Northampton Area Public Library: Work on your novel Monday nights
November is National Novel Writing Month. For the month of November, Northampton Area Public Library will offer Come Write In, a quiet space for you to write your novel, beginning 5 p.m. Mondays.
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There will be a book bingo for children and their families 6 p.m. Nov. 12. Play to win new or slightly used books.
Any child up to and including fifth grade is invited to play.
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Don’t miss the no-sew emoji pillow program for teens 3 p.m. Nov. 13. Make emoji pillows and keep them for yourself or give them as gifts.
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The library fall book sale is Nov. 13, 14 and 16. Children’s, teen and adult books, as well as DVDs and CDs, will be on sale.
There will be a bag sale throughout the event.
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The Mayhem in the Sourland Mountains program is scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 15. The library will host James Davidson, author of “New Jersey’s Lindbergh Kidnapping and Trial.”
Davidson will discuss the Lindbergh family and the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr.
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Join Fair Districts PA 6:30 p.m. Nov. 18 as they discuss gerrymandering and how the Lehigh Valley was one of the districts most affected by the gerrymandering court case in 2018.
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There will be a sip and shop fundraiser 6-8 p.m. Nov. 22. Vendors include Paparazzi, Pampered Chef, Color Street, Scentsy and more.
A ticket includes the entrance fee, two glasses of wine and a selection of light refreshments.
Ticket presale is going on now at the library.
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Visit with Santa during a special storytime and complete a Christmas craft 6 p.m. Dec. 10. Registration begins Nov. 18.
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There will be a gingerbread house-building competition for teens 3 p.m. Dec. 11.
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Janice Monahan Rodgers, author of “Christmas Is a ’Coming,” will share Christmas memories 6 p.m. Dec. 12. Follow the Monahan clan back in the 1940s and ’50s to see how they celebrated the holidays growing up in the Lehigh Valley.
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All programs are open to the public, and most require registration. Register at the library help desk or call 610-262-7537. Visit northamptonapl.org for more information.