WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., recently expanded its Wonderbooks collection to add nearly 50 Wonderbooks to the tween and teen collection, and 20 to the adult collection. The Library previously offered Wonderbooks for children.
Wonderbooks are print books with a ready-to-play audiobook inside. Users can press play to read along with their favorite books and then switch to learning mode for literacy learning and fun.
The Wonderbooks can be found throughout the building with the adult collection located by the Main Help Desk, the tween and teen section located on the new book display on the second-floor of the Welch Children’s Wing, and on the first-floor of the Welch Children’s Wing near the Toy Lending Library.
Information on how to use the resource is on the inside cover. Wonderbooks have a 21-day loan period and may be renewed up to 3 times.
These books support the PA Forward initiative to provide basic literacy opportunities for learning to help Pennsylvania achieve one of the highest literacy rates in the country, a better trained and more skilled workforce, and a growing tax base, economy, and population.
The James V. Brown Library is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. To place a hold, visit www.jvbrown.edu or call 570-326-0536 during the library’s operating hours. Walk-in passport services are available from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, and 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., Williamsport, Pa., is the place to go to learn, connect and grow. Founded in June 1907, the library champions the love of reading, opens new doors to lifelong learning, provides a haven to those who seek and ensures the preservation of public library services for future generations. The library has more than 225,000 visitors in a year and circulates a half-million items annually. A member of the Lycoming County Library System, the James V. Brown Library participates in PA Forward, a statewide initiative to promote literacies in our communities to power a better future for everyone.
