Public Library of Catasauqua is having a book sale this week, offering a nice selection of used books for purchase. The sale is open to the public during regular library hours, 2-7:30 p.m. May 19 and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. May 21, in the library’s upstairs auditorium.

Choose from hundreds of books, organized by fiction, nonfiction, children’s and more.

Also at the library, registration for the summer reading program begins May 23 and continues until May 26 during regular library hours.

At registration, children will receive a summer reading book bag and bookmark along with a list of summer reading events.

Special program guests will include the Catasauqua K-9 Unit and fire department, Bethlehem Mounted Patrol Unit, Allentown Symphony Instrumental Petting Zoo, some residents at Lehigh Valley Zoo, a drama coach, professional storyteller and therapy dog.

The program is planned for ages 4 through high school and runs June 14-Aug. 16.

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You are cordially invited to attend the opening of the Doris Hendricks Fry Art Exhibit to be held at the George Taylor House (GTH), 35 S. Front St., 1-4 p.m. June 5. Admission is free.

The exhibit will feature early-American folk-art techniques and award-winning decorative art styles employed by the late Fry, including American primitive paintings, Theorem paintings, Reverse Glass paintings and Tole paintings, which were popular in America during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Also featured at the opening will be Fry’s son, Dave Fry, the Lehigh Valley’s award-winning folk musician and teaching artist and founder of Bethlehem’s nationally recognized folk club, Godfrey Daniels.

The exhibit will remain open during regular public visiting hours throughout the entire GTH 2016 season.

If you have questions regarding the exhibit or GTH, contact Chris Clugston at 484-223-5366 or Emily Zacharda at 610-628-1015.

Hope to see you there!

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