The Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild is presenting programs for Halloween.

Said Charles Kiernan, president of the Guild, “Let’s be clear. This is not story time. This is the oral tradition. These are the tales the bards told to their royal audiences, the tales the Irish Seanchaí told in the taverns, and the tales told around countless campfires.”

“We are hardwired for story. Story can define who we are. In the case of Halloween stories, it can define what we fear. What we think when we hear things that go bump in the night,” Kiernan said.

The schedule:

Allentown Public Library Rob Aptaker, 7 p.m. Oct. 21, Judy England McCarthy. Family-friendly

Parkland Community Library, 6 p.m. Oct. 22, Chris Ochs, Rob Aptaker. Family-friendly

Whitehall Township Public Library, 6 p.m. Oct. 23, Robin Reichert, Ingrid Bohn. Family-friendly

Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 24, Larry Sceurman, Judy England-McCarthy. Intended for adults

Public Library of Catasauqua, 6 p.m. Oct. 28, Ingrid Bohn, Karen Maurer. Family-friendly

Easton Area Public Library, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 30, Larry Sceurman, Robin Reichert. Intended for adults

Emmaus Public Library, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31, “Silly and Spooky Hallowe’en Stories,” Chris Ochs, Karen Maurer

Bethlehem Area Public Library, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 31, Chaz Kiernan, Denise McCormack. Intended for adults

Barrett Paradise Friendly Library, Poconos, 7 p.m. Oct. 25, Larry Sceurman. Family-friendly

South Side Arts District, “Fall for the South Side,” 1, 2 p.m. Oct. 26, Denise McCormack

Godfrey Daniels, 7 p.m. Oct. 30, Bruce Marold, Chaz Kiernan, Denise McCormack, Karen Maurer. Intended for adults. Admission.

Information: lvstorytelling.org