This Week at the Library

Well, our highlight of last week had to be Cherries+Chocolate+Jazz… our wonderful event put on by library Friends featuring food, jazz by the Kutztown University Jazz Quartet, and a generally fun evening! Over 100 people came out, and people are already asking when we’ll do it again. Thanks to the many volunteers and partners who helped make this night so enjoyable!

Looking ahead to this week, we’re busy with a free movie showing, Oscar nominated “Gravity”, Affordable Care Act help, and our annual favorite, Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat storytime among many other programs this week! Check everything out below!

This week at the library…

Tuesday: 4 year old storytimes, 10:30am and 12:30pm. Advanced registration is required for storytimes, as there’s a limit to how many kids I can fit into the program room, plus advanced registration helps me prepare for the right number of kids… not ending up “short” or wasting craft supplies when people don’t show, and there’s an age cutoff date of 9/12 based on the East Penn School District.

Intro to Power Point. 5-7pm. The class will cover how to create and present professional-looking slide presentations.  Students will be introduced to navigating basics that will enable them to insert text, themes, images, SmartArt graphics, sound, and video in a presentation. Advanced registration and a $5 class fee are required.

Wednesday: 3 year old storytimes, 10:30am and 12:30pm. Advanced registration is required for same reasons as above

Intro to Excel 2010, 10am-12pm. Learn the basics of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Topics covered include: uses of Excel, formatting of spreadsheets, & simple formulas. Advanced registration and a $5 class fee are required.

Gravity Movie Night, 6pm. See the ten-time Oscar nominated film, Gravity.  The film is sponsored by Lower Macungie Library and is free and open to the public.  Contact LML to register.  Also, stop by the library to enter our Oscar contest for a chance to win a basket of goodies so you can enjoy your own movie night.  The drawing will be held on Monday, March 3rd from all eligible entries.

Thursday: 2 year old storytimes, 10:30am and 12:30pm. Advanced registration is required for same reasons as above.

AARP Tax-Aide; 1-5pm. AARP Tax-Aide, 1pm-5pm. Free tax help for taxpayers with low and moderate-income, with special attention to those age 60 and older. First-come, first serve. Appointments can be made in-person with AARP Tax-Aide representatives during tax help hours (Thursdays, 1pm-5pm).  For more information, call AARP at 1-888-227-7669.

ACA Help with Berks Encore, 3-7pm. Do you need assistance applying for insurance on The Marketplace before the March 31st annual enrollment deadline?  Dot Hartman of Berks Encore (Federal Health Exchange Navigators for Lehigh County) will be at the library from 3-7 PM to assist you.  This program is free and open to the public. Registration is required...please call the library at 610-966-6864 or stop by the Circulation Desk to register for this program.

Library Board Meeting, 5pm. The monthly meeting of the library Board of Directors is held in the program room and open to the public.

Friday: Job Searching and Resume Basics, 1-3pm. This class will explore a variety of online employment resources (from skill assessments to popular job search sites), introduce the print career resources available at the library, and cover resume and cover letter writing basics. Advanced registration and a $5 class fee are required.

Saturday: Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat Storytime, 10:30am. All ages are welcome as we celebrate one of our favorite authors of all time... Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel! Miss Erin will be dressed as Cat in the Hat, we'll read a few stories and have a few giveaways. Children are welcome to come in costume for this annual favorite! No advanced registration required.

Lots going on this week! And we hope the snow stays away enough we can see you! As always, stop by if you have any questions or would like to sign up for any programs.