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  The James V. Brown Library will be closed Saturday, July 4, Independence Day. We will re-open for regular hours on Sunday- 12-6pm


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State funding cuts for libraries ranging from 5 to 50% have been proposed. Please help us continue to deliver the quality library service that you want and need. Please visit "Save our Libraries" to see how you can help.

Video link Beyond Books - Libraries Lend a Hand in Recession - from the Today Show, see how public libraries like the James V. Brown Library are helping out during the recession and the challenges that need to be met.

Video link Libraries Could See Severe Cuts. Please watch this News Video from WBRE about the possible cuts in services at the James V. Brown Library if Senate Bill 850 becomes law and our library funding from the state is cut by 50%. Then click on the "Save our Libraries" link above to help.



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The 2009 Summer Reading Program is in progress. Join in. Be Creative @ Your Library & Express Yourself @ Your Library. Please, visit our Summer Reading web site for all the information you need to participate in this year's exciting programs.


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Upcoming Library programs - enrich your life, learn something new!

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blue bullet Attention Job Hunters! Free Reference USA Training Sessions
Reference USA has announced free webinars that they will be offering you in July.   Whether you are a job hunter, small business owner or genealogist, Reference USA can provide a wealth of information.   (+ more information)

Market Street Matinees Icon Sunday, July 5 and Wednesday, July 8 at 2pm - Market Street Matinee - presents the film, Miller's Crossing.  Tom Regan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties. The film will be shown on the third floor of the Welch Wing at the James V. Brown Library.  (+ more information)

blue bullet Tuesday, July 7, 6:30 pm - Job Searching for Ex-Offenders –Scott Metzger.  A Job Path Program. Lowry Room, third floor, Welch Wing. Seating is limited, Please call the library at 326-0536 for required registration. 

blue bullet Wednesday, July 8 , 6-7 pm, Learn to download audiobooks and ebooks. Using our free online service Listen to Books. Have all your questions answered at an informative and interesting workshop. Gates Computer Lab, half hour demonstration, half hour practice. Please call the library at 326-0536 for required registration. (+ more information)

C-SPAN Civics Bus C-SPAN Civics Bus to Visit James V Brown Library
The bright blue C-SPAN Civics Bus will roll into Williamsport on Tuesday, July 14 when the public can explore this unique traveling production studio from 2:30pm to 4:30pm at the James V. Brown Library. (+More Information)


blue bullet Tuesday, July 14, 6:30 pm - Locate & Research Companies You Want to Work For With ReferenceUSA–Catherine O'Brien.  A Job Path Program. Lowry Room, third floor, Welch Wing. ReferenceUSA provides in-depth information on more than 14 million U.S. potential employers nationwide! This session will guide you in conducting research about industries and companies, find over 200,000 Human Resource Executives, prepare for interviews, and much more! Seating is limited, registration required. | Register Online   | (+ More Information)

blue bullet Foundation Center Training, Friday, July 31, Noon to 1:15pm, (Introduction to the Foundation Center Online) - Friday, August 28, Noon, (Grant Seeking Basics) Both events will be held in the Gates Computer Lab.  (+ More Information)

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Brown Library is an official U.S. Passport Acceptance Facility. (+) More Information  Also purchase postage stamps and use the ATM.
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The Brown Library is a free WiFi Zone. Bring in your laptop or other devices and use our internet connection.
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Library Elf Reminder Service

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Find information on POWER Library resources with one search use Find it Fast on the eBranch
WW2 memorial logoIn Memory of Our Honored Dead -a permanent virtual monument to the 341 Lycoming County, fighting men and women who gave their lives in World War II.  Read more about this.  Please visit our Virtual Monument
vhs to dvd conversionThe Brown Library offers VHS Video to DVD conversion service.

Do you have tapes of weddings, birthdays, recitals, plays, ball games, family events and other memories that you would like to preserve for the future. We can convert those tapes to a DVD so that your memories will be preserved. $10 per videotape.



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