This Week at the Library: Dr. Seuss and Oscar Winners

It’s Monday morning and maybe some of you are little bleary-eyed from staying up to watch the Oscars. For those of you interested in seeing the winners or films that got a lot of buzz, we do have Argo, Brave, Skyfall and Beasts of the Southern Wild. The as yet unreleased films, like Django Unchained, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Searching for Sugar Man, Silver Linings Playbook and Anna Karenina, are all on order to receive as soon as they come out!

In other big news for the week… we finally received notice from the federal government that the 1040 instruction booklets are supposed to arrive Tuesday. We’ll post on our website and Facebook pages as soon as they get in, so stay tuned!

And this weekend is one of our annual highlights in the youth services department… the Cat in the Hat/Dr. Seuss storytime! It’s a drop-by (no-signup) event for all ages, but keep in mind for our youngest kids that I’ll be reading a couple of Dr. Seuss books, which can be a bit longer for such a big crowd AND I’ll be dressed up as Cat in the Hat, so if you have one of those classic “my child is terrified of Santa” pictures from a couple of months ago, just be warned I’ll be in costume. We’ll do a little craft after, too.

Now for what’s going on at the library this week…

This week at the library:

Monday: Intro to Excel, 11am-1pm. Learn the basics of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Topics covered include: uses of Excel, formatting of spreadsheets, & simple formulas. Advanced registration and a $5 class fee are required.

Tuesday: 4 year old storytimes, 10:30am and 12:30pm. Advanced registration is required for storytimes, as there’s a limit to how many kids I can fit into the program room, plus advanced registration helps me prepare for the right number of kids… not ending up “short” or wasting craft supplies when people don’t show, and there’s an age cutoff date of 9/12 based on the East Penn School District. Contact us if you’re interested in signing up.

Job Searching and Resume Basics, 11am-1pm. This class will explore a variety of online employment resources (from skill assessments to popular job search sites), introduce the print career resources available at the library, and cover resume and cover letter writing basics. Advanced registration and a $5 class fee are required.

Wednesday: 3 year old storytimes, 10:30am and 12:30pm. Again, advanced registration is required for storytimes, for the same reasons as above.

Writer’s Workshop, 6:30pm. Author David Miller of the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group (GLVWG) will lead a writing workshop.  Writers will learn at least 3 ways to get published; meet local published authors and learn about participating in GLVWG’s upcoming writer’s conference in March.  To register for this event or for more information, please stop by Lower Macungie Library or call at 610-966-6864.

Thursday: 2 year old storytimes, 10:30am and 12:30pm. Again, advanced registration is required for storytimes.

Ancestry—Library Edition, Part 2; 11am-1pm. Learn genealogy basis while researching your tree history using these international databases and other online resources. Part 1 is a prerequisite to take the Part 2 class. If you have taken the Genealogy Basics in the past you can take Part 2. Advanced registration and a $5 class fee are required.

AARP Tax-Aide, 1pm-5pm. First-come, first serve. Free tax help! For taxpayers with low and moderate-income, with special attention to those age 60 and older.  For more information, call AARP at 1-888-227-7669.

Friday: Baby Lapsit, 9:30am. Introduction to the library for babies who were 0-11 months old as of 9/12/12. Advanced registration required.

Ones Storytime, 10:30am. Introduction to the library for toddlers who were 12-23 months old as of 9/12/12. Advanced registration required.

Saturday: Cat in the Hat/Seuss Storytime; 10:30am, ages 2-10. Come join us for our annual celebration of Dr. Seuss! Miss Erin will dress up as Cat in the Hat and we'll have a great time celebrating a children's literature icon! No signup required.

A jam-packed week this week! Every day there's something going on! As a regular reminder about TaxAide: we are in no way connected to their scheduling… we simply provide them space to meet. So if you’re calling to schedule an appointment, we won’t be able to help you. You have to come in and schedule with the accountants on Thursdays.

If you have any questions on programs or the library in general, please stop in, call or visit our website!