The Hollidaysburg Area Public Library has announced its activities for July. The library will be closed on July 4, 5 and 6 for the holiday..

n Canasta and Mah Jongg games are held at 11 a.m. Mondays. Beginners are welcome.

n Needlework & Arts Group is held at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Bring your own materials and projects for this crafting club intended for adults.

n Twisted Stitchers meet from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays. Bring your own project, yarn and hooks.

n Paws to Read will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 12. Read to pets from the Central PA Humane Society. Children ages 5 and up are welcome with their caregivers.

n Altoona/Blair County Photo Society will meet at 6:30 p.m., Monday, July 21, to discuss a variety of topics, including taking and editing pictures. Learn something new with any type of camera or smart phone. New members are welcome. Call 814-207-1479 with questions.

n Women Writers Book Club will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, to read “The Unmaking of June Farrow” by Adrienne Young.

n The Adult Summer Book Club for this year will be themed “Family Ties.” It will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 31, to discuss “East of Eden” by John Steinbeck.

Summer Reading for Children: “Color Our World”, June 16 – July 31. Mondays, Maker Monday – All day/all ages. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. – Storytime and Craft/all ages. Tuesdays, 1:00 p.m. – “Create Like the Greats”: crafts for kids K-6th grade. Thursdays, 1:00 p.m. – July 10, “Geocaching”; July 17, “Colors and Creepycrawlies”; July 24, “Nature Journaling”; July 31, “Turtle Visit”. Fridays, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. – LEGO Club.

Book Bucks are back! Children receive Book Bucks for every library program they attend this summer. Book bucks are also awarded for independent reading. Book Bucks can be used to buy prizes in the library’s Book Buck Store. Stop by the Library to sign up for summer reading.

n Adult and Teen Color Our World BOOKopoly! runs through July 31. Read to earn raffle tickets for gift cards. This year, teens and adults read their way to prizes the Monopoly way. Game cards available at the library’s circulation desk. Raffle drawings will be held July 31.

n StoryWalk Hollidaysburg (through Labor Day, Sept. 1). Join us in Downtown Hollidaysburg for this fun, family-friendly self-guided walk. Read the book “I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More” by Karen Beaumont on each storefront poster as you stroll. Pick up or download a StoryWalk map and worksheet (one for each child) at one of the following spots: Hollidaysburg Area Public Library, Copy-Rite Banner Zone, Blair County Regional YMCA, HollidaysburgPartnership.com or HACP Facebook. Each child receives a free book of their choosing upon completion.