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September 2026
- Labor Day holiday hours
- Library Card Sign-Up Month
- Summer Reading Club 2026 is in the books
- New Entrance and Plaza update
- Oct. 1: Save the date for Community Heroes Day!
- Sept. 26: Immunization clinic
- Fall storytimes
- New documentary film series
- October book clubs
- Events: Crafts, fall prevention, teen writing & more
- July private-funding update
- Just added: 179 items
- New on Libby: 92 ebooks/audiobooks & 161 magazine title
- TV Series on Kanopy & Yoga Month on hoopla
August 2026
- Construction of new entrance starts August 17
- New entrance funding update
- Two weeks of Summer Reading Club left!
- Creative Play at the Family Space starts Aug. 6
- New Museum Pass: Da Vinci Science Center
- A Matter of Balance returns Sept. 10
- September book club & fall evening club lineup
- ART@EPL: Meet Phil Segal
- Events for adults
- Events for children, teens and families
- June private-funding update
- Just added: 200 items
- New on Libby: 7 ebooks/audiobooks & 72 magazine title
- Decades on Kanopy & Back to School on hoopla
July 2026
- Independence Day holiday closure
- Summer Saturday hours through August 15
- There’s still time to join Summer Reading Club!
- New entrance and plaza project update
- Events for adults
- Events for children, teens and families
- August daytime book group
- May private-funding update
- Just added: 246 items
- New on Libby: 440 ebooks/audiobooks & 1 magazine title
- Period Pieces on Kanopy & Christmas in July on hoopla
June 18, 2026 (special issue)
- A message from the director
- Construction update
- Funding update
- Thank you to our generous donors
- Follow along as the project unfolds
June 2026
- Summer Saturday hours through August 15
- Summer Reading starts Monday, June 8!
- Featured events for kids & teens
- New museum pass: National Museum of Industrial History
- Plant A Row collections start June 15
- June 16: Moravians and the American Revolution
- June 27: A Stroll Through Emmaus’ Architectural History
- ART@EPL: Meet Carol Traveny
- July daytime book group
- New Entrance and Plaza Project
- April private-funding update
- More Events: Sewing, AI, board games & more
- Just added: 134 items
- New on Libby: 72 ebooks/audiobooks & 58 magazine titles
- Coming of age films on Kanopy & audiobook month on hoopla
May 2026
- Memorial Day holiday schedule
- May 5: New entrance & plaza project info session
- A sneak peek at our new website and logo
- Stress Resilience Through Mindfulness 4-week series
- May 7: Dungeons & Dragons for grades 4-12
- May 11: Medical Assistance & HealthChoices
- PA Shakespeare Festival returns June 5!
- Upcoming book groups
- March private-funding update
- Events: Sit & stretch, meLVin returns & more
- Just added: 201 items
- New on Libby: 45 ebooks/audiobooks & 11 magazine titles
- Mysteries on Kanopy & mental-health awareness on hoopla
April 2026
- Shop the Friends’ Used Book Sale April 24 & 25
- New entrance & plaza project
- New adult health & wellness events
- Free seeds for your garden
- April 18: Repair your stuffies
- May book clubs
- February private-funding update
- ART@EPL: Meet Nicolette Winnaar Smith
- Events: Blackout poetry, coffee+crafts & more
- Just added: 113 items
- New on Libby: 44 ebooks/audiobooks & 122 magazine titles
- Page to Screen on Kanopy & Earth Day on hoopla
March 19, 2026 (special issue)
- Help the library open new doors!
- New entrance & plaza project
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Fundraising goal
- Follow along as the project unfolds
- Architectural drawings & color rendering
March 2026
- This weekend: Tee Time at the Library!
- Enter the Tee Time raffles
- March 19: Hawk Mountain Birds of Prey
- March 9: Rooted in Wellness
- April 24 & 25: Friends’ Annual Spring Used Book Sale
- Spring + storytime = perfect together
- April book clubs
- January private-funding update
- ART@EPL: Meet Margie Kavchok
- Events: Pi day, teen writing & more
- Just added: 254 items
- New on Libby: 92 ebooks/audiobooks & 21 magazine titles
- Foodie Films on Kanopy & Bridgerton on hoopla
February 2026
- Get your Tee Time tickets!
- Just added: Free New York Times digital access
- Where to get tax forms and help
- March 19: Hawk Mountain Birds of Prey
- March 4: Afternoon storytime with meLVin
- Private-funding update (2025 total)
- Thank you to our EPL Annual Fund donors
- March book clubs
- ART@EPL: Meet Margie Kavchok
- Events: TYCTTL Day, Pres-Day scavenger hunt & more
- Just added: 214 items
- New on Libby: 20 ebooks/audiobooks and 51 magazine titles
- Library Lovers’ Month on hoopla & Fantasy Films on Kanopy
January 21, 2026 (Special Issue)
- A look back, a look ahead
- 2025 by the numbers
- There was always something fun going on at the library…
- We loved being a part of the community…
- And our Friends and volunteers continued to amaze us…
- But wait…there’s more!
- What’s ahead in 2026
January 2026
- Get your tickets for Tee Time at the Library!
- 2025 staff & volunteer favorites
- Free Wall Street Journal access
- Join the next Creative Play at the Family Place
- Jan. 10: Cat Castles
- NEW: Coffee & Crafts monthly series
- NEW: Writers Write monthly group
- January book clubs & reading lists
- Jan. 22: Meet the Artist – Tory Schultz
- November private-funding update
- Events: New storytimes, author Lori Floyd & more
- Just added: 107 items
- New on Libby: 66 ebooks/audiobooks and 110 magazine titles
- Freida McFadden on hoopla & biopics on Kanopy
December 2025
- Holiday hours
- Friends of EPL Holiday Book Sale
- Contribute to the library’s annual fund
- March 6 & 7: 6th annual Tee Time at the Library
- Tomorrow! A Charlie Brown Christmas concert with Patrick Kerssen
- Old-Fashioned Christmas is this Saturday, Dec. 6!
- ART@EPL: Works by Michelle Rieder & Tory Schultz
- October private-funding update
- Events: Silent space, toy repair, inventors & more
- Just added: 139 items
- New on Libby: 132 ebooks/audiobooks and 111 magazine titles
- Holiday entertainment for all on Kanopy and hoopla
- It’s Toys for Tots Time!
November 2025
- Thanksgiving holiday hours
- Friends of EPL Holiday Book Sale
- Save the date for the 6th annual Tee Time at the Library
- Support the 2025 annual fund campaign
- Nov. 10: Free CPR training
- New monthly ‘Sewing Machine Fun’
- Dec. 4: A Charlie Brown Christmas concert with Patrick Kerssen
- Dec. 11: Moravian Stars folding workshop
- ART@EPL: Meet Michelle Rieder
- September private-funding update
- Events: Bulb swap, AI for everyone, dinosaurs & more
- Just added: 207 items
- New on Libby: 38 ebooks/audiobooks and 98 magazine titles
- Noirvember on Kanopy and Graphic Novels for Kids on hoopla
- Take the Greater LV Arts + Culture survey
October 2025
- Community Heroes Day is here!
- The last Plant a Row collection is Oct. 6
- Donate unwanted jewelry to the Friends of EPL
- Borrow a birding backpack
- ART@EPL: Meet Adam Crist
- August private-funding update
- New monthly chair yoga sessions
- Halloween happenings
- Events: Folk tales, Monty Python, game time & more
- Just added: 211 items
- New on Libby: 31 ebooks/audiobooks and 52 magazine titles
- Halloween for Kids on hoopla & Fright Fest on Kanopy
September 5, 2025
- BELONG is going monthly
- September is Library Card Sign-up Month
- A Matter of Balance starts Sept. 18
- Save the date for Community Heroes Day Oct. 2
- New Museum Pass: Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens
- Fall & storytime…perfect together
- The evening book club is back!
- Oct. 11: LV Audubon Society visits EPL
- Events: Get crafty, find your ancestors & more
- Just added: 83 items
- New on Libby: 70 ebooks/audiobooks
- Crime Thrillers on hoopla & Sports Cinema on Kanopy
August 20, 2025
- Labor Day holiday hours
- SRC 2025–Color Our World–is a wrap!
- Aug. 21: Colorful Stories with Ingrid Bohn
- Creative Play is off and running
- A Matter of Balance starts Sept. 18
- September book club and movie group
- Evening book club returns soon!
- July private-funding update
- ART@EPL: Gloria Hasel & Sue Skoras
- Events: STEM storytime, Sound of Music concert & more
- Just added: 57 items
- New on Libby: 50 ebooks/audiobooks and 106 magazine titles
- No Work, All Watch on Kanopy & Family Fun on hoopla
August 5, 2025
- It’s National Night Out! (Aug. 5)
- Summer Reading Club ends August 16
- Aug. 7: Bingo–World flag edition
- Aug. 9: Tiney Shrineys with Maryann Riker
- Aug. 14: Creative Play at The Family Place
- Aug. 11: Coffee & rice fantasy maps
- Aug. 21: Colorful Stories with Ingrid Bohn
- ART@EPL: Gloria Hasel & Sue Skoras
- Events: Chalk the walk, teen book discussion & more
- Just added: 94 items
- New on Libby: 5 audiobooks
- Monsters & Aliens on Kanopy and All Things British on hoopla
July 22, 2025
- The Barnes bus trip is full
- August 4: Podcasting for Teens
- The next Creative Play series starts Aug. 14
- The LV Zoo is coming to the library!
- Plant A Row & Groceries Plus food collections
- Help SRC top 900 readers!
- June private-funding update
- August book club and movie group
- ART@EPL: Meet Gloria Hasel & Sue Skoras
- August 9: Tiney Shrineys with Maryann Riker
- Events: Seashells, world flags, gnome homes & more
- Just added: 58 items
- New on Libby: 39 ebooks/audiobooks and 115 magazine titles
- All Things Kids on hoopla & Disability Pride on Kanopy
July 09, 2025
- Tomorrow (July 10): Opioid awareness
- The LV Zoo is coming to the library!
- Friends of EPL Bus trip to the Barnes Collection
- July 14: Buckets Full of Nature with Laura Hopek
- SRC is 809 readers strong–have you signed up?
- July 14: Intro to Mindfulness with LVHN
- July 21: Free CPR Training
- The next Creative Play series starts Aug. 14
- ART@EPL: Meet Gloria Hasel & Sue Skoras
- Events: Upcycled dragons, barn stars & more
- Just added: 131 items
- New on Libby: 3 audiobooks & 1 magazine title
- Christmas in July on hoopla & Cinematic Journeys on Kanopy
June 23, 2025
- Fourth of July holiday closing
- Plant A Row volunteer(s) needed for Aug. 4 & 11
- There’s still time to take the EPL survey
- SRC 2025 is almost 500 strong–join us!
- Tonight: Photo Album Design with Melissa Draving
- June 25: Meet meLVin the LV Phantoms mascot
- June 27 Sew Colorful: Make a pillow (or two)
- July 12 ART@EPL Workshop: Color Theory with Elena Shackleton
- July 21-24: Climate Change STEM Camp at the Macungie Institute
- May private-funding update
- Events: Dungeons & Dragons, eat the rainbow & more
- Just added: 125 items
- New on Libby: 22 ebooks & 8 magazine titles
- Summer Road Trip on hoopla & Indie Films on Kanopy
June 8, 2025
- Take the EPL Survey to give us your feedback!
- Summer Reading Club 2025: Color Our World
- Don’t miss the ice cream social June 19
- Sound Sprouts Piano Camp June 16-20
- Summer storytimes
- Make some ‘tiny art’ to display at the library
- Art with Color with Rita Richetti (grades 3-8)
- Sew Colorful June 27: Pillow projects
- Plant A Row weekly collections begin June 16
- Events: Photo album design, color theory & more
- Just added: 42 items
- New on Libby: 80 magazine titles
- Comedies on Kanopy & Audiobook Month on hoopla
May 20, 2025
- Memorial Day holiday hours
- May 22: Emmaus Ambulance Corps wheelchair transport demo
- May 30: PA Shakespeare Festival comes to EPL
- June 19: Save the date for the ice cream social SRC kickoff!
- Sound Sprouts Piano Camp with Laurel Nolin June 16-20
- June book club and movie group
- April private-funding update
- ART@EPL: Meet Rita Richetti
- New resource: Parent TV
- Events: Madame Butterfly, tiny art & more
- Just added: 76 items
- New on Libby: 45 ebooks/audiobooks and 82 magazine titles
- Memorial Day on Kanopy & Hot New Country on hoopla
April 30, 2025
- May 9: Late opening at noon
- May 8: Staying safe at home
- May 10: Eric Mintel Investigates paranormal phenomena
- May the Fourth Be with You Star Wars party
- Pinterest Parties: Let your creativity bloom
- Events: Denise McCormack, wheelchair transport demo & more
- Coming soon: Summer Reading Club 2025
- Just added: 78 items
- New on Libby: 10 ebooks/audiobooks and 2 magazine titles
- Mother’s Day on Kanopy & mental health awareness on hoopla
April 14, 2025
- We’re getting a new roof!
- The Friends’ used book sale is just days away…April 25 & 26
- Don’t miss the bus! Join the Friends for a day in NYC
- May 10: Eric Mintel Investigates
- May book clubs and movie group
- March private-funding update
- Events: Staying safe at home, Star Wars & more
- Just added: 76 items
- New on Libby: 19 ebooks/audiobooks and 101 magazine titles
- Earth Week on Kanopy & Easter for Kids on hoopla
March 31, 2025
- April 6-12 is National Library Week!
- Friends of EPL: Morgan Library bus trip & Spring Used Book Sale
- New museum pass: Academy of Natural Sciences
- Spring @EPL preview
- Recurring events: Block parties, crochet & more
- Free seeds for your garden
- ART@EPL: Wendy Stoudt exhibit
- Just added: 93 items
- New on Libby: 19 ebooks/audiobooks
- National Library Week on hoopla & Acting in April on Kanopy
March 15, 2025
- Friends of EPL NYC bus trip to Morgan Library
- April 25 & 26: Friends’ Spring Used Book Sale
- The 5th annual Tee Time is a wrap!
- Free seeds for your garden
- April book clubs and movie group
- February private-funding update
- ART@EPL: Meet Wendy Stoudt
- Events: Spring storytime, creative writing & more
- Just added: 109 items
- New on Libby: 29 ebooks/audiobooks and 44 magazine titles
- Get crafty with hoopla & Women’s History Month on Kanopy
March 3, 2025
- Library closed March 7 & 8
- It’s almost Tee Time!
- Feeling crafty? Join our Pinterest Parties
- Spring storytime starts April 2
- Coming soon: Wendy Stoudt ART@EPL exhibit
- Learn a new language with Transparent Language Online
- Events: Fun with poetry, college admissions & more
- Just added: 71 items
- New on Libby: 44 ebooks/audiobooks and 2 magazine titles
- World cinema on Kanopy & Women’s History Month on hoopla
February 16, 2025
- Welcome Christine, our new adult services librarian
- Countdown to Tee Time at the Library
- March book clubs and movie group
- April 5: Demystifying college admissions
- January private-funding update
- March 3 Pinterest Party: Shamrock decor
- Events: Creative Play, Read Across America & more
- Just added: 59 items
- New on Libby: 26 ebooks/audiobooks and 31 magazine titles
- Family films on Kanopy & ‘The Art of Comics’ on hoopla
February 3, 2025
- Welcome our new director, Allison Floray
- Prize raffles added to Tee Time
- A Matter of Balance fall-prevention series starts March 13
- Thank you to our 2024 Annual Fund Campaign donors
- Feb 15: Spooky, silly stories with Denise McCormack
- On exhibit: Ilene Rubin paintings
- Events: Movie group, Alzheimer’s support & more
- Just added: 49 items
- New on Libby: 25 ebooks/audiobooks and 2 magazine titles
- Black History Month on hoopla & ‘reel romance’ on Kanopy
January 19, 2025
- Get your Tee Time tickets!
- Jan. 28: Be part of the next Creative Play series
- Meet meLVin, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms mascot
- Update on book donations
- Teen volunteers wanted!
- February book clubs and movie group
- Private-funding update (2024 total)
- Events: Denise McCormack, Pinterest party & more
- Just added: 84 items
- New on Libby: 107 magazine titles
- MLK Jr. on Kanopy & Grammy nominees on hoopla
January 6, 2025
- Tee Time tickets now on sale!
- 2024 staff & volunteer favorites
- Jan. 16: Author Lesa Cline-Ransome
- ART@EPL: Meet Ilene Rubin
- Creative Play @ The Family Place starts Jan. 28
- Pinterest Parties return in February!
- Events: Lunar New Year, meet MeLVin & more
- Just added: 60 items
- New on Libby: 9 audiobooks and 5 magazine titles
- B-film Bonanza on Kanopy & National Hobby Month on hoopla
December 18, 2024
- Holiday hours
- Dec. 21: Teen event with local author Lisa MacDonald
- Jan. 16: Author Lesa Cline-Ransome
- January book clubs, movie group, and 2025 lineups
- Creative Play @ The Family Place returns in January
- November private-funding update
- PA Guardian Handbook available
- Events: Bilingual @ winter storytimes, your family tree & more
- Just added: 54 items
- New on Libby: 46 ebooks/audiobooks and 16 magazine titles
- Year’s most watched on Kanopy & NYE party music on hoopla
November 15, 2024
- Thanksgiving holiday hours
- We’re accepting book donations again!
- Friends’ Holiday Book Sale
- Celebrate Old-Fashioned Christmas with us
- December book clubs and upcoming movie groups
- Sanctuary at Haafsville donation drive
- Friends’ jewelry fundraiser extended
- ART@EPL: Paintings by Keith Vogrin
- Events: Wolfenoot storytime, Lisa MacDonald & more
- Just added: 33 items
- New on Libby: 38 magazine titles
- Thanksgiving for Kids on hoopla
- It’s Toys for Tots time
November 1, 2024
- Sanctuary at Haafsville donation drive
- Support the library’s annual fund
- November means dogs & dinosaurs
- ART@EPL: Paintings by Keith Vogrin
- Friends’ jewelry fundraiser extended, plus book sale info
- Events: Old-Fashioned Christmas, Tee Time 2025 & more
- Just added: 47 items
- New on Libby: 50 ebooks/audiobooks + 35 magazine titles
- Noirvember on Kanopy & Native American Heritage on Hoopla
October 19, 2024
- Early closing today (Oct. 19)
- New time for today’s Peg Witch craft
- Trick or treat at the library Oct. 26-31
- Support the library’s annual fund campaign
- Free CPR training
- Dinosaur Dig with the Strakas
- Friends’ holiday book sale & jewelry fundraiser
- September private-funding update
- Events: Books & barks, block party, book clubs & more
- Just added: 97 items
- New on Libby: 17 ebooks/audiobooks + 116 magazine titles
- Our biggest Plant A Row season yet!
October 5, 2024
- Plant A Row last collection
- Hot-air balloon burner demo
- Dinosaur Dig with the Strakas
- Craft a book witch for Halloween
- Fall + storytime: Perfect together
- ART@EPL: Paintings by Tom Zimmerman
- November book clubs and upcoming movie groups
- Donate your jewelry to the Friends
- Events: CPR training, crochet, peg witches & more
- Just added: 59 items
- New on Libby: 23 ebooks/audiobooks + 7 magazine titles
- Cookbooks on Hoopla and Fright Fest on Kanopy
September 20, 2024
- EPL seeks Library Director
- Library Card Sign-Up Month
- Oct. 3: Community Heroes Day
- Oct. 5: Hot-Air Balloon Burner Demo
- Nov. 2: Dinosaur Dig with the Strakas
- Oct. 7: Plant A Row last collection
- Friends’ jewelry fundraiser
- August private-funding update
- Events: Tooth talk, book witches & more
- Just added: 75 items
- New on Libby: 37 ebooks/audiobooks + 2 magazine titles
- Banned Books Week on Hoopla
