Category: Events – Social    

The Student-Pennsylvania State Education Association (S-PSEA) will hold an event called Celebration of Reading, which is part of the Read Across America initiative.

During the event, there will be guest readers, a young author’s contest, and other reading-related activities.

Local businesses related to reading and children attend and set up information tables for the children to visit.

The event will be held at the Capital City Mall on Saturday, March 19, 2011 from 10-3.

If your library wants to participate or attend the event and/or set up an information table where children may be able to learn more about your libraries and how they can join, let me know and I can provide email contact with one of the organizers.

One of the organizer’s (Andrea) says: “I think that children (and adults) could really benefit from this information and we would love for you to share in the fun of our event.”

Let me know, or post what you plan to do below!

(More information was also sent via email to library leaders in the West Shore area.)

Join Chieko Stephens and other library lovers for an energizing luncheon of all-you-can-eat spareribs. This multimedia program will include live entertainment by the Jazz Connection and classical pianist Keiko Gulledge. Meet Karen Cullings, Community Relations Director of the Dauphin County Library System and listen to her discuss new developments at the Dauphin County Library System.

The cost is $25 for adults, $12 for children and children under 4 eat free. Dauphin County Library staff that show their name tag, will get in for $20. This can be paid on the day of the event. C­ash only, please. A portion of this ticket price will be donated to the Dauphin County Library System. Reservations are required. To register call Bobbie Jo Trowbridge at 234-4961 ext 109.

Sunday, September 27, 2009
1:00 pm-4:00 pm
Hilton Towers
One North Second Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

New or good condition items listed below will also be accepted the day of the event:
Music CD * DVD * Hard Cover Books * Paperback Books (with cover intact)
Rare Books * Children’s Books * Young Adult Books * Books-on-CD

Giant Food Stores will host a book signing by New York Times best-selling author and lifelong Pennsylvanian Lisa Scottoline. Ms. Scottoline’s newest novel, Look Again, was released on April 14 to enthusiastic acclaim.

Since her first novel was published in 1994, Ms. Scottoline has gone on to write 15 New York Times best-sellers, which have been published in 20 languages. A Philadelphia resident, she also writes a Philadelphia Inquirer weekly column titled “Chick Wit.”

WHEN: Saturday, May 9, 2009

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Book signing session

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. – Private reception with the author in the Camp Hill Cooking School

WHERE: Giant Super Food Store
3301 Trindle Road, Camp Hill

Harnessing Boomer Power will be held at WITF in Harrisburg on May 21st. It is a panel discussion for agencies such as public libraries on how to recruit Baby Boomers to be volunteers in your libraries. There is also another session following this one that evening called Boomers Night Out. It will be an evening of suggestions and ideas for Boomers on where to take the next chapter of their lives. It is appropriate for library staff and your patrons.

The first session for Harnessing Boomer Power is free. The second session, Boomers Night Out has a $10.00 charge.

Informational and registration brochures for both sessions are below:

harnessing-boomer-power-brochureboomers-night-out-brochure

The second annual Newport Public Library golf outing will be at the Armitage Golf Club in Mechanicsburg on Thursday, May 7, 2009. Registration is from 11:00AM-12:00. A shotgun start begins at noon.

Registration forms are available online at:www.newportpubliclibrary.org or at the Newport Public Library during business hours.

For more information, please email the Newport Public Library at nppublib@pa.net

The District Centers of Allentown, Bethlehem & Easton and Northampton Community College is sponsoring bus trips to the upcoming Book Expo at the Javits Center in New York. Book Expo is a very exciting event. It is a great time and there are many famous authors to meet and many free books to take home.

Due to a grant Jack Berk has secured from Book Expo, reasonably priced bus seats are available. There are two buses on Friday, May 29 and two on Saturday, May 30 and remaining seats are on a first come first served basis. The cost for the bus seat only is $20 with checks being payable to Bethlehem Area Public Library (BAPL). Please mail your check to:

Bethlehem Area Public Library
11 West Church Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018-5804
Attention: Sharon Gattuso

Please be sure to indicate the day and departure site. Sharon will then email you a confirmation along with the special Book Expo site for registration. The cost for the Book Expo is $45, which must be paid directly to Book Expo. A credit card can be used when registering.

On both days, the buses will leave the Allentown Public Library at 7:30am and then proceed to Northampton Community College where they will leave at 8am. Arrival at Javits Center NYC will be approximately 10am. Departure from New York City will be at 4pm.

If all bus seats are filled, a notice withdrawing offer and any late arriving checks will be returned. Interested parties can also email Jack Berk at jackberk@ptd.net with any questions.

The District Centers of Allentown, Bethlehem & Easton and Northampton Community College is sponsoring bus trips to the upcoming Book Expo at the Javits Center in New York. Book Expo is a very exciting event. It is a great time and there are many famous authors to meet and many free books to take home.

Due to a grant Jack Berk has secured from Book Expo, reasonably priced bus seats are available. There are two buses on Friday, May 29 and two on Saturday, May 30 and remaining seats are on a first come first served basis. The cost for the bus seat only is $20 with checks being payable to Bethlehem Area Public Library (BAPL). Please mail your check to:

Bethlehem Area Public Library
11 West Church Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018-5804
Attention: Sharon Gattuso

Please be sure to indicate the day and departure site. Sharon will then email you a confirmation along with the special Book Expo site for registration. The cost for the Book Expo is $45, which must be paid directly to Book Expo. A credit card can be used when registering.

On both days, the buses will leave the Allentown Public Library at 7:30am and then proceed to Northampton Community College where they will leave at 8am. Arrival at Javits Center NYC will be approximately 10am. Departure from New York City will be at 4pm.

If all bus seats are filled, a notice withdrawing offer and any late arriving checks will be returned. Interested parties can also email Jack Berk at jackberk@ptd.net with any questions.

The Juniata-Conemaugh chapter of the Pennsylvania Library Association invites you to attend its 2008 social which will be held at the Bellwood-Antis Public Library from 4:00-6:00PM on Thursday, December 11, 2008. Join your colleagues and friends for an afternoon of networking and trivia fun!

A $6 donation is suggested to cover the cost of refreshments and to benefit the chapter fund. Members and non-members are welcome!

Please RSVP to Lisa Erickson by Debember 8, 2008 at lerickson@centrecountylibrary.org.

The Capital Reading Council will celebrate the “Joy Of Reading” on the National Mall in Washinton D.C. on September 27, 2008 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The event is organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress and hosted by the First Lady Laura Bush. The festival is free and open to the public.

A bus will leave the Colonial Park Mall at 7:00 a.m. for Washington D.C. On the return trip, the bus will depart D.C. promptly at 7:10 p.m. The cost is $35 for members, $40 for non-members and $25 for children 12 and under.

Find out more information and complete the form for registration at book-fest1

PANO’s Annual Golf Outing will be held Wednesday, September 24, at the beautiful Dauphin Highlands Golf Course in Harrisburg. Join us for a time well spent with friends and clients while we thank people for their generosity during the year. Come network with others who share a love for golf and an interest in PANO. Form your own foursome for the scramble format or we can pair you up. Individuals can purchase $20 super tickets. Each ticket includes two mulligans, a chance in the 50/50 drawing, and the opportunity to participate in the longest drive and closest to the pin contests.

Top 5 reasons not to miss PANO’s Annual Golf Outing:

5)Golf is MORE FUN than sitting in the office.
4)Golf is EASIER than making cold calls.
3)Golf provides 7 hours of networking and exercise.
2)Golf cleanses the soul.
1)Did we mention 7 hours of networking?

Agenda

7:30-Registration
8:30-Shotgun start
1:00-Lunch
1:30-Awards
2:00-Head home

Prizes will be awarded to the top finishing teams and the individual contests for longest drive and closest to the pin. Door prizes will also be awarded. If you would like to donate door prizes or know of someone who would, please call (717)236-8584.

Register online at www.pano.org

4th annual
PALA South Central Chapter Ice Cream Social
Friday, August 21
2–4 pm

All PALA members and prospective members invited to attend! New members are especially encouraged to attend.

Come to PaLA’s Mechanicsburg headquarters to:
-Gorge yourself on ice cream.
-Meet PaLA staff—including Glenn Miller, PaLA’s executive director—and tour the facilities.
-Laugh with fellow members who have sprinkles stuck in their teeth!

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The Southeast Chapter is hosting a free showing of the fabulous film The Hollywood Librarian (www.hollywoodlibrarian.com) on Sunday evening September 28, 2008 at 4:00 PM at the newly restored Ambler Theater on Butler Avenue in Ambler.

Please view the flyer for more details and mark you calendars so you don’t miss this wonderful social event (and kickoff for Banned Book Week)!

You’re invited to a farewell reception in honor of Darlene Ford to be held in the Atrium of the Cleve J. Fredricksen Library on Wednesday July 2nd from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Light refreshments of cookies and punch will be provided.

Friends of Judy Dillen -

On behalf of the New Cumberland Public Library Board and Friends, I am pleased to invite Judy Dillen’s friends, colleagues, and community members to an open house on Sunday, June 22, 2008 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the New Cumberland Public Library’s Foundation Hall.

Please join us as we celebrate Judy’s wonderful and rewarding 40+ years as Director of the New Cumberland Public Library.

View the following document for the Invitation.

Directions to Foundation Hall may be found at: www.ccpa.net.

Please feel free to share this with your friends and colleagues.

RSVP’s are not required – Just come and celebrate!

Fredricksen Library will hold a casual pot-luck celebration of Liz Richardson’s retirement on Wednesday, January 16 from 11:00AM to 1:00PM in the library’s Community Room.

There will be a cake and staff will bring some pot-luck dishes for your lunching and munching enjoyment.

Please come join us to celebrate Liz Richardson’s marvelous career!

From the SE PA Chapter of PaLA:

A “Hollywood Librarian” Social and Film
  Friday, October 5, 2007: 6:30-Social & 7:30-Film

Meet your friends from SEPLA.
Librarians and library staff: Free
Seniors and children: $5
Other adults: $8
    (prices set by the producer) 

We are one mile west of 309 at the Telford exit.

Please RSVP to Linda Beck at 215-723-9109.

For other locations in PA during Banned Books Week, go to Hollywood Librarian.

The Best Practices Award winners will be acknowledged at PaLA’s Early Learning Forum and Best Practices Awards Luncheon on April 2, 2008 at the Hilton Harrisburg.

Attendees of this luncheon will have an opportunity to learn from and meet Katherine Ayres, author of “Up, Down, and Around,” the 2008 One Book, Every Young Child selection.
 
All Best Practices Award winners will receive their awards from Katherine Ayres, and their stories will be part of the Best Practices in Early Learning booklet distributed that day and shared with elected officials and policy-makers.

Please view the following document for registration details:
PaLA Early Learning Forum and One Book

Space is limited for this event.
RSVP by Friday, March 28 to Natonia Palladino, 717-232-1898 or fax 717-236-6793. Please mention any special dietary or other needs at that time.

Paula Gilbert
PaLA Public Relations/Marketing Chairman

The Hiawatha Paddlewheeler Dinner Cruise, presented by the West Branch of PaLA, will be held on Friday October 5 at 5:30 pm. The event will include a trolley excursion, cruise down the Susquehanna River and dinner at the historic Park Place Hotel in Williamsport.

For more information, contact Stephanie Farr at sfarr@jvbrown.edu.

Stephanie A Farr
James V. Brown Library

On Thursday October 4 the West Branch of PaLA will have a special screening of the Hollywood Librarian, a showcase of real-life librarians plus those depicted in film (from the Desk Set to Party Girl).  This event will be held at the Acacia Club in Williamsport starting at 7:00 pm.

For more information about the film, please visit hollywoodlibrarian.com.

Stephanie A. Farr
James V. Brown Library