Stitch-In
Do you like needlework or crafts? Interested in getting together with other like-minded people as you work on your project?
"Stitch-In" is an opportunity to meet and learn from others. Share tips, hints, and patterns. Or just come and work on your craft and socialize with others. The next Stitch-In will be held at the library on Wednesday, March 7th at 6:30 PM. If you are interested in attending, please call the library.
Civil War Discussion Group
The next meeting of the Civil War Discussion Group will be held on Wednesday, March 21st at the library. The group discusses many aspects of the Civil War and meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 6:30 PM. Everyone is welcome. If you are interested in attending, please contact Dick Stewart at 610-261-4331.
Computer Class
every Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Bill Richardson, a volunteer and member of the NAPL Friends, teaches a Computer Class for ages 16—Adult every Wednesday evening. Personalizing the instruction to the needs of those attending, he covers many aspects of basic computer use, common word processing and spreadsheet programs, and related topics. The class is free, and students may attend as many times as they wish. Please call or stop by the library to sign up. We need your name and phone number in the event of class cancellations.
*Please note: The computer class is conducted by a volunteer for the library. The Northampton Area Public Library is not responsible for any problems that may arise as a result of participation in the
class.
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6:30 and a Book
Northampton Area Public Library's book discussion group will be meeting on Wednesday, February 29th. The book being discussed is "The latehomecomer" by Kao Kalia Yang. If you would like to participate in the discussion, please call or stop by the library to be added to the hold list for the book.
From the book cover:
"In search of a place to call home, thousands of Hmong families made the journey from the war-torn jungles of Laos to the overcrowded refugee camps of Thailand and onward to America, but their history remains largely unknown. Driven to share her family's story after her grandmother's death, Kao Kalia Yang's memoir is a tribute to the remarkable woman whose spirit held them all together.
Born in Thailand's Ban Vinai Refugee Camp, Yang immigrated to St. Paul, Minnesota when she was only six years old. With a journalist's heart for truth and a storyteller's gift for lyricism, Yang describes her family's harrowing escape from Laos, their life in the refugee camps, the hardships and great joy of caring for a growing family in a new land, and her own experiences with American life and learning.
Through this moving, intimate portrait of a family, she also gives voice to the dreams, wisdom, and traditions passed down from her grandmother and shared by an entire community."