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Palmerton Area Public Library
402 Delaware Avenue Palmerton, PA 18071
Phone: 610-826-3424
Email: palmertonarealibrary@gmail.com
Monday – Wednesday: 10AM – 7PM
Thursday – Friday: 10AM – 5PM
Saturday: 9AM – 4PM · Sunday: Closed
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Palmerton Area Library
402 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton PA 18071

Phone: 610-826-3424
Fax: 610-826-6248


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General: palmertonarealibrary@gmail.com (please send files for print to this address)
Christine DeSousa, Library Director: plapalm@ptd.net
Sarah Brush, Programing Coordinator: palmertonprograms@gmail.com

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It's a summer tradition! 🌴☀️📚 Stop in at the library to register for Summer Reading and start tracking your books! Watch our book chain grow as the summer progresses and take part in our many programming events! It's a great time for even the youngest readers to join the library - we're now offering cards for book lovers ages 0-5! #SummerReading2023 ... See MoreSee Less
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SUMMER SALE 🌞Don't slide into the summer slump...get your books today! Starting Monday, June 12th you can fill a grocery bag with anything from our book sale for $2. Great time to stock up on books, puzzles, and more to keep the kiddos busy all summer!📚🧩🎬🎼 ... See MoreSee Less
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‼️New Books‼️ New Books‼️ Come and check them out! ... See MoreSee Less
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Public library located in Palmerton, PA.

Palmerton Area Library
It's a summer tradition! 🌴☀️📚 Stop in at It's a summer tradition! 🌴☀️📚 Stop in at the library to register for Summer Reading and start tracking your books! Watch our book chain grow as the summer progresses and take part in our many programming events! It's a great time for even the youngest readers to join the library - we're now offering cards for book lovers ages 0-5! #SummerReading2023
SUMMER SALE 🌞Don't slide into the summer slump. SUMMER SALE 🌞Don't slide into the summer slump...get your books today!  Starting Monday, June 12th you can fill a grocery bag with anything from our book sale for $2.  Great time to stock up on books, puzzles, and more to keep the kiddos busy all summer!📚🧩🎬🎼
‼️New Books‼️ New Books‼️ Come and che ‼️New Books‼️ New Books‼️ Come and check them out!
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritag May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.  Here are some books by Asian or Pacific Islander authors in our LCLC collection. Have you read any of these? 📚
Due to circumstances beyond our control, this Thur Due to circumstances beyond our control, this Thursday's meeting of the Come As You Are book club will be cancelled.  Sorry for any inconvenience.
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📖 Happy Children's Book Week! We're celebrating 📖 Happy Children's Book Week! We're celebrating with lots of fun drop-in activities, including drawing, coloring, and a book scavenger hunt! This year we're also encouraging children to explore books & discover what drives them with a Find Your Spark challenge! Stop by the Children's Room and check out our display to celebrate with us!
Congratulations to the winners of our Bookmark Con Congratulations to the winners of our Bookmark Contest! Thank you to everyone who submitted their beautiful art - it was a difficult decision! Bookmarks will be available at the library next week!
Come join our shelf! The Palmerton Area Library i Come join our shelf!  The Palmerton Area Library is searching for someone creative for a Library Assistant I position.  Must have flexible schedule, computer skills, and pass federal background checks.  If interested please send resume to Plapalm@ptd.net.
 For additional info contact the library at (610) 826-3424.
Happy Tell a Story Day! Today we're celebrating th Happy Tell a Story Day! Today we're celebrating the art of storytelling with a collection of writing prompts to inspire your own stories. Browse the prompts, choose your favorites and get writing! Want to share your results? Email palmertonprograms@gmail.com and it could be featured on our website! Prompts are adopted from The 3 A.M. Epiphany and The 4 A.M. Breakthrough by Brian Kitely. #TellAStoryDay ✍️
This Earth Day, enjoy the outdoors- have a picnic This Earth Day, enjoy the outdoors- have a picnic in the park, go for a walk, play some outdoor games, plant a tree, or even start a vegetable garden.  We have many new seeds added to our seed library, come check them out!
Storytime was extra exciting today with our specia Storytime was extra exciting today with our special guest Remi, the guide dog in-training!  The kids loved it! 🦮
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Next meeting for the Come As You Are Book Club is Next meeting for the Come As You Are Book Club is this Thursday at 6:30.  Please ring the bell at the side door.  The theme for April is adventure books (spies, treasure hunts, etc). You can also recommend whatever you are currently reading! 📚
New Movies added to the collection! 🍿🎬📀 New Movies added to the collection! 🍿🎬📀
Stop in the library and meet our newest librarian! Stop in the library and meet our newest librarian! 😃
April 17th is National Haiku Day! Join us at the P April 17th is National Haiku Day! Join us at the Palmerton Area Library as we celebrate this minimalist form of poetry with a walkabout and workshop! We'll gather inspiration from the outdoors and then return to the library for a workshop and writing session. Please bring writing supplies!

(In the event of bad weather, we will stay at the library and begin the workshop at 3:30)
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