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With the return of Spring to Northeast PA, the WHACL welcomes back the White Haven Garden Club. The club will meet Thursday, April 20 at 1 p.m. All are welcome to join us as we discuss tips, topics and road trips planned for the spring and summer growing seasons.

Our annual library membership meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to come and hear about our committee work during the past year, the annual fiscal report, the Engine House Project, and the election of our new board members.

The WHACL Book Club will meet on April 12 at 6 pm in the John Murphy Room. The book choice for April is The Silent Patient, a first-time novel by Alex Michaelides. This book is among our most enthusiastically asked-for reads, and we are excited to have it as our April choice. Get your copy anywhere books are sold. It is also available at the library. Bring a friend or make new ones at this fun event.

Plans are underway for the first ever White Haven Trout Festival, hosted by Western Pocono Trout Unlimited. Mark your calendar for this great event, which will include workshops, displays, presentations, guest speakers, activities for kids, and of course, food. Admission will be free. Tents with displays and vendors will be outside in the Rail Yard Park with more activities inside too. Lots of family fun is scheduled for Saturday, June 3 from noon to 5 p.m.

If you like to play Scrabble, come join us every first and third Thursday at 6 p.m. New members are always welcome.

Are you more into doing handiwork with yarns, threads, materials?

The Fiber Arts group might be for you. The group meets every second and fourth Thursday at 10 a.m.

We always have lots of children’s programs scheduled. Be sure to check out the White Haven Library

Facebook page for events and sign ups. Please remember to check The Library Corner as well as the library Facebook page to see what we have planned for our community to enjoy.

WACL

Here are the upcoming events at the Weatherly Area Community Library in April. To register for events, call the library at 570-427-5085.

April 14, Storytime - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Our book sale will be open for parents to buy books at $2 a bag. Please register for Storytime to assure enough crafts will be available.

April 14 & 15 - Book Sale, $2 a bag, 9 a.m. to noon on both days with additional evening hours on April 14 from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

April 29 - College Planning 101, 10 a.m. Thrivent Financial will host this free workshop, presented by financial advisor Susan Lovejoy. This event will answer key questions including:

• How choices made in high school can affect admissions and financial prospects

• The basics of college financial aid

• Why it’s not too late to have a plan

This program is limited to the first 20 registered due to space. The deadline to register is Monday, April 24.

Events at the Library in May:

May 12 - Storytime - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

May 13 - Yoga with Amanda Neidlinger, River Run Healing Arts - 9 a.m.

May 20 - White Table Program by American Legion Auxiliary, for children and families - 10 a.m.

Where & When Pennsylvania hosts PA

Family Travel Fair in time for vacation season

Where & When Pennsylvania is proud to present the 5th Annual PA Family Travel Fair on Saturday, April 15, at Calvary Church, Lancaster. This one-of-a-kind event is designed to showcase fun and affordable vacation opportunities in Pennsylvania.

Exhibitors from Pennsylvania destination marketing organizations, museums, historical sites, amusement parks, great outdoors locations, and unique lodging will be on hand to answer questions and give out free information to visitors. The event is set up like an expo, but with no pressure to buy or book anything.

All the exhibitors will have information for visitors to take along, and most will be raffling off getaways, admission passes, and other goodies at their booths.

The goal of the PA Family Travel Fair is to bring destinations and attractions together in one location to help families plan their next vacation in Pennsylvania. Wendy Royal, editor of Where & When Pennsylvania remarked, “It’s amazing how little we know about the vacation destinations in our own state. We may live here, but we certainly haven’t experienced all that PA has to offer.”

In addition to the exhibitors, the PA Family Travel Fair will feature children’s activities, including a Passport to PA involving the exhibitors, live entertainment, and mascots. FM 90.3 WJTL Kid’s Cookie Break will be broadcast live from 9 am to

12 pm. Everything is free and open to the public. Food will be available to purchase at one of the food trucks on site.

The PA Family Travel Fair will be held rain or shine from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 15 at Calvary Church, 1051 Landis Valley Road., Lancaster, PA 17601. More information can be found on www. PAFamilyTravel.com

About Where & When Pennsylvania: The quarterly travel guide features hundreds of events, destinations, and things to do throughout Pennsylvania. Where & When is published by Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. of Lancaster, PA, and has been in print since 1965. www. whereandwhen.com