Calendar of Events
Dec. 16
Free Community bingo: Amity Place (formerly Hearthstone at Amity) at 1:30p.m. at 139Old Swede Road, Douglassville. There will be prizes galoe. Please RSVP at 610-385-7600. Tours available of the community.
Dec. 21
sudSSpirit Bereavement Support Group: will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday Dec. 21 at 6 p.m. at the Exeter Community Library. The group is for those that are survivors of the sudden unexpected death of their spouse or significant other. No registration is required and it is free. For more information, a brochure or current newsletter, call 717-866-2401 or email sudsspirit@gmail.com or find us on Facebook.
Boone Area Library
Story Times with Miss Lisa: Mondays, 10:15a.m. and 1:30p.m. Story Riders with Miss Barb: Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Exeter Community Library
4569Prestwick Dr, Reading, PA 19606 www.berks.lib.pa.us/sxt/ Holiday Open House for Kids: Saturday, Dec. 17- All Day. Visit with Santa from 10a.m. to noon and 2to 4 p.m. Musical performances are at 10:30a.m. by Chamber Strings, Exeter Jr. H.S. and 11:30a.m. by the Honors Choir, Exeter Jr. H.S. Family Movie will be shown at 1 p.m. “A Muppets Christmas Carol.” Crafts from 1:30to 3:30 p.m.. Children must be accompanied by a guardian. Free. Call 610-406-9431 for more information. www. berks.lib.pa.us/sxt/
Children’s programs
To register for programs: come to the library, 4569 Prestwick Dr., Reading or call 610-406-9431. Toddler Story Time: Ages 12-36months, Wednesday at 10a.m. Sleepytime Story Time: All ages, Wednesdays, 7p.m. Preschool Story Time: Ages 3-5with outside activities weather permitting, Thursdays at 10a.m. Baby Lapsit: Infants to walking, Fridays at 9:30 a.m. Read to Clara: Tuesdays – Dec. 13from 4-5p.m. Make an appointment to read to Clara the therapy dog. Children can read to Clara for 5minutes. Please call for registration and more information 610-406-9431.
Announcements
Garden Club: Pottstown Area Garden Club welcomes amateurs interested in all aspects of gardening. Meetings are held the first Friday of every month at St. James Lutheran Church, 1101E. High St., Pottstown at 11:30a.m. Contact 610327-2235. Bereavement Seminars: are held Mondays from 7-9p.m. offering wisdom, strength, and encouragement at St. Catharine’s Parish Center, 2427Perkiomen Ave. Mt. Penn 19606. Call 610370-1174for details. Birdsboro Rotary: Birds- boro Rotary Club meets 6:30p.m. every Thursday at the Reading Country Club, 5311Perkiomen Ave, Reading. Pagoda Writers: The Pagoda Writers group gets together from 1 to 3p.m. the first Saturday of every month on the second floor of the Pagoda, 98Duryea Dr., Reading. Stitching Circle: The Mifflin Community Library’s Evening Stitching Circle meets every Monday from 6:30-8p.m., and the Afternoon Stitching Circle meets every Wednesday from 1-3p.m. New members are always welcome and should bring their own materials. There are currently between 12-15 members who sew, knit and crochet. The group works on personal projects as well as service projects to benefit the community. Come join in loads of fun & stitching! Writers group: Mifflin Writers Group continues to meet the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the month from 6:30-8 p.m. Mifflin Writers Group is composed of writers of all genres and levels of experience. Their purpose is to motivate, inspire, instruct, inform, share and critique each other in their writing efforts in a free flowing and relaxed atmosphere. Most programs encourage preregistration and take place downstairs at the Mifflin Community Library unless otherwise noted.