A garden party fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 25, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Boone Area Library. Activities will include a nature scavenger hunt, a butterfly windsock craft, a Hungry Caterpillar food toss game and snacks.

All events will take place in the library's community room. "It is a family event for all ages. There will be small games for kids to play, and kids will get to decorate a terracotta pot and plant a seed of their choice," said library director Ashley Cole, noting that all supplies will be provided. "There will be a photo booth section set up so families can take nice spring photos."

Food will include "worms in dirt" pudding cups, tea sandwiches, fruit and veggie cups.

"We used to do an Easter breakfast and have moved away from that this year," Cole said, noting that the event will take place during library hours. "If anyone walks in and sees what we are doing, they can join."

Tickets for the garden party are currently on sale at the library, and tickets will also be sold at the door. All ticketholders will be given a ticket to enter into a drawing for door prizes.

Three prize baskets will be available to win: a gardening basket; a picnic backpack containing napkins and a tablecloth, cutlery, drinking glasses and more; and a handcrafted bird feeder.

Tickets for the prize basket drawings can be purchased in advance of the garden party. "We have the prizes on display at the library," Cole noted. "You can buy tickets for whichever basket you want. This is for people who can't make (the garden party) but were interested in the items we have to (give away)."

All proceeds from the spring fundraiser will go to the library operating costs and, beyond that, to replace the library's heating and air-conditioning system. "Our heating and AC system is aged and is always in need of repairs. It needs to be replaced before it can no longer be fixed," Cole said. "Once we reach our regular operating budget, our goal is to fix that. We have a thermometer in our lobby showing how much money we need to raise, and hopefully, we'll see that thermometer creep up."

Ongoing programs at the library include story times held on Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m. and Helping Hands Bingo for preschoolers and seniors held on Fridays at 10:15 a.m., followed by Mahjong at 12:30 p.m. The library's knitting and crocheting club meets at 10 a.m. on Mondays and at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays.

The Boone Area Library is located at 129 N. Mill St., Birdsboro. For more information about any of the library activities, call 610-582-5666 or visit http://www.facebook.com/boonearealibrary.