September 2023

Bradford, PA—In observation of September being Library Card Sign-up Month, BAPL has formed a partnership with the Bradford YMCA.  With the assistance of Kelly Macklin, the Y’s Director of Membership Engagement & Wellness, an exciting opportunity has been created for all BAPL library patrons who have a library card. 

“Library Days,” which runs Tuesday, September 5 – Friday, September 8, grants all library card-toting patrons’ access to the Y’s Kid’s Zone, pool, and gym!  This 4-day event is a wonderful time for library patrons to explore the Y’s facilities for free. 

Patrons may attend any day, at any time, during the Y’s normal operating hours.  Any adult caregivers who bring a child to the Y, must also present their photo ID (the Y is required to run a brief background check).

Misplaced your library card?!  No worries.  Interested individuals can obtain a special pass/ticket from the BAPL Circulation Desk.  Has a library card been removed from BAPL’s records due to inactivity?  Again, no worries.  Any individual who resides in BAPL’s service area is eligible to obtain a free library card. A valid photo identification and proof of address is all that is necessary to unleash the power of the BAPL library card.

Membership certainly has its perks!  Just to name a few, owners of a library card can enjoy streaming free movies through Kanopy, download free eBooks, magazines, eAudiobooks while using the Libby app, expand their knowledge and gain new skills with online courses through Gale Presents Udemy, and access Ground News (an online news platform that allows readers to compare headlines of every news source in one place). 

Since 1987, Library Card Sign-up Month has been held each September to mark the beginning of the school year. During the month, the American Library Association and libraries unite in a national effort to ensure every child signs-up for their own library card.  A library card is one of the most cost-effective back-to-school supplies available.  September is a wonderful time to get reacquainted with your local library!  Today’s libraries offer communities so much more than books.  Visit one today!

Guido Brings First Female Coyote and Krug Brings First Crows into Rolfe Beagle Club’s Statewide Coyote and Crow Hunt  

Photo 1 – John Guido poses with his female coyote harvest.  Photo 2 – Steve Krug carries his crows.

Johnsonburg, Pa.:  John Guido, of Virginia, harvested the first female coyote for Rolfe Beagle Club’s Statewide, 10-Day, Coyote and Crow Hunt from his camp in northern Pennsylvania.  “I love coming back home to hunt,” said John.  John harvested the 19.0# female coyote on Friday morning with a .243 rifle.  John was hunting public lands in Elk County at harvest time.  John uses only mouth diaphragm calls.

Steve Krug of St Marys brought crows in on Friday to enter the first crows, to date.  Steve is an avid crow hunter and routinely has entries hard to beat in the crow portion of this hunt.  Steve was hunting public land in Elk County when he called in the crows on Friday morning.  Steve hunts crows with a 12-gauge shotgun.

Weigh-in is at 6:00 p.m. every day over the ten days of the Rolfe Beagle Club hunt, thru 9/9.

Santina C. STANTON, 90, of Bolivar, NY, died Saturday, September 2, 2023 in Wellsville Manor Care Center. 

Born May 14, 1933, in Buffalo, she was the daughter of John and Angeline Sciandra Mola.  She was married to Norman Stanton, who predeceased her on June 5, 1998. 

BRADFORD, Pa. — The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s arts performances during the fall semester will range from classic to innovative genres such as a multimedia performance, hybrid folk music duo and virtual reality art exhibition.

The year begins in familiar territory with Pitt-Bradford: The Early Years, a photographic exhibition of the university’s early years in honor of its 60^th anniversary year. The exhibition is a collaborative campus event featuring pictures and artifacts from past faculty, staff, alumni and friends will be on display in the KOA Art Gallery in Blaisdell Hall from Sept. 5 through Oct. 6. The gallery, found in Blaisdell Hall, is open from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday.

An opening reception for Pitt-Bradford: The Early Years will be held at 2 p.m. Sept. 23 as part of Alumni and Family Weekend activities on campus. All gallery events are open to the public and free of charge.

CRCF to host Cattaraugus Gives Link and Learn Seminar Seminar set for Friday, September 22

OLEAN, N.Y., August 31, 2023 — The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation will hold its final Nonprofit Link and Learn Seminar of the year, “Cattaraugus Gives by the Numbers,” led by Cattaraugus Gives coordinator and CRCF Executive Director on Friday, September 22.

The session will help nonprofit professionals and volunteers learn more about how to get the most out of their fundraising efforts during this year’s Cattaraugus Gives program through an analysis of fundraising data from the 2022 Cattaraugus Gives event.

Attendees will learn how to make data-informed decisions to plan best marketing and fundraising practices for this year’s Cattaraugus Gives event, a day of giving for the Cattaraugus County region, presented by CRCF since 2017.

The session will be held on September 22 from 12 – 1 p.m. at the Laine Place building, 301 North Union St. in the third-floor Carney Training Room.

The Marilyn Horne Museum and Exhibit Center is offering an afternoon art activity on Sunday, September 17 at 1 p.m. Participants will create a glow-in-the-dark owl art piece like the one pictured here. Registration is required. To learn more, or to sign up for the class visit www.marilynhorne.org/museumexplorers. Space it limited. Early registration is encouraged.