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Northampton Area Public Library: Board of trustees to meet Aug. 14 at Northampton library

Published August 13. 2025 12:17PM

Northampton Area Public Library’s board of trustees is set to meet 6:30 p.m. Aug. 14. All are welcome to attend.

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Youth in grades 3-5 are invited to join Miss Tessa 6 p.m. Aug. 21 for game and STEAM clubs.

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Once Upon a Crime is meeting to discuss hostages 6 p.m. Aug. 25.

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The Friends of NAPL will be meeting 7 p.m. Aug. 26. All are welcome.

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As families begin getting back-to-school supplies and taking one last vacation, the library is getting ready to get into our community a bit more. We’ll be visiting the local schools in August and September for open houses and back-to-school nights.

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Don’t forget back to school also means Labor Day weekend! The library will be closed Sept. 1 in honor of Labor Day and all the hard work the community has done as employees and business owners throughout the years.

Take care of yourselves. You deserve this break!

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Basket social ticket sales will begin Sept. 2. You can save with our presale with discounted tickets. The presale ends 8 p.m. Oct. 16.

The basket social will be held 6-8 p.m. Oct. 17 at Northampton Banquet and Event Center, 1601 Laubach Ave.

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If you plan on attending the 36th annual Uptown Northampton Street Fair 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 13, stop by the library table to say hello, grab some basket social tickets or get a Boscov’s Friends Helping Friends savings pass from the Friends of NAPL.

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The Laid-Back Book Club is reading “The Orphanage by the Lake” by Daniel G. Miller. So far, this is actually a psychological thriller that many are really enjoying, and one of Miller’s read-alike authors is our beloved Freida McFadden.

PRESS PHOTOS BY DONNA GEWERTZNorthampton Area Public Library staff and volunteers gather together for a group photo to mark the library’s 60th anniversary kickoff event, held Aug. 8 at Municipal Park, Laubach Avenue and Smith Lane.
Avery Cordova attends the 60th anniversary celebration with her grandmother Sally Stiles, of Northampton, who said she wishes continued success for the library amid growing funding challenges. S’mores were served during the event.
From left, Charlie, Jack, Daniel and Erik Musser, of Lehigh Township, enjoy their sweet treat.
Creating a craft of a woven bookmarks made of yarn is the Brady family, of East Allen Township, which includes, from left, Joe, Allison and Matthew. The family is following instructions from NAPL senior outreach coordinator Karla Buckwalter.
Library front desk staffer Amaya Arias (left) takes advantage of a break in the festivities to read the book “Scary Stories,” while Tessa Gattullo, the children’s library director, is curious which book is grabbing her attention.
The celebration is heating up as Rachael Robinson (left), director of operations for the library, and Audrey May Ernst, a member of the Friends of the Library group, toast s’mores for guests attending the library’s 60th anniversary kickoff celebration.
Erin Shortell (left) and her sister Alie, of Northampton, could not be enjoying their s’mores more. The official library anniversary is Aug. 23. More events in honor of the anniversary will be scheduled over the next year.
The event also featured a coloring sheet activity, which, from left, Joel, Jinora and Katrina Bettancourt, of Northampton, took part in.