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Read banned or challenged books! You can easily borrow copies of books that have been banned or challenged at different libraries or schools by picking one up from our #BannedBookDisplays at the #BellefonteLibrary, #CentreHallAreaBranchLibrary, or #HoltMemorialLibrary.
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Library Tip #38: Read Banned Books or those that have been challenged! Banned and challenged books give us a vocabulary to discuss subjects that we often don't like to talk about. They also give us a safe space to explore topics that typically cause arguments or are shrouded in rumor and gossip. Centre County Library & Historical Museum logo.
October 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Our libraries actually have 3 event calendars: one for the #BellefonteLibrary, #CentreHallAreaBranchLibrary, and #HoltMemorialLibrary. You can check them out be visiting our website and then going to the relevant location webpage.
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Library Tip #48: Use your local library's event calendar and go to the events that interest you! Going to library events is a great way to meet people with similar interests, to stay healthy, and to have fun. Many public libraries will host game clubs, craft clubs, cooking classes, and even yoga classes! You just have to look at the calendar. Centre County Library & Historical Museum logo. Background image of a sunset over a body of water.
August 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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You can pick up the BookPage magazine for free at the #BellefonteLibrary, #CentreHallAreaBranchLibrary and #HoltMemorialLibrary! Flip through it to find what books you'd like to request/borrow next. If you can't find it, just ask the library staff at the circulation desk!
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Library Tip #63: Have you heard of the magazine, Book Page? It's a really cool publication that many libraries and book stores subscribe to that has book reviews, author interviews, and recommendations. Reading it is a great way to find out about new books coming out that you might like! Centre County Library & Historical Museum logo. Background image of water droplets.
June 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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We had a #PeepDiorama competition at the #CentreHallAreaBranchLibrary where patrons of all ages made dioramas with #Peeps depicting a scene from any book of their choosing. These are the winners:

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Winner of the children's category. Peep Diorama titled, "The Power of Peeps." It looks like a giant chapter book with a forest scene popping out of it. An orange Peep with triangular ears (intended to be a cat) is in the middle of the scene. Winner of the adult category. Peep diorama titled, "The Women." It depicts an old hospital scene with 3 peeps dressed as nurses with nametag and 2 peeps in hospital beds. A red cross is at the top of the diorama and miniature medical posters are on the walls of the diorama. Winner of the young child category. Peep diorama titled "The Barbie Peephouse". It is a vertically positioned shoebox with a shelf halfway up. It shows a scene of various barbie dolls and peeps at a party. There are streamers, glitter, and pink walls with gold trim on the edge of the diorama. Winner of the teen category. Peep diorama titled, "Alice in Peeperland." It is made of a shoebox positioned horizontally with the lid of the box making a "floor". The scene depicts a Littlest Petshop cat standing in the center looking at a blue bunny peep with yellow pipe cleaner hair. Behind the characters in a large keyhole shape with a black and white spiral painted inside. The floor is checked red and white. The top of the diorama has multicolored pom poms and plastic grass.
April 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Have you checked out any #BookKits or #Wonderbooks with your child at the #HoltMemorialLibrary, #BellefonteLibrary, or the #CentreHallAreaBranchLibrary? These books will read to your child while they can follow along with the words.
Bellefonte. Centre Hall. Holt Library, Philipsburg. Book Kits. Read-Along with Audio. Wonderbooks and Books with CD. Wonderbooks read the book to your child. Play/Pause Icon, Play and pause button. Microphone icon, volume adjustment. Book Icon, Choose read-along mode. Chat icon, or learning mode. Picture of the control triangle with buttons that is on every Wonderbook. Centre County Library & Historical Museum logo. Basic Literacy. Display of Wonderbooks at the Holt Memorial Library. The titles are "The Pout-Pout Fish Cleans Up the Ocean," by Deborah Diesen; "Marina and the Mermaids,"; by Linne Halpern; and "Llama Llama Red Pajama," by Anna Dewdney. Rack at the Holt Memorial Library holding book kits in bags.
April 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Help support the #CentreHallAreaBranchLibrary by donating items for the Partnership for Penns Valley Library Services book sale upcoming in June. All profits from the book sale will go towards the benefit of the library.

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Centre Hall Library will be accepting donations of books and DVDs from April 1 until June 2, 2025. Check mark. We are looking for popular adult fiction, children's books, DVDs, CDs, LPs, puzzles and non-fiction such as cookbooks, biographies, DIY books, etc. X mark. We are NOT accepting VHS tapes or cassettes, reference books, textbooks, or anything in poor condition (dirty, moldy, damaged covers or pages). Check mark. Please bring donations to the circulation desk during open hours. Call ahead if donations are more than 3 boxes. X mark. Do not leave book donations in the Book Drop or outside the library doors. The Partnership for Penns Valley Library Services will be hosting a Book Sale on Friday, June 27 and Saturday June 28 on the library lawn to benefit the Centre Hall Library. Save the Date! Box marked "book donations" with books inside.
April 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Join us at the #CentreHallAreaBranchLibrary Tuesday, April 8th at 11 AM for a presentation about #pollinatorgardening with native plants by Sarah from Penns Valley Conservation Association! Please click the link below to register.
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Centre Hall. Centre County Library & Historical Museum. Pollinator Gardening with Native Plants. Penns Valley Conservation Association logo. Bees pollinating orange flowers. A woman (Sarah from Penns Valley Conservation Assocation) smiling with a forest behind her. April 8th, 11 AM. Centre Hall Area Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St. Centre Hall. Register now - spaces limited. Call 814-364-2580 or use QR code. Join us at the Centre Hall Area Branch Library for an informative presentation by Sarah from the Penns Valley Conservation Association. She will be sharing her knowledge on gardening with native plants to support pollinators. Civic and Social Literacy.
March 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Library staff from the #CentreHallAreaBranchLibrary traveled visited Centre Hall Elementary School this past Tuesday, March 18th for #STEAMNight. They held a table experiment for which shape held the most stacked children's books: a cylinder, rectangular prism, or triangular prism.

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A child and library staff member prepare to stack children's books on a cylinder made of paper. Kids stack picture books on a cylinder made of paper at Centre Hall Elementary School. A library display table at Centre Hall Elementary School. Various picture books are set up on the table with a library calendar and a poster advertising the LEGO hour program. A cylinder, rectangular prism, and triangular prism all made out of paper are also on the table.
March 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Families can attend storytime at least once a week at the #BellefonteLibrary, #CentreHallAreaBranchLibrary, or #HoltMemorialLibrary. Check the location calendars on our website for more information!
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Library Tip #26: Bring your kids to storytime at the library! Storytime helps to develop children's concentration, social skills, communication skills, imagination and creativity. Attending storytime with your children will also show them that you care about them and their development. Centre County Library & Historical Museum logo. Background of a tree with light pink flowers.
March 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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In celebration of Pleasant Rowland's birthday tomorrow, you can borrow books off of a display at our #CentreHallAreaBranchLibrary based on who your favorite #AmericanGirlDoll was as a child!

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Library book display at the Centre Hall Area Branch Library on the side of a book shelf. A poster in the middle says, "Happy Birthday, Pleasant Rowland! In 1968, Rowland founded Pleasant Company to manufacture American Girl dolls. Check out these adult fiction recommendations based your favorite childhood American Girl doll! Books on the display have small bookmarks or tags depicting an American Girl Doll that they correspond to.
March 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Don't forget to pick up federal tax forms at your public library if you need them! At the #BellefonteLibrary, we have them available to pick up right next to the front door. You can find them at our other branches too! #HoltMemorialLibrary #CentreHallAreaBranchLibrary
1040 Federal tax forms and filing instructions on a leaflet shelf next to the inside of the front door at the Bellefonte Library.
January 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM