This Week at the Library: Santa!!!!

This week we’ll have one of our favorite programs of the year: the Santa visit! I get to don the elf costume and become Elf Erin, we read some Christmas stories and then the jolly big guy makes his appearance. I know the kids really just want to see Santa… and what he brought them… but I have to say I’m pretty excited about the book I’ve been holding onto for this visit. Pete the Cat Saves Christmas will debut this weekend!

I read a few of the Pete the Cat books at the drop-by the day we reopened following Hurricane Sandy and there were 70-80 kids between two storytimes (plus parents!) receiving some much needed comic relief as we laughed and sang along to the famous black cat. Seriously, if you have a child in 2nd grade or younger, chances are, you have heard about Pete. If not, he’s on YouTube! So come by for the visit on Saturday… and if you show up a few minutes early, you can snag some free coffee from the library Board!

This week at the library:

Monday: Star Trek: Rockets; 6:30pm. This is our regular school year program for kids in Kindergarten and 1st grade, happening the first Monday night of every month. This school year, we’re doing a space theme. Advanced registration is required.

Bedtime Booktime; 7:30pm, ages 2-7 years. Our monthly bedtime storytime. Kids can come out and hear a few bedtime stories. Come dressed in your PJs… Miss Erin will be! No signup required.

Wednesday: Winter Drop-by Storytimes, 10:30am and 12:30pm, children 2-5 years old as of 9/12/12. As we all get a little busy during the holiday season, we take a break from our normal school year sessions of storytimes. We still want to give you an opportunity to bring your child in for stories, though, so join us for drop-bys whenever it fits into your schedule! Come as often as possible to keep your child in the routine for the new cycle starting in January! No signup required.

Adult Book Club, 10:30am in the Township building “Ballroom”. This month’s selection is Christmas is a Sad Season for the Poor by John Cheever. Please contact the library for more information or if you’d like to attend.

Friday: Baby Lapsit, 9:30am, a “beginner storytime”/introduction to the library for children who were 11 months old or younger as of 9/12/12; advanced registration required.

Ones Storytime, 10:30am; a “beginner storytime”/introduction to the library for children who were between 12-23 months  as of 9/12/12; advanced registration required.

Saturdays: Coffee Saturdays with the Lower Macungie Library Board of Directors, 9-11am. If you stop in on Saturday between 9-11am, now through December 15th, the LML Board is offering coffee as a way to thank you for your support of the library over the years! Come in and grab a cup!

Santa Visit and Storytime, 11am, ages 2-9. Come see Santa when he visits the library and hands out a small treat to all the kids! We’ll read some stories… and then we’ll visit with Santa! No signup required.

So there’s a lot of children’s storytime opportunities this week, including many that don’t require signups, between bedtime booktime, the winter drop-bys and Santa’s visit. Please contact the library if you have any questions or you’d like more details, but we hope to see you sometime this week!