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Library to tout financial literacy month in April

The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., is celebrating Financial Literacy Month this April with 5 different programs to help community members of all ages learn the fundamentals of financial literacy and take with them strategies to manage their own personal finances. For children in early childhood or elementary school, the Library is offering a Kids Financial Storytime on April 8, as well as two tours of M&T Bank on April 17. These programs will focus on the basics of money and banks. For Tweens and Teens, the Library is offering a “What Would You Choose?” program in ...

Bluegrass band coming to Wellsboro

On Saturdays, April 11 and 25, the Wellsboro Community Concert Association is hosting the last two concerts of its 2025-2026 season. The all-star bluegrass supergroup, the John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band will take the Coolidge Theatre stage in Wellsboro at 7:30 p.m. next Saturday. “The ...

Lottie and Ruby Wood: A mother, a daughter, and a circus

You never know when a story is waiting for you — or where it will lead once you begin to follow it. Sometimes it arrives quietly, disguised as an ordinary afternoon. Sometimes it pulls you somewhere unexpected. It was a brittle February day, the kind when the cold settles deep into the ...

‘Salute to America’ concert coming

“A DREAM that a stirring patriotic concert would be presented in Williamsport to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America is about to come true.” “You will be astounded. You will be blown away,” a news release announcing the “Salute to America” concert says. “You will be deeply touched. You will hear the Royal Trumpet with the King of Instruments. And while listening you will see the countryside of the USA, stately buildings, military action, solemn ceremonies, historic vistas – all on screen as the music sounds forth.” The concert will be ...

Library to host free family fun day

The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., will host its annual Sips & Stories Free Family Fun Day, sponsored by the Friends of the James V. Brown Library, on Saturday, May 16, at New Trail Brewing Co. In preparation for this event, the Library is asking community members and library goers to take a library-themed survey. The answers will be used to create a family face-off game where families will try to guess the most common responses to the questions in the survey. They’re asking 100 library patrons, and you can be one of them. You’ll definitely want to mark your calendars ...

Soil is the foundation of a garden — keep it healthy

We all dream of it: A breathtaking, lush, verdant garden that nourishes our souls and makes us the envy of the neighborhood. And to make that dream come true, our first thoughts tend to focus on plants. But the garden is a structure, and like any structure, it requires a good foundation. ...