Monday, November 21, 2011

Design Your New Life

Don't miss Successful Retirement Strategies for Baby Boomers & Beyond held on Tuesday, Nov. 29 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

A panel of experts present a variety topics, and light refreshments will be served. This will be held in the South Whitehall township building. It's free and open to the public.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Find Out Faster!

Waiting for a library item? If you have supplied us with your email address, the library will now be emailing you throughout the day as your holds become available.

To update or enter your email address, please go to www.parklandlibrary.org and click on My Account. After entering your library card number and PIN, click on Edit Account. Or call 610-398-1361 or stop in at any library location to set up email notifications.

Why email? You get faster notification that your holds have arrived.
No email? No worries. The library will still call you when your holds arrive.
Please note that you have three days to pick up an item before it goes to the next person on the list or back on to the shelf.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Shop Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble Bookfair to support Parkland Community Library

Just in time for the holidays: it’s easy to support the Friends of the Parkland Community Library (FPCL) this year simply by visiting www.parklandlibrary.org and using the amazon.com search box, or by visiting Barnes & Noble of the Lehigh Valley Mall on November 19th or bn.com/bookfairs from November 19th-November 24th.

The Friends of the Parkland Community Library are now a part of Amazon's Affiliate program. This program earns up to 8% of every product purchased through the library's link to Amazon--all at no cost to you. Help support the FPCL and get your shopping done at the same time by visiting www.parklandlibrary.org and using the amazon.com search box. There are no time limits on this fundraiser.

The Barnes & Noble Bookfair for the Friends of the Parkland Community Library starts on Saturday, November 19th from 9 am to 10 pm. Events include children’s storytimes at 10:30 am with storyteller Kathy Long, and 1:00 pm & 2:00 pm with librarian Hannah Killian; scavenger hunt race at 11:30am to race around the store and find answers to win; and an adult and teen storytelling at 7 pm with Robin Berry and Kelly Fitzpatrick. Acclaimed local storytellers, including Karen Maurer and members of the Parkland Community Library Teen Tellers, will share tales from around the world and from their own backyards. The International Day of Storytelling is brought to you by the Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild.

Can’t make the Bookfair? Visit bn.com/bookfairs to support the FPCL online from November 19th through November 24th by entering Bookfair ID 10525723 at checkout.

Thanks for your support!