Last week, we constructed our dream homes, dug for buried treasure with pirates, welcomed author Katherine Ramsland, and teens discussed the book (and soon to be movie!) Maze Runner over pizza. A busy week 3!
As many of us are more firmly into vacation time, we’ve got you covered with traditional books, magazines, and audios… eBooks, eAudiobooks, and now digital magazines! Easy to download even when you can’t get into the library, so check out more details in the article we posted last week.
Another announcement: Beginning Thursday, roadwork will begin on two sections of Brookside Road, with traffic narrowing to single lanes at these places. Allow yourself extra time when coming to programs or even just making your routine library visit.
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Now let’s get into Week 4!
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This week at the library:
Monday: Lower Macungie Garden Club Family program; 6:30pm. We’re hosting the Lower Macungie Garden Club to talk about gardening, soil vs. “dirt”, show what we can grow in our gardens, visit the new butterfly garden and we’ll get a little take-home! Not to be missed! Advanced registration is required for this program.
Tuesday: Core; 10am. The weekly program for children entering K-1st in the Fall. Advanced registration is required.
Underground; 12pm. The weekly program for children entering 2nd- 3rd in the Fall. Advanced registration is required.
Subterrane; 2pm. The weekly program for children entering 4-7th grade in the Fall. Advanced registration is required.
Wednesday: iDig Storytimes; 10:30 and 12:30. Drop-by storytimes for kids who were 2-5 as of last September. No registration required.
Pennsylvania Cave Conservancy talk; 6pm. Dean Snyder of the Pennsylvania Cave Conservancy will present a slide show and talk, “Exploring Caves” about the significance of caves and what cavers do in them concentrating on our local Pennsylvania caves. The hobby of exploring caves is called spelunking. Mr. Snyder was part of a group to first visit caves in Romania. He is also joins a small group of cavers who restore damaged formations In Mammoth Cave National Park’s Floyd Collins Crystal Cave in Kentucky.
Thursday: Pizza and Poetry; 12pm. No poetry skills required! Trust us! We’ve done this before and we always end up having a great time making up hilarious lines! Everyone signed up gets lunch that day!
*** Please note, construction begins Thursday on Brookside Road. Anticipate delays and add extra time to make your trip to the library as certain sections of the road will be down to single lane!
Friday: Baby Lapsit, 9:30am, a “beginner storytime”/introduction to the library for children who were 11 months old or younger as of 9/12/12; advanced registration required.
Ones Storytime, 10:30am; a “beginner storytime”/introduction to the library for children who were between 12-23 months as of 9/12/12; advanced registration required.
Saturday: City of Ember Book Discussion; 9:30am; Grades 4-7. Come on out to discuss City of Ember! We'll provide breakfast... you just have to talk! Advanced registration required.Ben's Block Party, 10am-1pm. Come join us at Ben's Block Party at the Macungie Memorial Park and support a good cause! Lots of great activities to do and organizations to check out!
And we continue to search for our Library Gnome. If you haven’t started playing the game yet, there’s still time to join us! He moves to a new location to the library every Monday; every Thursday we post a photo clue of his travels on our Facebook page. If you find him, you fill out a raffle ticket and get a chance at a prize at the end of the summer. You can also help us name him… there are a few suggestions we’ve already received and you can add your own and vote through a poll at the top of our Facebook page.
We know it’s only the middle of July and you may have cringed if you’ve already seen the back-to-school displays at stores, but in one “looking ahead” announcement, mark August 19th on your calendars for Fall signups going out. We’ve already had people ask! The signups for Fall programs will go out on the 19th at 10am. Please ask me any questions you may have leading up to it. I’ll also be available on Monday and Tuesday of that week to assist with signups before leaving for two weeks to get married.
As always, if you have any questions on programs or the library in general, please stop in, call or visit our website!