The New Berlin Library is hosting an Egg Hunt and Party on Saturday, April 19 at 2 p.m. The event is free but registration is required. (Submitted photo)

NEW BERLIN - The New Berlin Library is hosting their annual Egg Hunt and Party on Saturday, April 19th at 2 pm. Children and their families are invited to join us at the library for this free event. Registration is required for this event. Call, message, or stop into the library to register. The child’s name, age, and a contact number required to register.

At this year’s Egg Hunt and Party children will be given colorful totes, bunny ears, and printed instructions prior for the egg hunt. The instructions will outline how many eggs and other items each child will be allowed to find as well as listing the other party activities. In addition to the egg hunt, there will be a balloon twister creating balloon animals, flowers and swords. There will be games, prizes, snacks, and a craft activity. The Easter Bunny will also attend the party. There will be photo opportunities with the bunny and free photo prints.

There is a jellybean guessing contest in the circulation room. The public is invited to guess how many jellybeans are in a jar. The person who guesses the closest wins the jar of jellybeans and a goodie filled basket. The winner will be announced on April 18. All items in this contest were donated to the New Berlin Library. This contest is free and open to the public.

The New Berlin Library is holding two spring art programs. The first program will be a children’s art class held on Monday, March 24 at 5pm. The children will be making 3-D bunny portraits. The second spring art program will be an adult art class held on Monday, April 7 at 5pm. The adults will be making yarn wrapped cherry blossom Easter eggs. Registration is required.

New Berlin Library Board will be meeting on March 26 at 6pm. These meetings are open to the public. Minutes are posted on the New Berlin Library website.

Some great new additions to the library include: Blood Moon by Sandra Brown, Far from Home by Danielle Steel, Shot in the dark by Mary Dublin and Anne Kendsley, Mallory and the Trouble with Twins (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) by Arley Nopora, The Ragpicker King by Cassandra Clare, Will The pigeon Graduate? by Mo Willems, Pizza and Taco Wrestling Mania! By Stephen Shaskan, Pizza and Taco Coolest Club Ever! By Stephen Shaskan, Pizza and Taco Best Christmas Ever! By Stephen Shaskan, Gladiator II DVD, and Red One DVD

The New Berlin Library is located at 15 South Main Street, New Berlin.The Library is open Monday and Wednesday 10AM-8PM; Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10AM-5PM; and Saturdays 10AM-noon. The web address is http://libraries.4cls.org/newberlin/. Please contact us at 607-847-8564 or like and message our Facebook page New Berlin Library and Museum (www.facebook.com/newberlinlibrary.newberlinny with any questions.

- Information from the New Berlin Library