Bouncy Booktime & Creative Movement children’s story hour is held every Tuesday morning at 10 and again at 11 at the Lambertville Public Library.
Cuentos y Canciones is moving to a new time: every Monday from 11 to 11:45 a.m. This early education program is entirely in Spanish for children under the age of 5. Parental supervision is required.
During the hour program, children will listen to stories, sing children’s songs and participate in an art project, all in Spanish. This weekly program at the library is an opportunity for young children and their parents to socialize and experience the Spanish language through stories and songs.
Saturday, Nov. 30, at 2 p.m., meet the author of “Write If You Live To Get There: Tracing Westward Expansion Through 120 Years of Family Letters” by Mary K. Sonntag and Mary Jo Sonntag.
”Write If You Live To Get There” speaks of the family who chronicled more than a century of living in the letters they wrote to each other from Pennsylvania and Vermont to California and places in between.
Here is a personal and intimate glimpse into life in America in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This program is free and open to the public.
Thursday, Dec. 5, at p.m., “Seasons’ Greetings from Lambertville” will be held at the Centenary United Methodist Church, 108 N. Union St.
There will be performances by local artists, featuring selections from the Lambertville Historical Society 2013 holiday CD. The Lambertville Historical Society holiday CD release concert will take place Sunday, Nov. 24, from 2 to 6 p.m. at the YMAC at 65 Wilson St. in Lambertville. Both concerts are free and open to the public.
Dec. 6 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., the library’s “Friday in the Gallery” performance series will open with “Holiday Music and More with the Classical Guitar.” Hear the sounds of the classical guitar as Thomas Amoriello performs arrangements of carols from many countries as well as other works for the instrument. Guitar enthusiasts and lovers of holiday carols will enjoy the sonorities of the Spanish guitar.
Dec. 13 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., “Friday in the Gallery” will feature Patsy Monteleone. He plays his own arrangements of songs from 20th-century writers such as Hoagy Carmichael, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer and Duke Ellington.
For information about any program, call the library at 609-397-0275.
Check out www.LambertvilleLibrary.org for information on events, access to on-line databases and links to helpful websites.
From a home computer, search for information 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with a library card number and password. Those who have misplaced their card or lost it may call the library at 609-397-0275 during library hours for assistance.
The library is supported by the City of Lambertville to provide resources and programs for the citizens of Lambertville and surrounding areas.
