Your pet can be one of our 2021 Summer Quest mascots. The submission deadline is April 30.

This year’s reading program is Tails and Tales. The mascots will be featured in the program’s reading challenges and other activities throughout the summer.

The contest is open to all types of animals. Three lucky pets will be winners.

For more information and to submit an entry for your pet, see our website or social media sites.

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The May meeting of the Coplay Public Library Board of Directors will meet 7 p.m. May 13.

Attend the meeting by dialing into the teleconference at 1-312-757-3121.

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Members of the book club are invited to join the Facebook meeting 6-6:30 p.m. May 26.

We will discuss books set in Pennsylvania. Fiction, nonfiction and short stories are welcome reads for our discussions.

If you don’t get a chance to read on this theme, you’re welcome to listen or talk about one of your other reads.

All are welcome!

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The Summer Quest Challenge is set to begin June 7. Stay tuned for more details!

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Don’t forget to join Miss Janice for storytime 11 a.m. Thursday mornings on Facebook Live. Have fun with your children as Miss Janice demonstrates a story-related craft to make at home.

Dates are April 29 and May 13 and 27. If you miss the live version, use the links on the library’s website for access at your convenience.

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Current hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

You are welcome to browse the collection, borrow, request and return materials; copy or fax; use a computer; and other services. Computer time has increased to two hours per day.

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Masks are required and must be worn correctly while you are in the building. If you forget your mask or want another one, we have nonmedical, home- designed, washable masks for sale in children’s and adults’ sizes. Hand sanitizer and gloves will be provided.

We are trying to keep the materials safe for everyone to handle. With the increase in coronavirus variants cases, we need to follow public health guidelines.

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We offer curbside services for borrowing or returning materials for anyone who cannot wear a mask for a medical reason or is more comfortable staying outside. You may place holds on materials directly on your account using our online catalog.

We will also copy, fax or print items for you.

Other library resources are also available online.

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We are quarantining returned materials for a full 24 hours. The Lehigh-Carbon Library Cooperative is requiring all member libraries to follow this protocol, which is based on evolving health bureau information about the spread of the coronavirus via materials.

We ask that you continue to be patient if you are waiting for a hold.

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Use the Libby app or the OverDrive website on any of your devices to read your favorite books or try a new one without leaving your house. More than 14,000 eBooks, audiobooks and magazines are available.

Just go to the library’s website and use your library card number and password to access OverDrive in the E-Resources tab or download the Libby app to your device.

If you need help with your password, call the library.

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OverDrive added titles for simultaneous use in both fiction and nonfiction on Libby. This free offer will be available until the end of the year. That means no waiting for these materials, which include children and adult e-Books and audiobooks.

RB Digital magazine service is no longer available since it was purchased by OverDrive. The items are now located in OverDrive and Libby.

OverDrive has thousands of magazines for you to access with your valid library card, and they add more each day. Drop by the library to renew your card for access or for a demonstration.

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To request materials or for assistance or information regarding any of our services, call us at 610-262-7351, send an email to coplaypubliclibrary@gmail.com or check our Facebook page or website at coplaypubliclibrary.org.