Library Display: Our National Parks

Planning a trip? Snowden Library has books and government publications on display featuring nature at our national parks. Established in 1872 by an Act of Congress, the National Park System of the United States now comprises 390 areas covering more than 84 million acres. Located on the first floor, the display includes park location information, park handbooks, and numerous field guides for various flora and fauna, such as wild flowers, marine mammals and butterflies.

Bookmarks at the Second Annual Williamsport Autism Walk

On Saturday, April 4th, Snowden Library was a part of the 2nd Annual Williamsport Autism Walk. The Autism Walk took place in Lamade Gymnasium and, in addition to the walk itself, offered games and crafts for the participants. The library sponsored an activity table for the participating children to color their own bookmarks. Snowden (the library's mascot) also made an appearance.

Library Week & READ Poster Contest Winner

Congratulations to Megg Pitt, the winner of our second annual READ poster contest! It is being unveiled this week as a celebration of National Library Week.

Library Display: Graduating Student Assistants

In the display on the main floor of the Snowden Library, the staff shows appreciation for our five graduating student assistants: Gwyneth Bertelson, Ashley Clees, Stuart Kuentzel, Mark Masland, and William Reed. The display features a READ poster, photos, biographies and memorabilia celebrating their college careers. The books that each student selected to be dedicated in their name for the library's collection are also included.

Archives Display: College Mace

The display for the College Archives on the main floor of the Snowden Library highlights the story of our Lycoming College mace. Presented to the college by the graduating class of 1963, the mace is carried at all official academic functions as a symbol of academic authority. Included is a list of all faculty mace bearers throughout the years, along with photographs of those faculty fulfilling this prestigious honor.

To stay informed about the College Archives, follow Archive News.

Yellow Wallpaper

Dr. Andrew Leiter and Dr. N. J. Stanley presented a program of selected readings, from Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper," with added commentary, Tuesday afternoon, April 7th. in the Lycoming College Archives. Dr. Leiter introduced the readings by providing background about the author's life and late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century society's views of women. Dr. Stanley performed dramatic readings from sections of the story, which is written from a first-person perspective, interspersed with insightful comments from Dr. Leiter. The Women's and Gender Studies Committee of Lycoming College sponsored the program.

The one-woman play "The Yellow Wallpaper" will be performed in the Welch Theatre on Saturday, April 18, by the North Shore Theatre Group, a professional company from Oyster Bay, NY. Curtain: 8:00 P.M.

Annual Read-In

On Saturday, March 14, Snowden Library hosted the 5th Annual Lycoming College Read-In. Eight student groups each volunteered to read aloud for one hour from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald; to participate, the groups donated money to the Lycoming County United Way and raised $120! Our thanks to the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs for providing refreshments for the participating readers!

For more photos from the event, see the library's Flickr page!