Sweet stories, songs, and lapsit rhymes - a playtime just for baby and grown-up.

• Recommended for babies up to 14 months old.
• Registration not required.

Join us for open gaming at Schlow! We provide a range of tabletop games and you provide the players. We are teaming up with the Tabletop and Role-Playing Gamers of Central PA to bring you a bigger and better gaming event! Members of this group have been meeting here on Saturdays and are excited to see new people and share the games they bring from their own collections.

Everyone is welcome!

Join us for storytime with a Children's Staff Member! Enjoy books, songs, fingerplays, and more. 

• Recommended for ages 2-6
• Registration not required.

The Nittany Valley Writers’ Network is a sharing, supportive, and inspiring community linking local writers of all genres and levels of experience. All writers, be they expert or novice, published or hopeful, are welcome!

NVWN also serves as a connecting point for local critique groups.

This month, author and humorist Dave Agans will speak on "The Elements of Smile," a funny guide to writing funny.

Please join Community Diversity Group (CDG) and Schlow Library volunteers for opportunities to practice your English and get to know your local community.

Centre Gives begins at 8am this morning! We are kicking things off with a bang by running our first Power Hour from 8am-9am this morning. Your donation anytime during Centre Gives helps earn additional prize pool money for the Schlow Library Foundation, but donating during our Power Hour today will help the Schlow Library Foundation earn even more of that prize pool money! Your support helps color our world. Thank you.

Join us for a storytime with a Children's Staff Member! Enjoy books, songs, fingerplays, and more. 

• Recommended for ages 2-6

Book club for adults (55+ years) where we discuss books, chat about books we've read, preview upcoming releases, and more!  This club meets at the Centre Region Active Adult Center at the Nittany Mall.

• For adults 55+
• Bring a friend

Upcoming reads

January 8: Book Chat to Preview New Releases

February 12: The Maid by Nita Prose

Register Online

Grab your popcorn, grab your friend, and join us for an propulsive online conversation with author Liann Zhang as she chats with us about her debut thriller Julie Chan is Dead. 

Julie Chan has nothing. Her twin sister has everything. Except a pulse.

Centre Gives ends tonight at 8pm! We are starting the last day strong with a Power Hour from 9am-10am this morning. Your donation anytime during Centre Gives helps earn additional prize pool money for the Schlow Library Foundation, but donating during our Power Hour today will help the Schlow Library Foundation earn even more of that prize pool money! Your support helps color our world. Thank you.

Put on your dancing shoes and shake out your sillies! Enjoy movement and music with the whole family. We'll have musical games, guided dance times, and free dance. 

• Recommended for ages 2 and up. 
• Registration suggested but not required.
• Please note: Our website currently is unable to send confirmation emails upon registration. You will receive a reminder email from a Children's Department staff member a few days before the event!

Meet us at Autumnwood Park to celebrate the installation of Chippy Chipmunk Parties in the Garden and make a chipmunk mask to wear as you read the story. The CRPR Rec on the Go vehicle will also be on site for some outdoor fun!

Schlow's new Esports Club welcomes all individuals, new and experienced, to join a community that shares a common interest in gaming. With mentorship from members and alumni of the Penn State Esports Club, teens can experience what it is like to be part of a supportive gaming community featuring casual and competitive play while gaining valuable teamwork and collaborative skills. Join us to discover your potential! #CommunityEsports

Take on a new building challenge. Design your creation and take a picture to be displayed in our Lego Hall of Fame! 

• Recommended for ages 6-12

Come to Schlow on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays (schedule permitting: any date changes will be noted on each event) to join people of all ages in these classic games of strategy and patience. This event is in partnership with Happy Valley Go Club, an official chapter of the AGA (American Go Association). 

Children under 12 must be accompanied by a guardian.

All skill levels are welcome!

Meetings will be held in the Downsbrough Community Room, unless otherwise noted. 

Join the club where comic enthusiasts discuss, draw, write, and collaborate! ​Whether you want to chat about who was the best comic book villain, geek out about the newest episode of the Death Note adaptation, or share your excitement about your first read through of Demon Slayer, Comics Club is for you.

Meetings are hybrid: simultaneously in person and online. In-person attendance doesn't require registration. For virtual attendance, registration is required.

Explore the wonders of East Asian brush writing, ink painting, and relief printing. Create your own block print inspired by Hokusai’s Great Wave.

Presented in partnership with PanAPIDA Circle.

• Recommended for grades K-5.
• Registration required.
• Limit: 30.

Enjoy needle arts like knitting, crochet, and embroidery? Join our in-person Needlework Club to spend time with others who enjoy these creative pastimes. The drop-in group welcomes all skills levels. Just grab your project bag and head to Schlow!

Who: 12+ years (no registration required!)

When: 1st and 3rd Monday of the month

Join us for a storytime with a Children's Staff Member! Enjoy books, songs, fingerplays, and more. 

• Recommended for ages 2-6

Each month, we select a book to read and meet on the third Tuesday of the month to discuss our thoughts. 

May's selection is The Foundling by Ann Leary.

This is a story of two friends, raised in the same orphanage, whose loyalty is put to the ultimate test when they meet years later at an institution—based on a shocking and little-known piece of American history.