Jan. 3

Grace Lutheran Church, 28 W. Main St., Macungie, will hold a free food distribution 2-4 p.m. every Wednesday in January. Recipients must reside in the East Penn School District. Signs will be posted to direct you where to park and which door to use to pick up your food. Also Jan. 10, 17, 24 and 31.

Jan. 9

Author Brad Meltzer will make a stop on the tour for his book “I Am Ruth Ginsburg” 5 p.m. at Cedar Crest College, Alumnae Auditorium, 100 College Drive. The book is the latest in the “Ordinary People Change the World” series. Admission is free, however, tickets are required and available through the website www.letsplaybooks.com. A presentation about the book will be followed by a book signing.

Jan. 12

Grace Lutheran Church, 28 W. Main St., Macungie will hold a drive-up “takeout only” free community meal 4-5:30 p.m. The meal will consist of sausage, cabbage and noodles, jello with fruit and brownies.

Jan. 15

Allentown Public Library, 1210 Hamilton St., will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a day of special events promoting kindness and including crafts, card making and a golf tournament starting 10 a.m. The event is free.

Feb. 3

Macungie Memorial Park, 50 N. Poplar St., Macungie, will host a winter craft fair 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Feb. 10

The Friends of the Emmaus Public Library will host a bus trip to Lancaster to see author Kristin Hannah in conversation with author Adriana Trigiani. The bus will leave from Weis Markets, 1220 Chestnut St., Emmaus, 9:30 a.m. and return by approximately 5 p.m. There is a cost for tickets which will include lunch and free time at Shady Maple as well as a signed hardcover copy of Hannah’s new book “The Women,” scheduled to be released in February 2024. Space is limited and reservations must be made by Jan. 10. Reservation forms are available at the library main desk. Proceeds will benefit Emmaus Public Library.