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Northampton Area Public Library January Happenings
Submitted by VERONICA LAROCHE The library will be closed Monday, January 16 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Consider taking time to volunteer in our community to further his good work in community development and unity. Kids: Craft bags will be new on January 17. Please stop by the library and pick one up. Local author Stephanie Raphun stopped by for a special storytime on January 9 to read her book “My Brother Is a Superhero.” Our regular storytime sessions will begin again the week
of January 15; please see our website for further details. A special Kid’s Cookie Cutter Bird Feeder Kit will begin pick-up on Monday, January 30. Due to supply limits, registration is required. Limit of two kits per family. Grades 3-5 clubs are Thursdays at 6 p.m. Game Club: January 12 STEAM Craft Club: January 19 – Snowflake salt painting Teens: Game Club begins Tuesday, January 17 at 6 p.m. Come hang out and participate in a variety of video and tabletop games. DIY Body Butter Kit pick-
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up begins Monday, January 23. Register to assure your kit; no NASD Kids emails please. Book Club begins Tuesday, January 24 at 6 p.m. Register to vote for titles and gain access to the Discord server. Adults: An Hour to Kill is now Once Upon a Crime! Join us Monday, January 30 at 6 p.m. at the library to discuss kidnappings. Well Read, Badly Behaved Book Club is meeting on Tuesday, January 31 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss Christina Lauren’s “In a Holidaze.” We will have snacks. Laid Back Book Club is reading Clare Mackintosh’s “The Last Party.” Join our Facebook group to weigh in on the polls for the coming months’ reads. As we slowly but surely dive into winter, weather related and emergency closings will always be posted through WFMZ, on our website, and on our Facebook. To get automatic text alerts, sign up on WFMZ’s website. Finally, it’s time for a winter reading challenge. Teens and adults can grab a bookmark at the Help Desk. Once completed, return your bookmark for a small prize. You can fill out more bookmarks through March 11. All completed bookmarks will be entered into a raffle for a $25 Visa gift card. There will be two winners, one adult and one teen.
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New exhibit ‘Let Us Build Bridges’ to open At Nazareth Center For the Arts
By HOME NEWS STAFF Nazareth Center for the Arts will start 2023 off with an exhibition theme, honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. All are invited to an opening reception for the "Let us Build Bridges" exhibit on Sunday, January 15 from 3 to 5 p.m. Let's focus on building bridges between local communities through collaboration, using art as an avenue to discuss, recognize and celebrate our differences and the need to come together. This is an eclectic exhibition of various
mediums that will lead us into conversation. The featured artists are: Amanda D'Agostino, Rosemary Geseck, Bryana Joy, Glenn Kratzer, Sharon Rehrig, Wendy Stoudt, Katharine Winchell, and Lori Young. Please join us for some discussion, snacks and refreshments. This MLK-themed exhibit is free and open to the public on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. It is also available by scheduling a different day and time by emailing us at nazaretharts.gmail.com.
“Grasp Peace” by Lori Young, graphite.
“A Blending of Cultures” by Glenn Kratzer, pastel.
“Bridge Over Troubled Waters” by Kat Collins, mixed media on canvas.