Pennsylvania Center for the Book

Pennsylvania Center for the Book Celebrating all things literary in Pennsylvania! Schmit, Director
Caroline Wermuth, Outreach Coordinator

Team:
Steven Herb, Ph.D., Founding Director (2000-2017)
Erica King, Curriculum Specialist
Bernadette Lear, Affiliate Faculty
James McCready, Information Resources and Services Specialist
Nicole Miyashiro, Writer-in-Residence
Karla M.

09/15/2026

📚 💳 Another library card to add to your collection!
The Library of Congress

🥹 👉 👈 It's what she would have wanted you to do!
09/14/2026

🥹 👉 👈 It's what she would have wanted you to do!

📚 The Books Books Books Event is returning to the Wyndham Lancaster Barn on Saturday, September 26th from 12:00-5:00pm!T...
09/12/2026

📚 The Books Books Books Event is returning to the Wyndham Lancaster Barn on Saturday, September 26th from 12:00-5:00pm!

The event will feature more than 125 authors from a variety of genres! General admission tickets cost $5 and include entry to the event as well as a free tote bag.

For more information and to reserve your ticket: https://booksbooksbooksevent.com/

09/11/2026

📚🚗 Come along with us to the National Book Festival!
The Library of Congress

09/11/2026

🚨NEW DATE 🚨

Due to the inclement weather forecast, we’re postponing Alphabet Trail & Tales.

We hope you’ll join us in two weeks for a fun day of stories, adventure, and learning! 📚

📖 Looking for your next read? Check out the books from these independently published Pennsylvania authors:📚 Brittney Shi...
09/10/2026

📖 Looking for your next read? Check out the books from these independently published Pennsylvania authors:

📚 Brittney Shipp, author of The Meteorologist in Me and Drippity Drop, The Rapping Raindrop

📚 Gerald L. Jackson, author of A Father's Promise, A Father's Message, and A Father's Love

📚 Christian Fusco, author of deaf not Deaf and I Am Deaf, Not Stupid

📚 M.S. Masood, author of The Unnamed

📚 Tess Carletta, author of Kit & Basie, Patchwork, and Goldheart

09/10/2026

Hometown Voices, your local reading & performance series, has announced the fall season lineup!

The first event features Kathy Morrow, poet and puppeteer, and Michael Garrigan, poet and author of Ghost Hunting Glaciers, on Sunday, 9/13, at 3pm at the Woskob Family Gallery in the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center at 146 South Allen Street in State College.

More information about this event and the rest of the series here: https://creativewriting.psu.edu/2026/09/09/hometown-voices-reading-series-fall-2026-lineup/

09/10/2026

Did you know the Harrisburg Zine Fest is this Saturday? Come out to HACC's Cooper Student Building to check it out. We have over 20 vendors, and there will be a workshop on how to make mini zines at noon. Come support local artists!

The event is free to attend. Park in the West Lot off Industrial Rd.

📢 Check out the upcoming read-ins at participating Pennsylvania bookstores and libraries!
09/10/2026

📢 Check out the upcoming read-ins at participating Pennsylvania bookstores and libraries!

📚 On Saturday, September 19th from 12:00-4:00pm, attend the first ever Happy Valley Book Fest at 3 Dots Downtown in Stat...
09/09/2026

📚 On Saturday, September 19th from 12:00-4:00pm, attend the first ever Happy Valley Book Fest at 3 Dots Downtown in State College, Pennsylvania!

This free book festival will feature both young adult and adult indie authors local to the East Coast. The event is perfect for any fantasy, sci-fi, and romance book lovers!

For more information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/happy-valley-book-fest-tickets-1997154627252

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