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Earlier this week Bloomsburg Children’s Museum visited the library for our monthly STEM adventure. Learning about radio waves and getting to build small FM sets to take home as originally planned has been rescheduled for next month’s lesson/project, so keep an eye out for that coming up later in September!

This time around, we instead got to work with robot cars that could be programmed through laying out color coded squares with each shade communicating a command to the robot like to perform a spin or change its direction. As always, thank you to Bloomsburg Children’s Museum for helping us make engaging and educational opportunities like this possible!

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!

Just a reminder that tomorrow evening at 6 PM Bloomsburg Children’s Museum will be making their monthly visit to our library. This time around, we’ll be learning all about radio waves and even making our own FM radios to take home! To sign up for this free event, either stop by the library or give us a call at 570-648-3202.

This morning at Preschool Storytime & Movement we read “In My Garden” which was a colorful pop-up book about all the animals that live together outside in the garden including snails, bees, butterflies, ants, and even some frogs literally hopping off the page!

After enjoying the book and singing our regular songs, everyone got to assemble a garden of their own featuring colorful cutouts of all the different animals from the story. And of course like always, our morning together at the library wrapped up with a tasty snack!

Join us at the library for Preschool Storytime & Movement tomorrow morning at 10 AM! While Summer Reading festivities may be over for the season until next year, our Monday morning program for little ones runs all year round.

Tomorrow’s story will be “In My Garden” which is a colorful pop-up book about all the different animal friends you might meet in the garden accompanied by a “build your own garden” craft after song time!

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 tomorrow!

This coming Tuesday (8/20) at 6 PM Bloomsburg Children’s Museum will be making their monthly visit to our library. This time around, we’ll be learning all about radio waves and making our own FM radios to take home! To sign up for this free event, either stop by the library or give us a call at 570-648-3202.

Join us at the library next Saturday (8/24) at 10 AM for a “Bee Can” kid’s craft. Constructed using mostly recycled materials, these bees will be buzzing overhead in no time at all!

Space is limited and sign-up is required, so be sure to claim a spot as soon as you can by either stopping by the library or reaching out over the phone!

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!