Every month in our Children’s Room, we have a new scavenger hunt kids are able to complete any time we’re open. Find everything in the hunt, and win a prize from our legendary Treasure Chest!
THE FINE PRINT: Scavenger hunts are available anytime the library is open. We ask that children only complete one hunt per month.
We started a mini-food pantry in the vestibule of the main library entrance: please help yourself to anything during library hours. Donations of non-perishable food items are welcome.
The Hub, Careerlink of Blair County’s afterschool program for teens comes to the library every Tuesday afternoon from 3:00-4:30 PM. Teens can learn job-ready skills via fun activities. Mock interviews, resume games, meet-ups with local businesses, and free snacks! Any student in grades 6-12 is welcome.
The Unearth a Story Summer Reading Program challenges kids of all ages to track their time spent reading to earn Official Nug Bucks (named after Library Spokescat Dr. Chicken Nugget) to spend in our camp store opening in July. Sign your kids up at the checkout desk or online HERE!
Kids are invited to a reading of his book MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT by author Jake Lockett at a special author visit on Monday, June 29th at 6:00 PM.
Learn more about Jake and his writing at his official website: https://www.jakelockett.com/
This book is part of the Disability Books for Kids Series from Free Spirit Publishing, a series of books that explore visible and invisible disability in the first person, as seen through the eyes of children and written from lived experience. The series builds allyship, challenges ableism, and celebrates difference, empowering and educating all readers.
Vector-borne Disease Program Specialist with Penn State Extension Dr. Lidia Azurdia Sierra presents a free program on tick prevention at the library on Tuesday, June 30th at 6:00 PM. Tick-borne disease causes major health problems: learn how to stay safe this summer when you’re outdoors at this informational presentation.
This program is free, but please RSVP here https://forms.gle/BbqZrtj5WosLQhSu6 or at the checkout desk.
Celebrate the independence to do whatever you want with Lego bricks! Club Lego is on Thursday, July 2nd and 16th from 6-7 PM on both dates. Club Lego is an hour of Lego freestyling for kids ages 5 and up, and new members are always welcome!
A parent or caregiver must stay in the building while children attend the Club.
Our Toddler Time is moving to a new date and time this summer: starting Wednesday, July 15th at 10:30 AM, Toddler Time is a special toddler-friendly, toddler-sized storytime for children ages 18 months-3 years. Full of stories, songs, and the kind of silliness you can only get from a trained library professional, Toddler Time is a gateway to a love of literacy and the library your little one is sure to enjoy.
Toddler Time is free, and new families are always welcome.
Local artist and teacher Ann Bickel’s Write Stuff Cursive Art Camp teaches kids ages 8-12 cursive handwriting fundamentals via fun art activities like cartooning, drawing, chalk pastels and paint along with specific writing instruction to help children make all of the cursive letters and then use the new skills to create fun and gorgeous art pieces. In five days, kids learn the entire upper case and lower case cursive alphabet.
This year’s Write Stuff runs Monday, July 13th through Friday, July 17th from 1:30-5:00 PM daily.
The Write Stuff is made possible with generous support from M&T Bank.
To register, visit: https://forms.gle/XegmVfKHUKqxHjje9
We present a PAWS to Read session on Saturday, July 18th from 10:30-11:30 AM. Kids will meet and read to an adoptable cat friend from the Central PA Humane Society. Reading to animals is an ideal way for children who may struggle with reading to build skills while hanging out with a non-judgmental 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.
Reptile fans of all ages are invited to come meet the turtles of the Blair County Conservation District at a library Turtle Talk on Thursday, July 23rd at 6:00 PM. Learn all about Pennsylvania’s most beloved heroes in a half shell!
The Bellwood-Antis Community Trust meets at the Bellwood-Antis Public Library the second Thursday of each month.
BACT is all about making the Bellwood-Antis Community an all around better place to live, work, and play. New members are always welcome!
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.