Dozens of “stuffies” took over the Altoona Area Public Library, where they hid in the bookshelves, read stories, completed puzzles and even learned to play chess, the latter thanks to the library’s chess club leader Don Hanes and member David Klapper. The stuffies’ Sleepover at the ...
Quilting will be the topic of the May Coffee Hour at the Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society. The Coffee Hour will be held on Thursday, May 11, at 10 a.m. in the Community Room of the Taber. The lecture is free and open to the public. Ricki Moler, well-known quilter and ...
The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society will reopen for touring on Sundays, 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., beginning Sunday. It will remain open on Sundays through the end of October. The museum is also open Tuesdays through Fridays, 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m., and Saturdays, 11 ...
The men of the last half of the 19th century were known for what they accomplished as citizens, businessmen, entrepreneurs and industrialists in Williamsport. As was common at that time in history, the wives of these men were less known. Since a woman’s place was in the home, as a helpmate ...
James V. Brown Library cardholders of all ages can experience Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital book club, with a National Book Award Finalist novel. From May 3-17, booklovers with a valid Brown Library card join thousands of others around the globe in borrowing Grace M. ...
The Friends of the James V. Brown Library Book Review Committee will host Marilouise Mazzante, who will review “The Six Wives of Henry VIII” by Alison Weir on May 5. Henry Viii is one of the most famous English monarchs in history. While much has been written about the political ...
