Baden Memorial Library

What a great start to 2021! Baden Memorial Library is proud to be chosen to be part of Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries, an @American Library Association initiative that helps library workers better serve their small and rural communities.

The first Story Time of the New Year is all about being new. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzOkqfrJjtQ

This week's Science Club kit is all about the life cycle. Each bag contains a fact sheet about the life cycle of a butterfly and plants, as well as a sticker life cycle activity that will be about butterflies, frogs, chickens, or a tomato plant. There are 12 kits available outside on the porch.

After listening to Governor Wolf, we have decide to offer contactless service only beginning on Monday, December 14 through the rest of this year. We will reevaluate the situation in January. Staff will be available to answer questions and help with material requests during our normal business hours. Please call the library at 724-869-3960 with any requests.

As a reminder, the library is closed Thursday, December 24; Friday, December 25; Saturday, December 26, and Sunday December 27. Staff will be back on Monday for all your entertainment needs. Have a safe and happy holiday!

Our library got a surprise visit for this week's storytime. Keep an eye out for the video on Thursday to see who it was.

There are still a lot of Kids Christmas Grab and Go bags available in front of the library. These bags are filled with crafts and activities good for many ages.

I have more of the angel book art craft kits available on the library porch.

For the first day of Hanukkah, we have grab and go bags with some activity pages and a dreidel with rules to go along with this story video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NlyY0djIeo

This weeks preschool Storytime starts with Llamas to celebrate National Llama day yesterday and ends with Sweaters for Ugly Sweater day on the 20th. A grab and go bag is now available outside with coloring and a llama Christmas ornament to make. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjcEjZb-Qhw

Update: The adult book angel craft kits are all gone! If you are still interested, I have everything but the wooden heads. Stop by and pick up a grab and go craft for adults! We have a folded book art angel for your enjoyment. Each kit includes a book to fold, a wooden head, and pipe cleaner halo as well as instructions.