Calendar of Events

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 717-866-2401or email sudsspirit@gmail.com or find us on Facebook.

Dec. 21

Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Volunteer Happy Hour: (adults only) will be held Wednesday, Dec. 21at DoubleTree Hotel in Reading (701Penn St., from 6 to 8p.m. Enjoy a free drink and appetizer! Leaders come for some networking and celebrating. Bring a friend and if she becomes a volunteer by the 23rd (registers and completes CBCs) you win a $50 GSEP store credit and your friend receives a free volunteer resource kit. To walk away with your $50 credit that day, make sure your friend comes prepared with her CBC paperwork ready to go.

Dec. 30

Community Dinner: St Peter United Church of Christ, Route 23, Knauertown will hold a community dinner on Friday, Dec . 30 from 5:30to 7p.m. The planned menu is a play on the Italian feast of the seven fishes (and ham). The public is invited to stop in and enjoy food, fellowship and fun. Free will offering. For more information, call 610-4699690or 610-913-7717.

Boone Area Library

Story Times with Miss Lisa: Mondays, 10:15a.m. and 1:30p.m.

Story Riders with Miss Barb: Wednesdays, 11a.m.

Exeter Community Library

4569Prestwick Dr, Reading, PA 19606 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 9:30a.m. Read to Clara: Tuesdays – 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 11:30 a.m. Contact 610-327- 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: Birdsboro Rotary Club meets 6:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Reading Country Club, 5311 Perkiomen Ave, Reading. Pagoda Writers: The Pagoda Writers group gets together from 1to 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 1-3 p.m. New members are always welcome and should bring their own materials. There are currently between 12-15members 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 pre-registration and take place downstairs at the Mifflin Community Library unless otherwise noted.

Email event listings to Cheryl Thornburg at cthornburg@berksmontnews.com at least two weeks before desired publication date.