WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) \u2014 The West Pittston Library will host its first-ever Fall\/Winter Clothing Swap on Saturday, giving community members a chance to refresh their wardrobes while finding new homes for clothing they no longer wear.<\/p>\n
The free event will run from noon to 4 p.m. at 200 Exeter Ave. Participants are encouraged to bring three to 12 pieces of clean clothing or accessories in good condition to exchange for items brought by others.<\/p>\n
Ava Smith, adult program coordinator at the library, came up with the idea after participating in similar clothing swaps while attending Bryn Mawr College near Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
As a West Pittston native, Smith hopes to bring that same sense of community to her hometown through a fun and engaging activity that connects residents to one another.<\/p>\n
“I was thinking of this clothing swap as a clothing library of sorts. You can bring stuff in and take stuff. I think it’s a great way to get the community together, exchange things, have conversations and just do something fun on a Saturday afternoon,” said Smith.<\/p>\n
Although fall and winter clothing is preferred, participants can bring items from any season. Sweaters, jackets, pants and coats are among the suggested donations, along with accessories such as scarves, hats, belts, purses and jewelry. The library is accepting men’s, women’s and children’s clothing of all sizes.<\/p>\n
Smith emphasized that clothing should be clean and in good condition, encouraging participants to bring items they would be excited to find themselves. With everything available for free, the swap gives residents an opportunity to experiment with styles they might not ordinarily choose without spending money.<\/p>\n
Beyond the clothing swap, Smith hopes to foster more opportunities for residents to meet, socialize and connect through the library’s community programming.<\/p>\n
The library is already accepting clothing donations and will continue collecting items ahead of Saturday’s event. Anyone planning to attend is encouraged to register online<\/a>. For more information, visit West Pittston Library’s Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) \u2014 The West Pittston Library will host its first-ever Fall\/Winter Clothing Swap on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":305439,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-305438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305438","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=305438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305438\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}