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Please join us at Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library for our annual Open House as we celebrate National Library Week! The theme for National Library Week 2024 is “Ready, Set, Library!” and this truly hits home just how important the role played by libraries still remains even in our increasingly fast paced world and lives.

Whether you’re a regular patron or have never been inside our wonderful library, mark your calendars for Tuesday, April 9 anytime from 4:00-6:30 PM as we invite you all to join us in celebrating Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library and all libraries during National Library Week!

A variety of sweet treats as well as beverages will be available throughout the event!

Keep up to date with everything happening at your local library this April! Printed calendars are readily available each month at the front desk along with handouts that include additional information about upcoming programs and events.

Be sure that if it’s a Bloomsburg STEM program, children’s craft, chair yoga, or Mahjong that you call or email ahead of time to sign up!

Don’t forget that Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library will be closed tomorrow (3/29) in observance of Good Friday. We will be open regular hours this Saturday and Monday.

Preschool Storytime & Movement will NOT be held next week (4/1) and will pick back up on Monday, April 8 at 10 AM!

Thank you to everyone who participated in and helped sponsor the recent Soup Wars fundraiser held at Wayside Inn Sports Bar to benefit Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library!

For soups, Bernie Rumberger came in both first and second place with Ernie Salomone placing third. Soup judges included Senator Lynda Culver, Former Shamokin Mayor John Brown, City Councilwoman Barbara Moyer, Northumberland County Commissioner Joe Klebon, and Library Board Vice President Pam Rhodes.

In the group category, East End Hose & Fire Company placed first and Rescue Fire Co was runner up.

For soupies, coming in first place was Ernie Salamone, Billy Kramer in second, and Stephen “Chico” Bradley in third while also serving as MC. Soupie judges included Congressman Dan Meuser, Dave Shinski, Jamie Wisloski, Jimmy Madden, Brian Jerimiah, and Sam Ryan.

Thank you and credit to Coal Region Discontent for many of these pictures!

Yesterday evening at the library’s family STEM night there were lots of opportunities to build and create together! Catch us again or for the very first time next month on Tuesday, April 30 anytime from 5-7 PM.

Keep up to date with everything happening at your local library this April! Printed calendars are readily available each month at the front desk along with handouts that include additional information about upcoming programs and events.

Be sure that if it’s a Bloomsburg STEM program, children’s craft, chair yoga, or Mahjong that you call or email ahead of time to sign up!

Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library will be closed this Friday (3/29) in observance of Good Friday. We will be open regular hours the following Saturday and Monday.

Preschool Storytime & Movement will NOT be held next week (4/1) and will pick back up on Monday, April 8 at 10 AM!

Don’t forget that tomorrow (3/26) from 5-7 PM we’ll have all of our activity sets up and running at family STEM night. Magna-Tiles, marble runs, and several other exciting additions to our growing collection of educational and entertaining activities will be waiting for you at the library!

This morning at Preschool Storytime & Movement we read “I Need an Easter Egg!” before singing our regular songs. Next, we used colorful pom-poms, feathers, markers, and crayons to decorate some eggs before the morning’s big surprise was revealed.

Little did we know that while we were having our morning fun together, eggs were busy being hidden all over the other side of the library for a miniature egg hunt!

Preschool Storytime & Movement will NOT be held next Monday (4/1), but the library is still open regular hours.

We had another full house for Book Bingo yesterday evening. Whether you’re a familiar face here or you’re checking out the library for the very first time, you’re welcome to join us for Book Bingo next month on Tuesday, April 2 and Thursday, April 18 both at 6 PM!