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Adopt-A-Brick- A perfect way to remember a special person or event. For $100, an engraved brick will be installed at the Veterans Memorial Flag Pole. Order forms available at the Library.
The NWAL is a designated agency with North Penn United Way- Please consider donating to the library through the annual appeal. Just name the North Wales Area Library on the United Way paperwork and your check! The library is moving to a state subsidized and approved library checkout system in 2012! As a part of the new system there are standardized fines for all participating libraries, fines for books will be 25 cents a day and fines for DVDs will be $1 per day
 
Byers Choice made in the USA - Story Teller is now available for sale only at the North Wales Area Library. Perfect for Mother's Day. Only $70/each plus $10.00 if shipping is needed. Limited edition. Dated.
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 Get a new eReader or Smartphone over the holidays? You can get library eBooks and audiobooks on these devices for free! Books are compatible with all Nooks, Kindles, tablets, iPods, iPhones, and androids. Ask at the circulation desk for an instruction sheet for your specific device, all you need is a current library card! Having trouble getting started? Stop by anytime from 7-9pm on the second Wednesday of every month for some one-on-one help to get you set up Upcoming dates: May 9th and June 13th. eBook Download Instructions for iPad iPhone Android Nook Kindle  Events for Children: Our Little Bookworms - Toddlers (12 months - 3 years) meet on the second and fourth Tuesday morning each month at 10:00 A.M. for 30 minutes of story time. Children's Story Hour - Sponsored by Target. Ages 3 - 6 are invited to attend every first and third Tuesday of the month, 10 -11 A.M. Friday Story Hour - All ages welcome every Friday at 2 P.M. Makin' Music - All ages are welcome to join us for songs and rhythem on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 10am.
Special Needs Story Time - Children with special needs (all ages) and siblings are welcome to attend. The stories and music will be geared toward ages 2-6 and the environment will be sensory friendly. The program will be held the second Saturday morning of each month at 10:30 A.M. in the Library Community Rooms.
Teen Book Club - The recent recipients of a Verizon grant the Teen Book Club is currently undergoing a revamp! To enhance our meetings we are adding Nook eReaders, movies, a Playstation 3 and Wii. The group meets the first and third Wednesday of every month at 7:30pm at the library. To get more information and get involved in the program contact our teen librarian at RRadigan@northwaleslibrary.org Find us on Facebook. Check out the page by searching North Wales Teen Book Club and "Like" us to receive updates with meeting reminders, photos, events and more right on your newsfeed.
**Find new books at the Library - Go to NorthWalesLibary.blogspot.com
Literacy Programs For Adults: Adults Discuss Books- Tuesday evening, 7 - 9 P.M. at the library! Books are available for $10.00/each. May 15 The Thirteenth Taleby Diane Setterfield June 19 Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived by Helfer Detecting Women Book Discussion Program- This PA Humanities Council sponsored program will be held in the library community rooms. Time: 1-3 P.M. No fee, books provided on a first come-first served basis. May 16th -- Running from the Law by Lisa Scottoline Blood Pressure Screening - On the 4th Tuesday afternoon of each month, the NP Visiting Nurse Association will offer free blood pressure screening at the Library. Stop by between 1-2 P.M. No appointment or fee is required for this service. The Library is in need of gently used DVD's to add to the circulating collections now available. Both children's and adult's movies are welcome! Clubs @ North Wales Area Library The people of the area have spoken! When asked what kinds of activities they would like to see at the newly renovated North Wales Area Library, residents had ideas! Mexican Train Dominoes Club Mahjong Group NEW Lego Club Visit the North Wales Library Flickr Photo Album 
Fondly revisit past events and programs, or monitor the ongoing remodling of our future home. North Wales Library now has a Flickr photo album at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/northwaleslibrary/.
Check back often, as new photographs will be uploaded regularly. If you happen to have photographs you'd like to share or post, email librarian@northwaleslibrary.org and we'll upload them for others to enjoy. Stop Snoring, Bernard! For the seventh consecutive year, Pennsylvania's One Book, Every Young Child program will lead the way and highlight the importance of early literacy development in preschoolers ages 3 to 6. The selection for this year's program is Stop Snoring, Bernard! written and illustrated by Zachariah OHora. This engaging book follows the loveable sea otter Bernard as he tries to find a place in the zoo where his loud snoring won't disturb the other animals. Stop Snoring, Bernard! encourages young readers to appreciate what makes each of us different. Stop Snoring, Bernard! is OHora's first book for children and it is the recipient of the 2011 Society of Illustrator's Founders Award. One Book, Every Young Child program goes far beyond just giving parents and caregivers a book to read to preschoolers. The program's design is based on studies showing that simply reading a book is not enough. Adults must find ways to engage children in activities like talking about a book's cover and illustrations, discussing the action in the book and favorite parts, pretend play related to the book, and more. Through this program, adults with preschoolers in their lives will learn how they can support the development of literacy in preschool children. Because it is important for children to be prepared for school, One Book, Every Young Child will provide opportunities for adults to read aloud and share books, stories, and related activities with preschoolers. These activities have been shown to be crucial to early learning. One Book, Every Young Child information and program ideas have been developed by librarians and museum educators from across Pennsylvania to promote the value and benefits of reading early and often to preschoolers and to encourage family bonding through books and reading. Each year, traveling trunks are developed by museum educators to help expand upon the concepts in the chosen book. Each trunk is filled with fun book-related puppets, games, and manipulatives for young children. In addition, each trunk includes a guide for librarians and educators that encourages use of the trunk contents in activities that are aligned with the Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards. One Book, Every Young Child is made possible through a collaboration of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, Please Touch Museum, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Library Association, Pennsylvania Center for the Book, Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children, The Pennsylvania Child Care Association, PennSERVE, HSLC/Access PA, and Verizon. For the seventh year the Verizon Foundation is proudly supporting the Pennsylvania One Book, Every Young Child program with a $40,000 grant as part of its commitment to unlock the promise of literacy. This grant will provide a copy of Stop Snoring, Bernard! to more than 15,000 Pennsylvania childcare facilities, licensed preschools, Head Start programs, and family literacy programs. This program is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by Pennsylvania's Office of Commonwealth Libraries. Did You Know?... |
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Who Let the Dogs In? -On the second and fourth Saturday each month, children can sign up to read to a trained therapy dog. Time: 10:30-11:30 A.M. Join us for a fun way to encourage reading! Call to sign-up. Sign-up required. No Fee 
The North Wales Area Library has the cheapest photocopying around!