Schlow s Adult & Teen Event Calendar. A vivid, nontraditional western with plenty of twists..

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1 Winter 2017 Schlow s Adult & Teen Event Calendar Centre County Reads 2017 Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee April 6, 7pm-8pm Nittany Lion Inn, Ballroom C Book signing to follow A vivid, nontraditional western with plenty of twists.. Publisher s Weekly, Starred Review Joins us for the culmination of the annual one book, one community read. Stacey Lee will visit the Centre Region to discuss her novel and her work with weneeddiversebooks.org. Watch for more Centre County Reads events in the brochure or online at Centrecountyreads.org Schlow Centre Region Library 211 S. Allen Street refdesk@schlowlibrary.org Winter Hours (January-April): Monday Wednesday 9am-8pm Thursdays 12pm-8pm Friday 9am-6pm Saturday 9am-5pm Sunday 1pm-5pm

2 Library Closed Library Closed 7 Meetup Nittany Valley Writers Network am and 1pm Introduction to 3D Printing The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters Center Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers Excellent Daughters by Katherine Zoepf 10am and 1pm GfG: ebook Basics January 3D Printing Classes for Teens and Adults Once a month in January, February, March, April, May The Lulzbots are loaded and ready to print parts for you! Join us for a new series of short classes and hands-on activities that will help familiarize you with all aspects of 3D printing. Instructors from Penn State s Center for Innovative Materials Processing through Direct Digital Deposition (CIMP-3D) and Engineering Design Program are ready to guide you through the basics of part design to modelling and 3D printing on your own. Classes are designed for ages 11 to 99. Registration is required as space for classes will be limited. Register online at SchlowLibrary.org This project is made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf, Governor.

3 :30am-11:30am GFG: Android Basics 1pm-4pm PSU Engineering Ambassadors Events Sun room Nittany Valley Writers Network Center A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler pm-4pm Under a Painted Sky: Centre County Reads Kick-off Event Sun room Truly Madly Guilty A Man Called Ove Bellefonte Art by Liane Moriarty by Frederik Backman Museum & Centre County Library 18 Boardgame Meetup 10am-12pm (Teens) 1pm-3pm (Adults) 3D Printing Class February February 19, 1pm-4pm Bellefonte Art Museum & Centre County Library Come celebrate with us. Centre County Reads kicks off at the Bellefonte Art Museum and the Centre County Library and Historical Museum with a host of family-friendly events planned. From trail food to tours of the Underground Railroad Gallery. There will be poker, puzzles, and dress up trunks. For the perfect afternoon to get you in the mood for some reading. Kick-off Under a Painted Sky One Community Reading One Book Wanted Writing Contest Don t miss out on this opportunity to submit your best writing to the Center for American Literary Studies as they support the community read of Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee. What does it mean to be wanted? The answer is up to you. Prizes will be awarded for best short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and entry for a writer under 18. More details can be found in the Centre County Reads brochure. Entries due by March 13. Send Submissions to cals@psu.edu

4 March Sun room Nittany Valley Writers Network (NVWN) 4pm-5:30pm Rethinking the American West, a CCR Round Table Event Mann Assembly Room, Paterno Library Center Under A Painted Sky by Stacey Lee Research Unplugged Meetup 18 10:30am-11:30am Gadgets for Grownups: ipad Basics Under A Painted Sky by Stacey Lee Under A Painted Sky by Stacey Lee Research Unplugged Research Unplugged 10am-12pm (Teens) 1pm-3pm (Adults) 3D Printing Class Research Unplugged Returns! Thursdays 12:30pm 1:30pm Downsbrough This popular speaker series in collaboration with Penn State University s Office of Government and Community Relations delivers four weeks of stimulating talks by University faculty on timely topics. Events are free and open to the public. Light refreshments are provided. Special thanks to Irving s and patrons like you who sponsor this program!

5 1 April Research Unplugged Centre County Reads Author Events :30pm-2pm 14 Lunch & Lit(erature) Nittany Valley Writers Network 15 10:30am-11:30am GFG: Introducing Schlow s Public 3D Printers Library Closed The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen Center A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates 22 10am-12pm (Teens) 1pm-3pm (Adults) 3D Printing Class 29 Meetup Schlow Stitchers 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 5:30pm to 7:30pm Sun room Do you cross stitch, embroider, or tat? This bi-monthly craft group welcomes new members to stitch together. Just learning? That s great! This group is ready to help you master a new stitch. Bring needles, floss, and sass. Lunch and Lit(erature) a New Author Series 12:30pm to 2:00pm Downsbrough Bring a bagged lunch and join the discussion. Book sales and signing to follow. Our moderated author series for the lunch crowd returns! A conversation with poet and author Laura Mazza-Dixon, author of Forged by Joy, a new collection of poems from Antrim House Books Showing how the cauldron of grief and despair can produce hard-earned joy wrought on the anvil of courage and faith, Laura Mazza-Dixon has forged a book to inspire all who yearn to move past seemingly insurmountable losses... Antrim House Books

6 Coming soon! Summer Reading Build a Better World! We re looking forward to an exciting summer of special events and library-wide reading challenges. We ve built our own Reading@Schlow website to make our programs better than ever. Adults and Teens can set their own goals and go on book quests! Read all summer for fun and prizes! Out and About Center 3rd Wednesdays, 12:15pm - 1:15pm, by Sears Enjoy reading? Join the at the newly relocated Centre Region Active Adult Center in the! Meetup! Saturdays Jan 7, Feb 18, March 11, April 29 Downsbrough Join us for open gaming at Schlow! Teaming up with the Tabletop and Role-Playing Gamers of Central PA, we provide a range of tabletop games and you provide the players. Everyone is welcome! Available games include: Bohnanza Carcassonne Chess Checkers Compounded Dixit Dominion Forbidden Island Pandemic Scrabble Shadow Hunters Playing Cards Ticket to Ride Ultimate Werewolf and more No registration necessary Introducing Flipster A new online magazine platform. Simple and easy to use. Download the most popular issues to ipad or Android devices. Gadget Help Need help with your device? Want to learn how to access ebooks? We can help. Call or refdesk@schlowlibrary.org to make a free, 30 minute appointment with staff. Like us! music From Dubstep to Classical, help yourself to 5 songs or music videos a week. Yours forever via free music service Freegal. More than 10 million songs to choose from! Need help? Schedule 1-1 Gadget Help today by calling