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Santa Claus is scheduled to touch down on East Independence Street in Shamokin just one week from today! On Saturday, November 30 from 10AM-12PM, everyone will have the chance to meet Santa, take some pictures with him, and even chat for a wee bit!

In addition to getting to catch up with Santa, a holiday children’s craft will be available onsite for the little ones during what’s typically a very festive morning at the library. Mark your calendars, ponder what you’ll say to Santa, and be sure to stop by for a visit next Saturday at the library! 💝🎅🎁

We had a bountiful harvest of players make the pilgrimage to the library earlier this evening for Thanksgiving Book Bingo! As with most ‘special edition’ holiday bingo nights, the evening included themed mystery prizes and even featured a truly larger than life turkey to oversee the proceedings.

We are so very thankful that programs like this have caught on with the community and steadily grown into evenings where an entire cornucopia of kids, adults, and families all feel welcomed to come and enjoy themselves together at the library! 🦃❤️🦃

Join us tomorrow evening (11/21) for an extra special Thanksgiving edition of Book Bingo at 6 PM upstairs at the library. Even if you don’t win any rounds, you’ll still be able to pick out a book or movie to take home! 📕🦃📙

Yesterday evening at the library everyone got to build a derby car to race and then make alterations on after each run down the track in order to reach maximum speed! Through this lesson and its accompanying project, we learned a little about aerodynamics and quite a bit about weight distribution.

As always, thank you to Bloomsburg Children’s Museum for helping us bring exciting educational programs like this into the community! 🏎🏁🏎

Don’t forget that Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library now offers expanded weekend hours. Going forward we’ll be open 9AM-4:30PM on Saturdays, hopefully giving more folks a chance to visit/use their local library on weekends! 📕📖📘

Just a reminder that Mahjong for Beginners is held at the library every Wednesday afternoon from 1-3 PM. Free programs like this give area adults the chance to learn something new while also forming fresh connections with others across the community!

This morning at Preschool Storytime & Movement we read “See You Later, Alligator” which was about a tortoise who is setting out on a new adventure, but not before saying goodbye to each of his beloved animal friends in his own special way. After the story we sang our regular songs, got to do a little coloring, and then wrapped up our morning together with a snack like always! 🐢❤️

Just a reminder that tomorrow (11/19) at 6 PM Bloomsburg Children’s Museum will be making their monthly visit to our library. Tomorrow evening’s STEM program is bound to be extra exciting as we’ll be designing and racing derby cars down a 40 foot track just like we did earlier this year!

To sign up for this free event that’s designed with ages 6-13 in mind, you can stop in and visit us at the library or give us a call at 570-648-3202. 🏎🏁🏎

Just a reminder that Hearts Club will be held tomorrow afternoon upstairs at the library. Whether you’re familiar with the game or just getting started, all are welcome to join us every Friday at 1 PM! ♠︎♥︎♦︎♣︎

We had a very imaginative and energetic group of builders this evening at LEGO Club! With the Thanksgiving holiday coming up in 2 weeks, LEGO Club won’t be back around again until December. So be sure to keep an eye out for info about upcoming LEGO Club dates through December and beyond! 🦃🌟☃️