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🌱 Rochester - Book Tree Open House with Santa Claus and 11 more events
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- Rochester - Book Tree Open House with Santa Claus at Rochester Public Library
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- Tuesday: Periods of sun; not as cold, with a high of 35 and low of 30 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 41, low: 30.
- Thursday: Cloudy; p.m. rain, breezy, with a high of 54 and low of 23 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rochester
- Rochester - Book Tree Open House with Santa Claus
Rochester Public Library , 252 Adams Street , Rochester
6:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Fundraiser @ Panera Bread in Monaca
Panera Bread , 100 Wagner Rd , Monaca
8:00 am - Rochester - Social Worker
Rochester Public Library , 252 Adams Street , Rochester
11:00 am - Storytime with Santa @[censored]
Beaver Area Memorial Library , 100 College Ave , Beaver
6:00 pm - Afternoon Storytime @ Monaca
Monaca Public Library , 998 Indiana Ave. , Monaca
2:00 pm - After School Hang @[censored]
Beaver Area Memorial Library , 100 College Ave , Beaver
4:00 pm - Rochester - Book Tree Open House with Santa Claus
Rochester Public Library , 252 Adams Street , Rochester
6:00 pm - Womens' Drum Circle - Dec 2025 (Monaca)
Studio H , 699 Pennsylvania Ave Unit 2 , Monaca
7:00 pm - Knitting Class
Beaver Area Memorial Library , 100 College Ave , Beaver
6:00 pm - Melody Monkey DAYTIME Storytime @[censored]
Beaver Area Memorial Library , 100 College Ave , Beaver
10:30 am - Rust Valley Revival @ Wooley Bully's
Wooley Bullys , 1317 Allegheny St , New Brighton
8:00 pm - Social Worker @ Monaca!
Monaca Public Library , 998 Indiana Ave , Monaca
1:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Monday December 22
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Beaver
- Closings and Delays for Sunday 12/14/25 (beavercountyradio.com)
- Charges Dropped Against Andrew Lloyd, Beaver PA (goodmenproject.com)
- Powerball ticket worth more than $2 million sold in Beaver County (cbsnews.com)
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