CRANBERRY TWP — Cranberry Library, 2525 Rochester Road, will offer story time for 4- and 5-year-olds from March 29 to May 5. Sessions are offered at 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Registration is required for the 45-minute program. Call 724-776-9100 ext. 1124.

“It's a Girl Thing,” a mother-daughter class, will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 24 at the Nixon Sarver classrooms in the tower addition on the main campus of Butler Memorial Hospital.The two-hour program is for mothers and their 9- to 12-year-old daughters to discuss changes that occur during puberty and to enhance communication skills.Registration is required by calling 724-284-4843.

An informational sessions for VITAS volunteers will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. March 23 or from 6:30 to 7 p.m. March 24 at Butler Library, 218 N. McKean St.VITAS volunteers make a difference to those in hospice care by listening to a patient reminisce, providing needed respite for caregivers, taking a pet to visit, and more.Register with Vanessa Everette at 412-799-2152 or vanessa.everette@vitas.com.

FORD CITY — The Armstrong School District will conduct the GED (General Educational Development) 2002 test from 6 to 10 p.m. April 12 and 13 at the Ford City High School library, Fourth Avenue and 11th Street. Registration deadline is April 8.Forms are available at the Armstrong School District administration building, 410 Main St., Ford City.For information, call Chuck Pepper at 724-763-5256.

Butler Montessori School will hold registration March 23 and 24 for 2011-12 preschool and kindergarten classes. The program is for 3- to 5-year-olds.For information, call 724-283-1846 or visit www.butlermontessori.com.

JEFFERSON TWP —His Kids Christian School, 650 Saxonburg Road, will be open for visitation from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every day this week. An information night will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Registration for all classes, from preschool to grade six, are being accepted.His “Little” Kids, a nine-week story time for 2-year-olds, begins Friday. Children must have been 2 years old by March 1. Classes meet at the CCO/HIS Kids Christian School building.