Our March Scavenger Hunt for children just dropped: this month, we celebrate International Women’s History Month with a tribute to some of our very favorite women authors and illustrators (and some of their pets): find them all to win a prize!

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.

Release the wiggles at Toddler Tuesday, a special toddler sized, toddler friendly storytime with lots of songs, dancing, and the kind of silliness you can only get from a trained professional librarian!

Our winter Toddler Tuesdays are every Tuesday at 6:30 PM from January 13th through March 31st.

Toddler Tuesday is for children ages 18 months-3 years. New families are always welcome. 

Every Saturday in March at 9:30 AM, youth volunteer Addison presents Storybook Saturdays, a Saturday morning storytime program with stories, songs, and crafts. This program is geared towards preschoolers and toddlers, but all children are welcome. No sign-ups needed.
Weekly Themes Include:

March 21st: Lucky to Learn

March 28th: Community Helpers 

Starting in March, the Hub, Careerlink of the Blair County’s afterschool program for teens comes to the library twice a month. On Tuesday, March 17th and 31st from 3:00-4:30 on both dates, 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. 

Juniata Valley Audubon Society’s Potatoes, fungi and history — with a side of green! Join Juniata Valley Audubon Society on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 6:00 PM for a special St. Patrick’s Day presentation potluck dinner. Bring a covered dish, utensils, and your own drink. Or simply arrive at 7:00 for the program, which will explore one of the most powerful intersections of nature and human history: the Irish Potato Famine. Our friend Tom McCoy, president of the Mycological Association of Washington, D.C., will guide us through:

• The rise of the humble potato
• The devastating role of a fungal-like pathogen
• The politics that turned crop failure into catastrophe

To celebrate the season—and St. Patrick’s Day—we’re adding a potato-inspired potluck and inviting everyone to wear a touch of green Because at JVAS, we believe:

• Nature shapes history
• Ecology connects us across cultures
• And learning is always better when food is involved

Come hungry, curious, and maybe just a little Irish. 

Audubon meetings are open to the public: anyone is welcome to attend. 

Do you feel lucky, blockhead? Kids ages 5 and up are invited to join us for an evening of Lego freestyling on Thursday, March 5th and 19th 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.

Family Fun Night is on the move! Starting in March, our Family Fun Nights run Thursdays at 6 PM alternating with Club Lego sessions–so something fun will always be happening on Thursday evenings! Join us on Thursday, March 12th and March 26th at 6 PM for the March Family Fun Nights.

Family Fun Night is optimized for children ages 3 and up: younger children are welcome, but will need help from a grown-up or older sibling to do activities. 

Our Spring Used Book Sale begins on Saturday, April 11th from 9 AM-2 PM and continues during regular library hours from 1-8 PM Monday, April 13th through Thursday, April 16th. It concludes on Saturday, April 18th with Bag Day discounts from 9 AM-2 PM.
We sell gently used books of all types, puzzles, games, movies, and music. All proceeds benefit the Bellwood-Antis Public Library.

Put on your dancing shoes and join us for an evening with Phil McCaulley playing a mix of everyone’s favorites at the Bellwood Eagles Club on Friday, March 27th from 7-10 PM. Tickets are now on sale: purchase at the library or from a Friend of the Library. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Dancing, live music, raffles, games, and light refreshments. Cash bar.

At their March meeting on Monday, March 30th at 6 PM, Chapters & Chat discusses Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. This National Book Award Finalist chronicles how in 1920s Oklahoma, wealthy Osage Indians were murdered for their oil rights. The FBI’s first major homicide case uncovered a conspiracy targeting the tribe.

The February title Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan will also be discussed at this meeting.

New members are always welcome at Chapters & Chat. Purchase the book from your favorite bookseller or ask at the checkout desk for an interlibrary loan. 

The Bellwood-Antis Community Trust meets at the Bellwood-Antis Public Library on Thursday, April 9th 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!
 

Hop to it! It’s time for Club Lego! Kids ages 5 and up are invited to join us for an evening of Lego freestyling on Thursday, April 9th and 23rd 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.

We present a PAWS to Read session on Saturday, April 11th 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.

What’s poppin’ at the library? Lynn Dalby Designs joins us on Thursday, May 14th at 6 PM to teach families the secrets of bubble magic in a hands on workshop for parents and children ages 4 and up. Learn how to make giant bubbles, touchable bubbles, and more!

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.