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The Whitehall Public Library received a generous “Celebrating our Communities” grant through the Allegheny County Library Association for the creation of twenty-one ‘Enjoy the Day’ kits.

Enjoy the Day kits were created with isolated seniors in mind, those who may be looking for new and creative ways to spend their time. Each kit contains numerous activities to be enjoyed alone or with friends and family, and no English language proficiency is necessary. Some kit content, such as puzzles, games, and books may be enjoyed and then returned to the library, while other creative items like, paint-by-number projects and gardening seed starter pots are meant to be enjoyed and kept. The library used some of the grant funds to maintain an inventory for refreshing kits as necessary.

Enjoy the Day kits will circulate from the Whitehall Library as well as neighboring libraries in Baldwin, Brentwood, Pleasant Hills and Castle Shannon. In addition, two library partner organizations serving local refugee communities, the Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh and the Himalayan Foundation, will also host kits.

“We want to make sure that these kits are widely available at a number of convenient locations so that we can reach as many folks as possible,” says Library Director Paula Kelly. “We hear about so many older adults isolated at home and we wanted to create an opportunity to introduce the library in new and unexpected ways.”   For further information, please contact the library by calling 412-882-6622

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