@Body.8 Days Head: LITERARY EVENTS

ALLENTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY

1210 Hamilton St., Allentown. 610-820-2400

Lap-sit Story Time, 10 a.m. Thursdays: Up to 2-year-olds

Time for Twos, 6 p.m. Wednesdays; 10:15 a.m. Fridays: 2-year-olds

Preschool Story Time, 10 a.m., 6:45 p.m. Wednesdays, 2 p.m. Thursdays: 3- to 5-year-olds

Family Story Time, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays

@Body.8 Days Head: BETHLEHEM PUBLIC LIBRARY

11 W. Church St., Bethlehem. 610-867-3761

J. A. Jance, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Aug. 14: Q&A, presentation, book-signing. Ticket required. Ticket also available at Moravian Book Shop

Back Porch Stories, noon Mondays

Infant Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays

Family Story Time, 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays

Preschool Story and Craft, 2 p.m. Thursday

Toddlers at Play: Family Place Play Group, 11 a.m. Fridays

Homework Help, Reading Practice, 4 - 6 p.m. Monday - Thursday

@Body.8 Days Head: EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY

11 E. Main St., Emmaus. 610-965-9284

Stars and Rainbows Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays: Ages 3, 4

Suns Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays

@Body.8 Days Head: LOWER MACUNGIE LIBRARY

3450 Brookside Road, Macungie. 610-966-6864

Baby Lap-sit, 9:30 a.m. Fridays

1s Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Fridays

2s Story Time, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. Thursdays

3s Story Time, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays

4s Story Time, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays

@Body.8 Days Head: MORAVIAN BOOK SHOP

428 Main St., Bethlehem. 610-866-5481

Kids' Story Time with Jane, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays

Sunny Summer Readers Tween Book Discussion Group, 6 p.m. Aug. 15: August's book: "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

Ron Richael, 2 - 4 p.m. Aug. 16: "Attracting Butterflies: A Handbook for Butterfly Gardening" book-signing and Butterfly-Tagging Demonstration

Bethlehem Bookworms, 6 p.m. Aug. 16: August's Book: "Gone," by Cathi Hanauer. Host Penny Hutcheson

Jeanette Watts, 1 - 3 p.m. Aug. 17: "Wealth & Privilege" book-signing. "Local Author Sundays," with dancers from Metropolitan Vintage Dance and Social Club

Spring and Summer Sewing Circle, 2 - 5 p.m. Aug. 21: Host Sandra Engle

Denise L. Kaminsky, noon - 2 p.m. Aug. 23: "Nittany Lion Has the Hiccups," "Nittany Lion Gets a Big Surprise," "Nittany Lion Tells the Legend of Princess Nit-A-Nee" book-signings. "Penn State Lehigh Valley Alumni Day"

Barbara Cantalupo, 1 - 3 p.m. Aug. 23: "Poe and the Visual Arts" book-signing. "Penn State Lehigh Valley Alumni Day"

Allan Meyerson, 1 - 3 p.m. Aug. 24: "First Steps to Jazz Improvisation" book-signing. "Local Author Sundays," with Allan Meyerson Jazz Trio, including Paul D Demarest Jr., Bernard England

Julie Saab, David Gothard, 4 p.m. Aug. 30: "Little Lola" book-signing, story time, arts and crafts. Downtown Bethlehem ArtWalk along Main and Broad streets, with local artists and musicians, 4 - 8 p.m. Aug. 30

Christopher D. Ochs, 1 - 3 p.m. Aug. 31: "Pindlebryth of Lenland: The Five Artifacts" book-signing. "Local Author Sundays"

SciFi Fantasy Book Club of Fantastical Awesomeness, 3:30 p.m. Aug. 31: August's book: "A Natural History of Dragons" by Marie Brennan. Host Sara Domonkos

@Body.8 Days Head: NORTHAMPTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

1615 Laubach Avenue, Northampton. 610-262-4356

Computer Class, 6 p.m. Wednesdays

@Body.8 Days Head: PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY

4422 Walbert Avenue, Allentown. 610-398-1361

Family Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays

Preschool Story Time, 1 p.m. Thursdays

Drop-In Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Fridays

@Body.8 Days Head: WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY

3700 Mechanicsville Road, Whitehall. 610-432-4339

Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, 1 p.m., 7 p.m. Wednesdays

Toddler Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays

Third Monday Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Aug. 18

Adult Book Discussion, 1 p.m. Aug. 19

Family Movie Night, 6 p.m. Aug. 19

Bethlehem Mounted Police, 6 p.m. Aug. 21

Marching Back to Woodstock with Mike Holliday, 2 p.m. Aug. 23: Outside event. Bring blanket, chair

Teen Book Talk: "Frankenstein" and "Lord of the Flies," 1:30 p.m. Aug. 26

Teen Book Talk: "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Animal Farm," 1:30 p.m. Aug. 28

Submission deadline for 8 Days A Week is noon Monday, 10 days prior to the Wednesday-Thursday Focus section newspaper publication and web site posting date. Email: Paul Willistein, pwillistein@tnonline.com