Cambria County Library News & Updates
A Database for craft ideas
Creativebug offers online arts and crafts workshops and techniques. Learn how to paint, knit, crochet, sew, screen print and more with unlimited access to thousands of video classes. You can also download patterns, templates and recipes. New classes are released...
Now Hiring: District Consultant
Join our team at Cambria County Library POSITION: District Consultant POSITION DESCRIPTION: Responsible for the provision of advisory services to all of the public libraries and library boards in the Johnstown District made up of Cambria, Indiana, and Somerset...
Hugo Award-Winning Books at Your Library!
The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention and chosen by its members. The Hugo is widely considered the premier award in science fiction....
Ready for a fresh, new year? Join the club!
If you’ve resolved to read more in 2021, our book clubs are a great way to discover a new book or author and connect with other readers. Our groups are currently meeting virtually—it’s easy to join the discussions from your computer, tablet or phone! Book selections...
Curbside Only Services
The Cambria County Library will be temporarily returning to curbside and virtual services only on November 30. This decision was made with the highest regard for patron and staff safety. Our aim is to return to offering in-person services in mid-January if it is safe...
Los Títulos de Ficción están aquí. Spanish Fiction Titles are now available.
¡Estamos orgullosos de ofrecer una nueva colección de nuestros libros más populares, ahora en en español! La nueva colección está disponible en el tercer piso de la biblioteca. Se pueden encontrar más títulos de ficción y no ficción en español en cloudLibrary. We are...
This November, read to inspire!
Take our Read Woke Challenge and learn more about yourself and others in our community. This challenge was created by award-winning librarian Cicely Lewis, who describes the Read Woke movement: "It is a feeling. It is a style. It is a form of education. It is a call...
September is National Library Card Registration Month
Getting a library card is easier than ever! You can now register online to get a library card from Cambria County Library. Your library card number will be emailed to you within a couple of days to begin using our digital resources right away. A shiny new physical...
New Teen Titles
We love YA new book day—it’s always exciting to get a cart of shiny new titles with that fresh book smell wheeled up to us. Here’s our top 10 of the most recent fiction, non-fiction and graphic novels we’ve added to the collection. Place your holds on them...
cloudLibrary
Enjoy free eBooks and eAudiobooks from any smartphone or tablet with our cloudLibrary app. cloudLibrary offers great features like saving titles for later, looking back at books you've already read, and even being able to borrow books from other libraries in...
Discord Server for Teens
Cambria County Library now has a Discord server for teens! Discord is a group chatting platform that we use for socializing, discussions, games, programs and more. Fill out the application to join our Discord server. While you wait for approval, you can create an...
TumbleMath – Picture Book Resources
TumbleMath is a collection of animated and narrated math picture books covering K-5 math concepts using stories and literature to reinforce concepts. This resource is now available with the help from our partners at the CSB2 STEM Ecosystem. With TumbleMath, picture...
Cambria County Library Staff Picks
The World in A Grain – Vince Beiser
This fascinating story is available on cloudLibrary. The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial role it plays in our lives.After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any...
Countdown to a Hallmark Christmas!
Can’t get enough Hallmark Christmas Movies? Read these cozy comfy books published by Hallmark!
Once a Girl, Always a Boy
Entwining multiple perspectives from family members, Jo Ivestor explores the transition of her son and how the family responded, and grew, together. This book memorializes the path of the family and helps the reader learn more about the transgender experience with...
Come Tumbling Down
No quests allowed! Sometimes, children fall though the looking glass or in to a wardrobe and find themselves in unexpected worlds. But what happens when they come back? The continued adventures at the School for Wayward Children bring mystery and fantasy together in...
The City We Became
N.K. Jemisin takes a familiar backdrop to bring us into a world we never expected. Can the people of New York keep the city alive?
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Arthur Dent's never could get the hang of Thursdays. Join a cast of unexpected characters are they jump across the galaxy and end up in the most improbable situations. No matter how crazy things get, always remember- Don't Panic! Visit our Online Catalog to reserve a...
Cambria County Library Staff Picks
On March 10, 2020, we, students in the course on Boccaccio’s Decameron, would like to comment on the current situation regarding Kent State’s response to COVID-19. Boccaccio’s one-hundred short stories, collectively known as The Decameron, is set against the backdrop...
March Staff Pick – The Fifth Season
The Fifth Season - N.K. Jemisin Jemisin builds a world where everything you know can change at a moment's notice. Can society survive the end of the world, for the fifth time? The Fifth Season is a great read for its imagery and the tenacity of its characters.
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