1. art and entertainment
2. books and literature

‘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
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BEEBOTS
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.
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
May 2 Suzette Meyer Day
May 7 Lycoming Mall Day
May 8 Peg Redka Day
May 10 Nancy S. Boyer Day
May 11 Mary Ellen Straub Day
May 13 Janet C. Harrison Day
May 14 Molly Knapsack Harbison Day
May 16 Louis E. Hunsinger, Jr. Day
May 18 In Loving Memory of
Marcia Miele
May 27 Bailey Knapsack Day
May 29 In Memory of Ralph D. Zell
June 6 In Memory of Nancy Ann
Charles
June 9 In Honor of Nancy J. Lady Day
June 11 Enrico M. Caruso Day
June 13 In Memory of Jack D.
Hawkins, Sr.
June 14 Bryanna Phillips Day
June 16 In Memory of Mary Bennett
Shirey
June 27 Linda Schramm Day
June 28 In Honor of Charley Elizabeth
Greevy on her 9th Birthday
June 29 In Memory of Jack &
Janet Buckle
June 30 Joyce Hershberger Day
For more information or
to Own-a-Day, go to our website
at www.jvbrown.edu, or call the
Development Department
at 570-326-0536, ext. 134.
The librar y recently
purchased state-of-the-art
“Bee Bots” – award-winning
programmable floor robots
that teach control, directional
language and
programming to
young children.
These
ro b o t s we re
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.
ADULT PROGRAMMING
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.
Movie Matinee selections
are rated PG or PG-13,
unless otherwise noted.
2015 Recognition
May / June 2015
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.
NEW
LOCATION!
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.
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 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
May Book Review Luncheon
Janet Hurlbert, professor emerita 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 tough age” Wheeler writes. “Role
models are scarce for women contemplating a second
act.” In this book she tracks the “second acts” of six
women 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.
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
E xe c u t i ve D i re c t o r ; H a ro l d
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 pleasant 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.
Mon. & Fri. 10:30AM-1:30PM
Tues. & Wed. 1:30PM-4:30PM
Sat. 12:15PM-3:00PM
Shopping at the bookstore is a rewarding way to support Friends.
Proceeds are used to help fund library programs and services.
Please visit us soon and spread the word to your friends and family
about the great used books and media bargains!
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The 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
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