The library board, Friends of the Library and staff would like to wish all of our patrons a very happy New Year!

We will be celebrating our 55th year of library services to the Whitehall community.

Keep an eye on this column, our website and newsletter for special programs to be held in 2020.

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We will be doing family board game nights 5:30-8 p.m. Jan. 15, 22 and 29. We will meet at the tables in the reference area.

Turn off the electronics and come on in to play some old-fashioned board games with other patrons.

All ages are welcome, though we ask parents to stay with children under the age of 12.

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Creation Station will be held 6:30-7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month - Jan. 7, Feb. 4 and March 3. School-aged kids get together, share ideas and build with all kinds of fun materials.

No registration is required.

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Do you have a hobby or a display you would like to share with the patrons of the library? We have three glass display cases, and each month, we ask folks to take one or two of the cases and place something for display.

We have had toys, Boy Scout items, jewelry, painted dishes, railroads, steam engines, etc. We are always looking for neat, fun displays.

The cases are locked, and we ask you to leave the items in for one month.

If you have an idea for a display, call Patty at the library or email vahey.p@whitehallpl.org to get on the schedule.

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The library will help collect items this year for Whitehall-Coplay School District students to be used in the Snack Pack Pals program.

The packs of food are gathered and packed for kids who are in the most need of nutritious foods to alleviate hunger needs during long weekends when free breakfast and lunch are not available at the school. If you would like to make a food donation, drop off donations during regular library hours.

Items needed are shelf-stable milk boxes, macaroni and cheese boxes and individual packets, Chef Boyardee cans and microwaveable bowls, small boxes of cold cereal, fruit cups, applesauce cups, juice boxes or pouches, fruit snacks, packs of cheese and peanut butter crackers, graham crackers and granola bars.

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The beading club will no longer meet at the library.

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Call the library at 610-432-4339 for more information on any of our programs. We have the newsletter and calendar on our website, whitehallpl.org, and copies at the front circulation desk.