Our popular and free summer reading and fun program is almost here! This year, the theme is Color Your World.

Reading and crafting sessions will take place 3-4 p.m. Thursdays all summer, beginning June 26. Stop in for a calendar of events for the summer program, or give us a call for more information.

Call or stop in to register so we have an idea about how many are coming.

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The library is starting a Minecraft Club for ages 8-18! The next session is set for 11 a.m. June 21.

It’s free, and no prior experience is necessary. Those with their own accounts and portable devices are invited to stop by and join the fun on the shared server.

An expert will be on hand to teach and help troubleshoot, and the library has purchased a few accounts for newcomers to the game. Players might have to take turns if there are more patrons than accounts.

Call or stop by for more information, so we can figure out what we need to supply.

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Ben Franklin will visit the library June 25. In our auditorium, this eminent statesman will be discussing his 1755 trip to the Lehigh Valley, just ahead of the French and Indian War. Artistic Director Christopher Black will delight young and old with his portrayal.

There is a small cost to benefit the library. Tickets can be bought ahead of time at the circulation desk or on the day of the performance, but you might want to call first.

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The library will be showing “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run” June 28. Bring the family for popcorn and laughs in our upstairs auditorium.

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For the next session of our adult book club, participants are asked to read a book that has been adapted into a movie or television series and bring your choice to a discussion of the pros and cons of books versus movies. If you have strong feelings about literature-to-film adaptations, or just want some recommendations, come by the library 3 p.m. July 2.

The library also has a display of books and their DVD movie counterparts. You can also fill out a three-question survey about your opinions of good books/movies and be entered into a raffle for a small prize to be drawn later this summer.

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The Keep Them in Stitches fiber arts group meets 5:30 p.m. Mondays.

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Our MakerSpace crafting center is always available for your creative endeavors.

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The library’s selection of new titles changes every two weeks, so stop in to check out what’s available on our new-books display at the front of the library. As always, we can get untold thousands of other items from dozens of other regional libraries in a matter of a day or so. Come in, call or check out our catalog online, We’ll help you any way we can.

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If you see a book you want to read, just call or visit our website to place a hold on a book.

If you want to suggest a book for us to purchase for the library community, don’t hesitate to talk to us or send us an email at catasauquapl@cliu.org.

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JUNE BOOKS

Fiction: “Stuart Woods’ Finders Keepers,” Brett Battles; “The Four Engagement Rings of Sybil Rain,” Hannah Brown; “Don’t Forget Me, Little Bessie,” James Lee Burke; “The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau,” Kristin Harmel; “It Happened on the Lake,” Lisa Jackson; “Don’t Let Him In,” Lisa Jewell; “The Death Mask,” Iris Johansen; “The Names,” Florence Knapp; “Murder Takes a Vacation,” Laura Lippman; “The First Gentleman,” James Patterson; “The President’s Shadow,” James Patterson; “Badlands,” Douglas Preston; “Atmosphere,” Taylor Jenkins Reid; “With a Vengeance,” Riley Sager; “The Lost Book of First Loves,” RaeAnne Thayne; “A Mother’s Love,” Danielle Steel

Nonfiction: “Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers,” Caroline Fraser

Juvenile: “Rebellion 1776,” Laurie Halse Anderson; “Max in the Land of Lies,” Adam Gidwitz; “Karen’s Ghost (Baby-Sitters Little Sister — Graphic Novel 11),” Ann M. Martin; “Sophie and the Runaway Unicorn,” Megan McDonald; “The Trouble with Heroes,” Kate Messner; “Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (Graphic Novel 1),” Barbara Park; “The Forgotten Magic of Zoey Turner,” Erin Stewart

Children’s books: “Red Canoe Shows Up At 2!” Victoria Allenby; “The Wild Robot on the Island,” Peter Brown; “When You Go to Dragon School,” Chelsea M. Campbell; “Peppa Pig and the Wedding Day,” Candlewick Press; “The Day the Crayons Made Friends,” Drew Daywalt; “Pete the Cat’s Mars Mission,” James Dean; “Hammerbarn,” Penguin RandomHouse