The Wyomissing Public Library, 9 Reading Blvd., will host a Local Authors Book Fair Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon.<\/p>\n
The event will include local authors of children\u2019s books, nonfiction, fiction and science fiction. The authors will have copies of their works to sign and sell and will be available to talk with readers about their works.<\/p>\n
Children\u2019s book authors include Jennifer Adames, Andrea Hunter, Pam Tuck, Tyler Wagner and Kimberly Weidman. Michelle Mart, Susan Atkins Weiser, and Ashley Witkowski will represent the nonfiction genre, while Christopher Hinz and Thomas Malafarina are included in the science fiction\/horror genre. The world of fiction will be represented by Justin Bortz and Emily Kennkston.<\/p>\n
The event is free and open to the public; registration is encouraged at wyopublib.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Summer at library<\/p>\n The Wyomissing Public Library is holding summer programs for children and adults.<\/p>\n Summer Quest is an eight-week event geared to help school-age children keep reading and math skills sharp. The program will end with the Block Party on Aug. 8. Register at the library or wyopublib.org.<\/p>\n Adults are encouraged to register either in-person or online for the Adult Summer Reading program.<\/p>\n The annual Rubber Duck Race at the Stone House in Wyomissing on July 4, after the Wyomissing parade. People can \u201cpurchase\u201d a rubber duck \u2014 actually a duck number \u2014 at the library until July 3 and at the Stone House the day of the race. The cost is $3 per duck, or four for $10. The top two finishers get cash prizes and do not need to be present to win<\/p>\n 250th events<\/p>\n The Friends of Hopewell Furnace will be celebrating America\u2019s 250th anniversary July 1 through 5. The July Fourth program<\/a> will be held at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site in Union Township from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a reading of the Declaration of Independence at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n Other events will be held at the White Horse Inn, 31 Old Philadelphia Pike, Douglassville:<\/p>\n July 1: Colonial beverages with Douglas A. Miller at 10:30 a.m., Dan Graham on Anna Savage Nutt, the first Colonial woman industrialist at 2, and \u201cNotorious Revolutionary War Conway Cabal Connections to Reading\u201d with Brian Engelhardt at 3:30.<\/p>\n July 2: David Blackburn on Colonial Chester County at 2 and Gene Delaplane on death in Valley Forge at 3:30.<\/p>\n July 3: Michelle Lynch on Revolutionary War refugees in Reading at 2. Colonial women with the Daughters of the American Revolution Berks County chapter at 3:30.<\/p>\n July 5: Celebration of the Declaration of Independence at 2.<\/p>\n Grief support<\/p>\n The sudSSpirit grief support group for those who have experienced the sudden death of a spouse or significant other will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Exeter Community Library, 4569 Prestwick Drive, Exeter Township. It is free and no registration is required. For more information and grief support resources, see dominicmurgido.com<\/a>, email sudsspirit@gmail.com or call 717-866-2401.<\/p>\n Pa. German Day<\/p>\n The Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University will host Pennsylvania German Day Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free event features Pennsylvania German music, humor and language. The festivities will take place at the Sharadin Barn, 22 Luckenbill Road.<\/p>\n The program opens at 10:30 with a performance by the Shooflies, a band promoting the preservation of Pennsylvania Dutch music, language and culture. At 11:15 a.m. they will perform a Pennsylvania Dutch-language sing-along with educator and musician Doug Madenford.<\/p>\n At 1 p.m. there will be a program of Pennsylvania Dutch jokes and translations offered by teachers David and Jean Adam, followed by Madenford\u2019s music and comedy at 1:45.<\/p>\n For more information, follow PGCHC<\/a> on Facebook and Instagram, visit the Heritage Center website<\/a> or call 610-683-1589.<\/p>\n Barto giveaway<\/p>\n A community giveaway featuring clothing, household items, books and more is scheduled for Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. at Calvary United Church of Christ, 1231 Route 100, Barto.<\/p>\n Patriotic concert<\/p>\n A patriotic concert featuring the Mount Laurel Brass will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. at St. Paul\u2019s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 117 E. Arch St., Fleetwood. Tickets are not required, but there will be a free will offering to help defray the costs.<\/p>\n History talk<\/p>\n A history program on \u201cPlanting the Seeds of Revolution\u201d is set for June 30 at 6 p.m. in the Spring Township Library, 78 Commerce Drive. Historian Jim Segrave-Daly will lead a discussion of the contributions made on the Pennsylvania frontier that the Founding Fathers embraced when creating a new nation. For more information, call 610-373-9888<\/p>\n Pet loss support<\/p>\n A Christian pet loss support group will be held at St. John\u2019s Reformed Church, 4001 Penn Ave., Sinking Spring. The next meeting will be held in the church\u2019s fellowship hall on July 6 at 6:45 p.m. Sessions are led by Dr. Becky Frank, associate veterinarian with Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice. Learn more at www.stjohnsss.org\/pet-loss<\/a><\/p>\n This group is open to the public and is offered at no charge. Questions should be directed to office@stjohnsss.org. Please RSVP to that email if you are planning to attend. Parking is located behind the church, and the fellowship hall is on the lower level.<\/p>\n Open house<\/p>\n Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue will hold its monthly open house July 11 from 10 a.m. to noon. Meet and greet dogs available for adoption. Check www.dvgrr.org<\/a> for possible event cancellation. For more information, email info@dvgrr.org, call 717-484-4799, or visit dvgrr.org\/adopt\/monthlyopenhouse\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n Muhlenberg library<\/p>\n Coming July 11 to the Muhlenberg Community Library, 3612 Kutztown Road, Laureldale:<\/p>\n America250 Summer Reading Spectacular featuring story time at 11 a.m. and children\u2019s \u201cRockin\u2019 Thru the Revolution\u201d concert with Damien Drago at noon. Free of charge. Learn more at Muhlenbergcommunitylibrary.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n