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    Feightner elected regional library association chair
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    Feightner elected regional library association chair
    Nov 29, 2024
    Bradford Area Public Library Executive Director Rebecca Feightner has been elected chair for the Pennsylvania Northwest Chapter of the Pennsylvania Li...
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    PORT ALLEGANY: Change in leadership for S.W. Smith Library
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    PORT ALLEGANY: Change in leadership for S.W. Smith Library
    Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
    Nov 21, 2024
    PORT ALLEGANY — S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library is undergoing a change in leadership. As of Nov. 23, Imani Klein will take over as interim library ...
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    Pitt-Bradford to receive $2 million grant for Hanley Library renovations
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    Pitt-Bradford to receive $2 million grant for Hanley Library renovations
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Nov 01, 2024
    The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has been awarded $2 million in state funding for renovation of the Hanley Library. The funding, announced Fri...
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    ST. MARYS: Public library among grant awardees
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    ST. MARYS: Public library among grant awardees
    Aug 28, 2024
    HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) announced St. Marys Public Library is one of 14 lib...
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    EMPORIUM: Virtual author talks at Brown Memorial Library
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    EMPORIUM: Virtual author talks at Brown Memorial Library
    Apr 11, 2024
    EMPORIUM — Book enthusiasts can join the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library on its Virtual Author Talk Series, engaging with favorite authors in d...
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    Commissioners highlight community initiatives
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    Commissioners highlight community initiatives
    Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 10, 2024
    SMETHPORT — What do safe digging, public safety telecommunicators, libraries and child abuse prevention have in common? All four community initiatives...
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    Ready, Set, Library!
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    Ready, Set, Library!
    Apr 05, 2024
    Ready, Set, Library! — the theme for National Library Week 2024 — emphasizes that amidst a constantly connected online world, libraries offer a unique...
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    New flag donated to library
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    New flag donated to library
    Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
    Feb 28, 2024
    A new United States flag is flying high above the Bradford Area Public Library today. The new flag was presented Tuesday by Patrick “Trucker” Hubbard ...
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    EMPORIUM: Federal, state tax forms available at library
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    EMPORIUM: Federal, state tax forms available at library
    Feb 20, 2024
    EMPORIUM — Federal and state tax forms are available for pickup at Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library, 27 W. Fourth St. Forms can be picked up in ...
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    Pa. state library back home at newly renovated Forum Building
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    Pa. state library back home at newly renovated Forum Building
    ZACK HOOPES pennlive.com 
    Jan 31, 2024
    (TNS) — After five years of separation from its collection of 4.5 million items, the State Library of Pennsylvania is back in business — now all it ne...
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    Pitt-Bradford planning to renovate Hanley Library
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    Pitt-Bradford planning to renovate Hanley Library
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 24, 2024
    The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has begun planning for the renovation of its campus library. “Hanley Library was built in 1988 and hasn’t bee...
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    EMPORIUM: Library reflects on 2023, looks to coming year
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    EMPORIUM: Library reflects on 2023, looks to coming year
    Jan 09, 2024
    EMPORIUM — As 2023 came to a close, Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library staff wanted to reflect on the year. In 2023, library staff organized and d...
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    State funding for libraries remains stable
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    State funding for libraries remains stable
    MANDY COLOSIMO m.colosimo@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 05, 2024
    Last week, First Lady Lori Shapiro joined Secretary of Education Dr. Khalid N. Mumin and Deputy Secretary for the Office of Commonwealth Libraries Sus...
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    EMPORIUM: Library below fundraising goals
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    EMPORIUM: Library below fundraising goals
    MANDY COLOSIMO m.colosimo@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 13, 2023
    EMPORIUM — Fundraising efforts at the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library/Cameron County Public Library, located at 27 W. Fourth St., have yielded ...
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    December events at Bradford library includes Christmas at Balmoral Castle
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    December events at Bradford library includes Christmas at Balmoral Castle
    MANDY COLOSIMO m.colosimo@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 05, 2023
    December is going to be festive and fun at the Bradford Area Public Library. First on the calendar are two showings, at 6 p.m. Thursday and a matinee ...
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    Holiday Book Gifting program underway
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    Holiday Book Gifting program underway
    MANDY COLOSIMO m.colosimo@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 01, 2023
    EMPORIUM — The Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library will hold its Holiday Book Gifting Program from now through Dec. 16. “We launched this program 4...
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    KANE: Library to host Open House Saturday
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    KANE: Library to host Open House Saturday
    MANDY COLOSIMO m.colosimo@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 01, 2023
    KANE — Friends’ Memorial Public Library at 230 Chase St. invites the public to an unforgettable experience from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The Open Ho...
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    Pitt-Bradford faculty receive awards, make presentations
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    Pitt-Bradford faculty receive awards, make presentations
    Nov 20, 2023
    Two members of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford faculty received recent awards, while others presented and published papers and essays, worked...
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    Cards for Troops, begins Nov. 13
    Local News, News
    Cards for Troops, begins Nov. 13
    Nov 07, 2023
    EMPORIUM — The Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library is excited to bring back Cards for Troops Program ahead of the holiday season. Card kits will be...
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    New online resources to discover family history, learn new languages and more
    Local News, News, PA State News
    New online resources to discover family history, learn new languages and more
    Nov 03, 2023
    HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) announced new online resources are available through POWER Library, Pennsylvania’s electro...
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    Wine chemistry can be judged from tiny batches
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    Wine chemistry can be judged from tiny batches
    August 2, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — Making wine is a complex endeavor — it depends on grape composition, microbes like yeast, and environmental conditions such as tempe...
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    ‘Do it right, do it safe’ outweighs ‘don’t do it’ at public meeting on TMI restart
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    ‘Do it right, do it safe’ outweighs ‘don’t do it’ at public meeting on TMI restart
    By CHARLES THOMPSON pennlive.com 
    August 2, 2025
    (TNS) — If there was any takeaway from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s first public meeting on the restart of the nuclear power station at Three M...
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    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
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    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
    By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
    August 2, 2025
    Mast crops are spotty this year, except for acorns. Soft mast, like apples and wild cherries, seems to be minimal to none in most areas. Soft mast blo...
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    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    August 2, 2025
    EXCITED: It's August — are you getting excited for the fabulous events in McKean County during this back-to-school month? It's Festa Italiana in Bradf...
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    Drilling pilot holes
    Lifestyles
    Drilling pilot holes
    August 2, 2025
    Dear Heloise: When hanging up pictures, it is best to drill a pilot hole into the plaster for the nail before hammering it in. If one does not drill a...
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    Move closer to family creates distance instead
    Lifestyles
    Move closer to family creates distance instead
    August 2, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: I made a terrible mistake moving 2,000 miles across the country to be closer to my grandchildren. In the past, I have always noticed my son...
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