A heartfelt thank you to everyone who embraced the Summer Reading Club!

Please remember to submit your paper reading logs by 4 p.m. Aug. 8.

For those using the Beanstack app, you can log in until the end of the day.

Excitement builds as we prepare to announce the raffle winners the following week!

Join us for a joyous closing party featuring a delightful movie about the Good Dinosaur from 12:30-2 p.m. Aug. 15. We will draw extra raffles at 2 p.m. for those who join us, and if you’ve already won, your prize will be ready for pickup!

We’re thrilled to introduce new museum passes for the Mercer Museum, Eastern State Penitentiary, and James A. Michener Art Museum.

Explore our expanded collection of board games and jigsaw puzzles for all ages.

LOTE4Kids, a captivating digital library of audio-picture books for children in over 100 world languages, narrated by professional native speakers, is now accessible for free with your library card via app, website, and Hublet tablets.

LOTE stands for Languages Other Than English.

Don’t miss your chance at the Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative passport raffle, ending on Aug. 29.

Visit the tech center to enter for a chance to win a local prize.

Or travel to six libraries, collect stamps on your passport, and unlock the opportunity for an iPad drawing.

Join library staff in the community 7-9 p.m. on Aug. 14 for the South Whitehall Township movie at Springhouse West Park, 4320 Farm Drive, and 5-8 p.m. on Aug. 21 at the North Whitehall Township Back to School Party at Kolapechka Park, 4075 Coffeetown Road, Coplay.

Let’s come together for a summer filled with inspiration at the library!

As September approaches, we eagerly anticipate National Library Card Sign-up Month and the second annual Library Social!

Additionally, the library will offer free monthly events at the Upper Macungie Township Community Lifestyle Center starting in September, including an adult book club, a teen anime club, and a story time on the first Wednesday of each month.

Maryellen Kanarr is the executive director of the Parkland Community Library, South Whitehall.