The Lower Macungie Township Community Center will be collecting new children's pajamas infant through size 18 and new books to donate to local children's shelters. Teenage sizes are especially needed. Donations can be dropped off through Nov. 30 in a drop-off bin in the lobby.

Santa and Mrs. Claus will be visiting the Lower Macungie Community Center 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 2. A photographer will be available to take pictures with Santa.

The Lower Macungie Township Historical Society will hold Christmas at the Log House 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 8. There will be an open house at the historic Bortz log house at the Wescosville Recreation area on Route 222. The house will be decorated for Christmas in period fashion and lighted by candles. Pat Taylor will demonstrate colonial style open hearth cooking. Warm spiced cider and cookies will be served. Both floors will be open for tours.

The Lower Macungie Library's Board of Directors will offer free coffee 9 to 11 a.m. Saturdays Nov. 24 through Dec. 15 as a way of saying thank you to patrons for their continuing support of the library.

There will be an adult story time and open mic night 6 p.m. Nov. 27. Ingrid Bohn, a storytelling guild member, will entertain the audience with stories. Then there will be an open mic opportunity for the audience to tell their own stories.

The library Book Club will meet 10:30 a.m. Dec. 5 to discuss "Christmas is a Sad Season for the Poor" by John Cheever.

The Macungie Minstrelaires will perform a selection of holiday music and lead the audience in a carol sing 6 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Lower Macungie Township Community Center. This event is sponsored by Lower Macungie Library. Please bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to the Zionsville Food Pantry. Registration is required.

Drop-by storytimes for ages two to six years will be held 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on the following Wednesdays: Nov. 21, Nov. 28, Dec. 5, Dec. 12 and Dec. 19.

Santa will visit the library 11 a.m. Dec. 8 bringing a little treat for all the boys and girls. (Miss) Elf Erin will help Santa by reading a few stories. The event is for ages two through 10; no registration is required.

Adult computer classes including Microsoft Word and Excel are offered monthly. The schedule is available at the library.

There are monthly programs for children in grades one through five. The theme this year is Space Trek.

Bedtime storytime is monthly at 7:30 p.m. on the first Monday of the month. The next storytime is Dec. 3.

Children's storytimes for babies through five years have resumed. Contact the library for the schedule.

Class size is limited and sign-up is required for the above events.

For more information on these classes or storytimes, call the library at 610-966-6864 or go to library website www.lowermaclib.org.

The township is currently accepting applications for various boards and commissions through the end of November. A full list can be found on the township's website www.lowermac.com or by calling the Township Secretary, Renea Flexer at 610-966-4343, ext. 113.

There will be no storm related branch pickup. Storm debris should be taken to the Yard Waste Recycling Center. Yard waste site hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. They are closed on Tuesday and Thursday. Be prepared to show your photo identification as proof of residency. For more information, call Public Works at 610-966-4343.

Curbside leaf collection will continue through the end of November, weather permitting.

The Friends of the Library meet 6:30 p.m. Nov. 27 at the Lower Macungie Community Center.

The Lower Macungie Senior Citizens Club meets noon Dec. 4 and 18 at the Community Center. After a business meeting, members play bingo or card games. On the third Tuesday, the games are followed by special entertainment.

The Lower Macungie Township Community Center offers a number of activities including Walkercise, yoga, pilates, parenting workshops, early childhood music programs and cooking classes. Upcoming classes include ballroom dance classes, children's cooking and art classes. An introduction to raw food class will be held 6 p.m. Jan. 22, 2013. An SAT/ACT practice will be offered 9 a.m. Jan. 26, 2013. A safe sitter program will be offered 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 2, 2013.

For more information or to register, visit the community center 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or call 610-966-6924.

Family Open Gym time is 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays for ages infant through 10 years with a parent. Proof of residency is required.

My husband recently took Benjamin to Joe's Workshop at the DaVinci Science Center. The project of the morning was to make a Thing-a-ma-Tuba: a series of different length plastic pipes joined together by elbows with a funnel on the end. They were having some trouble assembling it. Benjamin, with the sage wisdom of a six-year-old, said, "Well, you know the old saying: Sometimes it just doesn't work."

Happy birthday to our Thanksgiving girl, Caroline! You're 100 percent awesome.

The next township column will be published Dec. 19; copy deadline is Dec. 13.