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Centre County Library & Historical Museum
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We're a public library with branches in Bellefonte, Centre Hall, and Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. We also operate a historical museum and specialized historical library in Bellefonte. Visit us on our website here: https://www.centrecountylibrary.org
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 11h
Our 2026 Caturday calendars are here! Purchase in person at our Bellefonte branch or online at our Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/centrec...

All proceeds benefit the library! 😸

#CaturdayCalendar #LibraryFundraiser #CaturdayExtra #HoratioTheCat #JojoThePirateCat
A graphic featuring a map of the U.S. with 16 states highlighted in purple to show which states Caturday calendars have been shipped to. Images of cats Horatio and Jojo sit on either side of the text "Our Caturday calendars have reached 16 states and Canada! Where will Horatio and Jojo go next?"
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 4d
Get'cha head in a book! High School Mew-sical star Zac Efron celebrates his birthday today!

#Caturday #ZacEfron #HighSchoolMusical #HoratioTheCat
An orange cat dressed in a red Wildcats basketball jersey and brown wig to emulate High School Musical character Troy Bolton sits next to a tiny basketball and several Zac Efron DVDs.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 5d
Come visit the #PARoom (open M-F, 12 - 5 PM) inside the #MilesHumesHouse to access our library system's special genealogical collections specific to Central PA!
#CentralPA #Genealogy #LibraryTips #LibSky
Library Tip #20: Engage in genealogical research at libraries near you. Many libraries give patrons access to Ancestry.com's "library edition" on site. Some public libraries also have incredible nondigitized genealogical collections; often specific to the area where that library is located. Centre County Library & Historical Museum logo. Background image of wheat against a grey sky.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 7d
This book is a great choice for kids 8 to 12 years old that will enjoy a story in verse featuring pets that is set during the COVID-19 pandemic on a Native American reservation.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 7d
This week, in honor of #IndigenousPeoplesDay on Monday, #AxlProseTheAxolotl is reading the children's novel in verse, #RezDogs by Joseph Bruchac.
#BookSky #LibSky #KidLit
Axl Prose's book of the week. Picture of Axl Prose, the axolotl. Picture of the cover of the children's picture book, "Rez Dogs" by Joseph Bruchac. Graphics of books and book shelves.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 11d
For more information on Banned and Challenged books, you can also check out information from Pen America: pen.org/book-bans/pe...

#Caturday #HoratioTheCat
A photo of an orange cat in a red dress and white bonnet to emulate a "handmaid" from the book "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood. The cat sits next to a copy of the book. A photo of a cat with a floral headpiece arrangement to emulate the cover of the book "All Boys Aren't Blue" by George M. Johnson. The cat sits next to a copy of the book. A photo of an orange cat dressed in a white plush outfit to emulate a polar bear and a tuxedo cat dressed in a winter hat, scarf, and jacket to emulate the character Lyra on the cover of the book "The Golden Compass" by Phillip Pullman. The three books of "His Dark Materials" by Phillip Pullman sit between the two cats.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 11d
#CensorshipIsSo1984... Today we are featuring past #Caturday photos of banned or challenged books for the final day of #BannedBooksWeek2025 aka #FreedomToReadDay. 1/2

Learn more about these books & other challenged titles through Marshall University's database here: www.marshall.edu/library/bann...
A photo of an orange cat dressed in a grey shirt that sits next to the book 1984. A poster of an eye and the text "Big Brother Is Watching You" is on the wall behind the cat. A photo of an orange cat in a short brown wig, yellow shirt, and denim overalls to emulate the cover of the book "Bitter" by Akwaeke Emezi. A paintbrush sits in front of the cat and the book sits to the right of the cat. A photo of an orange cat dressed in a brown braided wig, brown shirt and jacket with a mockingjay pin and quiver of arrows. The cat sits next to the book "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins and a tiny bow.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 12d
Read banned or challenged books! You can easily borrow copies of books that have been banned or challenged at different libraries or schools by picking one up from our #BannedBookDisplays at the #BellefonteLibrary, #CentreHallAreaBranchLibrary, or #HoltMemorialLibrary.
#BannedBooksWeek #LibraryTips
Library Tip #38: Read Banned Books or those that have been challenged! Banned and challenged books give us a vocabulary to discuss subjects that we often don't like to talk about. They also give us a safe space to explore topics that typically cause arguments or are shrouded in rumor and gossip. Centre County Library & Historical Museum logo.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 13d
Happy birthday to author Katherine Applegate!

We're celebrating with a photo featuring Horatio as the character Rachel "morphing" into a cat as featured on the second book of the #Animorphs series.

#Caturday #CaturdayExtra #KatherineApplegate @kaaauthor.bsky.social #HoratioTheCat
On a red background, three images of a cat in a blond wig and black shirt that each get shorter as the images ascend in the frame until the fourth image is just the cat to emulate the "morphing" cover of the Animorphs book The Visitor by Katherine Applegate.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 14d
Check out the #HoltMemorialLibrary's display celebrating #BannedBooksWeek. Are any of these books some of your favorites? Why do you think they're important to read? Let us know in the comments.
#TheGiver #NineteenEightFour #TheKiteRunner #ThirteenReasonsWhy #ToKillAMockingbird #BookSky #LibSky
Banned Books Display at the Holt Memorial Library in Philipsburg, PA. Books that have been banned and challenged at other libraries and schools are placed in paper bags with labels that look burnt and are set on display shelves on the side of a bookshelf. The books include, "The Giver," by Lois Lowry; "To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee; "Thirteen Reasons Why," by Jay Asher; "The Kite Runner," by Khaled Hosseini; and "1984," by George Orwell. Censorship is so 1984. Read for your Rights. Holt Memorial Library. Centre County Library & Historical Museum logo.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 18d
Here comes the sparkle... #Twilight was published 20 years ago in October 2005! Horatio is celebrating with an homage to the classic cover and character Edward Cullen (with added sparkle).

#Caturday #HoratioTheCat
A photo of an orange cat dressed in a bronze wig and blue shirt with added graphic sparkles across its fur to emulate the character Edward Cullen from the Twilight series. The book Twilight sits next to the cat. A speech bubble with the words "This is the fur of a killer, Bella" is superimposed at the top of the photo.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 19d
Our 2026 Caturday Calendars are now on sale! Stop by our Bellefonte branch to purchase in person or visit our Etsy shop to order: www.etsy.com/shop/centrec...

Thank you for your support!

#CaturdayCalendar #LibraryFundraiser #HoratioTheCat #JojoThePirateCat
A graphic featuring a tuxedo cat and an orange tabby with a copy of the 2026 caturday calendar between them and text detailing the calendar sales and etsy shop link.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 20d
Always #citeyoursources! It's important for many more reasons than avoiding plagiarism. It gives value to other's work and shows other people that your assertions are reliable.

#InformationLiteracy #AvoidPlagiarism #LibraryTips #LibSky
Library Tip #13: Citing your sources is important for more reasons than worrying about getting in trouble for plagiarism. Every time you cite someone's work, you help them build their professional reputation and show that their work has value. Centre County Library & Historical Museum logo. Background of open books and sheet music.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 20d
This book should appeal to curious young readers who will enjoy learning about the science behind the many colors of leaves and looking at beautiful watercolor illustrations.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 20d
#BellefonteLibrary's lovely #librarypet, #AxlProseTheAxolotl is reading the picture book, #SummerGreenToAutumnGold, by Mia Posada this week to celebrate the beginning of the #autumn season!
#KidLit #BookSky #Libsky
Axl Prose's book of the week. Picture of Axl Prose, the axolotl. Picture of the cover of the children's nonfiction picture book, "Summer Green to Autumn Gold" by Mia Posada. Graphics of books and book shelves.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 21d
Why do you love your library?

#LibSky #MemeSky
When you're telling your best friend about how much you love your library! Blue heart. Picture of an adult man with a mustache wearing pajamas and laying on a bed while talking on a cell phone. He is acting like a teenager who is either talking to their crush on the phone or talking about their crush. Centre County Library & Historical Museum logo.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 25d
Purr-tect the environment - 63 years ago today, #SilentSpring by Rachel Carson was published. The work influenced the modern environmental movement and made people more aware of humanity's impact on nature.

#Caturday #RachelCarson #HoratioTheCat
A photo of an orange cat costumed in a green jacket, brown skirt, and brown wig to emulate author and environmentalist Rachel Carson. The cat sits next to the books "Silent Spring," "On a Farther Shore," and "Who was Rachel Carson?".
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 26d
At our libraries you can borrow #WiFiHotspots, tablets, #CDPlayers, #VideoMagnifiers, and more!

#LibrariesProvideTechology #LibraryTips #BorrowForFREEWithYourLibraryCard #LibSky
Library Tip #72: Check out technological devices at your library! Many libraries allow you to check out things like wifi hotspots, tablets, Chromebooks, cameras and more! Let your library make your learning and creating journey a little easier and more accessible. Centre County Library & Historical Museum. Background of a deciduous trees with yellow and orange leaves during autumn.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 28d
He says this book is great for curious kids ages 8+ that are interested in making fun and scientific projects and crafts. Using this book, young makers can create an exploding volcano, a lemon battery and much more using only household materials!
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 28d
This week, #BellefonteLibrary's library pet, #AxlProseTheAxolotl is reading a children's nonfiction book called "Maker Lab: 28 Super Cool Projects" by Jack Challoner.

#JuvenileNonfiction #KidsBookRecommendations #LibraryPet #BasicLiteracy #BookSky #LibSky
Axl Prose's book of the week. Picture of Axl Prose, the axolotl. Picture of the cover of the children's nonfiction book, "Maker Lab: 28 Super Cool Projects" by Jack Challoner. Graphics of books and book shelves.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 29d
The novel, "Familia," by Lauren E. Rico on a table. Arrows are superimposed over the book leading the following phrases: set in Puerto Rico, Contemporary Fiction, Family drama & Genealogical Mystery, Hispanic American author.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 29d
The novel, "Silver Nitrate," by Silvia Moreno-Garcia on a table. Arrows are superimposed over the book leading the following phrases: Mexican Canadian Author, Follows a sound editor & former soap opera star, contains a heavy dose of film history, set in 1993 Mexico City, Supernatural Suspense.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 29d
Happy #HispanicHeritageMonth2025! If you'd like to read a new book to celebrate, check out these adult fiction recommendations:
📖Blackouts by Justin Torres
📗Raiders Of The Lost Heart by Jo Segura
📘Trust by Hernan Diaz
📕Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
📚Familia by Lauren E. Rico
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Adult Fiction Book Recommendations to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Sept. 15 - Oct. 15. Spines of the following books lined up on a table: "Blackouts" by Justin Torres; "Raiders of the Lost Heart," by Jo Segura; "Trust," by Hernan Diaz; "Silver Nitrate," by Silvia Moreno-Garcia; and "Familia," by Lauren E. Rico. Centre County Library & Historical Museum logo. The novel, "Blackouts," by Justin Torres on a table. Arrows are superimposed over the book leading the following phrases: Literacy Fiction, Puerto Rican American Author, LGBTQ themes, 2023 National Book Award Winner, Redacts excerpts for literary effect." The novel, "Raiders of the Lost Heart," by Jo Segura on a table. Arrows are superimposed over the book leading the following phrases: Mexican American Author, Latina Fmc, For fans of The Mummy and Indiana Jones, Spicy Romantic Comedy. The novel, "Trust," by Hernan Diaz on a table. Arrows are superimposed over the book leading the following phrases: Literacy Fiction, Argentine American Author, 2023 Pulitzer Prize Winner, Composed of 4 fictional texts, for fans of literary puzzles.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · 29d
He is indeed talented and is compensated with much Churu.
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Centre County Library & Historical Museum @centrecolibrary.bsky.social · Sep 20
We are revisiting our #GameOfThrones posts to celebrate author George R.R. Martin's birthday today! Horatio showcases three of the Houses (Stark, Targaryen, and Lannister) shown across the series.

#Caturday #GeorgeRRMartin #HoratioTheCat
An orange cat dressed in brown and black with the hand of the king pin to represent the character Ned Stark. The cat sits next to a miniature Iron Throne with the "Game of Thrones" book sitting on it. An orange cat dressed in black with a white wig to represent the character Daenerys Targaryen and sits on a miniature Iron Throne and next to the book "A Dance With Dragons." An orange cat sits on a a miniature iron throne dressed in burgundy and gold and a blonde wig to represent the character Tyrion Lannister. DVDs featuring actor Peter Dinklage who played Tyrion sit next to the cat. The text "A mind needs a book like a sword needs a whetstone" is at the top of the photo.
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