4pm 5:30pm-7:30pm Re-viewing History: 5pm-7:45pm 4pm-5:30pm Centering the Of Dice & Dragons Comics Club Go & Chess Knitting Club Clubs JOYCE’S SUN ROOM Stories of JOYCE’S SUN ROOM JOYCE’S SUN ROOM Immigrants MUSSER ROOM COMMUNITY ROOM

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6:30pm-7:30pm 2pm-4pm Nittany Valley 6pm-7:30pm 4pm-5:30pm Go & Chess Writers’ Network Schlow Stitchers Comics Club MUSSER ROOM JOYCE’S SUN ROOM JOYCE’S SUN ROOM Clubs MUSSER ROOM

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12:15pm- 6:30pm-7:30pm 5:30pm-7:30pm 1:15pm Evening SCORE: 2pm-4pm 5:30pm-7:30pm CR Active Adult 4pm-5:30pm Book Club So, You Want Knitting Club Comics Club Go & Chess JOYCE’S SUN ROOM Book Club to Open a JOYCE’S SUN ROOM JOYCE’S SUN ROOM Clubs Women Rowing North NITTANY MALL Ask Again, Yes Restaurant? MUSSER ROOM by Mary Pipher COMMUNITY ROOM by Mary Beth Keane

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2pm-3pm 10am-4pm 10am-2pm Afternoon 6:30pm-7:30pm Boardgame 7pm-8:30pm CCR Writing Visit Career Link’s Book Club Nonfiction Meetup An Evening with Contest Deadline Mobile Center JOYCE’S SUN ROOM Book Club COMMUNITY ROOM Elizabeth Rush IN FRONT OF LIBRARY The One in a JOYCE’S SUN ROOM 2pm-4pm COMMUNITY ROOM 4pm-5:30pm Million Boy Automating Inequality Go & Chess by Virginia Eubanks Comics Club by Monica Wood JOYCE’S SUN ROOM Clubs MUSSER ROOM

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3:30pm-5pm CCR Roundtable MANN ASSEMBLY ROOM, Final Day of PATERNO LIBRARY Winter Reading March

Nittany Valley Writers’ Network Presents: An Evening with Elizabeth Rush The Heart and Mind of a Thriller with Monday, March 23, 7pm-8:30pm Jen Delozier and Sarah Stephens DOWNSBROUGH COMMUNITY ROOM Tuesday, March 10, 6:30pm-7:30pm Acclaimed author Elizabeth Rush will visit the Centre DOWNSBROUGH COMMUNITY ROOM Region in honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Rush’s book, Rising: Dispatches from the New American Sarah Stephens is a developmental psychologist. J.L. Delozier Shore, was nominated for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for is a physician. Both write intense thrillers, which showcase their General Nonfiction and bears witness to the extreme respective expertise. Join them for a discussion exploring why impact of coastal changes on individuals, communities, readers and writers are so often drawn to the darker side of human and economic well-being. A featured speaker at the behavior and relationships. Both authors will discuss their own pull 2019 Chautauqua Institute, Rush received her MFA in towards the genre, their insights in writing crime fiction, and their nonfiction from Southern New Hampshire University, and thoughts on what makes the perfect villain. Is it a heart of darkness teaches creative nonfiction at Brown University. or a twisted mind? Maybe it’s both. Or maybe it’s something far more familiar to all of us. Book signing and sale to follow. Presented in collaboration with the Penn State University Sustainability Institute and the Schlow Library Foundation S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 12:30pm-1:30pm 12:30pm-1:30pm 10:30am-11:30am RU You Can Garden COMMUNITY ROOM Schlow Labs: COMMUNITY ROOM 6pm G Suite 4pm-5:30pm Virginia Eubanks MUSSER ROOM Comics Club Visits 2pm-4pm FREEMAN AUDITORIUM-HUB JOYCE’S SUN ROOM Go & Chess Clubs April 5pm-7:45pm Winter Reading MUSSER ROOM Of Dice & Dragons Final Prize Drawing JOYCE’S SUN ROOM 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12:30pm-1:30pm 12:30pm-1:30pm Research 2pm-4pm 5:30pm-7:30pm You Can Garden Unplugged COMMUNITY ROOM Knitting Club Go & Chess COMMUNITY ROOM JOYCE’S SUN ROOM 4pm-5:30pm Clubs 6pm-7:30pm Comics Club MUSSER ROOM Schlow Stitchers JOYCE’S SUN ROOM JOYCE’S SUN ROOM

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 12:15pm-1pm 12:30pm-1:30pm CR Active Adult RU 12:30pm-1:30pm 6:30pm-7:30pm COMMUNITY ROOM Book Club 2pm-4pm Nittany Valley You Can Garden LIBRARY NITTANY MALL 5:30pm-7:30pm COMMUNITY ROOM Go & Chess Writers’ Network Where the Crawdads Sing SCORE Clubs DOWNSBROUGH by Della Owens 4pm-5:30pm CLOSED COMMUNITY ROOM MUSSER ROOM COMMUNITY ROOM 6pm-9pm 7:30pm-9pm Comics Club National Issues Forum: Alice McDermott JOYCE’S SUN ROOM Climate Action Visits CPI, BELLEFONTE FREEMAN AUDITORIUM-HUB

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 10am-4pm Boardgaming 6:30pm-7:30pm 2pm-3pm 12:30pm-1:30pm Meetup 5:30pm-7:30pm Evening Afternoon 12:30pm-1:30pm You Can Garden COMMUNITY ROOM Knitting Club Book Club Book Club Research COMMUNITY ROOM 10:30am-11:30am JOYCE’S SUN ROOM JOYCE’S SUN ROOM JOYCE’S SUN ROOM Unplugged 4pm-5:30pm Schlow Labs City of Girls Women Rowing North PASTO AG MUSEUM Comics Club MUSSER ROOM by Elizabeth Gilbert by Mary Pipher JOYCE’S SUN ROOM 2pm-4pm Go & Chess Clubs MUSSER ROOM

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10am-2pm Visit CareerLink’s 12:30pm-1:30pm Mobile Center Research IN FRONT OF LIBRARY Unplugged PASTO AG MUSEUM

Research Unplugged Returns! You CAN Garden! Thursdays, 12:30pm-1:30pm You SHOULD Garden! DOWNSBROUGH COMMUNITY ROOM (* 4/23 AND 4/30 AT PASTO AG MUSEUM) A How-To Series for Perennially- Puzzled Wanna-Be Gardeners From spotted lanternflies to Youtube videos! This popular speaker series, presented in collaboration Fridays, 12:30pm-1:30pm with Penn State University’s Office of Government and DOWNSBROUGH COMMUNITY ROOM Community Relations, delivers weeks of stimulating talks by University faculty on timely topics. Don’t miss RU on the Road at Want a garden but don’t know how to the Pasto Agricultural Museum on April 23 and 30! start? What to plant? Learn how easy it is to garden to benefit your home Events are free and open to the public. and wildlife! Light refreshments are provided. Presented in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Native Plant Society. Special thanks to Irving’s, Penn State’s Office of Government & Community Relations, The Pasto Agricultural Museum, and patrons like you who sponsor this program! National Issues Forum: Climate Action Wednesday, April 15, 6pm-9pm CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 540 N. HARRISON ROAD, PLEASANT GAP

How does climate change affect us as residents of Coming April 1! Centre County? How can we together meet the The 2020 Census counts every challenges of a warming and changing environment? person living in the 50 states, District Join us for an evening of meaningful, non-partisan of Columbia, and five U.S. territories. deliberation that seeks common ground on climate It’s safe, important, and accessible. effects and actionable solutions. The results impact funding for states, communities, schools, and libraries Presented in collaboration with the Penn State for years to come. Beginning University Sustainability Institute. mid-March, keep an eye out for documents delivered in the US mail that will ask you how you want to Coming Soon: Summer Reading respond. Don’t have the Internet at We’re looking forward to an exciting summer of special home? Schlow is your portal to the events and library-wide reading challenges. Adults and 2020 census. Teens can set their own goals and participate in book Be counted! quests! Plan to read all summer and win!

Schlow 24/7 New! Have you seen RBdigital’s Audiobooks? Imagine Your Story Announcing a new service for audiobook fans! RBdigital offers thousands of audiobook titles by bestselling authors with no lines and no waiting! To get started, find the link under eBooks & More at schlowlibrary.org.

Available on iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, or Nook. One on One Help Need help with your device? Want to learn how to What’s all the hoopla about? access ebooks? We can help. Call 814.237.6236 or email [email protected] to make a free, Stay tuned this spring as 1-hour appointment with staff. Schlow rolls out hoopla, a new streaming service that allows you to instantly borrow eBooks, audiobooks, comics, movies, music and more! If you’re missing your songs on Freegal, you will LIKE US! find even more great music here!