🌱 Preschool Story Time and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Preschool Story Time at Myerstown Community Library
• STEAM Saturdays at Myerstown Community Library
• MCL CLOSING @2PM at Myerstown Community Library

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Areas of fog, freezing early, with a high of 42 and low of 37 degrees.
• Friday: Windy; a few morning showers, temps: high: 53, low: 24.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; colder, with a high of 35 and low of 29 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Aetna

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Friday December 19

• Preschool Story Time
  Myerstown Community Library , 199 N. College Street , Myerstown
  10:30 am

Saturday December 20

• STEAM Saturdays
  Myerstown Community Library , 199 N. College Street , Myerstown
  11:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• MCL CLOSING @2PM
  Myerstown Community Library , 199 N. College Street , Myerstown

Friday December 26

• Preschool Story Time
  Myerstown Community Library , 199 N. College Street , Myerstown
  10:30 am

Saturday December 27

• BYOB Book Club
  Myerstown Community Library , 199 N. College Street , Myerstown
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Smart Start Storytime
  Myerstown Community Library , 199 N. College Street , Myerstown
  11:30 am
• Bookworm Buddies: A Colorful Learning Adventure
  Richland Community Library , 111 E Main St , Richland
  1:00 pm
• Evening Storytime @ RCL
  Richland Community Library , 111 E Main St , Richland
  5:30 pm
• Board of Trustees Meeting
  Richland Community Library , 111 E Main St , Richland
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Preschool Story Time
  Myerstown Community Library , 199 N. College Street , Myerstown
  10:30 am
• Myerstown Senior Community Center: Pinochle
  59 N Ramona Rd , Myerstown
  3:00 pm
• Christmas Cookie Decorating at Kauffman's Bar-B-Que Restaurant
  Kauffman's Bar-B-Que Restaurant , 254 Gravel Pit Rd , Bethel
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager Up to $20/per hour to start in Womelsdorf. Apply here.
• Bell & Evans - Farmers Pride, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial 2nd shift in Fredericksburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Aetna here.

🗞 Nearby News

Myerstown

• Myerstown Wastewater Treatment Facility receives PRWA recognition (lebtown.com)
• MVP News: December 2025 (lebtown.com)
• Featured Lebanon Valley events for the weekend of Dec. 19 to Dec. 21 (lebtown.com)

Lebanon

• City of Lebanon Authority to increase sewer rates, maintain water rates for '26 (lebtown.com)
• Mancino's in the Lebanon Valley Mall to open Italian deli and market (lebtown.com)

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