Marvelous Monarchs

Saturday, September 21

2:30pm ~ Community Room

Call or come in to register.

Student Page Position Available

The library has an opening for a Student Page Position.

The schedule is for two evenings from 5:30pm to 8:30pm, and every other Saturday from 10:30am to 1:30pm. Must be 16 to apply.

2019 Fall Story Time

Call or come in to the library to register after 9:30am. Story Times begin the week of October 1 and end the week of November 19.

Designer Bag Bingo!

Sunday, October 13

Doors Open ~ 11:30am

Bingo Starts ~ 1:00pm

Dallas High School

Join us for a fun and exciting day of Designer Bag Bingo! In addition to the bingo games, we will be holding a bake sale, basket raffle, and everyone will have a chance at winning one of our door prizes!

Donations include 3 bingo cards for 20 games; extra cards will be available for purchase at the door. Tickets for the basket and 50/50 raffles will be on sale for $1 per ticket, six for $5, or fifteen for $10.

We will also have special games! Each special game will have TWO chances to win a purse; special game cards will be sold for $5 per card. This year's prizes will also include 5 Disney Passes!

Come in to the library to reserve a table or to purchase a ticket. Tickets are required for entry for all ages. Presale tickets may be purchased for $20.00 (we can accept cash, check, or credit/debit card). If you are paying by credit or debit card, we can accept your reservations by phone. Table reservation can be made for parties of 8 or more.

The Friends of the Library

Unique Fall Fashion Event

Sunday, October 20 ~ 2:00pm

Doors Open at 1:30pm

Appletree Terrace at Newberry Estates

Designer Candyce Fike

Join us for a lovely afternoon of shopping while you relax with light refreshments and a cash bar. Candyce’s unique wearable creations include Cashmere, Linen, Cotton and Modal, as well as colorful custom made handbags created from African Mud Cloth.

Candyce finds inspiration for her fashion creations from the unique fabrics she finds in her travels, and embellishes each piece to make them truly special. Each of her easy to wear designs, which are expertly assembled by local seamstresses, will be modeled for you, and you will be able to purchase these exceptional designs in a range of available sizes and colors.

Candyce is a retired Dallas School District teacher who is very excited to be lending her support to the Back Mountain Memorial Library through this event.

Adding a pine needle cluster, stone, or tree is a lasting and exceptional way to celebrate, honor, or remember someone who has touched your life!

Youthful Joy by Sherene Barilla

Sherene Barilla, of Swoyersville, will be displaying her oil and acrylic paintings this September.

Barilla, who has been painting for 7 years, was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer in 2010. Figuring she only had 3 months to live, Sherene asked God into her heart and to heal her. “He heard me and here I am in 2019 healed and thankful to Him and my Geisinger oncologist Dr. Paula Ronjon”, she states.

After 2 rounds of chemotherapy, her daughter gave her a gift certificate to Sue Hand’s Imagery Art Studio. She was anxious but went anyway. Since beginning classes in 2013 she discovered a new love of painting in addition to finding a great friend and art teacher in Sue Hand. “I enjoy art so much that I want to paint it all!” she says. Barilla likes trying new techniques and pushes herself to do artwork outside her comfort zone in order to learn as much as she can.

Harvey’s Lake Memorabilia by Brian Orbin

Brian Orbin, of Harvey’s Lake, will be displaying his collection of Harvey’s Lake Memorabilia this September.

Currently a senior at LCCC, you might recognize Brian as the infamous “clown kid” riding around the lake with his colorful clown wig and his radio playing.

Brian has been collecting the memorabilia for eight years and says his passion began by riding his bike around Harvey’s Lake for over thirteen years as well as just being involved in the community. Some of his personal favorites from his collection are the newspaper clippings binder, the glass Harvey’s Lake Bottling Works soda bottles, and the Hanson’s t-shirts. Brian says he buys most of his memorabilia, but some have been donated to his online business page which can be found on Facebook as The Harvey’s Lake Record. He started the page in 2012 and has received over 5,600 likes and the community keeps growing. Brian states that this is the closest thing there is to a Harvey’s Lake Historical Society. He uses the page to keep the community informed with upcoming events at the lake as well as a platform to post all sorts of historical and recent pictures and videos. Brian also sells t-shirts and other Harvey’s Lake memorabilia, as well as copies of his CD of original music which takes place at the lake.

Basic Computer and E-Reader Instruction
Wednesdays ~ 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Thursdays ~ 11:00am -12:00pm

and 1:30pm -2:30pm

The library is offering free one-on-one basic lessons on using e-readers, iPads, computers, and basic internet use! You can register for a lesson by calling or coming in to the library.

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