The James V. Brown Library is participating in the national Libraries Transform campaign, a public awareness and advocacy effort that speaks to what today’s libraries and librarians do to transform the lives of community members. Libraries Transform uses thought-provoking “because” statements.

You’ll see the Libraries Transform images in the next few issues of Shades, and all around the Library. Libraries contribute to education, employment, entrepre-neurship, engagement and empowerment but are often overlooked as catalysts for powerful individual and community change. How has the library transformed your life?

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• A NEWS PUBLICATION FROM THE STAFF & FRIENDS OF THE JAMES V. BROWN LIBRARY •

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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, ext. 134.

2017 RecognitionJanuary 3 Betty & Frank Knautz DayJanuary 4 Anne Lubin DayJanuary 8 Kiwanis Club of Williamsport DayJanuary 11 Jill Louise Confer DayJanuary 13 Katrine B. Parsons DayJanuary 14 In memory of Paul M. McBride on his BirthdayJanuary 16 Bill Muzic DayJanuary 17 In memory of Patricia J. BakerJanuary 18 Shirley Bittenbender DayJanuary 20 Mary Catherine Murphy DayJanuary 21 Polish Club DayJanuary 23 Gerry Fausnaught DayJanuary 27 In memory of Nancy Ann CharlesFebruary 1 Dr. Al Liddell DayFebruary 5 Taylor J. Ertel DayFebruary 6 John L. Bruch, Jr. DayFebruary 12 In Honor of Nancy J. Lady DayFebruary 14 Ann & Dean Muller DayFebruary 18 Nate & Toby Brindger DayFebruary 22 In memory of Our Deceased Members- Young Men’s Democratic ClubFebruary 28 Miles William Boyle Day

JANUARYCelebrate WinterFEBRUARY

Best Romantic Movies

Find weekly titles online atcalendar.jvbrown.edu

Want to know what type of books people who work in a library read? Check out the recommendations

by members of the James V. Brown Library staff on our website and

weekly e-newsletter to see what we just can’t put down right now!

JANUARY 17Cooking Light/Low-Fat

FEBRUARY 21Sweets & Chocolate

DecadenceDo you love browsing through cookbooks and trying new recipes? Do you enjoy sampling and sharing new dishes? Then grab your apron and sign up for the Cookbook Club! We pick a theme and select several cookbooks, you pick and make a recipe, then we all get together to share the finished products.

ADULT CRAFTSFebruary is Love

Your Library Month

February is Love Your Library Month and the library has all sorts of ways for you to show your love! Our adult “Transform It – Adult DIY” craft days will have participants creating Iris-folded valentines to give away. Come join us for crafting and fun on February 6, 6-7:30 p.m. and February 7, 10- 11:30 a.m.

You can support the Library all year! Be a Library Champion! Bob Gilson and his wife, Laura, have been giving to the Library for many years. Recently, they decided to be Library Champions, by donating monthly by credit card. Why do they support the Library?

It’s not too late to make a difference. You can still make a gift to the Library’s Annual Fund at www.jvbrown.edu or by mail. Become a Library Champion like the Gilsons, and we’ll send you a champion tote bag. You make the James V. Brown Library the place to go to learn, connect and grow.

Share your “Because” at the library during Love Your Library Month – fill out a form at any circulation desk

or online at jvbrown.edu.

New Year, New Programs! Check out the new adult programming at the library in January and February:• Fitness Expo: January 14, 1-3 p.m. – If your New Year’s Resolu-tions include getting fit and losing weight, then stop by the Fitness Expo to get the tools to get in shape from local businesses and organizations. • Introduction to Facebook: Janu-ary 16, 6 p.m. – Interested in learn-ing about Facebook? Want to see pictures of your kids or grandkids and reconnect with old friends? This will be a hands-on Facebook learning workshop where users create an account. An email ad-dress is required.• Mastering Millennials: January 23, 6 p.m. – This talk is geared to-ward corporations and business-es who are trying to build brand loyalty and win the business of Millennials – those born between 1980-1996 – who cannot be over-looked because they have the combined spending power of over $500 billion dollars a year. • Show Me the Money! Budgeting and Personal Finance Basics: Jan-uary 30, 6 p.m. An independent financial advisor will give tips for tracking spending, balancing debt and investing for the future. Subscribe to our email newsletter at jvbrown.edu for all the news, and check the calendar at calendar.jvbrown.edu.

OWN-A-DAY The library’s “Own-a-Day” program makes the perfect gift. For $100, you can Own-A-Day at the library and have your gift recognized on the receipts at circulation desks, on the flat-screen TVs inside the library, on the library’s home page, and in the library’s email and printed newsletters. This is the perfect way to honor or memorialize someone special, or celebrate a birthday or anniversary.

As a student, I made frequent trips to the Brown Library to research information for school reports and received the capable assistance of librarians who helped me find the information I needed. Over the years, I have checked out hundreds of books and videos, and learned how to use a computer. I have been able to research my family history, local history, and got my passport picture taken. The Brown Library has been a valuable asset to me during my lifetime, and I see it as a very important asset to the greater Williamsport community. The library is just not about books, but

a place where people can come together face-to-face to share ideas, hobbies, stories, and information. The library promotes early childhood learning and helps schools by offering summer reading programs. The library also helps us to adapt to changing technology by offering e-books, audio books, and computer classes. All of these services and more are available to everyone, rich or poor. My donation to the Brown Library is charged to my credit card each month. It is an easy, affordable, and sustainable way for me to support the many important programs and services the library provides to the community every day of the week.

February Book Review LuncheonThe luncheon will start at 12 noon in the Lowry Room of the Welch Family 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 (http://calendar.jvbrown.edu) where you will find a prompt for reservations or call Dana at the Library at 570-326-0536, ext. 114. Reservations should be made by the Wednesday before the review, February 1. (Please note that you should register 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 available in the public lot off Market Street, adjacent to the Welch Wing.

Friends of the James V. Brown Library19 East Fourth StreetWilliamsport, PA 17701

Nonprofit Org.U.S. Postage

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www.jvbrown.eduSLIDE INTO THE FRIENDS BOOKSTORE FOR YOUR WINTER READS! The Friends need your unwanted books, CDs & DVDs! Donations gladly accepted at the library circulation desk. Tax donation receipts

Consider a bequest to theJames V. Brown Library

This man remembered you in his will.

Mon. & Fri. 10:30AM-1:30PMTues. & Wed. 1:30PM-4:30PM

Sat. 12:15PM-3:00PM Shopping at the bookstore is a rewarding way to support Friends.

Proceeds are used to help fund library programs and services. Please visit us soon and spread the word to your friends and family

about the great used books and media bargains!

FRIENDS MEMBER SPECIALS January - Self-help & Inspirational (i.e. Religion and Philosophy), & Parenting books

February - Romance & Crafts

It’s cold outside! Better stay in with a good book!

(AnnuAl membership contributions Are fully tAx deductible)

Membership runs Jan. 1 — Dec. 31Friends Membership 2017

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At the Friday, February 3, 2017, Book Review luncheon, Fred Holland will review the book Cemetery John: The Undiscovered Mastermind of the Lindbergh Kidnapping by Robert Zorn. Bruno Richard Hauptmann was executed in 1936 for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby, yet evidence and logic have discredited the notion that he acted alone. This mystery has gone unsolved for eighty years. Zorn examines decades of ungrounded speculation surrounding the case. Inspired by his father’s relationship with the actual accomplices, and using personal possessions and documents, never before-seen photographs, new forensic evidence and extensive research, Zorn writes a

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shocking and captivating account of the crime and the original “Trial of the Century,” revealing what he claims to be the true events behind the crime. Our presenter, Fred Holland, was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. He attended the University of Delaware for his B.A. degree and the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA for his J.D. Holland arrived in Williamsport in 1981, and worked for several months as a law clerk for the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County. Currently, he is a partner at the local law firm of Murphy, Butterfield, & Holland, P.C. Holland is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar

Association, Williamsport/Lycoming County Chamber of Commerce, and the Kiwanis Club of Williamsport. In his spare time, Holland enjoys music, reading and tennis.

Friends of the JVBrown Library Hold Meeting The Annual Member-ship Meeting of the Friends of the JV Brown Library was held on Tuesday, December 6, at 5:15 p.m., in the Lowry Room of the Welch Family Wing of the library. The meeting was called to order by Greg Thomas, President. Members in attendance heard the annual financial reports for the full organization and for the Friends Favorites Gently Used Book Store. The chairs of each stand-ing committee reported on their activities throughout 2016. Those committees are Book Store, Governing, Membership, Sort-ing, Publicity, Mailing, Volunteer Recognition, Social Media, Special Events, Book Review Luncheon, and Book Sale.

New members were elected to the board. They are Jim Cunningham, Christine Kaiser, and Joanne O’Neill. Betsy Madsen will return for another term and Linda Morris will serve a second consecutive term. The by-laws passed last year now set a term at four years. The new officers will be Ardythe Cross, President; Chuck Featherstone, Vice-Presi-dent; Mary Beth Kibbe, Secretary; and Nancy Berkheimer, Treasurer. Six retiring board mem-bers were recognized for their contributions of time, ideas and energy over the years. They are Shirley Bittenbender, Nancy Boyer, Jim Burget, Gayle Peters-Coates, Eleanor Phillips, and Sue Wright.