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The Reopening of the Joseph Horner Memorial Library

The German Society is proud to announce the reopening of the Joseph Horner Memorial Library, to its members and the public, this fall.

In order to make these wonderful resources available to the public once again, the Library Committee (a dedicated group of volunteers) has been working diligently in setting goals and developing a fundraising program for the resumption of our facility operations.  

Once the Library is reopened, the Society intends to hold regular lectures, discussions and tours in order to enhance the public understanding of German culture.  Among the other goals are establishing a Residential Scholar Program, continuing the cataloging of the German-American and Carl Schurz collections, retrieving books from temporary storage that are compatible with our collections, deaccessioning those that are not pertinent to the other materials we possess and developing a financial plan to sustain the Library's operation for the future.

The fundraising program will support the operation of the Libary.  It will also contribute to operational costs, such as utilities for the climate control system, and provide internet data links to catalogs.
The goal for this program is $50,000.

There are two main ways we are encouraging both the German Society membership and the public to support this treasured collection.

The first way is to download a Friends of the Joseph Horner Memorial Library donation form and choose your desired level of contribution.

The other way is by joining us at 4:00pm on Sunday, November 5 as we hold the grand, and official, Reopening of the Library Celebration.  The festivities will begin with a champagne reception followed by two brief presentations by eminent historians.  Then, Prof. Birte Pfleger will present her 240-year history of the Society and Prof. Kevin Ostoyich's compendium on the German-American collection published by the German Historical Institute in Washington, DC.  (Each attendee will receive a complimentary copy).  The evening will conclude with a Recital of German Lieder in the Auditorium of the Society.
Tickets for this event are $50 per person and benefit the operations of the Library.

If you would like to attend, please send a check payable to the "German Society of PA" with "Library Reopening" in the memo line.

To read more about the history of our treasures, please download the Special Library edition of the Fall Staatsbote on our homepage.

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