BLower Macungie Library is now open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. The library will be closed Sept. 6 in observance of Labor Day. Masks are required regardless of vaccination status. Repairs from the flooding continue. The library now offers auto renewals on eligible items.

There is a Create a Pinball Game Family Challenge kit available Aug. 23-29. The library supplies the box and some materials; you supply the imagination. The kit is available within five days of request.

A grab and go craft kit for kids and teens is available starting Aug. 23. The craft is a fairy garden/gnome home kit which is available on a first come, first served basis.

A Voice for All, a new program series, focuses on discussion of equity, diversity and inclusion in the community and beyond. It meets 6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 24 outside on the library lawn or via Zoom if raining.

The Lower Macungie Library Book Club book will meet virtually 10:30-noon Sept. 1 to discuss “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins. The book for Oct. 6 is “The Indigo Girl: A Novel” by Natasha Boyd.

For more information on library events, visit www.lowermaclib.org or call 610-966-6864.

The Lower Macungie Township building is open for business. Masks and social distancing are required. Staff is available by phone 610-966-4343 or email info@lowermac.com for information.

Lower Macungie Pool will be open daily 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Aug. 29, 3:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 1-3 and 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 4-6. The pool is currently only open to season pass holders and walk-ins are restricted to Lower Macungie Township residents. Adult lap swim will be available 6-7 a.m. and 7-8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday mornings. Preregistration is required. Swim lessons are also available.

The Lower Lehigh AARP will resume monthly meetings noon Sept. 2 in the lower level of Macungie Memorial Hall, Macungie. The next meeting will be Oct. 7. For more information, contact Dot at 610-967-3284.

Lower Macungie Fire Department will hold its annual open house 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 9 at 6229 Sauerkraut Lane. There will be fire prevention information, coloring activities, face painting, fire truck tours, food and beverages and the MedEvac helicopter.

The Lower Lehigh Lions will hold its fall flea market 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 16 at Macungie Memorial Park. For more information, go to facebook.com/Lower-Lehigh-Lions-Club or email Lionsfleamarket@gmail.com.

Lower Macungie Township offers many programs and camps for adults and children. For more information, go to http://www.lowermac.com/recreation/activities-programs/. Upcoming classes include “A Matter of Balance” for senior citizens, chair yoga, baking, card making, Pilates, tai chi, photography and Latin partner dance. Children’s classes include photography, Toddlers and Tutus, pre-ballet, cooking, Kindermusik and multisport skills. A Safesitter class will be offered noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 18.

Lower Macungie Township has tentatively scheduled the annual Father-Daughter Dance for Oct. 2 and the annual Mother-Son Halloween Party for Oct. 15. Stay tuned for more information.

The Lower Macungie Township Senior Citizens have resumed meetings at the community center. The next meetings are noon Sept. 7 and 21.

The Lower Macungie Community Center is open to the public while following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. The center will be open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and available by phone at 610-966-6924. There is no free open gym at this time. Public restrooms are not available. Updates will also be posted on Facebook and www.lowermac.com.

Curbside collection of grass clippings continues weekly on the day after your regular trash collection. There will be curbside collection of yard waste on the weeks of Aug. 23, Sept. 6 and 20.

The summer yard waste center hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and noon to 7 p.m. Sunday. Yard waste permits are required for drop-off.

As the Philmont trip loomed, we kept discovering odds and ends Matt and Ben would need for their backpacking adventure. While we do like to support local businesses, in the interest of time, we found our go-to place for most things was Amazon. So, literally, the Amazon delivery truck was at our house every day for two weeks before the crew left. On their way out the door, I joked, “Amazon will be calling us to see if we’re OK since they haven’t been to our house in the last two days!”

The next township column will be published Sept. 15; copy deadline is Sept. 9.