Preschool Story Hour is held every Friday at 10:30 a.m. during the school year. Free and open to the public.

Paws of Hope Kids Read to Dogs is the second Saturday of each month from 11 a.m. to noon. This is free but parents must preregister for a time slot by calling the library at 610-826-3424.Watercolor painting classes are offered on Tuesdays for children and on Saturdays and Wednesdays for adults. Call the teacher at 610-737-9844 for more information or email

pzpzpz444@gmail.com.Homework Helpers for Grades 1-8: Mondays and Wednesdays from 3 to 4:15 p.m. Volunteer tutors will help your child with his/her homework and other assignments. This is free but parents must register each child.Teen Advisory Group is available for teens in grades 5-12. During the school year meetings are the first and third Thursdays of the month. Call the library and ask for Tessa for details.Check the library website at

www.palmertonarealibrary.com for free downloadable magazines from Zinio.New online databases will be available soon, including: Pronunciator (learn a new language); Ancestry; Brainfuse (a testing site); and more.The Knitting Club meets the first and third Monday of each month from 6 to 8 p.m. This is free and open to anyone interested in knitting and crocheting of all skill levels.The Third Monday Book Club meets the third Monday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. and discusses a different book each month. New members are always welcome. The book for March is "The Man Who Killed Lincoln" by Phillip Van Doren Stern.Yoga classes are offered every Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Call the teacher at 570-436-1762 for more information or stop in on Saturday morning.The library board of directors meets the third Wednesday of each month at 4 p.m. Meetings are open to the public.Friends of the Palmerton Area Library meet four times a year. The next meeting is 7 p.m. April 14.The Sew What Quilt Guild meets at the library on the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. New members and visitors are always welcome. Please use the side door.The library basement book sale is open regular library hours. New books arrive on a weekly basis as well as movies, puzzles and CDs. Volunteers are always needed to sort and place books on shelves.