About
The Mission of Schlow Centre Region Library:
- Schlow Centre Region Library opens doors for members of our diverse community to gather, share, and discover a wealth of ideas, the joy of reading, and the power of information by providing services and resources in a welcoming, convenient and responsive manner.
Schlow Centre Region Library's Vision:
- Schlow Centre Region Library will be our community's best and most sought after gathering place where all are welcome to pursue their interests, learn new skills, express their creativity, interact with other members of the community, and enhance their quality of life.
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During November, try to guess the title of the 2009 choice for Centre County Reads and enter the drawing to win a copy of the book. Submit a yes or no question for a clue by posting it here, on our blog or emailing centrecountyreads@gmail.com. -
The 2009 book selection will be announced on MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008- Read Pat and Kristina's Centre County Reads blog for recommendations and discussion of great books: community.centredaily.com
- Centre County Reads has left books around Centre County to enjoy and then pass on to others. Go to the Centre County Reads website for more details.
- Start your own book discussion group with Schlow's book discussion group kits. These are available for checkout from the adult department.
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Books, multimedia kits, magazines, compact disks, books on tape, cassettes, toys, long term videos, computer software & CD and cassette players are available for three (3) weeks.
Entertainment DVDs and Videos are available for a three (3) day checkout. Newspapers, projectors, referenceQuestions that you ask of library staff that require knowledge of the content of the collection or other resources such as those on the web. Sometimes you are referred to the answer, hence Reference. Reference can also refer to our reference materials that are often encyclopedic books that have many volumes and a concentrated number of facts and/or statistics. These materials usually have an overnight loan period so they are available in the library most of the time. books, screens, videocassette players and audiovisual equipment are available for short term loans.
Overdue Fines are:
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Schlow Centre Region Library opened in January of 1957. The first library, originally called the State College Public Library, was located on West College Avenue in two rooms in a house owned by State College businessman Charles Schlow. Local eighth graders conducted a massive community used book drive to establish the first collection of library books. In 1958 Mr. Schlow expanded the library by adding a storefront, and the library was renamed the Bella S. Schlow Memorial Library in memory of Charles' wife.
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The five public libraries in Centre County Library are all part of the Centre County Federation of Public Libraries, a public library system. Schlow Library serves the six municipalities in the State College area. The rest of the county is served by Centre County Library in Bellefonte and its branches in Centre Hall, Aaronsburg and Philipsburg and their bookmobile that travels throughout the county.
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Most library items circulate for three weeks and may be renewed twice, except when an item has been requested by another patron, in which case the item will be recalled after the initial loan period. Exceptions to the standard loan period include DVD's and VHS, which circulate for three days, and reference items, which circulate for 24 hours. The library also lends audio visual equipment, which have variable loan periods.
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Schlow Library, through the Central Pennsylvania Library District now offers free downloadable audio books!
Feature
 2007 and 2008 were banner years for Schlow Library! Schlow Library received two Best Practices Awards each year for services to children under the age of 6. These awards were granted by the Pennsylvania Library Association, and presented at the Early Learning Forum held in early April in Harrisburg. |
