The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., will host the next Williamsport chapter meeting of the Society for American Baseball Research at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4.

The program, “The Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball,” will be presented by Jack Houston, Lou Hunsinger. Marc Pompeo and Ted Knorr, and will focus on the formative years and baseball history of Black baseball and the Negro Leagues; Williamsport’s George Stovey’s place in late 19th century baseball history; Major League Baseball welcomes Negro Leagues Statistics: 1920-1948; the “classic”1936 East-West All Star Game in Comiskey Park in Chicago; Cooperstown Hall of Fame Negro League Players; April 27, 1926, the first professional game at Bowman Field; and the Williamsport Grays and the Negro League Harrisburg Giants.

The program will be presented in the Lowry Room on the third floor of the Welch Children’s Wing. No registration required. For more information, visit calendar.jvbrown.edu or call 570-326-0536.

The James V. Brown Library is open for browsing and holds pick up from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. To place a hold, visit http://www.jvbrown.edu or call 570-326-0536 during the library’s operating hours. The library also is open for public computer usage and for services such as printing, faxing, copying and scanning. Walk-in passport services are available.

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.