Craft Your Way Out of Covid
We are very excited to be offering two very fun crafts via Zoom! Crafting is a great way to defeat boredom during the pandemic. According...
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josephpmpl
- Jan 19, 2021
- 2 min
Poetry in the Poconos #3: "The Snow Man" by Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens was born in 1879 (in Reading, PA) and died in 1955. Stevens wrote poetry in the evenings, but made his living as...
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josephpmpl
- Jan 16, 2021
- 1 min
Our First Keyboard Lesson!
We posted our first keyboard lesson! Joe is not a keyboard player, but he is applying his knowledge of music theory (that he learned on...
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josephpmpl
- Jan 14, 2021
- 2 min
A Love Story in Auschwitz? It Seems Unbelievable, but It's Based on a True Story
When most people think of the Auschwitz, World War II, and the Holocaust, they usually don’t think of love stories, but that’s exactly...
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josephpmpl
- Dec 29, 2020
- 2 min
A Novel of Kindness, Generosity, Patience, and Perseverance
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles is well written and thoughtful book well worth your time. The setting is Moscow just after the...
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josephpmpl
- Dec 26, 2020
- 1 min
Joe Performs and Teaches the Melody to "Killing Me Softly"
Earlier this month, we posted a video of Joe playing and teaching the melody to "Killing Me Softly," inspired by The Fugees. We hope you...
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josephpmpl
- Dec 24, 2020
- 1 min
Joe Teaches and Performs "White Christmas"
We just published a short guitar lesson on YouTube. In this lesson, Joe shows you how to play the melody to “White Christmas.” If you...
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josephpmpl
- Dec 23, 2020
- 1 min
Santa Reads at PMPL!
Santa made a special trip to PMPL to read the kids a fun story, Pooch on the Loose: A Christmas Adventure by Steven Kroll. What happens...
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Pocono Mt Public Library
- Dec 17, 2020
- 2 min
It's a snow day!
The library is closed today because of the big snow we just had. It's not the worst snow I've ever seen or had to dig out from, but it's...
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Pocono Mt Public Library
- Dec 12, 2020
- 1 min
Holiday Card Craft - Go Bag
Make a holiday themed card for your friends and family. For those of you who missed our live Zoom craft on Friday for a holiday card...
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Pocono Mt Public Library
- Dec 12, 2020
- 1 min
Santa Story Time on Zoom
Join us for a special Zoom story time with Santa on December 19th at 11 am. Santa is excited to read a story to all our PMPL kids! He...
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Pocono Mt Public Library
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
Taylor Swift evermore on Hoopla!
Hoopla offers an amazing selection of freely available e-books, e-audiobooks, movies, TV and music. We are very pleased to announce that...
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josephpmpl
- Dec 8, 2020
- 4 min
Poetry in Poconos #2: "Macavity: The Mystery Cat"
The first thing that I ever checked out from a public library was a cassette tape of T.S. Eliot reading his own poetry, and it included...
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Pocono Mt Public Library
- Dec 4, 2020
- 1 min
PBS Learning Media
These days all of us are looking for new, quality information and learning - families with kids learning at home and stuck at home need a...
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josephpmpl
- Dec 2, 2020
- 1 min
Poetry in the Poconos #1: "No!" by Thomas Hood
Thomas Hood was an English poet and humorist born in 1799 and died in 1845. He was born just above his father’s book shop. Although he...
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Pocono Mt Public Library
- Nov 30, 2020
- 2 min
Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is a phenomenon the past few years that reminds us to support the agencies that we rely on and that help support our...
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josephpmpl
- Nov 28, 2020
- 1 min
A Book That Every Aspiring Writer, Artist, and/or Musician Should Read
Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon is a book for anyone who aspires to become a writer, artist, or musician. It’s a manifesto for...
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josephpmpl
- Nov 26, 2020
- 1 min
"My Favorite Things"
We just published a guitar lesson on "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music! A great movie to watch during the holiday months, and...
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