4 PM - 6 PM
Libraries are more than reading: lifelong learning is also making and doing! Join fellow yarn enthusiasts once a month on the first Wednesday of the month from 4-6 pm at the State Library temporary location in the Keystone Building for a maker time of stitching, knitting, crocheting, felting, and camaraderie! Show off your new project and share inspiration with one another.
February 23, 2023
12 Noon – 1 PM
The Underground Railroad was active in south-central Pennsylvania from the early 1800s through the middle of the Civil War. Several of the most significant routes ran through rural York County to the Susquehanna River crossings or north to Harrisburg. Scott Mingus, the author of two books on the Underground Railroad in York County, will discuss the origins of the secretive movement to assist freedom seekers in reaching and then crossing the broad Susquehanna. He will also introduce several of the more prominent conductors and their roles.
About the speaker: Scott Mingus, a retired scientist and executive in the global pulp & paper industry, holds patents in self-adhesive postage stamps and bar code labels. He was part of the research team that developed the first commercially successful self-adhesive U.S. postage stamps. He has written 28 Civil War and Underground Railroad books.
Please pre-register for the event with this form and you will receive an email with the link to join.
State Library Book Club - The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes
Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023
Time: 12 Noon to 1 PM
Book: The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes
About the Book Club: The State Library of Pennsylvania hosts a quarterly lunchtime book club open to state employees as well as to the public. The book club meets in the format of a virtual meeting. Attendees take part in conversations about the book moderated by Kathy Hale, Public Services Librarian Supervisor at the State Library of Pennsylvania. Share thoughts about the characters, plot, setting and impact of the book with others who have read the book or any part of it.
Pre-Registration is required with this
form. You will receive an email with a link to attend the meeting.
About the book: Set in the 1940's of Kentucky, this is a fictionalized account of women known as the Packhorse Librarians. Alice Wright and two other women participate in Eleanor Roosevelt's federally funded program to get books into the hands of people in rural areas of Appalachia.
This book may be borrowed from many Pennsylvania public libraries.
Commonwealth employees may complete the complete the State Library's
interlibrary loan form to borrow this book. State employees may also use
EZborrow. Participants do not need a State Library card to participate in the book discussion.
March 15, 2023
12 Noon – 1 PM
Join State Library staff and Cathryn Calhoun, Director of Education at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center in a discussion about August Wilson and the mission of championing Black cultural experiences. The Center is a cultural arts center that celebrates Black culture through art, literature, theater, dance, and collective history that reflects the supremacy of Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning Pittsburgh native and playwright, August Wilson. Visit their amazing interactive website at August Wilson African American Cultural Center (awaacc.org).
Cathryn Calhoun is the Director of Education and Community Engagement Manager at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center.
Please pre-register for the event with this form and you will receive an email with the link to join.