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Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites at the Kemerer Museum, 427 N. New St., Bethlehem, will display one of the largest dollhouse collections in the nation Jan. 17, 2016 to June 26, 2016.

The Elizabeth Johnston Prime Dollhouse Collection boasts 44 antique buildings, including dollhouse, stores, stables, mansions, verandas and more than 6,000 tiny pieces of dolls, furniture, paintings, animals, rugs, dishes, chandeliers, and more, which Elizabeth Johnston Prime donated in 2007.

Prime’s family roots trace back to the Moravian founders of Bethlehem in the mid-18th century as well as the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, where her grandfather served as a senior vice president and later as mayor of the city.

The collection will showcase architecture, clothing and furniture styles that span across 100 years, from the 1830s to the 1930s, as well as creations from such notable dollhouse designers as Moritz Gottschalk and Christian Hacker.

This collection will be on display 2 p.m. every third Sunday, starting Jan. 17, 2016. Dates are: Jan. 17, Feb. 21, March 20, April 17, May 15, and June 19, 2016.

A special tour will be held Feb. 12, 2016, where guests will not only see the inside of the Collection Resource Center but have an exclusive meet with the curator of the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, Lindsey Jancay.

There is an admission fee and visitors must RSVP with Jancay.

For more information or questions regarding the tour, contact Jancay at ljancay@historicbethlehem.org or call 610-868-6868, ext. 63.

Allentown

Allentown Public Library, 1210 Hamilton St., Allentown, is offering an Adult Winter Reading Program Jan. 2 to Feb. 29, 2016.

The program is free to anyone with a valid Allentown Public Library barcode.

Sign up, read books and fill out the reading log for a chance to win two grand prizes of Amazon Kindle Fires.

By signing up, entrants will be automatically entered into weekly drawing for a chance to win over $1,000 in gift cards, passes and other fun prizes donated by local businesses and organizations.

Increase chances of winning by attending Adult Reading Program events as well as sharing and discussing books online at in the “Winter is Coming! Grab a Book” group on Goodreads.com.

For more information visitallentownpl.org, check out Allentown Public Library on Facebook, call 610-820-2400 or stop by the reference desk.