BEEBOTS The l ibrary recently purchased state-of-the-art “Bee Bots” – award-winning programmable floor robots that teach control, directional language and programming to young children. The se robots were purchased using Educational Improvement Tax Credits (EITC) funds given by local banks and corporations who understand the value of reinforcing science, technology and engineering concepts to school-age students.

BrownBrownMay / June 2015

• A NEWS PUBLICATION FROM THE STAFF & FRIENDS OF THE JAMES V. BROWN LIBRARY •

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Dedicated people, bound together like pages in a book, have the strength to achieve great things.

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2015 RecognitionMay 2 Suzette Meyer DayMay 7 Lycoming Mall DayMay 8 Peg Redka DayMay 10 Nancy S. Boyer DayMay 11 Mary Ellen Straub DayMay 13 Janet C. Harrison DayMay 14 Molly Knapsack Harbison DayMay 16 Louis E. Hunsinger, Jr. DayMay 18 In Loving Memory of Marcia MieleMay 27 Bailey Knapsack DayMay 29 In Memory of Ralph D. ZellJune 6 In Memory of Nancy Ann CharlesJune 9 In Honor of Nancy J. Lady DayJune 11 Enrico M. Caruso DayJune 13 In Memory of Jack D. Hawkins, Sr.June 14 Bryanna Phillips DayJune 16 In Memory of Mary Bennett ShireyJune 27 Linda Schramm DayJune 29 In Memory of Jack & Janet BuckleJune 30 Joyce Hershberger Day

‘Movie Matinees’ to feature

Julia Roberts & Tom Hanks

Market Street Matinees are free films shown at 2 p.m. each Tuesday in the Lowry Room on the third floor of the Welch Family Wing. Matinees are free and open to the public. Attendees may bring food or buy snacks from the library’s vending machines.

May movies featuring Julia Roberts:• May 5 – Pretty Woman, (R)• May 12 – Steel Magnolias• May 19 – Erin Brockovich, (R)• May 26 – My Best Friend’s Wedding

AUTHOR GALA SAVE-THE-DATE New York Times best-selling author and award-winning food critic Ruth Reichl will headline the 13th annual Author Gala on Oct. 29 at Le Jeune Chef located on the campus of Pennsylvania College of Technology. The gala is the library’s main fundraiser each year, and since its inception, this event has raised more than $200,000 to support the library. Table sponsorships are available by calling Robin Glossner at 570-326-6689. Table sponsors are invited to attend a private cocktail meet-and-greet with Reichl prior to the event.

Library to host STAY photo exhibit for Mental Health Awareness Month The library will host the photographic exhibit, STAY, throughout the month of May in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month. STAY, is a travelogue into and out of a life of depression and self-harm through the photography of Ralph Wilson and Stephanie Carey. An opening reception to see the exhibit will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 1, in the Moltz Rotunda Reading Room. Come join us for this First Friday event.

ADULT PROGRAMMING

SUMMER READING HIGHLIGHTS Readers of all ages will learn about the superheroes among us this summer as the library presents “Every Hero Has a Story” during our summer reading library program. Watch for the Summer Reading special section that will be published in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette on Thursday, May 28, to unmask our programs. Escape the ordinary and join us for Family Fun programming in the Lowry Room at 10:30 a.m. Fridays starting June 26 and ending August 14. The educational and entertaining programs will feature magicians, storytellers, animals and more! The Library’s summer reading program is 100% supported by donations. Adopt your summer reader today at jvbrown.edu.

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June movies featuring Tom Hanks:• June 2 – Sleepless in Seattle• June 9 – Forrest Gump• June 16 – A League of Their Own • June 23 – You’ve Got Mail• June 30 – Da Vinci Code

Most Movie Matinee selections are rated PG or PG-13, unless otherwise noted.

The Forever Young (Adult) Monthly Book Club’s May selection is the John Green novel “Paper Towns,” which will be discussed on May 28. The group meets the last Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at Alabaster Coffee, 410 Pine St. The first 10 registered participants receive a free book. Those who already own a copy of the book are welcome to join the discussion.

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May Book Review LuncheonThe luncheons start at noon in the Lowry Room of the Welch Family Wing of the James V. Brown Library. Those who wish may purchase lunch for $6. To reserve a lunch, call Dana at the library at 570-326-0536, ext. 114. Reserve your lunch by 3 p.m. the Wednesday before the luncheon. You may bring your own lunch or simply attend the reviews which will start at 12:30. Parking is available in the metered lot off Market Street adjacent to the Welch Wing.

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Janet Hurlbert, professor emeritus of library sciences, Lycoming College will be the presenter for the Friends Book Review luncheon on Friday, May 1. She will review the book O My America! by Sara Wheeler, a travel writer and biographer. “Fifty is a toughage” Wheeler writes. “Role models are scarce for women contemplating a second act.” In this book she tracks the “second acts” of 6 women, all who reinvented themselves in the second half of their lives in the new world of America. Each woman reinvented herself in their middle

years in America, the land of new beginnings. This book is a tribute to trailblazers and unstoppable women. Note: This will be the last Book Review Luncheon until the Fall.

FRIENDS VOLUNTEER

RECOGNITION On April 23, the Board of the Friends of the James V. Brown Library celebrated and recognized the significant contributions of time and talent that are given by the many volunteers working within the walls of the library and out in the community on behalf of the library and its many programs. Volunteers can be found daily helping patrons find their way around the library, spending time in the stacks re-shelving returned books, helping with programs for all ages, working in the book store, sorting books for the twice yearly book sale, and doing many more supportive tasks. A reception honored and celebrated the generous folks who work quietly within the library and out in the county. The Volunteer of the Year honors a volunteer who has unselfishly given of his or her time to the work of the library for a significant period of time. This year the Volunteers of the Year are Gary and Jean Reeder. Jean works in the Friends Favorites Book Store at least two days each month, helps with the set-up and running of the semi-annual book sale, and re-shelves returned books on a weekly basis. In addition to being a regular shelver, Gary has been working on the Bookmobile since 2010. He provides support on its longest run to numerous

day cares and schools in the outer regions of Lycoming County. The Carile Brown Award, named for the wife of founder James V. Brown, is given to those who have demonstrated sustained dedication to the library thus helping to carry out the goals of its founder. The recipients are Laurie Burkholder and Stephanie Calder. They co-chair the library’s Annual Author Gala, the Library’s major fundraising event. Barbara McGary, Library Execut ive Director ; Harold Hershberger, President of the Board of Trustees; and GregThomas, President of the Board of the Friends, each spoke to the value of volunteers in keeping the library moving forward.

As a p leasant ending to a delightful reception, Youth Services Coordinator Nina White entertained those gathered with a reading. Volunteers gave more than 9,000 hours of their time to the library in 2014.

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