Sharon Hinchey, WomenHeart Champion, will present a heart health program on Monday, May 13th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., on the benefits of being proactive to your heart health care.

Hinchey will address the issues which can provoke heart disease, and how a person is able to deal with the many issues concerning the heart. She will discuss issues which may occur upon returning home from the hospital, especially following a heart problem, or surgery.

Topics will include how to have a healthy life style and implement ways to sustain and structure your life so that you can be continually heart healthy.

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For more information and to register for the program, contact the Hoyt Library at 570-287-2013, extension 226.

The Hoyt Library is located at 284 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston: telephone number is 570-287-2013. Library hours are: Monday and Thursday, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m

The Hoyt Library is now taking reservations for the Welcome to Mother’s Day Program, a tribute to motherhood for mother and child. The program will be held on Thursday, May 9^th, from 6:00 p.m.to 7:15 p.m. There will be afee of $5.00 per person. Mothers and children will enjoy an evening of learning, sharing and creative fun!

Our first guest presenter will be Jill Evans Kryston, Director of Defining Manners, a School of Contemporary Protocol. Jill will demonstrate how people like to feel confident, knowledgeable and at ease in social situations. Attendees will also learn dining skills in order to be comfortable in any dining situation, whether formal, or informal. This is a great program for children and refresher for adults.

The second guest presenter will be Sweet Dottie’s Custom Confections. Sweet Dottie will demonstrate cupcake decorating so each attendee will be able to decorate a cupcake masterpiece for the other to enjoy at the program! Cupcakes, icing and decorations will be provided by to make the special treat.

Reservations are required, as seating is limited. Payment is due at time of reservation. Prizes and certificates will be awarded to the mothers.

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For more information contact the Hoyt Library at 570-287-2013, extension 226.

The Hoyt Library is located at 284 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston: telephone number is 570-287-2013. Library hours are: Monday and Thursday, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

If you sign up for the May 1 cupcake class, you’ll learn the technique you need to know for our NEXT class …. the Ombre Rose Cake! 

You see, the Rose Cupcake you’ll be learning on May 1 is the SAME rose you will be making over and over again on the cake in the following c lass. Get it!
So sign up for BOTH classes and you’ll be an expert at this beautiful technique! 

Join Kara Zoeller, author of SavingByDesign.com and a Savings.com DealPro, for a Grocery Coupon Workshop at the Hoyt Library on Monday, May 20^th from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

See exactly how coupons work, how you can use them to save at least 50% on your groceries; understand stores’ policies, and keep all your coupons organized! Learn how to shop smarter, and how to avoid common marketing traps at the grocery store; and learn how to plan out your menu to save the most money while providing healthy meals to your family!

Register at: www.savingbydesign.com/savings-nation.

For additional information you can call the Hoyt Library at 570-287-2013, extension 239 or Email questions to: couponclasses@savingbydesign.com

This workshop is free to the public and we urge you to register early, as seating is limited.

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The Hoyt Library is located at 284 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston: telephone number is 570-287-2013. Library hours are: Monday and Thursday, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

National Poetry Month is a celebration of poetry first introduced in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. It is celebrated every April in the United States and (since 1999) in Canada as well.

Why write poetry? Poetry is a way of self-expression, and serves as a vessel to our emotions where a person can feel free to express, in an artistic fashion, what is on their minds. It gives comfort, relaxation, inspiration, and uplifts some our most dire moments to bring peace to our hearts, and a new meaning to life.

The Hoyt Library is inviting the community to celebrate National Poetry Month on April 29^th, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

Guests will include: Mary Ida Gilbert who won acclaim for her poem, “A Dream”, which has appeared in the National Library of Poetry and won the editor’s choice award, and was also published in their book, “Sound of Poetry”. Many of Mary’s poems have appeared in the Greater Pittston Profile, the Suburban News, and the Tudor Book Store. In addition she was nominated for the Times Leader’s 2005 Jefferson Awards, and won  the Award of Recognition, for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry from the Famous Poets Society, numerous times. She was featured in Got Verse, valley poetry anthology.

Also, Glenda Joy Race will discuss her twenty line poem, Pain in My Brain, which children and adults can illustrate based upon their own experiences. MS Race is a teacher, writer, and mental health advocate. She taught in South Korea and in Northeastern Pennsylvania. She holds a PA teaching certification in English and Social Studies, and is also a Reading Specialist, and English as a Second language teacher. She writes poetry, skits, and personal narratives. She has self-published Awareness, Acceptance and Appreciation, a collection of memoetry, alternating between poetry and personal narrative.

Bring your own poetry to read!

For more information contact the Hoyt Library at 570-287-2013, extension 226.

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The Hoyt Library is located at 284 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston: telephone number is 570-287-2013. Library hours are: Monday and Thursday, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Sweet Witches enjoyed hanging out at the Hoyt so much that they’ve decided to come back and teach a cupcake decorating class!!! The class will be held on Wednesday, May 1st, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

If you love animals, and are interested in helping our environment, come to the Hoyt Library! On Monday, April 22^nd, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. we will be having an Earth Day workshop “Creative Tips to Conserve Our Coolest Creatures”!

King Adjei-Fimpong and Whitney Fenton will be facilitating the program. Adjei-Fimpong, an Energy Efficiency Associate, has a BA in Political Science from UCLA, and experience in sustainability and environmentalism. Fenton, an Energy Efficiency Coach, has a B.S. in Biology, and minor in the study of outdoor education and chemistry.

This workshop will educate both children and parents about some of the most endangered species on our planet, and what we can do to save the habitat of these rapidly disappearing animals. Participants will gain an understanding of how daily decisions we make affects the environment. It will also provide information on how to become more engaged with the world and empower us to help these precious creatures.

Information will also be available on agencies we can contact to help us save our coolest creatures!

Bring a friend to this informative, fun and enlightening workshop to help save your favorite animal! Refreshments will be served and door prizes will be presented on a first come basis.

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If any child would like bring a drawing of their favorite animal, we would be happy to display their “Coolest Creature” art in the Library.

For additional information call the Hoyt Library at 570-287-2013 ext. 239. The Hoyt Library is located at 284 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston: telephone number is 570-287-2013. Library hours are: Monday and Thursday, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tickets to enter the raffle are free. You can request a ticket at the circulation desk and must enter for your chance to win by Saturday, April 20th. Winners will be drawn Monday, April 22nd.

Please join Walgreens Pharmacy on Wednesday, April 10^th, at 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Hoyt Library for an informational presentation on Medicare.

A pharmacist from Walgreens will be available to answer all of your Medicare Part D questions and tell you about the exciting services Walgreens has to offer seniors.

Find out how you can possibly lower your co-pays if you have AARP, Conventry, Humana, or Smart D from a Walgreens expert!

Medicare provides health insurance to people 65 and older and younger people with disabilities, regardless of income or disabilities. It has been administered by the United States government and created by Congress since 1965 under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act.

Please call for additional information, or to register. There is NO FEE for this service.

The Hoyt Library is located at 284 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston: telephone number is 570-287-2013. Library hours are: Monday and Thursday, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For those of you obsessed with shows such as The Cupcake Girls or The Cake Boss – eyes glued to the television wishing you could decorate your baked goods half as well as the pros – now is your chance!

The Sweet Witch Bakers will park their brooms (and their baked treats) at the Hoyt Library on April 17^th and lead you through the first installment of their decorating series on how to decorate cookies. Each attendee will receive a Fashionista Cookie Set and the baking supplies needed to successfully and artfully decorate his/her set.

Stop in at the Hoyt and reserve your spot! The cost for this class is $15.00 to be paid at the time of registration. For more information on the event, please contact the Hoyt Library during our normal hours of operation or visit us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/TheHoytLibrary) where we’ve posted the event along with pictures of the Fashionista Cookie set and the bakers’ other artful creations.

Reservations must be made by Friday, April 12^th. Space is limited so don’t delay!

The Hoyt Library is located at 284 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston: telephone number is    570-287-2013. Library hours are: Monday and Thursday, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.