This Week at the Library: Community Day and More!

The big news this week is tomorrow, Tuesday, May 7^th,  there will be Lower Macungie Township’s annual Community Day event! There will be activities for all ages and organizations set up throughout the community center—the gym, rooms and library, as well as outside, weather permitting (although if you came out in last year’s rain, you know it’s a good time regardless of the weather!) We’ll be hosting two things in the library coordinating with the event: there will be a $5 bag sale from 2-7:30pm to wrap up the latest book sale and we’ll also have a coloring contest for kids in the children’s area. All children who color get a giveaway for participating, but there will be special prizes for winners.

Speaking of the Book Sale, thank you to all who have come out, and also to our amazing Friends group who’s been running the whole show! So far, with the bag sale to go, we’ve raised over $3000! Last week, we also pulled the winners from our April Raffle, which raised $1576 to support the library! Congratulations to our winners, and a thank you to QNB, Lafayette Ambassador Bank, Wegman’s, Walmart and Texas Roadhouse for providing the prizes!

A few other things going on in the library: Parents and friends of Alburtis Elementary School 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th graders—come check out the display of “Happy 100^th Birthday, Alburtis” cards we have over the children’s VHS made by the students in preparation for Alburtis’ Centennial celebration.

We’ve also done some updating of our Facebook page. Stop by to see the additions of a direct link to our OverDrive site, Pinterest boards  and our new GoodReads group, all from the tabs under our cover picture. The GoodReads group is new, so click on this link, join the group, and get/give some good reading recommendations to your neighbors!

Now this week’s programs and events…

This week at the library:

Monday: Bedtime Booktime; 7:30pm. Monthly drop-by bedtime storytime for kids ages 2-7 years. Kids can come hear a couple of bedtime stories and wear their PJs! No signup required.

Tuesdays: Bag sale; 2-7:30pm. $5 a bag!

Community Day Event: 4-8pm throughout the Community Center. Check out our Facebook Page for updates and pictures leading up to the event, and join us in the library for kids to participate in the coloring contest!

Wednesday: May Drop-by Storytimes; 10:30am and 12:30pm. We've finished up the regular school year cycles and have some time before the summer reading drop-bys start up... so join us through the month of May for drop-bys to keep in the storytime groove! No signup required. Open to children who were 2-5 years old as of 9/12/12.

Intro to Compute Basics Level 1: 11am-1pm. Learn the basics of using a computer, both its external and internal parts, using a mouse, and basic windows operation. Advanced registration and a $5 class fee required.

Thursday: eBook Workshop—Kindle and Kindle Fire; 11am. We will demonstrate how to search, checkout & download an eBook from the library’s digital collection (OverDrive). Please bring your device and library card with you to the workshop. Please see library staff for more information. Prerequisite: Must be familiar with how your device works before attending this class.

eBook Workshop—Tablet and Mobile Devices; 1pm. We will demonstrate how to search, checkout & download an eBook from the library’s digital collection (OverDrive) with your iPad/iPhone, Android devices, & Nook Tablet/HD. Please bring your device and library card with you to the workshop. Please see library staff for more information. Prerequisite: Must be familiar with how your device works before attending this class.

Saturday: Mother’s Day Drop-by Storytime; 10am. Come out and celebrate moms! Come with mom... or give her a morning at home alone and dads and kids can make mom something special together! We'll read a story, then do a craft for mom! No signup required!

As always, if you have any questions on programs or the library in general, please stop in, call or visit our website!