The Saegertown Area Library thanks the Twiford family for winning the “Highest Donations Collected” award.

Kim Brocious and Rachal White won the Kindle drawings. John Weagraff won the Kindle Fire.

John Deissler won the “Hare Award” for the fastest walking time while Rebecca Getchell took home the “Tortoise Award” for the slowest time.

We would like to thank all of our walkers and sponsors for their generosity. And thank you to the Saegertown High School Key Club and National Honor Society for volunteering you help.

Have you always wanted to write the next great novel? Or do you have a talent for poetry and/or short stories? Get the creative juices flowing and join the Saegertown Writers Group (name open to suggestions) for their first meeting.

When: May 10, 2012 at 7 p.m.

Where: Saegertown Area Library

Feel free to bring poetry, a short story, or an excerpt from a larger work to share. Please limit submissions to a maximum of roughly 500 words. You may also choose to come, listen, participate in the discussion and writing exercise and learn about writing resources. Heather Wakefield will moderate.

If there’s a book you really want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.  ~Toni Morrison

Beginning April 13, the library will be open on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.!

The Saegertown Area Library will be closed on Saturday, April 7 for the Easter Holiday. Normal hours will resume Monday, April 9.

Looking for a way to support the library and find some great bargains? The Friends of the Library has an ongoing book and VHS movie sale in the library entrance area.  To carry your finds home, you can purchase Saegertown Area Library totes (book bags) for $10 each.  And, if all that shopping makes you hungry, get a $6 coupon for a 12″ pizza with one topping of your choice from Pizza Villa. Sounds like a good day to me!

You are invited to participate in the upcoming 2^nd annual~

“Get Booking for the Saegertown Area Library”

5K Walk-a-Thon to benefit the

Saegertown Area Library on April 28, 201

Here are all the facts :

Where- The course will be in downtown Saegertown.

When-   April 28,  2012  at  9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Prizes- 

  For every $10 dollars raised, you earn a chance to win either a Kindle Fire or a Kindle ( There will be one Kindle Fire and two Kindles available.)

  For every $50 dollars raised in pledges, you will receive a Walk-a-thon t-shirt.

Everyone participating will receive a small gift of our appreciation for your support!

Forms/Registration- Either mail back your form and checks to the Saegertown Area Library at P.O. Box 871 Saegertown, PA 164332 by April 9^th

OR – Drop forms/checks off at the Library on Sat. April 14^th 9 – 11 a.m.

on Saturday, April 14^th at 3-6 p.m.

Please join us as we:

• Honor the very first friend of the Saegertown Library – Mrs. Judy Miller.

• Welcome our new library director – Ms. Heather Wakefield.

• Revitalize the Friends of the Saegertown Area Library.

             Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome. 

Have you used the CCFLS eStacks? Are you interested in ebooks? Please take a moment to complete our short survey to help us improve the eStacks service.

CCFLS eStacks Survey

Ebooks are now available to CCFLS library patrons via Overdrive! As long as you have a valid CCFLS library card you’ll be able to check out ebooks to read on a variety of ebook readers, mobile devices, or your home computer.

For more information on compatible devices & instructions, see the pdf files below:

Compatible Devices

eBookHowToGuide – for mobile devices and most eBook readers

Kindle-eBookHowToGuide – For Amazon Kindle eBook readers, including the Fire

Our weekly StoryTime program for preschool-age children will be held on Wednesdays (note change of day) from    10:45-11:30.  StoryTime is offered from September through April for children 3 years old to 5 years old (PreKdg.)  Younger children may attend the program once they turn 3 years old anytime during the course of the year.

Our theme this year is “READING THROUGH THE ALPHABET”.

Please come in and register your child to attend the program.  The first program day will be  Wed. Sept. 28th.