Oscar Nominated Short Films

Oscar Shorts 
February 28; 5:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. 

Community Room 

DOCUMENTARY (165 min with credits) 
Instruments of a Beating Heart - 23min 
Incident - 30min 
I am Ready, Warden - 37min 
The Only Girl in the Orchestra - 35min 
Death by Numbers - 36min 

 

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For the Love of Birds

Children and Family Programs 

  • 10 AM Bird-themed Storytime ages 0-2 
  • 10 AM - 12 PM Make a Bird Cone, Bird Paper Craft, Take Home Activity, Bird-themed Scavenger Hunt 
  • 11 AM Bird-themed Storytime ages 2 & up
  • 11:30 AM Bird ID & Count 
  • 6 PM Zoology Club: Vultures ages 10-12 REGISTER

Adult Program

  • 1 - 2 PM Enjoying Birds in our Backyard: Learning to Attract, Identify, and Appreciate the Birds Around Us MORE INFO

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GUIDANCE SESSIONS, various dates/times—30-minute appointments

Various days/dates and times, registration required--BCC HUB     

Business & Career Center (BCC) staff will be available for one-on-one assistance to create or update your resume and share general employment and career resources. This is an in-person session, choose your time when you REGISTER. 

In addition, we can also conduct any available (current or past) BCC workshop in a Guidance Session appointment; just choose a time to suit your schedule and let us know what workshop you are interested in.  

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Weekly Event

Monday

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A Celtic Concert with Seasons!

SEASONSMarch 30 @ 2 pm in the Atrium, Upper Level

Seasons is an award-winning Celtic New-Folk group out of Central PA. Their albums have received national acclaim and radio play, and several of the band members have competed in Ireland at the highest level of Irish music competition. The band has performed at numerous festivals, including Celtic Fling, Bethlehem Music Festival, and the Kutztown Folk Festival. Their concerts include traditional Irish songs and instrumentals and also original compositions on harp, hammered dulcimer, fiddle, concertina, and more! 

www.facebook.com/seasonsfamilyband 

www.seasonsmusic.com 

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Curl Up with the Classics

Small Meeting Room  

Join with fellow book lovers as we take a look at works from a period in a language or culture's history that was particularly creative and productive. Registration required to receive the zoom link.

March: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins 

The Woman in White is a gripping Victorian mystery novel that tells the story of a young art teacher who becomes entangled in a web of deception and madness. Filled with suspense and unexpected twists, the novel explores themes of identity, love, and the power of the human spirit. 

 

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Travelogue: Thula Thula Game Reserve, South Africa

6:30 – 8:30 PM in the Community Room

Take a safari drive through Thula Thula Game Reserve and see elephants, rhinos, leopards, hippos, and if you are lucky, a hyena at night. Located in the former Zulu Empire, Thula Thula, in partnership with local communities provides almost 14,000 acres of natural land for wildlife in South Africa. Learn about their efforts to protect endangered rhinos and meet elephant land size needs.
Recommended reading by author, Françoise Malby-Anthony, owner of Thula Thula, available at the library include: “An elephant in my kitchen: what the herd taught me about love, courage and survival,” and “The elephants of Thula Thula.” Plus, “The elephant whisperer: my life with the herd in the African wild,” by Thula Thula founder, Lawrence Anthony.

 

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Indie & Foreign Film Fridays

film fridays2 p.m. - 4 p.m. with Discussion from 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the Community Room  

Watch the selected film and join fellow movie enthusiasts for a lively and thought-provoking discussion moderated by Lee Johnson. View the film at the library or at home. Sponsored by Bill and Jane Murray. 

February: The Treasure (2017) Costi is a workaday family man whose cash-strapped neighbor makes him an intriguing proposition – help him find the fortune reportedly buried somewhere on the grounds of his family’s country home and split the profits. Romanian. Not rated. (89 minutes) 

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Language at the Library - Intermediate Spanish

langSecond & Fourth Thursdays, 10 am 
Small Meeting Room 
The intermediate level speakers will have a chance to practice with one another in a casual setting. A themed conversation for each session will be announced. No registration necessary.   

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Language at the Library - Intermediate Spanish

langSecond & Fourth Thursdays, 10 am 
Small Meeting Room 
The intermediate level speakers will have a chance to practice with one another in a casual setting. A themed conversation for each session will be announced. No registration necessary.   

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Language at the Library - Beginner Spanish

spanishFirst and Third Thursdays
10 am,
 Community Room, Lower Level
Learn basic Spanish conversation in an informal and friendly setting. This immersive conversation workshop is a great way to acquire the fundamentals of a new language. No registration necessary. 

 

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