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Museum passes available for Salisbury residents

Need something to do this summer? Get the kids out to experience some of the cultural offerings of the area.

The Allentown Public Library, 1210 Hamilton St., Allentown, is now offering passes to the following regional museums. Museum passes are available to Allentown School District and Salisbury Township residents for checkout from the Allentown Public Library.

The passes can be checked out for three days and are limited to one pass per adult card. They are not renewable at this time. See the circulation desk for more details about each individual pass, as instructions vary for each museum. Visit www.allentownpl.org/museum-passes-information/ to learn more or call 610-820-2400.

Museum passes available include: Allentown Art Museum, America on Wheels Museum, Da Vinci Science Center, Elmwood Park Zoo (Norristown), Independence Seaport Museum (Philadelphia), Liberty Bell Museum (Allentown), Museum of the American Revolution (Philadelphia), Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, National Liberty Museum (Philadelphia), National Museum of Industrial History (Bethlehem), Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens (Philadelphia) and Reading Public Museum (Reading).

DeSales University will host its 30th annual Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival June 25-Aug. 1. This is high quality live theater right in our backyard. The performances range from drama to comedy to musicals. The children’s theater (this year’s show is Charlotte’s Web which runs July 1-31) is interactive and a lot of fun. Some events are indoors and some outdoors. For more information, visit www.pashakespeare.org.

Salisbury Youth Association is currently accepting registrations for fall soccer, baseball, football and football cheerleading. If your child is interested in any of these sports, visit syasports.net for registration information and forms.

Salisbury Township School District summer library hours and locations for this week are: 9:30-11:30 a.m. July 14 and July 21 at Salisbury High School.

Salisbury Township yard waste drop off sites are open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Franko Farm will be open July 15 and 17. The Devonshire site will be open July 19, 22 and 24. For a complete listing of acceptable items, visit the township website under the heading “Refuse and Recycling.”

Mark your calendars for the Salisbury Township National Night Out 5-8 p.m. Aug. 3 at Salisbury Middle School, 3301 Devonshire Road. Meet and greet your local police officers, firefighters and EMS personnel. The event will include a basket raffle, 50/50 drawing, emergency vehicles on display, music, entertainment, free kids’ games and activities, food trucks, strolling magician, dunk tank, bounce house and more. For more information or to donate a basket for the raffle, email or call Cpl. Kevin Kress at kkress@salisburytownship pa.org or 610-797-1447.

“I would encourage you to set really high goals. Set goals that, when you set them, you think they are impossible. But then every day you can work toward them and anything is possible.” Katie Ledecky, five time Olympic gold medalist