Children’s activities

• Preschool Story Hour is held every at 10:30 a.m. Friday during the school year. It is free and open to the public.

• Watercolor painting classes are offered for children and for adults. Contact the teacher at 610-737-9844 or pzpzpz444@gmail.com for more information on dates and times.

• Homework Helpers for Grades 1-8: Monday and Wednesday 3:15 to 4 p.m. Volunteer tutors will help your child with homework and other assignments. It is free but parents must register each child.

• Teen Advisory Group for teens in grades 5-12. Meetings are the first and third Thursdays of the month at 3:30 p.m. Call the library and ask for Christine for details.

Basement Book Sale

The basement book sale is open during regular library hours. Stop in to see over 2,000 items for sale including hardcover and paperback books, movies, puzzles, games and lots of kids’ books. New items come in weekly so there is always new stuff! Consider volunteering for the book sale to sort and shelve items as they are received. Contact the library to sign up to be a volunteer. All proceeds benefit the library.

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Activities for all

• Knitting Club meets the first Monday of each month from 6-8 p.m. Free and open to anyone interested in knitting and crocheting of all skill levels.

• Third Monday Book Club meets the third Monday of each month from noon to 1:30 p.m. and discusses a different book each month. New members are always welcome. The book for May will be “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles.

• Yoga classes are offered every Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Call the teacher at 570-436-1762 for more information or stop in on Saturday morning.

• Library board of directors meets the third Wednesday of each month at 4 p.m. Meetings are open to the public.

• Friends of the Palmerton Area Library meet four times a year. The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. July 10. Everyone is welcome.

• The Sew What Quilt Guild meets at the library on the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. New members and visitors are always welcome. Please use the side door.

• Blue Mountain Fiber Guild Exploring all things related to fiber arts (spinning, weaving, etc.) No sheep necessary to join. Check it out on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.

• Our Family History: Do you know who your family is? There’s a chance to find out. Come to the library on the second Tuesday of each month from 6-7:30 p.m. to learn how to research your family history.

Concert

Douglas Ladnier, award-winning singer/songwriter will perform Broadway classics accompanied by Sherry Freund and 7 p.m. May 11.

Golf tournament

Palmerton Area Library annual golf tournament is coming in August. Get your team together now. Sponsorships are available. Call the library for more information.

Summer reading

• Palmerton Area Library’s summer reading opening program for all at 10:30 a.m. June 15 is Lehigh Valley Zoo Live Animal Program, How animals use music.

• Preschool circle time: Music, stories, dancing and more, ages 3-5, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, June 21 through July 26.

• Stories, puppets, art and music, Grades K-6, 10:30 a.m. Fridays, June 22 through July 27.

No programs during the week of July 4.

The reading chain

Sign up now, add a link for each book you read from June 1 to Sept. 1. Prizes will be awarded in 5 age groups, preschool through adult.

Check out all the library activities @ www.palmertonarealibrary.com and look for us on Facebook.