Book donations

The Weatherly Area Community Library book sale room is now accepting book donations.

All donated books should be in good condition for resale at the library. However, some books may be kept at the library for public use.

The public is also invited to visit and purchase used books any time the library is open.

The grand opening celebration for the book sale room will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 18.

Textbooks and encyclopedias are not accepted at the library; however, the Weatherly Area School District is asking for encyclopedias from 2010 to the present.

If you have a set of encyclopedias that you would like to donate, contact Katie Leach, history teacher, at Weatherly Area Middle School, 570-427-8687. The encyclopedias should be dropped off at the Weatherly Elementary School entrance.

Coal presentation

The Weatherly Area Community Library will host Bryan Dunnigan, from the Sophia Coxe Memorial Foundation and Education Center, for a presentation at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Dunnigan will speak on the Kingdom of Coal, the Coxe Miners, and Sophia Coxe, who is known as “The Angel of the Coal Fields.”

This is a free lecture. All are welcome, but please register by calling the library at 570-427-5085.

Raffle and auction

On Oct. 4, the Weatherly Area Community Library will hold its annual Basket Raffle and Silent Auction. Preview night is 6-8 p.m. on Oct. 3.

The raffle and auction will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Packer Township Municipal Building, 2234 Hudson Drive, Weatherly, and will feature clocks painted by students from the Weatherly Area School District. During the auction there will be food and refreshments. Please attend and help the library grow.

This year, the library has a special way for people to help the library with a creative donation for the auction. The library has eight wreaths that are 18 inches in size and are ready to decorate with creative ideas for the winter season or holidays celebrated in the winter. Just pick up a wreath at the library then return it decorated by noon on Sept. 27. Contact the library for more information.

Memorials & honors

The following books were donated to the Weatherly Area Community Library:

• “A Mind of Her Own” and “A Mother’s Love” by Danielle Steel were donated in loving memory of Joan Hittinger (her mother) by Alice and Ken McQuaide.

• “Far from Home” by Danielle Steel was donated in loving memory of Joan Hittinger (their Nana) by Alyssa and Sean Barnasevitch.

• “The Life in Lyrics” by Johnny Cash was donated in loving memory of Joan Hittinger by Lucille and Terry Hill and family.

• “Fanfares and Finesse: A Performer’s Guide to Trumpet History and Literature” by Eliza Koehler was donated by Claude E. Scott and Carol E. Furmanchin in honor of Charles E. Scott.

• “Lethal Prey” by John Sanford was donated in honor of the Rev. and Mrs. Robert von Frisch for their 50th anniversary by JoAnn Garber.

• “Sidetracks: 40 True Stories of Hunting and Fishing on Paths Less Traveled” by Gary Oberg; “Hunting, Butchering, and Cooking Wild Game, Vol. 1: Big Game” and “Hunting, Butchering, and Cooking Wild Game, Vol. 2: Small Game and Fowl” by Steven Rinella were donated in memory of Howard W. Younker by the Silver Ridge Hunting Club.

Shepherd House

Weatherly Shepherd House will distribute food from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday at Zions Evangelical Lutheran Church, located at the corner of Third and Fell streets. Please contact Keri Darraugh, 570-436-4598, or Eva Labanoski, 570-751-6323, if in need of food.