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Library News & Events
Don’t forget to check the Children’s Page for more events!
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Join us at the Bowlby Public Library for TEEN NIGHT
each Wednesday at 5:30 PM. Teens ages 13 - 18 are welcome to join us at the Library for and evening of activities designed with them in mind. Contact Diana M. at 724-627-9776.
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T.O.P.S.
9:15 AM
every Saturday
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Bowlby Public Library Family Literacy Program is offering a
Fantasy Film Literature Discussion Group. Meetings will be held weekly each Monday, 4:00 - 5:00 PM
beginning June 30, 2008.
Discussion will begin with The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Register with Jim at 724-627-9776. BPL Family Literacy programs, materials, and supplies funded by the Comcast Foundation.
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Visit the Bowlby Public Library and take a guess at the number of seashells in the container!
The jar will be at the Circulation Desk, where books are checked out. Take a guess and enter to win a summer beach bag prize!
Contest runs through the month of July. Contact Pat at
724-627-9776 for more information.
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Bowlby Public Library Family Literacy Program is offering a Japanese language course beginning Tuesday, July 8, 2008
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Lessons are FREE and intended for beginners. Register with Jim at 724-627-9776. Eva K. Bowlby Library Literacy programs, materials and supplies are funded by the Comcast Foundation.
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The Bowlby Book Club Meeting:
Date: Tuesday - July 15th
Time:6:00 PM
The Birth House by Ami McKay will be discussed.
New members are invited to attend. Expand your reading horizons this year by joining our book discussion group!
For more info, contact
the Bowlby Library at 724-627-9776.
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Summer Reading - Catch the Reading Bug!
Summer Reading is still accepting registration
Program runs July 7th thru August 14th
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Bowlby Public Library is offering access to LearningExpress Library, a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons---students and adult learners---succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You’ll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. To access LearningExpress, go to our home page and click on the LearningExpress Link, or go to
www.learningexpresslibrary.com After creating a username and password, save the registration confirmation and choose a subject you would like to explore. For more information, contact us at 724-627-9776
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Bowlby Public Library will begin summer hours at the Library on
Monday, June 23, 2008 thru August 30, 2008.
Monday 12 - 7
Tuesday thru Thursday 10 - 7
Friday 10 - 4
Saturday 9 - 3
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Bowlby Public Library Family Literacy Program is offering field trips during the month of July. On Saturday, July 5, 2008, transportation and admission for elementary-aged children will be provided to Little Lake Theater where we will enjoy a production of
“Granny Apple-Butter and the Ding Dong Wolf.”
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On Saturday, July 26, 2008, middle and high school students will travel to Meadowcroft Village and participate in hands-on history programs. Registration is limited and the deadline for registering is June 30, 2008. Please contact Jim at 724-627-9776 to register. Bowlby Library Literacy programs, materials, and supplies funded by the Comcast Foundation.
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The Bowlby Library is taking a Reading Roadtrip during this year’s Scholastic Book Fair. The book fair will be at the Library from
July 14 - 26, 2008.
So pack your bags! It’s time to “Take a Reading Road Trip” across the nation, where you’ll find carloads of books for every kind of traveler! Please stop in and take a “Reading Road Trip” with us! Proceeds from the sale will purchase new books for the Children’s Department! For more information contact the Library at 724-627-9776.
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Bowlby Public Library is planning a trip to the Little Lake Theater on Friday, July 25, 2008 at 11:30 AM.
Showing is “If You Give a Pig a Party”
Transportation will be provided by the Library and the cost of the ticket is $5.50. We will have lunch before the show, so everyone is to bring a bagged lunch. Registration deadline is July 18, 2008.
Call 724-627-9776 for more information or sign up with Mrs. Kerry or Mrs. Diana in the children’s department
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The Bowlby Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting will be held on:
Monday, July 28, 2008
6:30 PM
Library issues will be discussed and the public is invited to attend. If there are specific issues you would like to raise or have interest in making a brief presentation during a community forum - held immediately preceding the board meeting - please contact the director well in advance to give use the best opportunity for accommodating you on the evening’s agenda. Contact the Library at 724-627-9776 for more info.
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The Bowlby Public Library will present a speaker on
Saturday, August 9, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Pennsylvania Mountain Voices is a presentation given by Bruce Young, funded by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council. It seeks to evoke through song and music the lives and times of people living and working in nineteenth century Pennsylvania. Banjo, fiddle, guitar and dulcimer music will accompany the songs, most of which have choruses and are meant to be sung by a group of people. The program has particular emphasis on songs of Central Pennsylvania mining and lumber camps. The music and songs come form a time and place in history that provides a lively window to view the people who wrote them. Please contact the library at
724-627-9776 for more info or to register for this program.
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ATTENTION ADULTS:
Learn to read and become confident in your knowledge. Call the Bowlby Public Library @ 724-627-9776. Adults over the age of 18 not already involved in a school setting who wish to develop or improve your basic reading, writing, and math skills, study for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, PA Driver’s License, SAT, GED or learn to master the English language may register at the Library. FREE instruction is available in a one-on-one setting or as part of a small group. Literacy programs, materials and supplies funded by the Comcast Foundation.
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Literacy
Children’s Free Tutoring Program
Don’t lose those skills over the summer! Bowlby Public Library is offering FREE tutoring for children and youth. Now is the time to focus on difficult subjects (reading, writing, and math) in a relaxed atmosphere while preparing for the fall. Register by calling the Family Literacy Coordinator, Jim Lindstrom at 724-627-9776.
Sponsored and supported by Greene County United Way & Comcast.
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Readers become leaders!
The Family Literacy Program is in great need of volunteers to help other Greene County adults learn to read. Contact Jim, the Family Literacy Coordinator at the Eva K. Bowlby Public Library to explore this opportunity today by calling 724-627-9776. Literacy programs, materials and supplies funded by the Comcast Foundation.
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Interlibrary Loan Service is available through the Eva K. Bowlby Public Library. The ACCESS PA database represents a coordinated effort to facilitate resource sharing among libraries throughout the state. School, public, academic and special libraries have their holdings listed in the database. This database contains more than 6.6 million titles and 44.5 million items. For more information on the ACCESS PA database, contact the Library @ 724-627-9776.
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Have you purchased your favorite movies on DVD and now have a supply of VHS videos in the way? Or books on CD? Have you thought about donating them to the Bowlby Public Library? The Library will add them to our collection of entertainment materials available for loan. Videos may be borrowed for 7 days. Come to the Library and “check out” our videos! We also have a small collection of entertainment and educational DVD’s.
Call 724-927-9776 for more information.
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The Bowlby Public Library is looking for artists to display work the the gallery of the Library. If you are interested in displaying your artwork, contact Diana B. @ 724-627-9776.
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Remember the Bowlby Public Library is an Internet Hotspot! For more information, contact Amber @ 724-627-9776.
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