Palmerton library activities
Children’s activities
Preschool Story Hour is held every Friday at 10:30 a.m. during the school year. 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: 3:15 to 4 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. Volunteer tutors will help children with homework and other assignments. 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.
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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 March will be “The Underground Railroad” by Colson Whitehead.
• 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 at 4 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. 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. April 10. Everyone is welcome.
• The Sew What Quilt Guild meets at the library at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month. New members and visitors are always welcome. Please use the side door.
• Blue Mountain Fiber Guild explores all things related to fiber arts (spinning, weaving, etc.). No sheep necessary to join. Check it out at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month.
• Our Family History: Do you know who your family is? There’s a chance to find out. Come to the library from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month to learn how to research your family history.
New event
“What’s It Worth?” antique appraisal event presented by Victorian Vanities Inc. at 6 p.m. March 15. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Items must be registered in advance, two items per person. Call 610-826-3424 for information.
Show is open to the public at no cost
Computer classes
Sign up now for classes starting in April. Intro to computers starts April 3. Intermediate computer skills starts May 1. Call 610-826-3424 to reserve your spot today.
Bus trip
Library bus trip to One Liberty Observation Deck and the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia on April 21. The bus leaves from Palmerton at 7:45 a.m. and returns at 6 p.m. $60 per person. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Basement Book Sale
The basement book sale is open during regular library hours. Stop in to see more than 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.
