James V. Brown Library

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Miss Nina has created a list of books about pigs for the April Friday Flannel kit. Stop by and pick one up or get a copy of one of these books to read!

There's always something new happening at the Library

Today is Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cooper and family Day #OwnADay

If you're missing in-person books clubs, here are few you can join online!

Dr. George H. Parkes, director of the Williamsport Technical Institute, will consult the Inter-American Educational Foundation in Panama to build a vocational school to train young men and women for work in the Canal Zone. This was published in the November 19, 1944, edition of the Grit on Page 44. Read more about this in the James V. Brown Library’s digital archives at jvbrown.edu. Newspaper articles after December 31, 1922, can be accessed from inside the library building.

Miss Nina shares the next Cultural Connections kit, which features Music Around the World! The kits will be available starting Monday in the first-floor of the Children's Wing, one per family while supplies last.

Dana shares a poem that is special to her: "Excelsior!" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Such inspiring books!

#Caturday #SaturdaySilly

So THIS explains our obsession with true-crime documentaries and podcasts

Dana's weekly book review: Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson

Amanda Gorman isn't the only black poet you should know about during National Poetry Month #poems #poetry

Happy birthday, Haruki Murakami!

In honor of National Poetry Month, Librarian Laura shares her favorite poem, "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes.

Penguin Random House Kids has a fun 30-day reading challenge! How many can you complete this month?

A huge thank you to @sara_elise.85 of @lotus.blossom.letters for offering a fun #virtual #handlettering workshop for kids tonight! This participant enjoyed it! #community #lifelonglearning #williamsportpa #librariestransform #librariesofinstagram

It's that time of the year when great book lists come out! What books are you looking forward to reading in 2021?

Join Miss Megan for another Monday Morning Make and Take! This week we have a snowflake kit! These kits are available while supplies last.

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Anyone else binge watching this on Netflix right now?

Did you know that in 1919, the Williamsport High School basketball team was preparing its biggest trip of the season to play in DuBois against their rival at Clearfield High School? According to the Wednesday, January 22, 1919, edition of the Gazette and Bulletin, Coach Hartman was confident his team would win. Find this fact and more in the digital archives of the James V. Brown Library at jvbrown.edu. Newspaper articles after December 31, 1922, can be accessed from inside the library building.

This list has been making its round on social media - how many can you get?

Today is in honor of All the Wright Dogs

Satur-DIY - Dana shows you how to make a unique clear ornament using book pages. 35 Take and Make kits featuring an ornament, glue and book page strips are available while supplies last at the Market Street Holds Pickup Desk!