The Perfect GiftFor $100, you can Own-A-Day at the library and have your gift be recognized on the receipts at circu-lation desks, on the flat-screen TVs inside the library, on the library’s home page, and in the library’s newsletters. This is the perfect way to honor or memorialize someone special, publicize a business, or celebrate a birthday or anniversary.

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Dedicated people, bound together like pages in a book, have the strength to achieve great things.

For more information or to Own-a-Day, go to our website at www.jvbrown.edu, or call the Development

Department at 570-326-0536.

May 1 Kris Keefer DayMay 2 Suzette Meyer DayMay 3 In memory of Hannah MarstonMay 6 Richard Tignor DayMay 8 Peg Redka DayMay 10 Nancy S. Boyer DayMay 15 Jack and Emma Cassidy DayMay 23 Chris Plankenhorn DayMay 28 In memory of Henry C. ParsonsJune 5 Hannah Confer DayJune 6 In memory of Nancy Ann Charles June 7 In memory of Ned CoatesJune 8 In honor of John and Margaret Piper’s 60th AnniversaryJune 9 In honor of Nancy LadyJune 10 In memory of Dennis Warg June 12 Happy Anniversary Cristen and Daniel ReatJune 13 In memory of Jack D. Hawkins, Sr.June 21 In memory of Elizabeth “Liz” GuillaumeJune 23 John and Linda Confer DayJune 27 Linda Schramm DayJune 28 Charley Elizabeth Greevy DayJune 29 In memory of Jack and Janet BuckleJune 30 In honor of Carolyn Kay LundyJuly 7 Andrea Hinds DayJuly 11 In honor of Lillian M. GehretJuly 14 Marjorie and Frank Rackish DayJuly 23 In memory of Joseph B. Gehret, Sr.August 3 In honor of Nancy J. LadyAugust 5 Ashley Armstrong DayAugust 8 Jack Confer DayAugust 9 Isabella Marye, Michaela Jayne and Penelope Tyler Thompke DayAugust 10 In memory of Nancy B. SpangleAugust 13 Jewels Life Group at First ChurchAugust 14 John M. Confer DayAugust 15 Sara Plankenhorn DayAugust 18 In honor of Alice McBrideAugust 24 Justin Aaron Drezner Day

Summer Learning at JVBL! Summer Learning at the James V. Brown Library is always a special time, full of wonderful programs, performers and visitors, great books and prizes. This year is extra special for summer learners as children fasten their seat belts and take off to explore the wonders of the universe.

Registration opens June 3 for the Summer Learning Program, which runs from June 17 to August 2.

Wonderful Wednesday Walk-In Programs are designed to build kids’ skills in science, technology, engineering and math. Story Labs and Mini-Camps engage these young learners in a world of exploration and discovery. Can you imagine the delight of a young astronomer as they enter the Sky Dome planetarium and use their imagination as they envision the Big Dipper and Ursa Minor? Yes, we are going to have a portable planetarium here at the James V. Brown Library. This summer you can reach for the stars! And don’t forget to check calendar.jvbrown.edu for weekly events. Summer Learning is for everyone! Participate in one of our clubs: Birth to 5, Children, Teens or Adults for a chance to win prizes for reaching your learning goals during the summer months. All Summer Learning events will be published in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette’s special Summer Learning section on May 30 and listed at calendar.jvbrown.edu and summer-reading.org. There’s still time to Adopt-A-Summer Learner at jvbrown.edu or by calling 570-326-0536. Summer Learning is completely funded from the generosity of donors like you!

Author Gala Save-the-Date! Best-selling author Lisa See is the featured speaker for the Library’s 17th annual Author Gala at PA College of Technology on October 24, 2019. Some of See’s books include Flower Net (1997), Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005), Peony in Love (2007), Shanghai Girls (2009), and The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane (2017). Her most recent novel, The Island of Sea Women, was published March 5. The Gala is the Library’s main fundraising event. Table and program

sponsorships are available now by calling Robin Glossner at 570-326-6689. Table sponsors are invited to attend a private meet-and-greet with See prior to the event. Invitations will be mailed in May and tickets will go on sale on June 10. To reserve a ticket, call Robin Glossner at 570-326-6689. See’s visit is funded by a generous sponsorship from the Friends of the James V. Brown Library.

began teaching in the Williamsport Area School Dis-trict in 1976. During her years as a teach-er, she received the WAHS Teacher of the Year Award and Lycoming College Alum-nus of the Year Award. Cur-rently she is a field super-visor for pre-student teachers at Lycoming College. In the field of athletics, she coached women’s track and field for WAHS for 20 years; she was in-ducted into the West Branch Valley Sports Hall of Fame, and she was the first, and currently only, fe-male coach to be inducted into the Pennsylvania Track and Field Hall of Fame. The next Book Review Luncheon will be Friday, October 4, 2019.

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Friends Book Review Luncheon to feature Story of the Romanovs The luncheon will start at 12 noon in the Lowry Room of the Welch Fami-ly Wing of the James V. Brown Library. Those who wish may purchase lunch at noon for $6. To reserve lunch, use the online reservation calendar on the library website calen-dar.jvbrown.edu where you will find a prompt for reservations, or

call Leslie at the Library at 570-326-0536, ext. 134. Reservations should be made by Wednesday, May 1. (Please note that you should regis-ter only if you wish to reserve lunch.) You may bring your own lunch or simply attend the book review, which will start at 12:30 p.m. Parking is avail-able in the public lot off Market Street, adjacent to the Welch Wing.

Marilouise Mazzante, retired Williamsport Area High School social studies teacher, department leader, and athletic coach, will present a review of Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty by Robert K. Massie at the Book Review Luncheon on May 3. This masterpiece of the tragic end of the House of Romanov, the last Russian imperial dynasty, de-tails the love affair of Tsar Nicho-las II and his wife, Alexandra, their family, their involvement with Rasputin, and the revolution that transformed imperial Russia. Although this book is a tradi-tional, historically accurate biog-raphy, narrating its subjects’ lives from their births to their deaths, the main focus of the story is the love between Tsar Nicholas and Alexandra, the tragedy of their son Alexei’s hemophilia, and the toll that the disease took on both the family and the entire country. Mazzante earned her Bachelor of Arts at Lycoming College and

Hemingway Night at Herdic House Join us for a fun, literary and tasty evening at the Herdic House on July 21 to celebrate the Friends of the Library’s second annual Hemingway Night. The evening pays tribute to Papa’s birthday, adventurous life, and, most importantly, his literary influence on 20th century fiction. The event, a fundraiser for the Friends of the Library, will be held at the Herdic House, 407 W. 4th Street, William-sport, and will include Cuban cuisine; readings from Hem-ingway’s works; and an auction featuring artworks from local artists. The cost is $55 per person and includes appetizers, entrée, dessert and coffee. 5:30pm Cocktails and 6pm Dinner. Please email info@her-dichouse.com to make a reservation for this event.

Sponsored by the Friends of the James V. Brown Library

Volunteer Recognition

If it’s happening...it’s here!

During the Volunteer Recognition Event on April 9, James H. Burget and David L. Dahl were named the 2019 Volunteers of the Year. Library Executive Director Barbara S. McGary presented the 2019 Carile Brown Award to

Shirley K. Alters. Mary Beth Kibbe presented a Special Recognition Award to longtime Friends member Nancy J. Lady.