We will continue the fall harvest brown bag book sale fundraiser. Each bag will be packed and ready with five to 10 clean books.

The bags will be marked with subject, author or topic. Some examples include mysteries, romance, young adult, children, Debbie Macomber, James Patterson, a surprise “blind date” bag and large print. The bags are located in the Friends of the Library book sale area.

You may purchase as many bags as you would like. New bags and subjects will be added each week. Additional books are available for purchase.

Pay at the circulation desk. Checks can be made payable to WTPL. We are also accepting cash and credit cards.

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Don’t forget you have until Nov. 13 to watch the virtual campfire presentation from local storyteller Charles B. Kiernan. Visit the library website, whitehallpl.org, and click on our program page to find “An October Evening of Tales.”

Kiernan has done many storytelling programs as well as Mark Twain talks for the library. He hopes to do more virtual programs over the next few months.

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You will also find storytimes and craft ideas for kids on the website, whitehallpl.org/kids. The activities are available to download and do at home.

We will be adding more storytimes each month and hope to add some teen and adult programs.

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All library items must be returned into the yellow book drops in the library parking lot.

We empty the drop boxes a few times each day, but all items are placed in quarantine for a week before we can check them in.

Fines are waived until Dec. 31; however, fines will be charged on items that were due before March 12.

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Did you know you can get one library card and use it at 10 other libraries?

If we do not have the item you are looking for, we can get it from one of the other libraries in the Lehigh Carbon Libraries Cooperative system.

The 11 libraries in the LCLC are Whitehall Township Public Library, Coplay Public Library, Public Library of Catasauqua, Emmaus Public Library, Dimmick Memorial Public Library, Lehighton Area Memorial Library, Southern Lehigh Public Library, Palmerton Area Library, Parkland Community Library, Slatington Library and Lower Macungie Public Library.

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We have a lot of patrons and students working and studying from home. You will need a purple LCLC card to use our free databases.

Apply online for a library card by going to our website and clicking My Account to request a library card.

Your library card information will be emailed to you, so you can start using your card online immediately. You can pick up the physical card next time you visit the library.

We have 32 online databases that cover all subjects from ABC MOUSE to PA POWER library, and all may be found on our website.

Some of our popular free databases include the following.

A to Z Food America has thousands of recipes, hundreds of fascinating cultural and ingredient articles and essential culinary resources. Food America brings United States cuisines to you and the family.

RBDigital Magazines, formerly known as Zinio for Libraries, offers full-color, interactive digital magazines. You can browse from your library’s collection of popular titles with no holds, no checkout periods and no limit to the number of magazines you can download.

Heritage Quest is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research guides, interactive census maps and more.

TeenBook Cloud features more than 1,000 titles, including student-favorite graphic novels, enhanced e-books with full audio narration and highlighted text, classic literature, National Geographic videos and more.

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If you have questions or need help with a database, I can help. I check my emails daily at vahey.p@whitehallpl.org.