{"id":104883,"date":"2026-02-04T13:15:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/104883\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T13:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:15:07","slug":"whats-new-at-abington-community-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/104883\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s new at Abington Community Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>HEART HEALTH MONTH<\/p>\n<p>February is a time to raise awareness about heart disease \u2014 the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. It serves as a reminder to take charge of our heart health through education, prevention, and support for life-saving research. For more information, visit www.heart.org.<\/p>\n<p>LIBRARY CLOSED<\/p>\n<p>The Library will be closed on Monday, Feb. 16, in observance of Presidents\u2019 Day.<\/p>\n<p>PROGRAMMING INFORMATION<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re often asked where to find information about upcoming Library programs. Our website, <a href=\"https:\/\/lclshome.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">lclshome.org<\/a>, is the best place to view a complete, up-to-date listing of monthly programs for children, teens, and adults.<\/p>\n<p>UPCOMING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN<\/p>\n<p>Kids Code &amp; Play II Pop-Up Lab<\/p>\n<p>Friday, Feb. 13, drop in from 2 to 4 p.m. Explore BeeBots, Dash &amp; Dot, Ozobots, and Sphero. <a href=\"https:\/\/lclshome.org\/event\/code-play-pop-up-lab-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up on the library\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Block Party<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, Feb. 19, 10 to 11 a.m. For ages 2-5; siblings welcome. Join in some free play with our large collection of blocks and toys. Design, create, build, and then do it all over again! <a href=\"https:\/\/lclshome.org\/event\/block-party-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Register on the library\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>UPCOMING PROGRAMS FOR TEENS<\/p>\n<p>Seeds of Change: Teen Garden Club<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, Feb. 3, 5 to 6 p.m. This month, we\u2019ll continue working on our houseplant projects! For ages 12-18. <a href=\"https:\/\/lclshome.org\/event\/seeds-of-change-teen-garden-club-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up on the library\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Teen Valentine Gnomes<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, Feb. 12, 5 to 6 p.m. Make a super cute Valentine\u2019s Day gnome and decorate cards for your friends and family! For teens ages 12-18. <a href=\"https:\/\/lclshome.org\/event\/teen-valentine-gnomes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up on the library\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>UPCOMING PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS<\/p>\n<p>Funky Flag Project<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, Feb. 12, 6 p.m. Cost: $25. <a href=\"https:\/\/lclshome.org\/event\/funky-flag-project-with-spirited-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up on the library\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Movie Fans Matinee<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Feb. 14, 1 p.m. \u201cA Good Year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lclshome.org\/event\/movie-fans-matinee-a-good-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up on the library\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Breast Feeding Basics<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, Feb. 17, 6 p.m. With Registered Nurse and Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Brittany Kimble. <a href=\"https:\/\/lclshome.org\/event\/breast-feeding-basics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up on the library\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>UPCOMING PROGRAM FOR ALL AGES<\/p>\n<p>Avian Adventures<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Feb. 14, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. All ages. Join PennState Extension Master Gardeners and 4H for a drop-in event and learn about various bird species and their habitats, and enjoy crafting your own bird-themed creations. <a href=\"https:\/\/lclshome.org\/event\/avian-adventures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up on the library\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Judy Detter, MS, BS, is the project coordinator at Abington Community Library, 1200 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit. Reach the library at 570-587-3440 or visit lclshome.org\/b\/abington-community-library.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; HEART HEALTH MONTH February is a time to raise awareness about heart disease \u2014 the leading cause&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104884,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":{"0":"post-104883","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scranton","8":"tag-scranton","9":"tag-scranton-headlines","10":"tag-scranton-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}