This is a reminder to all of our patrons that the library will be closed tomorrow, March 16, for staff training on our new circulation and cataloging system.

We will be changing over to the new system, called SPARK, in April.

If you would like a copy of your loan history from the current system, please ask at the front desk, and we will print it for you. This will show the items you have checked out in the past year.

We are excited to join the 10 other libraries in Lehigh and Carbon counties. Between April and October, the Catasauqua, Coplay, Dimmick, Emmaus, Lehighton, Lower Macungie, Palmerton, Parkland, Slatington, Southern Lehigh and Whitehall libraries will join together in a cooperative library system called the Lehigh Carbon Library Consortium (LCLC).

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Open mic and jam night will be held 6:30 p.m. March 19 and April 16. Thank you to Rocking the Valley online radio and Earl Andrews for their support.

Entertainers interested in performing three songs or a 15-minute set are asked to sign up before 6:30 p.m. This is a great opportunity for high school students who want to play their instruments as this is a family-friendly program.

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The third Tuesday movie night will be 6 p.m., unless otherwise noted. This event is free and open to all patrons.

The movie for March 20 will be “Thor: Ragnorak” (PG-13). The April 20 movie is “Justice League” (PG-13).

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“Intro to Genealogy” will be taught 6-8 p.m. March 22 and 10 a.m.-noon March 24. Patty Vahey, library director, will show you how to use our Ancestry and Heritage Quest databases to search for records and documents.

The event is free and open to all patrons.

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Our adult book-oriented bingo will be held 6:30 p.m. April 10 in the reference area. This event is to celebrate National Library Week and is great fun for patrons 18 years and older.

You could win some cool prizes, like mugs, water bottles, pens, candy and books.

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Call the library at 610-432-4339 for more information on any of our programs. We have the newsletter and calendar on our website, whitehallpl.org, and copies at the front circulation desk.