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August 7th, 2024 | Pick up your books at the Centre County Libraries after hours |
June 3rd, 2024 | Begin an adventure with your public library this summer |
January 31st, 2024 | Holt Memorial Library installs building improvements |
January 29th, 2024 | Library is accepting submissions for the 39th Young Author and Illustrator Contest |
September 7th, 2023 | Library offers another book club for mystery lovers |
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We don't get impressed by that Ferrari or Mustang. We miss our Bookmobile!
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Image info: Several bookmobiles pictured with the text "If you're trying to impress me with your vehicle...it better be a bookmobile!
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Happy #WomensEqualityDay! In 1973, the US Congress designated August 26th as "Women's Equality Day" to commemorate the 1920 certification of the #19thAmendment to the Constitution. Celebrate today or this week by reading a book about #WomensEquality or #WomensSuffrage. Check out our list of some books on the subject that you can check out at our libraries: https://search.centrecountylibrary.org/MyResearch/MyList/13047
Join us at the #HoltMemorialLibrary next Wednesday, Sept. 4th at 1 PM for our afternoon #BookClub. This month, we will be discussing the novel, #TheBerryPickers, by Amanda Peters. There is no need to sign up, but you can call the library at 814-342-1987 if you have any questions.
Happy birthday to actress and activist @themarleematlin ! She is the youngest Best Actress Oscar winner and first deaf performer to win an acting Oscar. She advocates for the hearing impaired community and for disability rights.
Image: A photo of Horatio the Cat dressed in a pink dress and blonde wig to emulate actress Marlin Matlin, as seen on the cover of her book "I'll Scream Later." He sits next to the book, a cat "Oscar" statuette, and images of the films "CODA," "Children of a Lesser God," and the TV series "The West Wing" in which Matlin performed.
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If you have a library card in Pennsylvania, you can access a variety of databases on different subjects and for different age groups on www.powerlibrary.org. Some of our favorite databases that you can access there are AP Newsroom (high quality current news and photographs), Auto Repair Source, and the National Geographic Magazine Archive.
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Learning about #Yoga with DVDs and books from your public library? #VeryDemure #VeryMindful #HealthLiteracy
You can now view a tri-fold display about the history of the #IronIndustry in #BellefontePA inside the Sieg Room of the #CentreCountyHistoricalMuseum. The project was made by one of our historical museum volunteers, Norah Fisher. Thank you for your contribution Norah!
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Look at the new items coming to the library shelves soon! The #CentreHallAreaBranchLibrary will be adding the entirety of "Grey's Anatomy" to the shelf and each of our branches will be getting a copy of #JodiPicoult's latest novel, #ByAnyOtherName. See any items that you're excited for?
Our locations now offer book pickup
lockers to pick up your requested items 24/7! Learn more on our website (link in bio).
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