The Slatington Library will off the Wonderful World of Wildlife Christmas Story Hour at 10 a.m. Saturday. All children ages 4 through fifth grade are invited. There will be animal stories and crafts.

The holiday schedule for the library will be: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Dec. 23; closed Dec. 24-26; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, Dec. 27; 8 a.m. until noon, Saturday, Dec. 28; 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday, Dec. 30; closed Dec. 31-Jan. 2; 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Friday, Jan. 3; and 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 4.Regular library hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; closed Thursday and Sunday.The library takes donations of books. It does not take encyclopedias, National Geographic, or Reader's Digest condensed books. The library sells hardback books for 50 cents, and paperbacks for a quarter.Store rewardsThe Pathmark Community Rewards program allows you to earn 1 percent of your purchase amount for the school or nonprofit organization of your choice; in this case, the Slatington Public Library.You must sign up for a Pathmark Perks card and register it at eScrip.com/Pathmark, and select the Slatington Public Library to receive the donation. There is also a link to the Pathmark Community Rewards web page from the Pathmark home page,

www.pathmark.com/escript, or call 1-800-931-6258.You can support the library just by buying your groceries.For more information about the library, contact Louise Bechtel at 610-767-6461.The library's board members and staff would like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and New Year.The library would also like to thank those who have gifted it with monetary donations, items for its auction, and most especially with their time, be it running story hour, decorating its windows or helping with its fundraisers.The library's continued existence is truly a community effort.