Library News

We are so pleased with our wonderful community, and we wanted to share our joy with you!   So many people visited the Library to experience the Eclipse together!! We had only 60 glasses to hand out, but participants shared with one another, making sure that everyone who attended our event had the opportunity to…

In recognition of the “Build a Better World” summer reading program theme for 2017, we have started a butterfly garden with the goal of it becoming a Monarch Waystation! It doesn’t look like much now, but we are excited to watch it grow and bloom and attract our neighborhood pollinator friends!

To celebrate National Library Week, Mayor Tim Bradley made a presentation to the Milanof-Schock Library at the Borough Council meeting.  

  Tumble Books is a super-fun and interactive reading resource for kids available for FREE with a library card. The site is FULL of animated, talking story books for preschoolers, beginner readers and older independent readers too.  Read along and listen, or read on your own.  TumbleBooks are created by taking existing story books, adding…

Reading and Writing with Anne Frank from the Anne Frank Center USA and is on display from February 6 to March 9. We are so excited to be able to offer this amazing traveling exhibit to the public – never before in Pennsylvania!  We are in the process of planning programs and events to highlight…

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Pronunciator is a language-learning service that is available to you free of charge thanks to the Milanof-Schock Library! It is a fun way to learn any of 80 different languages with self-directed lessons, live teachers, movies, music and more! Click the logo below to get started! All you need is your Library Card #.

Would you love to be informed of new items that come into our Library? Wowbrary is a service recently acquired by our library that patrons and library-lovers can use for FREE! Want to know what new DVDs came in this week? Wondering if we’ve gotten in any new biographies, fiction or non-fiction books lately? All…

The Milanof-Schock Library has become part of the AmazonSmile program. This program allows you to shop on Amazon as usual, and with the purchase of eligible items, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the Library! The AmazonSmile program can be used with your current Amazon account and wish lists…all you have to…

After a nine-month absence, Jan Betty will be rejoining the Milanof-Schock Library team in the role of Youth Services Coordinator. As a long-time Milanof-Schock staff member, Jan has had a positive impact on so many children and families of our community. There are a variety of programs returning to the monthly schedule once Jan returns:…