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Harry Potter first took the literature world by storm in 1999, when the first novel of the series, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” was publis...

PORT ALLEGANY — The S.W. Smith Public Library is organizing a 5K run/walk and a Kids Fun Run for July 15 in order to benefit the library. Registration...

OLEAN, N.Y. — The Olean Public Library will be hosting an evening for Robert Taylor on June 29 at 7 p.m. Taylor passed away recently after many years ...

PORT ALLEGANY — The S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library is participating in the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum library pass program. This pass provides fre...

PORT ALLEGANY — S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library invites local children to “Build a Better World” this summer through its summer story hour and Summ...

KANE — Friends’ Memorial Public Library now has Macbooks for creative use, thanks to an LSTA grant from Commonwealth Libraries. Use installed programs...

Ameriprise Financial, in conjunction with the Bradford Area Public Library, as part of the financial literacy series will be presenting a workshop on ...

PORT ALLEGANY — S.W. Smith Memorial Library in Port Allegany will celebrate National Library Week from April 10-15 with several events. All week the l...

The Bradford Area Public Library is holding several several events and contests April 9-15 during National Library Week. “This year’s theme is Librari...

COUDERSPORT — Coudersport Public Library has been named a recipient of a Pilcrow Foundation Children’s Book Project Grant. Headquartered in Oregon, th...

PORT ALLEGANY — S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library will hold a “Cruise into Kindergarten” program for children entering kindergarten in the fall. The ...

The Bradford Area Public Library is looking for donations for the spring used book sale, scheduled for April 28-29. Gently used fiction novels by popu...

Colette Roessler has been appointed as the adult programming and marketing coordinator for the Bradford Area Public Library, effective March 13. Roess...

Individuals usually bring books, notebooks and other supplies to the Bradford Area Public Library. Magnifying glasses? Not so much. That tool, however...

Officials with the Bradford Area Public Library are focusing on everything from partnering with other libraries to increasing circulation numbers this...

PORT ALLEGANY — The S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library in Port Allegany will host a Senior Lunch & Learn from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 16. Senio...

PORT ALLEGANY — Spring Story Hour and the Construction Club will meet weekly at the S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library in Port Allegany. The Construct...

The Bradford Area Public Library has always worked with the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford through internship opportunities, programming and vol...

KANE —Big bands will be the program at Friends’ Memorial Public Library in Kane at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Organizers said the program will feature the b...

The words “civic,” “social,” “health” and “financial” usually don’t conjure up images of a library. That’ll soon change in the new year across the reg...