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Looking to research your family history? The Shamokin-Coal Township Public library is just the place to go! Once again, the library will be offering free access to the Ancestry Library Edition service. This means that thousands of records including births/deaths, marriages, census data, and so much more can be easily retrieved with just a few simple steps. Find out more about your family tree by searching Ancestry Library, a public library version of the popular Ancestry.com that includes access to over 2 billion names and thousands of genealogical databases!

Check out our festive holiday decorations placed all throughout the library! We would also like to thank Lisa Eccker for her lovely paintings in the front windows that will undoubtedly spread cheer to all those who pass by. Also included here are some snapshots of our latest Preschool Storytime & Movement program where we read a book about snowmen, sang songs about the jingling bells on Santa’s sleigh, and even crafted some friendly snowmen for everyone to take home!

Shamokin– The Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library announces Memorials for the month of November 2021:

In Honor of:   Annamae Kanuchok on her Birthday by Catherine Labosky.

Century Club:

Anita L. (Pallash) Lebo by Curtis Dobson.

Hope Hoy Shepard by Barbara Kessler.

St. Edwards High School Class of 1956.

15^th Anniversary for:

 Kathryn Glavich by JoAnn, Barbara, Sharon and Families.

Kristopher Harris by Wes and Teresa Tillett.

6 year Anniversary for:

 Todd Heitzman by Scott, Sharon, Jarrett, Tricia and Grady.

Birthday Memorials:

George and Mary Boyd by Mr. and Mrs. James Boyd, Bob and Mary Carol Hess and Family.

Memorials:

Thomas Bamford by Thomas Sanders, Roseann and Al Varano.

George and Mary Boyd by Scarlett and Bill Lastoskie.

Thomas Chervanick by Suzanne (Silvano) and Bob Starke.

Lisa Foulds by Kathy and Abby James.

Anna Hauer by Kayla, Ryan, Lauren, Alyssa and Alex, Danny and Sandee Ciesluk and Family.

Bill and Helen Lastoskie by Scarlett and Bill Lastoskie.

Irvin Liachowitz by John W. Miller.

Theresa Lucas by Joann Toter.

Genevieve Makowski by Mr. and Mrs. Michael (Gish) Klembara.

Robert (Scott) Martin by Ed and Nancy Binkoski, Lynda Yost and Pete Bednar.

Donna Rhodes by Alycia and Jonathan Rhodes.

Anita Robel by Rick and Sue Burns and Family, Shamokin Elementary Office, Chris, Lanza and Dawson Williams.

Noreen Schwalm by N. Daniel Schwalm.

Gary F. Sheriff by Boots and Flash Ramp.

Richard Shurock by Barbara, Sharon and Families.

Ellen Marie Sutsko by Franciene and Bill Butkey.

Wesley Tillett by Julie and Bob Griffiths, Cal and Roseanne Harris and Family.

Rosalie Shaw Tindle by Franciene and Bill Butkey.

Robert E. Wagner Sr. by Karen and James Linton.

Rose Witrosky by Kathy and Abby James.

We hope that all the kids that came out for our children’s snowman hat craft this morning at the library had a lovely time creating their very own custom made decoration! As this was a joint event with the NCCAH, the library would like to thank Jeanne Shaffer for attending this morning and providing us with assistance.

The Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library will resume regular hours today. Due to the amount of time that has elapsed since the facility was exposed to a case of COVID-19 along with the deep cleaning that was carried out yesterday, we feel confident in resuming normal operations. For the next 14 days, however, library staff will all be masked when interacting with the public to ensure the safety of all those who walk through our door.

It has come to our attention that the library was exposed to COVID-19 earlier this week. There is a possibility that you were exposed if you visited recently. The library will be closed to the public for at least the remainder of today (12/9) in order for a deep cleaning of the facility to take place. Thank you for your understanding. Updates will follow as the situation evolves.

We hope that everyone who attended today’s crafting class at the library had a wonderful time and headed home with a cute snowman just in time for the holiday and winter season!

Congratulations to Lynn Leiby, the winner of the lottery ticket/gift card Christmas tree at the Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library!

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Lisa Eccker for providing the library with a magnificent “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” themed tree. If you adore this tree and its corresponding decorations as much as we do here at the library, we urge you to stop by and make a donation to help us win the annual SABER Tree Contest. Additionally, the library is a designated drop off location for WISL’s “Letters to Santa” initiative so be sure to get your letters all filled out and dropped off at the library!

We hope that everyone who came out to see Santa at the library had a wonderfully festive time!