Schlow Centre Region Library
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Coordinates: 40°47′36″N 77°51′35″W / 40.7934°N 77.8598°W
| Established | 1957 |
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| Location | State College, Pennsylvania |
| Service area | Centre County, Pennsylvania |
| Website | http://schlowlibrary.org |
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The Schlow Centre Region Library, formerly known as the State College Public Library and the Schlow Memorial Library, serves the State College, Pennsylvania area.
History[]
The library was named after local businessman Charles Schlow, who in 1957 donated space in a West College Avenue house for the original library. The library quickly grew and moved to a new location on South Allen Street.
A new building opened in 2005, replacing the original. The new two-story 38,577-square-foot (3,583.9 m2) building cost $10 million to construct. The public facilities include 66 computers. There were over 37,000 card holders when the new library opened in 2005.[1] According to the 2005 Annual Report, Schlow had more than 291,000 visitors and 592,000 books in circulation.
References[]
- ^ Smeltz, Adam (2005-10-04). "New Schlow wows library patrons". Centre Daily Times.
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- State College, Pennsylvania
- Libraries in Pennsylvania
- Public libraries in Pennsylvania
- Buildings and structures in Centre County, Pennsylvania
- Library buildings completed in 1957
- Library buildings completed in 2005