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Baby & Toddler Story Time

Starts: 10:00 am

Ends: November 1, 2018 - 10:30 am

Description: Sing, sign, clap, and bounce along with interactive rhymes, stories, and songs. For ages birth-36 months with their parent/caregiver. Registration begins August 31, 2018.

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Cooking Workshop

Starts: 2:00 pm

Ends: November 1, 2018 - 4:00 pm

Description: Now in its 5th year at APL, this FREE adult program requires registration. The Food Trust via Project PEACH (People Eating and Cooking Healthy) offers 6 sessions once a week with an emphasis on nutrition education with a healthy recipe, and hands-on cooking each week. SIGN UP available at the Reference Desk. Class begins October 18, 2018. (Note: Class will not meet on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 22).

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Preschool Story Time

Starts: 2:00 pm

Ends: November 1, 2018 - 2:30 pm

Description: Stories, songs, rhymes, and activities for children ages 3-5 years old. Designed to encourage a love of reading and learning. Pick either morning or afternoon session. Registration begins August 31, 2018.

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Hora de Cuentos

Starts: 11:00 am

Ends: November 2, 2018 - 11:30 am

Description: Ven a disfrutar con nosotros cuentos, canciones, y rimas de Español .
Para las edades desde el nacimiento hasta los cinco años.

El registro comienza 31 Augusto 2018.

Stories and songs in Spanish. For ages birth-five years old.
Registration begins August 31, 2018.

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LEGO Club

Starts: 6:30 pm

Ends: November 5, 2018 - 7:00 pm

Description: Build and create with LEGOS! For children in grades 1-5. No registration required. Monday nights at 6:30 PM until November 19, 2018.

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Preschool Story Time

Starts: 10:00 am

Ends: November 7, 2018 - 10:30 am

Description: Stories, songs, rhymes, and activities for children ages 3-5 years old. Designed to encourage a love of reading and learning. Pick either morning or afternoon session. Registration begins August 31, 2018.

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Socrates Café

Starts: 10:30 am

Ends: November 7, 2018 - 12:00 pm

Location: Allentown Public Library, 1210 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18102, USA

Description: Love philosophy? Participate in democracy. Join this gathering of people from different backgrounds to exchange philosophical perspectives and ethical ideas based on personal experiences using the version of the Socratic Method developed by founder Christopher Phillips. Adults of all ages welcome. Conference Room. First and third Wednesdays.

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Family Activity Night

Starts: 6:30 pm

Ends: November 7, 2018 - 7:30 pm

Description: First Wednesday night of the month at 6:30 PM. This session we will be offering leaf and nature painting. Bring the whole family! All ages welcome! Registration required, beginning October 3, 2018.

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Baby & Toddler Story Time

Starts: 10:00 am

Ends: November 8, 2018 - 10:30 am

Description: Sing, sign, clap, and bounce along with interactive rhymes, stories, and songs. For ages birth-36 months with their parent/caregiver. Registration begins August 31, 2018.

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Preschool Story Time

Starts: 2:00 pm

Ends: November 8, 2018 - 2:30 pm

Description: Stories, songs, rhymes, and activities for children ages 3-5 years old. Designed to encourage a love of reading and learning. Pick either morning or afternoon session. Registration begins August 31, 2018.

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Cooking Workshop

Starts: 2:00 pm

Ends: November 8, 2018 - 4:00 pm

Description: Now in its 5th year at APL, this FREE adult program requires registration. The Food Trust via Project PEACH (People Eating and Cooking Healthy) offers 6 sessions once a week with an emphasis on nutrition education with a healthy recipe, and hands-on cooking each week. SIGN UP available at the Reference Desk. Class begins October 18, 2018. (Note: Class will not meet on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 22).

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Hora de Cuentos

Starts: 11:00 am

Ends: November 9, 2018 - 11:30 am

Description: Ven a disfrutar con nosotros cuentos, canciones, y rimas de Español .
Para las edades desde el nacimiento hasta los cinco años.

El registro comienza 31 Augusto 2018.

Stories and songs in Spanish. For ages birth-five years old.
Registration begins August 31, 2018.

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Intro to Birding in the Lehigh Valley

Starts: 6:30 pm

Ends: November 12, 2018 - 8:00 pm

Description: Lehigh Valley Audubon Society presents feeding the birds. Learn what birds are native to our city, what to feed them this winter, and why it matters.

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LEGO Club

Starts: 6:30 pm

Ends: November 12, 2018 - 7:00 pm

Description: Build and create with LEGOS! For children in grades 1-5. No registration required. Monday nights at 6:30 PM until November 19, 2018.

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Family Nights: Royal Story Time

Starts: 6:30 pm

Ends: November 13, 2018 - 7:00 pm

Description: Do your children enjoy wearing costumes? Come listen to stories, songs, and rhymes with Miss Audrey dressed as Snow White. Children are welcome to come dress in costume. Snow White has a supply of crowns to transform you into royalty. Registration is required and begins on August 31, 2018.

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Preschool Story Time

Starts: 10:00 am

Ends: November 14, 2018 - 10:30 am

Description: Stories, songs, rhymes, and activities for children ages 3-5 years old. Designed to encourage a love of reading and learning. Pick either morning or afternoon session. Registration begins August 31, 2018.

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"Buckets of Nature" Program

Starts: 6:30 pm

Ends: November 14, 2018 - 7:30 pm

Description: Bring the outdoors "in" during these fun-filled classes designed to peak a child's curiosity for nature, science, and exploration. Come to one or all three of these nature-themed learning experiences! November's theme is "Thank You Mother Nature!" During this session we will learn about local environmental treasures, explore technology and inventions that were inspired by our natural world and we'll even create a special project that we can give back to our natural world. For children preschool-fifth grade. Registration begins October 17, 2018.

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Baby & Toddler Story Time

Starts: 10:00 am

Ends: November 15, 2018 - 10:30 am

Description: Sing, sign, clap, and bounce along with interactive rhymes, stories, and songs. For ages birth-36 months with their parent/caregiver. Registration begins August 31, 2018.

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Preschool Story Time

Starts: 2:00 pm

Ends: November 15, 2018 - 2:30 pm

Description: Stories, songs, rhymes, and activities for children ages 3-5 years old. Designed to encourage a love of reading and learning. Pick either morning or afternoon session. Registration begins August 31, 2018.

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Cooking Workshop

Starts: 2:00 pm

Ends: November 15, 2018 - 4:00 pm

Description: Now in its 5th year at APL, this FREE adult program requires registration. The Food Trust via Project PEACH (People Eating and Cooking Healthy) offers 6 sessions once a week with an emphasis on nutrition education with a healthy recipe, and hands-on cooking each week. SIGN UP available at the Reference Desk. Class begins October 18, 2018. (Note: Class will not meet on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 22).

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Hora de Cuentos

Starts: 11:00 am

Ends: November 16, 2018 - 11:30 am

Description: Ven a disfrutar con nosotros cuentos, canciones, y rimas de Español .
Para las edades desde el nacimiento hasta los cinco años.

El registro comienza 31 Augusto 2018.

Stories and songs in Spanish. For ages birth-five years old.
Registration begins August 31, 2018.

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Block Party

Starts: 11:00 am

Ends: November 17, 2018 - 3:00 pm

Description: Looking for an educational and free activity on a Saturday afternoon? Build with KEVA planks, Magna-Tiles, Robot Gears, and more! Building develops a child's math and science skills, and provides lots of fun! For children preschool through fifth grade with an adult. This is a "open, free-build" program and no registration is required.

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Kids' Book Club

Starts: 1:30 pm

Ends: November 17, 2018 - 2:30 pm

Description: For kids in grades 3-6. Gather around the snack table and talk about books that you've read and books that you want to read. Find out what bestsellers are at the library for you to borrow with your library card! Registration begins October 20, 2018.

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Wee Build

Starts: 10:00 am

Ends: November 19, 2018 - 11:00 am

Description: Bring your children to our hands-on play time with library toys. Build, talk, explore, and create together. All you need to bring is your imagination. For children ages 2-6. No registration required.

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Allentown Public Library Board Meeting

Starts: 12:00 pm

Ends: November 19, 2018 - 1:00 pm

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LEGO Club

Starts: 6:30 pm

Ends: November 19, 2018 - 7:00 pm

Description: Build and create with LEGOS! For children in grades 1-5. No registration required. Monday nights at 6:30 PM until November 19, 2018.

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Native American Tales

Starts: 6:30 pm

Ends: November 19, 2018 - 8:00 pm

Location: Allentown Public Library, 1210 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18102, USA

Description: FREE event. Engaging Storyteller Robert Aptaker shares Native American stories from Lenape, Iroquois, Cherokee and Abenaki tribes.

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Family Nights: Royal Story Time

Starts: 6:30 pm

Ends: November 20, 2018 - 7:00 pm

Description: Do your children enjoy wearing costumes? Come listen to stories, songs, and rhymes with Miss Audrey dressed as Snow White. Children are welcome to come dress in costume. Snow White has a supply of crowns to transform you into royalty. Registration is required and begins on August 31, 2018.

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Socrates Café

Starts: 10:30 am

Ends: November 21, 2018 - 12:00 pm

Location: Allentown Public Library, 1210 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18102, USA

Description: Love philosophy? Participate in democracy. Join this gathering of people from different backgrounds to exchange philosophical perspectives and ethical ideas based on personal experiences using the version of the Socratic Method developed by founder Christopher Phillips. Adults of all ages welcome. Conference Room. First and third Wednesdays.

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THANKSGIVING DAY: Library Closed

Starts: 12:00 am

Ends: November 23, 2018 - 12:00 am

Description: Now in its 5th year at APL, this FREE adult program requires registration. The Food Trust via Project PEACH (People Eating and Cooking Healthy) offers 6 sessions once a week with an emphasis on nutrition education with a healthy recipe, and hands-on cooking each week. SIGN UP available at the Reference Desk. Class begins October 18, 2018. (Note: Class will not meet on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 22).

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Family Nights: Royal Story Time

Starts: 6:30 pm

Ends: November 27, 2018 - 7:00 pm

Description: Do your children enjoy wearing costumes? Come listen to stories, songs, and rhymes with Miss Audrey dressed as Snow White. Children are welcome to come dress in costume. Snow White has a supply of crowns to transform you into royalty. Registration is required and begins on August 31, 2018.

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Cooking Workshop

Starts: 2:00 pm

Ends: November 29, 2018 - 4:00 pm

Description: Now in its 5th year at APL, this FREE adult program requires registration. The Food Trust via Project PEACH (People Eating and Cooking Healthy) offers 6 sessions once a week with an emphasis on nutrition education with a healthy recipe, and hands-on cooking each week. SIGN UP available at the Reference Desk. Class begins October 18, 2018. (Note: Class will not meet on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 22).

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				1 Events on November 1, 2018 Baby & Toddler Story Time Starts: 10:00 am Ends: November 1, 2018 - 10:30 am Description: Sing, sign, clap, and bounce along with interactive rhymes, stories, and songs. For ages birth-36 months with their parent/caregiver. Registration begins August 31, 2018. More details... Cooking Workshop Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: November 1, 2018 - 4:00 pm Description: Now in its 5th year at APL, this FREE adult program requires registration. The Food Trust via Project PEACH (People Eating and Cooking Healthy) offers 6 sessions once a week with an emphasis on nutrition education with a healthy recipe, and hands-on cooking each week. SIGN UP available at the Reference Desk. <b>Class begins October 18, 2018. </b>(Note: Class will not meet on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 22). More details... Preschool Story Time Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: November 1, 2018 - 2:30 pm Description: Stories, songs, rhymes, and activities for children ages 3-5 years old. Designed to encourage a love of reading and learning. Pick either morning or afternoon session. Registration begins August 31, 2018. More details...	2 Events on November 2, 2018 Hora de Cuentos Starts: 11:00 am Ends: November 2, 2018 - 11:30 am Description: Ven a disfrutar con nosotros cuentos, canciones, y rimas de Español . Para las edades desde el nacimiento hasta los cinco años. El registro comienza 31 Augusto 2018. Stories and songs in Spanish. For ages birth-five years old. Registration begins August 31, 2018. More details...	3
4	5 Events on November 5, 2018 LEGO Club Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: November 5, 2018 - 7:00 pm Description: Build and create with LEGOS! For children in grades 1-5. No registration required. Monday nights at 6:30 PM until November 19, 2018. More details...	6	7 Events on November 7, 2018 Preschool Story Time Starts: 10:00 am Ends: November 7, 2018 - 10:30 am Description: Stories, songs, rhymes, and activities for children ages 3-5 years old. Designed to encourage a love of reading and learning. Pick either morning or afternoon session. Registration begins August 31, 2018. More details... Socrates Café Starts: 10:30 am Ends: November 7, 2018 - 12:00 pm Location: Allentown Public Library, 1210 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18102, USA Description: Love philosophy? Participate in democracy. Join this gathering of people from different backgrounds to exchange philosophical perspectives and ethical ideas based on personal experiences using the version of the Socratic Method developed by founder Christopher Phillips. Adults of all ages welcome. Conference Room. First and third Wednesdays. More details... Family Activity Night Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: November 7, 2018 - 7:30 pm Description: First Wednesday night of the month at 6:30 PM. This session we will be offering leaf and nature painting. Bring the whole family! All ages welcome! Registration required, beginning October 3, 2018. More details...	8 Events on November 8, 2018 Baby & Toddler Story Time Starts: 10:00 am Ends: November 8, 2018 - 10:30 am Description: Sing, sign, clap, and bounce along with interactive rhymes, stories, and songs. For ages birth-36 months with their parent/caregiver. Registration begins August 31, 2018. More details... Preschool Story Time Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: November 8, 2018 - 2:30 pm Description: Stories, songs, rhymes, and activities for children ages 3-5 years old. Designed to encourage a love of reading and learning. Pick either morning or afternoon session. Registration begins August 31, 2018. More details... Cooking Workshop Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: November 8, 2018 - 4:00 pm Description: Now in its 5th year at APL, this FREE adult program requires registration. The Food Trust via Project PEACH (People Eating and Cooking Healthy) offers 6 sessions once a week with an emphasis on nutrition education with a healthy recipe, and hands-on cooking each week. SIGN UP available at the Reference Desk. <b>Class begins October 18, 2018. </b>(Note: Class will not meet on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 22). More details...	9 Events on November 9, 2018 Hora de Cuentos Starts: 11:00 am Ends: November 9, 2018 - 11:30 am Description: Ven a disfrutar con nosotros cuentos, canciones, y rimas de Español . Para las edades desde el nacimiento hasta los cinco años. El registro comienza 31 Augusto 2018. Stories and songs in Spanish. For ages birth-five years old. Registration begins August 31, 2018. More details...	10
11	12 Events on November 12, 2018 Intro to Birding in the Lehigh Valley Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: November 12, 2018 - 8:00 pm Description: Lehigh Valley Audubon Society presents feeding the birds. Learn what birds are native to our city, what to feed them this winter, and why it matters. More details... LEGO Club Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: November 12, 2018 - 7:00 pm Description: Build and create with LEGOS! For children in grades 1-5. No registration required. Monday nights at 6:30 PM until November 19, 2018. More details...	13 Events on November 13, 2018 Family Nights: Royal Story Time Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: November 13, 2018 - 7:00 pm Description: Do your children enjoy wearing costumes? Come listen to stories, songs, and rhymes with Miss Audrey dressed as Snow White. Children are welcome to come dress in costume. Snow White has a supply of crowns to transform you into royalty. Registration is required and begins on August 31, 2018. More details...	14 Events on November 14, 2018 Preschool Story Time Starts: 10:00 am Ends: November 14, 2018 - 10:30 am Description: Stories, songs, rhymes, and activities for children ages 3-5 years old. Designed to encourage a love of reading and learning. Pick either morning or afternoon session. Registration begins August 31, 2018. More details... "Buckets of Nature" Program Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: November 14, 2018 - 7:30 pm Description: Bring the outdoors "in" during these fun-filled classes designed to peak a child's curiosity for nature, science, and exploration. Come to one or all three of these nature-themed learning experiences! November's theme is "Thank You Mother Nature!" During this session we will learn about local environmental treasures, explore technology and inventions that were inspired by our natural world and we'll even create a special project that we can give back to our natural world. For children preschool-fifth grade. Registration begins October 17, 2018. More details...	15 Events on November 15, 2018 Baby & Toddler Story Time Starts: 10:00 am Ends: November 15, 2018 - 10:30 am Description: Sing, sign, clap, and bounce along with interactive rhymes, stories, and songs. For ages birth-36 months with their parent/caregiver. Registration begins August 31, 2018. More details... Preschool Story Time Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: November 15, 2018 - 2:30 pm Description: Stories, songs, rhymes, and activities for children ages 3-5 years old. Designed to encourage a love of reading and learning. Pick either morning or afternoon session. Registration begins August 31, 2018. More details... Cooking Workshop Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: November 15, 2018 - 4:00 pm Description: Now in its 5th year at APL, this FREE adult program requires registration. The Food Trust via Project PEACH (People Eating and Cooking Healthy) offers 6 sessions once a week with an emphasis on nutrition education with a healthy recipe, and hands-on cooking each week. SIGN UP available at the Reference Desk. <b>Class begins October 18, 2018. </b>(Note: Class will not meet on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 22). More details...	16 Events on November 16, 2018 Hora de Cuentos Starts: 11:00 am Ends: November 16, 2018 - 11:30 am Description: Ven a disfrutar con nosotros cuentos, canciones, y rimas de Español . Para las edades desde el nacimiento hasta los cinco años. El registro comienza 31 Augusto 2018. Stories and songs in Spanish. For ages birth-five years old. Registration begins August 31, 2018. More details...	17 Events on November 17, 2018 Block Party Starts: 11:00 am Ends: November 17, 2018 - 3:00 pm Description: Looking for an educational and free activity on a Saturday afternoon? Build with KEVA planks, Magna-Tiles, Robot Gears, and more! Building develops a child's math and science skills, and provides lots of fun! For children preschool through fifth grade with an adult. This is a "open, free-build" program and no registration is required. More details... Kids' Book Club Starts: 1:30 pm Ends: November 17, 2018 - 2:30 pm Description: For kids in grades 3-6. Gather around the snack table and talk about books that you've read and books that you want to read. Find out what bestsellers are at the library for you to borrow with your library card! Registration begins October 20, 2018. More details...
18	19 Events on November 19, 2018 Wee Build Starts: 10:00 am Ends: November 19, 2018 - 11:00 am Description: Bring your children to our hands-on play time with library toys. Build, talk, explore, and create together. All you need to bring is your imagination. For children ages 2-6. No registration required. More details... Allentown Public Library Board Meeting Starts: 12:00 pm Ends: November 19, 2018 - 1:00 pm More details... LEGO Club Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: November 19, 2018 - 7:00 pm Description: Build and create with LEGOS! For children in grades 1-5. No registration required. Monday nights at 6:30 PM until November 19, 2018. More details... Native American Tales Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: November 19, 2018 - 8:00 pm Location: Allentown Public Library, 1210 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18102, USA Description: FREE event. Engaging Storyteller Robert Aptaker shares Native American stories from Lenape, Iroquois, Cherokee and Abenaki tribes. More details...	20 Events on November 20, 2018 Family Nights: Royal Story Time Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: November 20, 2018 - 7:00 pm Description: Do your children enjoy wearing costumes? Come listen to stories, songs, and rhymes with Miss Audrey dressed as Snow White. Children are welcome to come dress in costume. Snow White has a supply of crowns to transform you into royalty. Registration is required and begins on August 31, 2018. More details...	21 Events on November 21, 2018 Socrates Café Starts: 10:30 am Ends: November 21, 2018 - 12:00 pm Location: Allentown Public Library, 1210 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18102, USA Description: Love philosophy? Participate in democracy. Join this gathering of people from different backgrounds to exchange philosophical perspectives and ethical ideas based on personal experiences using the version of the Socratic Method developed by founder Christopher Phillips. Adults of all ages welcome. Conference Room. First and third Wednesdays. More details...	22 Events on November 22, 2018 THANKSGIVING DAY: Library Closed Starts: 12:00 am Ends: November 23, 2018 - 12:00 am Description: Now in its 5th year at APL, this FREE adult program requires registration. The Food Trust via Project PEACH (People Eating and Cooking Healthy) offers 6 sessions once a week with an emphasis on nutrition education with a healthy recipe, and hands-on cooking each week. SIGN UP available at the Reference Desk. <b>Class begins October 18, 2018. </b>(Note: Class will not meet on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 22). More details...	23	24
25	26	27 Events on November 27, 2018 Family Nights: Royal Story Time Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: November 27, 2018 - 7:00 pm Description: Do your children enjoy wearing costumes? Come listen to stories, songs, and rhymes with Miss Audrey dressed as Snow White. Children are welcome to come dress in costume. Snow White has a supply of crowns to transform you into royalty. Registration is required and begins on August 31, 2018. More details...	28	29 Events on November 29, 2018 Cooking Workshop Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: November 29, 2018 - 4:00 pm Description: Now in its 5th year at APL, this FREE adult program requires registration. The Food Trust via Project PEACH (People Eating and Cooking Healthy) offers 6 sessions once a week with an emphasis on nutrition education with a healthy recipe, and hands-on cooking each week. SIGN UP available at the Reference Desk. <b>Class begins October 18, 2018. </b>(Note: Class will not meet on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 22). More details...	30

Tech Tuesdays - 9:30am

Monday, November 19, 2018 - 6:30pm -8pm

First and Third Wednesdays of the Month - 10:30am - Noon

Adult Book Group - Tuesday, November 27th - 6:00pm

Monday, December 17th- 6:30pm - 8pm

Adult Cooking Classes - Thursdays starting October 18th - 2-4pm

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