April Events at the S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library:
National Library Week at the S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library “Libraries Lead”
April 8-April 14, 2018

• Week-long Events:
  • Food for Fine$:  Help our community during National Library Week! Do you owe fines for overdue library materials? $1 will be deducted from your library fine for each nonperishable item that is donated. Patrons without fines may also donate food to help a child patron pay down his/her fine. Please bring donations to the S.W. Smith Memorial Library at 201 E Maple St. in Port Allegany. All items collected will be donated to local food pantries.
  • Stamp Up Your Library: Love your library by donating postage stamps! The library uses many US postage stamps for business correspondence and Inter-Library Loan materials. Please donate postage stamps to help the library defer costs.
  • Pool Pass and Summer Fun Raffle: $5 per chance
    Win a Port Allegany Pool Pass (family and guest) and
    TWO bags packed with summer fun for children and adults!
    Thirty-One Tote with Popsicle theme
    Summer Stripe Thermal Shopping BagWinner will be drawn on April 14, 2018.
    Need not be present to win.
    Raffle tickets available at the S.W. Smith Memorial Library, at the S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library 5K Building Fun(d) Run/Walk on April 7, Port Freeze, Port Pharmacy, and JVB Bank (Main St. branch).
    Raffle benefits the S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library
    Winner will be drawn on April 14, 2018.
    Need not be present to win.
    Raffle tickets available at the S.W. Smith Memorial Library, at the S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library 5K Building Fun(d) Run/Walk on April 7, Port Freeze, Port Pharmacy, and JVB Bank (Main St. branch).
    Raffle benefits the S.W. Smith Memorial Public Li. Raffle tickets available at the S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library, at the S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library 5K Fun(d) Run/Walk, Port Freeze, Port Pharmacy, JVB Main Street Branch.
    
• 4/9 Monday: Chalk the Walk: Show the library some love during National Library Week by writing happy notes about the library, books, or authors in chalk all over our sidewalks. We love art too!
• 4/10 Tuesday: National Library Worker’s Day: The Library Board is closing the library at 6pm to host a dinner for the hard working library staff in honor of National Library Worker’s Day!
• 4/11 Wednesday:  PA One Book Story Hour 10-11am: children and their adults are welcome to attend a Story Hour featuring the 2018 PA One Book selection My Cousin Momo by Zachariah O’Hora.
• 4/12 Thursday: DEAR Day YA Book Tasting 5:30-6:30pm: It is Drop Everything and Read Day (DEAR)! Adults and students in grades 5-12 are welcome to attend a YA book tasting featuring “a tasting menu” of Young Adult (YA) novels. A chocolate fountain will be provided!
• 4/13 Friday: Patron Appreciation Day: patrons are welcome to enjoy free beverages and snacks from 9am-4pm!
• 4/14 Saturday: Drawing of the Pool Pass and Summer Fun Bags Raffle, 3pm.
  
• 4/19: Senior Lunch and Learn:Don Mangold will host a presentation on his son's work with J's Rise N' Shine School in Zambia. Space is limited to 12 participants. Please reserve your seat by April 18. Senior Lunch & Learn is open to patrons 60+.
  
• 4/26: Book Buddies 6pm-One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
  

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