The August Scavenger Hunt is here! This month, we challenge kids to find ten of the world’s most colorful rocks and minerals hiding in our children’s room. Find them all and win a prize! Complete the bonus trivia challenge for a second prize!
THE FINE PRINT: we ask that children only do one scavenger hunt per month. Scavenger hunts can be completed any time we are open: Monday-Thursday from 1-8 PM and Saturday from 9 AM-2 PM.
Lego Summer is not over yet! Kids ages 5 and up are invited to join us for an evening of Lego freestyling on Thursday, August 7th and Thursday, August 21st from 6-8 PM on both dates. No sign ups are needed, but we ask that a grown-up stay in the library while children build.
You did a great job: now let’s celebrate! Children who participated in the Color Our World SummerQuest are invited to turn in their reading logs, get their official SummerQuest Nugbucks, and purchase prizes in Chicken Nugget’s Summer Reading Shop on Saturday, August 8th from 10 AM-2 PM. We’ll also have raffles and snacks all day.
It’s CAT SUMMER! We present a PAWS to Read session on Saturday, August 9th from 10:30-11:30 AM. Kids will meet and read to an adoptable cat from the Central PA Humane Society. Reading to pets is an ideal way for children who may struggle with reading to build skills while hanging out with a non-judgemental animal friend.
This program is for children ages 5 and up: we ask that a parent or caregiver stay with their child during the program.
The Bellwood-Antis Community Trust meets at the Bellwood-Antis Public Library on Wednesday, August 13th, 2025 at 6:30 PM.
BACT is all about making the Bellwood-Antis Community an all around better place to live, work, and play. New members are always welcome!
The Chapters & Chat Book Club meets at the library on Monday, August 25th at 6 PM to discuss BEACH READ by Emily Henry. New members are always welcome!
We can order you a copy of the book club title of the month if you are interested in participating: ask at the checkout desk.
The Friends of the Bellwood-Antis Public Library are holding a fundraiser at the Altoona Valley Dairy Restaurant (2724 Plank Rd) on Tuesday, August 26th. Pick up a flyer at the library, and when you present it while dining at the Valley Dairy Restaurant anytime between 10 AM and 6 PM on August 26th, 20% of your bill will be donated back to the library.
This fundraiser is only at the Altoona Valley Dairy Restaurant, and you must have a flyer for the library to receive the donation. Flyers are available at the checkout desk.
The Friends of the Bellwood-Antis Public Library meet at the library on Thursday, August 28th at 2 PM. Library Friends help the library with fundraisers and other projects dedicated to making the library a better place for everyone. New members are always welcome!
We’re having a rummage sale during the Tyrone Community and Bellwood-Antis Community Yard Sales on Saturday, September 13th from 8 AM until 2 PM.
We’ll be selling a fantastical variety of amazing things you cannot live without, and everything is sold for a freewill donation to the library, so you set your own price. All proceeds benefit the library.
Toddler Tuesday is a toddler sized storytime for children ages 18 months-3 years followed by an informal playgroup in our children’s room. The fall session of Toddler Tuesday session is Tuesdays at 6:30 PM from September 16th to October 21st. New families are always welcome!
Our Fall Used Book Sale begins on Saturday, October 11th and continues during regular library hours from Monday, October 13th through Thursday, October 16th. It concludes on Saturday, October 18th with Bag Day discounts.
Streetside Coffee is selling coffee, tea, and other hot beverages and baked goods on the first day of the sale.
We will have hundreds and hundreds of gently used books of all types for sale, as well as puzzles, games, movies, music, and more!
Teachers, parents, homeschoolers, and anyone else who wants to read to children or help children read: we are happy to put together themed collections of books you can take home or use in the classroom! Your wish list of books can be as general as “I need books on snowflakes” or you can request specific titles by using our online catalog at https://bellwood-antis.sparkpa.org/. Give us 2-4 weeks in advance, and we can also order your books from libraries in Blair, Bedford, Cambria, Huntingdon, and Lackawanna Counties. To get started, talk to a librarian, or e-mail your requests to bellwoodantispubliclibrary@gmail.com.
The library’s ongoing costume jewelry sale is your one stop shop for affordable bling! We have vintage pieces, signed pieces, and as-is odds and ends ideal for crafters. All jewelry is for sale for a freewill donation. Shop anytime the library is open: 1-8 PM Monday-Thursday and Saturdays from 9 AM-2 PM. Donations of used and new costume jewelry for this ongoing fundraiser are appreciated. Drop off donations anytime the library is open.
The library is home to a number of community organizations with meetings and programs that are open to the public. Visit our community meetings page for information on these programs.