Every Day is Earth Day @ Your Library

As part of our mission, the Abington Community Library offers receptacles for recycling the following: American flags, eye glasses, cell phones, ink jet cartridges, and special items on occasion.  Check under our events table (to the left as soon as you enter the library) for donation bins.

Of course we always welcome your gently used books (for all ages), DVDs, CDs, and talking books on disc for our Friends Book Sales.

Recently we were given a list of "Hard to Recycle Items," put together by Susan McLane, South Abington Township secretary. This alphabetized list explains where to drop off anti-freeze to television sets to everything in between.

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Did you know you can recycle mercury thermometers? Did you realize you have to pull the freon out of old refrigerators and AC units before recycling? Do you know how to prep paint before trashing the cans?

It's all in that document. The complete document can be found on our website  under the link to Resource Help on the right side of the document.

If you are unsure about something you would like to recycle or donate, give us a call before bringing it. We will let you know before you bring it all the way here.

Laura

On behalf of the ACL

Download Free Magazines Thru Your Library!

Grab your library card and get ready to download digital copies of your favorite magazines!

New through the Lackawanna County Library System, Zinio is a subscription service that all library card holders may use for free.

The library system now has more than 100 magazine titles available for digital download to your computer or mobile device.

Start here at our catalog to find the magazines you'd like to borrow:  https://www.rbdigital.com/northeastlibrarydistrict/service/zinio/landing. Create an account using your library card number and email address, and you are ready to get started!

If you download the free Zinio app from the app store, you will be able to read these magazines straight from your digital device. However, you will not be able to download free library magazinesusing the Zinio app; you may do that only from our website (link above).

Enjoy this easy, fun new service from your library!

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Here are some of the many titles available for checkout:

30 Minute Dinners
Cosmopolitan
Diabetic Living
Fit Pregnancy
Health & Fitness
Marie Claire
Poets & Writers
Us Weekly
Vegetarian

Laura
On behalf of the ACL

Quilters, Folk Art, & the Library

Always in Stitches, the quilting group that got its start at the Abington Community Library,has done an amazing number of things in 7 years.  The group got its start in September of 2006 when the Abington Community Library began offering free weekly “Tuesday morning learn to quilt class” with a Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) facilitator, Peg Winter.  The group's first quilts were completed by February 2007 and put on display at the Library.  Astoundingly, several of the women admitted they had never sewn a stitch in their lives, but the work was exquisite. 

The women weren't willing to stop, and moved on to more advanced projects that spring.  Peg had to start a second beginners group on Tuesday afternoons to accommodate a waiting list of future quilters.  During the fall of 2007 that second group was welcomed into the original group, and Always in Stitches was formed!  The group now has over thirty participants that meet regularly, always welcoming the Tuesday afternoon ‘newbies’ into their fold. They have been extremely generous with their new-found talent and have donated numerous items for charities and people around the world.

Each woman has taken a different direction with their quilting. Some have remained traditional quilters, following specific patterns. Others have added new and exciting techniques and have created their own patterns and combinations. They are all charming, they are all beautiful, and many have been hung around Clarks Summit for the enjoyment of all during the Abington Business and Professional Associations Downtown Go Around (DGA).DGA is a celebration of all things Clarks Summit, held on the 2^nd Friday of each month, with food, fun, music, and other activities available throughout the town. The Borough Building’s old fire station is a communal meeting spot with scheduled acts and events.

This month, quilters will be demonstrating their craft, a raffle for a queen-size quilt with matching shams will be available, the Folk Lore Society will be singing, and a harpist will be playing. Activities begin at 5PM and go until 9PM and are free.

Quilts made by Always in Stitches are now on display at the following businesses: Abington Community Library; Sole to Soul; Sanderson Place; Everything Natural; Beta Bread; Paulette's Pretty Purses; Kidazzle; Jaya Yoga Studio; Duffy's Coffee House; Abington Art Studio; A1 Gold and Diamond Mine; Body & Soul / Mary Koczwara Hair Studio; and Clel's Place.

And, there is one very special quilt, made of glass, also on display for the month at the Abington Community Library, made by Karen Reid. Make sure you stop and see it!

Leah

On behalf of the ACL