Coplay Public Library is running a 50/50 raffle during the month of February. Tickets are on sale at the library.

The drawing will be held noon March 1.

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Coplay Borough is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. We would like you to help us take part in the festivities!

If you have any photographs, mementos or keepsakes of Coplay, we would love to borrow them to display in the library. Anything you could tell us about the objects would also be a great help. We will display your name with the items.

If you have any items you would like us to display, call the library or stop in.

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The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue will no longer send paper tax forms to the library. This includes the Pennsylvania property tax or rent rebate claim. The state suggests taxpayers access all tax forms on the website, revenue.pa.gov.

If you know which form you need, we can print forms for you at a small cost. If you have a Lehigh-Carbon Library Cooperative library card, you may also use our computer to print your own forms, at the same rates.

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Thank you for your patience as we continue the process of registering everyone for a new LCLC card.

It only takes a few minutes to fill out a form and for a staff member to fill in the blanks on the computer. Remember to bring your driver’s license or photo ID. Children must be accompanied by a parent to sign the form.

Bring your Coplay library card and any cards you may have from another participating library: Whitehall Township Public Library, Public Library of Catasauqua, Emmaus Public Library, Parkland Community Library, Slatington Library, Lower Macungie Public Library, Southern Lehigh Public Library, Dimmick Memorial Public Library, Lehighton Area Memorial Library and Palmerton Area Library.

Your new library card and key card can be used at any of the LCLC libraries.

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Ready to try an e-book? If you have a tablet, smartphone or other device, you can access thousands of audio books and e-books for free through the library app, Libby. You can access Libby through the website, coplaypubliclibrary.org. All you need is a valid library card.

If you have trouble working with Libby, bring your device into the library, and we’ll help you get started.

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We welcome book donations throughout the year. For your safety, drop them off during open hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

We no longer accept VHS tapes, encyclopedias or textbooks.

Call the library at 610-262-7351 or see our website for further donation guidelines.

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While we make every effort to be open during the winter months, your safety is our primary concern. Check to see if we are open before venturing out by keeping an eye on the WFMZ StormCenter.

We do not charge fines for any day we are closed for weather. We also won’t charge a fine if we decide to close earlier than our normal time.