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       LIBRARY PROGRAMMING

Sign up for Wing It to the Library for the Battle of the Bugs summer reading program.  For preschoolers, please use this form.  For children who have finished grades K-4, please use this form.  For children who have finished grades 5-6, please use this form.  For Junior and Senior High students, no sign up is required.  Contact the library for more information.

Thursday, May 8, 7 p.m.  The Hollidaysburg Area Public Library will present a free showing of "The Last Lecture", by pancreatic cancer patient and Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch, on May 8 at 7 p.m.  The 80 minute presentation, titled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", delivered in September, 2007, has been viewed by millions worldwide.   Reader's Digest describes it as "a stunningly upbeat, joke-filled lecture about the importance of achieving your childhood dreams, managing time, and above all, loving every minute of life".    Registration for the showing is requested at the Library, 405 Clark Street, Hollidaysburg.  For more information, please call 695-5961.
 

Tuesday, May 13, 2 p.m.
The Mystery and Mayhem Book Club. This month's book is Mystic River by Dennis LeHane. The book is available for purchase at the Library.

Thursday, May 22, 2 p.m.  The History of Highland Hall. Local resident, Shirley Smith, will share the information that she's gathered on the history of one of Blair County's most recognizable buildings.

Thursday, May 29, 2 p.m. 
The Best of Times Book Club May's selection is Atonement by Ian McEwan. A limited number of copies are available to borrow at the Library. Copies are also available for purchase.

Free light refreshments are served at all the adult programs. For more information and to register, call 695-5961, email hapldirector@atlanticbb.net  or visit the Hollidaysburg Area Public Library at corner of Allegheny and Clark Streets.

The Friends of the Library will be holding a Yard Sale on Saturday, May 31 at St. Mary's Social Hall, across the street from the Library at St. Mary's Church. Donations of yard sale items will be accepted during set-up on May 30.

Children's Librarian Melanie Ramsey has arranged several programs:
Developing Capable Young People continues through May, Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. This program for adults focuses on positive interactions with young people, encompassing positive communication, motivation and self-reliance. Participants receive a free copy of the book Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World. Kathrine Muller, M.Ed., the instructor, is a prevention educator from the Behavioral Health Department of the Altoona Regional Health System. Space is limited to 15 people.

Thursday, May 8, 4 p.m.
Butterbeer Cork Necklace Program. Children ages 10 and up will create a cork necklace like the one worn by Luna Lovegood in the recent Harry Potter books/movies.

Tuesday, May 13, 4 p.m.
Beginning a Family Tree, for ages 8 and up. Sharon Merritts of the Blair County Genealogical Society will show children what kind of clues (books, newspapers, archives) to look for in order to complete their family trees.

Saturday, May 17, 10:30 a.m.
 One Book, Every Young Child Storytime. Participants will enjoy the book Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres, and will receive stickers and a free guide with activities, fun facts, and games. Books will be available for purchase. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information about the book, please visit www.paonebook.org. The HAPL Youth Advisory Board members are sponsoring this event.

For more information or to register for children's library programs and story times, see www.hollidaysburglibrary.org, , visit the Library at 405 Clark St. or call 695-5961.