Northampton Area Public Library wishes you the happiest Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day and hopes you enjoyed the Lunar New Year and Groundhog Day!

Stop by and meet our new director, Veronica Laroche, when you have the chance. She’d love to hear about what you enjoy reading and suggestions you might have for future programs.

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Youth and young adult winter programs continue. For our youngest patrons, we have a different craft in a bag each week, including gnome valentines, a wizard for our annual Harry Potter Week celebration and amazing Lunar New Year tigers!

Kids in grades 2-5 and teens can register for the quilled emoji cards kit.

Our Harry Potter Week celebration starts Feb. 14 with some Ravenclaw-worthy puzzles and take-home crafts.

Don’t forget to register your third- through fifth-graders for Book Club, Game Club and STEM Craft Club starting in March.

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February’s Laid Back Book Club is reading “The 7 and 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle” by Stuart Triton.

Register for our How to Hygge kit, which encompasses all things cozy and comforting.

Don’t forget the winter reading challenge ends Feb. 12. Get your bookmarks in and log your books in Reader Zone before it’s too late!

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For the most up-to-date news, be sure to check out our website, northamptonapl.org, or Facebook.

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The library will be closed Feb. 21 in honor of Presidents Day.

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When it’s snowy outside, we worry about your and our staff’s safety. WFMZ will have the latest updates on our schedule. Please stay safe and warm! When we do close, there will be no fines for that day; all items will be due the next day we are open.