September is Library Card Sign Up Month! Learn more about what Northampton Area Public Library has to offer you.

Utilize our online services, including eBooks and eMagazines, to find your family tree, learn a foreign language, take a continuing education class or find your next read.

Apply for a new library card in the month of September and instantly get entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card.

We will also host a library scavenger hunt in which participants can find answers in the library, at northamptonapl.org or by asking a librarian. One lucky winner will win an Amazon gift card.

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Northampton Area Public Library is currently open to the public. Patrons are allowed to browse for books and utilize computers by appointment.

Masks are required at all times while inside the building. Please be considerate of other patrons and follow distancing guidelines.

Curbside pickup is still available.

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The library is offering the My First Library Card incentive. Sign up your youngest reader for a library card. From birth to age 4, children residing in the Northampton Area School District may sign up for a library card.

Cardholders may check out up to 10 children’s books. Books are checked out for three weeks and do not incur overdue fees.

Materials not returned after six months will be considered lost, and the account will be charged for the price of the item.

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Kids craft bags are available weekly in the library, with story suggestions through September. You may ask for a craft bag at the help desk.

Curbside pickup for craft bags is also still available.

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The family fun bingo for kids will run through September. Pick up a form at the library or find it on our website.

Play bingo all through September to win books. Win up to five books.

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For teens, virtual Clue will run through September. Wind your way through the mansion as a Clue character to decipher who, where and with what.

Complete the puzzle for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card.

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Do-it-yourself storytime programs will be held including “Bugs, Bugs, Bugs” Sept. 8 and “Freight Train” Sept. 21.

Take storytime fun to your home. Each storytime has a book and activity sheet with ideas that follow the five early literacy practices.

The storytime materials are first come, first served, as we have a limited supply.

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There will be a braided pumpkin craft for teens Sept. 28.

You must be registered in order to receive the craft kit. The how-to video will premiere on Facebook and YouTube Sept. 28.

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For adults, there will be a do-it-yourself wine cork pumpkins activity Sept. 28.

All supplies and instructions will be provided, except hot glue.

Supplies are available Sept. 28-Oct. 3 for pickup

Registration is required for supplies.

The how-to video will premiere on Facebook and YouTube Sept. 28.

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The Friends of Northampton Area Public Library group will participate in Boscov’s Friends Helping Friends event Oct. 14 and 15.

Shop in store or online during the above dates, choose the Friends of Northampton Area Public Library as your charitable organization, and 5 percent of your purchase amount will go toward the library’s Friends group.

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The strudel fundraiser to benefit the Friends of the Northampton Area Public Library runs until Oct. 31. The group is selling 8-inch strudels in the following flavors: buffalo chicken, cheesesteak, caramel toffee apple, cherry cheese, apple, “the gobble” and pumpkin cheese.

Pickup will be 2 p.m. Nov. 16.

Money is due at the time of order. Place your order at the help desk in the library.

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For more information on services and programs, visit northamptonapl.org or call the library at 610-262-7537.