Join the Central PA Mushroom Club on Saturday, November 1st, at the Penn State University Paterno Library to take a tour of the Kneebone Mushroom Reference Collection and listen to educational talks on mushroom research at Penn State University.
When: November 1st, 2025, at 1 PM Eastern
Where: Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library, Penn State University Park campus in State College, PA
Get directions:
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Activities planned include the following:
Kneebone Mushroom Reference Collection (KMRC) Tours
Visit and overview of KMRC by Janet A Hughes
Janet is the Biological Sciences Librarian at Penn State. Tours will be limited to 8-10 visitors at a time. Those interested in visiting the KMRC will do so in small groups. This webpage has a description of the KMRC and links to information about Dr. Leon Kneebone and the books and other materials in the KMRC:
https://libraries.psu.edu/about/collections/kneebone-mushroom-reference-collection
This is a direct link to the books and journals currently in the KMRC:
https://catalog.libraries.psu.edu/?all_fields=&author=&f_inclusive%5Blocation_facet%5D%5B%5D=4th+Paterno+-+Kneebone+Mushroom+Collection+-+In-Library+Use&identifiers=&op=AND&per_page=100&publisher=&range%5Bpub_date_itsi%5D%5Bbegin%5D=&range%5Bpub_date_itsi%5D%5Bend%5D=&search_field=all_fields&series=&sort=pub_date_itsi+desc%2C+title_sort+asc&subject=&title=
Note: The following materials will not be available during the visit on November 1: Dr. Kneebone's papers, Dr. Wuest's papers, and Dr. Sinden's papers that are housed in the University Libraries Special Collections Department, and Dr. Sinden's papers housed in the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology.
Foster Auditorium - Educational Talks:
1. "The history of Penn State mushroom patents" presentation from Denise A. Wetzel.
Denise is a Science and Engineering Librarian at Penn State and also the representative for the Patent and Trademark Resource Center Representative at Penn State.
2. "Mushroom Research Center overview" presentation from Nicholas A Gabel.
Nick is a Research Technologist at the Penn State University Mushroom Research Center.
3. "Accessing the Penn State Libraries print and online library resources for Pennsylvania Residents" presentation from Pembroke Childs.
Pembroke is a Library Services Associate in the Common Services Department. The presentation will include the who (PA residents), what (print and online resources), where (University Park and Commonwealth Campuses), and how (to request and use materials) basics. Pembroke will be available to answer questions and process PA Resident library cards and accounts so you can get started right away.
Have questions or concerns? Email Jesse at
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