Calendar of events
March 11
Flea Market & Soup Sale: 7a.m.- 1p.m. at Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1375 Friedensburg Road, Stony Creek, PA 19606. Tables $10. For more information, call 610 856-7390ore-mail kpculp@aol.com
March 12
Roller Derby Bout: Reading Derby Girls vs Dutchland Derby All Stars. Doors open at 6:30p.m., First Whistle at 7p.m. at Skateaway: 2275 Lancaster Pike, Shillington, PA 19607. Purchase discount tickets online at www.universe.com/events/dutchland-derby-rollersvs-reading-derby-girlstickets-1YC0JV VIP Section has dedicated seating (no need to bring your own chair, we’ve got you covered!) General admission: Bring your own chair for track-side seating. Children 10& under FREE! Reading Derby Girls: http://www.readingderbygirls.com/
March 14
Mission talk: Donna Weaver will share her Mission Trip to Haiti highlights at Conestoga Mennonite Church, 2779Main St. , Morgantown, from 9:15to 11 a.m. All women are welcome and free childcare.
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 Storytime: Wednesdays 10- 10:30a.m. for ages walking to 3years. We will enjoy stories, songs, finger plays and crafts as we sing and read together with friends. It is also held the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 10to 10:30a.m. Sleepytime Story Time: All ages, Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Designed for all ages. We discuss feelings, yoga is incorporated to each storytime and there are opportunities to earn rewards for reading books! Free. Must attend with a parent/ guardian. Preschool Story Time: Ages 3-5Thursdays at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Designed for ages 3-5years old. An hour of reading, singing, learning and a craft. Free. Must attend with a parent/ guardian. Saturday storytime: 2nd and 4th Saturdays, 10a.m. Designed for all ages. We will read books and play at centers (sensory, math, science, make believe) based on a new theme each week. Free. Must attend with a parent/guardian. Baby Lapsits: Fridays, 9:30 to 10a.m. Designed infants to 18months (prewalking). Encourages language development with stories, songs, lap play, and creative movement. Free. Must attend with a parent/guardian. 610-406-9431| www.berks.lib.pa.us/sxt/
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 610-3272235. Bereavement Seminars: are held Mondays from 7-9p.m. offering wisdom, strength, and encourage- ment at St. Catharine’s Parish Center, 2427 Perkiomen Ave. Mt. Penn 19606. Call 610370-1174 for details. Birdsboro Rotary: Birdsboro 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 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 6:30-8p.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.
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