Registration for the children’s winter programs at Northampton Area Public Library, 1615 Laubach Ave., will begin 9 a.m. Jan. 11. Programs will be held Feb. 2-March 24 and are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Register for the following:

• Wonderful Ones for ages 10 months to 2, 10-10:45 a.m. Thursdays

• Toddler Storytime for 2-year-olds, 11-11:20 a.m. Tuesdays or 10-10:20 a.m. Wednesdays

• Creative Preschoolers Storytime for ages 3 and up, 10-10:45 a.m. Tuesdays or 10:30-11:15 a.m. Wednesdays

• Family Toddler/Preschool Storytime, 6:30-7 p.m. Tuesdays

• Storycraft for children in kindergarten through second grade, 6-7 p.m. Thursdays

• Kids Create for children in third through fifth grades, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Thursdays

An adult coloring group will meet the second Wednesday of each month beginning 6 p.m. Jan. 13. Bring your own supplies or use the library’s. No registration is required.

Also at the library, 6-7:30 p.m. Jan. 19, a talk titled The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease will be given by Alzheimer’s Association. To register for this free event, call the library at 610-262-7537.

Teen Anime and Manga Club will be meeting 4 p.m. Jan. 27 at the library.

Additionally, Friends of Northampton Area Public Library will be running a bus trip to the 2016 Philadelphia Flower Show March 11. This year’s theme is national parks.

There is a discount if you purchase a ticket by Jan. 23. The price includes the admission ticket, transportation and driver’s tip. Lunch is on your own.

For cost and other information, contact any library staff member at 610-262-7537.

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St. John’s Friendly Fifties will meet 1 p.m. Jan. 11 in the St. John the Baptist Ukrainian social hall, 1343 Newport Ave.

Dale Sine, formerly of the Melody Aces, will entertain.

If Northampton schools are delayed or closed, the meeting is canceled.

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Northampton AARP Chapter 3915 will meet Jan. 13 at Northampton Banquet and Events Center, formally Northampton Memorial Community Center, 1601 Laubach Ave. Doors open noon.

Entertainment will be provided. Those planning to attend are encouraged to bring a baked good.

If interested in any trips, call Sharon at 610-262-9182.

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Northampton Banquet and Events Center hosts bingo every Monday night. Doors open 5:30 p.m., and the games begin 7 p.m.

The kitchen is open. Proceeds benefit the center.

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