In honor of the Color Our World Summerquest, the July scavenger hunt celebrates all things colorful. Find all 10 of the world’s most colorful animals and win a prize! Use research skills to learn where they live for a bonus prize.
Scavenger hunts can be completed anytime the library is open. We ask that children only do the scavenger hunt of the month once a month.
The Color Our World Summerquest (Summer Reading Program) continues through early August: register your kids at https://forms.gle/2ATfDUNDyaGfZMRn9 or register in person starting in June. We’ll be announcing special activities for teen and adult readers, too. Read books, have fun, win prizes!
Family Fun Nights are back starting Monday, June 23rd and continuing every Monday evening at 6:30 through August 4th. Family Fun Nights incorporate stories, crafts, and all sorts of fun activities for kids. Children of all ages are welcome, but children under 5 will need help from a grown-up or older sibling to complete craft activities. No sign-ups needed, new families always welcome!
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 summer session of Toddler Tuesday session is Tuesdays at 6:30 PM from June 10th to July 29th. New families are always welcome!
Kids ages 5 and up are invited to join us for an evening of Lego freestyling on Thursday, July 10th and Thursday, July 24th 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.
The Write Stuff Cursive Art Camp teaches kids ages 8-12 cursive handwriting fundamentals via fun art activities: in five days, kids learn the entire upper case and lower case cursive alphabet. This year’s Write Stuff runs Monday, July 14th through Friday, July 18th from 1:30-4:30 PM daily.
The Write Stuff is made possible with generous support from M&T Bank. To register, visit: https://bit.ly/4d3ObTr
The Friends of the Bellwood-Antis Public Library are holding a fundraiser at the Altoona Valley Dairy Restaurant (2724 Plank Rd) on Tuesday, July 22nd. 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 July 22nd, 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, July 24th 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!
Chapters & Chat is the book club formerly known as Cosmic Book Club: they have relocated to the library as of their July meeting on the 28th at 6 PM. This month’s book is MAGIC KINGDOM FOR SALE–SOLD! by Terry Brooks. The first book in the Landover series, this is the story of a bereaved lawyer who becomes the king of an enchanted kingdom after purchasing it in a catalog.
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.
Glen White was a coal town located on the other side of the Horseshoe Curve tunnel. Learn more about the lost town of Glen White at a presentation by local author and historian Kevin Stiver on Monday, July 28th at 6 PM. All are welcome.
Starting Monday, August 4th and continuing from 6-7 PM through Friday, August 8th, kids in grade 3 & up and teens are invited to learn the fundamentals of sequential storytelling and how it applies to to comic strips, manga, and graphic novels with local cartoonist Brian Middleton (author of Poiko: Quests & Stuff and Wulfborne). The course begins with creating 3-panel comic strips and works up to creating a multipage story. Free registration: to sign up, e-mail bellwoodantispubliclibrary@gmail.com.
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 adoptable cats and kittens 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!
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.