Northampton Area Public Library: Camp storytime planned for July 8
Camp storytime will be 6 p.m. July 8 and 22. This outdoor program is for independent readers.
Bring a blanket, flashlight and book for reading. Snacks and an activity will be provided.
Registration is required.
***
The adult virtual escape room will be 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. July 9. This virtual escape room will occur over Zoom.
Registration is required.
***
The library has new databases. Get all your eBooks from cloudLibrary, and get your eMagazines on Flipster.
***
Summer reading continues through Aug. 14 for all ages. Sign up and begin tracking on your bingo sheet to win some great prizes.
The library is also using Reader Zone to track reading online, using the code 784cc.
***
Weekly storytimes feature toddler storytime 10 a.m. Tuesdays and preschool storytime 10 a.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 9.
***
Virtual Stick Together launched July 6. Help us complete a virtual sticker mosaic picture.
Follow the link on our Facebook and website.
***
Explore our interactive children’s library on our website and Facebook. New content launched July 6.
***
Try NAPL’s 1980s trivia quiz July 12 on our Facebook and website.
***
July adult take-home crafts include a hedgehog book craft July 12 and chalkboard deer head July 26. All supplies are provided.
Registration is required.
***
July teen take-home crafts include a hedgehog book craft July 12, do-it-yourself hummingbird and bird feeder July 19 and no-sew pocket sloth July 26.
***
Join the 4-H Club members 6 p.m. Tuesdays July 13-Aug. 17 for presentations on food science and agricultural science activities. This program, for ages 5-10, will be held outdoors, weather permitting.
Registration is required.
***
The Little Red Riding Hood CSI program is scheduled for 6 p.m. July 15. This program, for grades 3-5, will be held outdoors, weather permitting.
Registration is required.
***
Join us 7 p.m. July 21 on Zoom to learn how to garden for butterflies and hummingbirds. Master Gardener Lori Metz will discuss which plants attract butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden and how to keep a succession of blooms, water and shelter available throughout the seasons.
Registration is required.
***
There will be an owl pellet dissection program 6 p.m. July 29. This program, for ages 5 and up, will be held outdoors, weather permitting.
Registration is required.
***
Join Eyes of the Wild for the Tails and Tales program 6 p.m. Aug. 5 at Municipal Park, pavilion A. You will get to see five different animals up close and learn all about them.
***
Learn about the birds in your backyard during a Zoom program with Lehigh Valley Audubon Society, set for 7 p.m. Aug. 11.
Registration is required.
***
The story character scavenger hunt is set for 6 p.m. Aug. 12. This program, for grades 2-5, will be held outdoors, weather permitting.
Registration is required.
***
Craft bags with story suggestions are available for pickup for ages preschool through second grade. There will be a new craft every week throughout July.
***
The Friends of the Library are running a fundraiser through Boon Supply. Visit boonsupply.com, select Friends of Northampton Area Public Library, shop, and 40 percent of your purchase goes to the library.
***
For more information on services and programs, visit northamptonapl.org or call the library at 610-262-7537.