Another big thank you goes out to our Summer Reading volunteers (from left) Molly Pancher, Lexi Shaw, and Owen Hickey! In addition to volunteering on Wednesdays, Lexi has also been a great help on Monday mornings at Preschool Storytime & Movement all throughout this summer and last year as well!
We had a splendid time at our Summer Reading 2024 wrap-up party yesterday morning! The festivities included ice cream, photobooth station for souvenir photos, all different kinds of balloon creatures thanks to Andy Weaver, games, music, and lots of tasty food.
We extend a huge thank you to the Shamokin Area Educators Association for their generous support as well as local resident Jack Richford. Having such strong overall community support has allowed the library and its reach to grow so much and for that we are so very thankful!
Hats off to everyone that completed their reading log week to week in order to retain reading and comprehension skills over the summer break while earning free books for their home library along with other incentive prizes. Additionally, congrats to all the lucky winners of tablets, scooters, and hoverboards! Thank you to everyone for coming along on the adventure with us at Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library this summer!
Join us for Summer Reading Week 6 at Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library. Tomorrow morning (8/14) is our final session for the summer where we’ll be celebrating all of the adventures we had together!
Just like previous weeks, registration/sign in will start at 9:30 AM when the library opens. If you completed your reading log and/or Summer Reading Bingo Card, please be sure to show it to us when checking in so that you can enter your name one last time to possibly win a tablet or one of the grand mystery prizes!
This morning at Preschool Storytime & Movement we read “I Am (Not) Scared” which was about how sometimes being scared isn’t quite as “scary” as you may’ve thought. Following our regular songs and getting to color a bear like the ones from the story, we wrapped up the morning with a tasty snack like always!
Just a reminder that Pinochle Club is held upstairs at the library every Monday afternoon from 1-3 PM. Whether you’ve been playing for years or are interested in learning, feel free to join us Monday!
There’s still time to come and check out the results of the Northumberland County Council For the Arts and Humanities trash can lid art contest that are proudly on display at Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library! Stop by the library and see the creative work of the 22 local artists that participated. Winners will be announced this Tuesday, August 13!
Love for the library on display!
Some of our regular Mahjong players this afternoon at the library. Mahjong for Beginners is held every Wednesday from 1-3 PM at the library and is a great opportunity for adults to learn something new!
Summer Reading Week 5 is officially in the books following our visit from The Music & Mindfulness Initiative this morning. Through interactive songs and puppets, we all learned a lot about feelings and emotions as we sang, danced, and even got to bring some puppets to life!
Between now and next week’s wrap up party, be sure to complete your reading log by reading 20 minutes a day for at least 5 days in order to receive either a free book or an item from the prize box one last time. If you’re not quite reading on your own yet, reading with a parent/guardian or being read to also counts!
Don’t forget, this will be the final week to complete your Summer Reading Bingo card as well as your reading log and the last time you’ll be able to put your name in to possibly win a tablet or one of the larger mystery prizes. We hope to see everyone next Wednesday (8/14) for our wrap up party where we’ll be picking the lucky winners and celebrating all the adventures we had and memories we made together this summer at the library!
Join us for Summer Reading Week 5 at Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library. Tomorrow morning (8/7) we’ll be visited by The Music & Mindfulness Initiative along with their puppet friends for a spectacular show!
Just like previous weeks, registration/sign in will start at 9:30 AM and then the program will begin promptly at 10 AM. If you completed the reading log, please be sure to show it to us when checking in so that you can get a sticker for your log and the chance to enter our grand prize tablet raffle from which several lucky winners will be drawn at the end of our time together next week.
Following the show, everyone that completed their reading log for the week will be able to select a free book to add to their home library or something nifty from the prize box. We hope to see you all tomorrow morning for our next adventure together at Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library!
Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library 