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Book Club for Grades 3-6
Book Club for Grades 3-6
Book Club for Grades 3-6. Talk about your favorite books, pick books to read and discuss. You do not have to read selected book to attend. Read your own and talk about it!
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Understanding Ukraine: Current Affairs and the Local Ukrainian Experience
Understanding Ukraine: Current Affairs and the Local Ukrainian Experience
Speaker Roman Dubenko, an instructor at the Ukrainian Heritage School, will provide an introduction to the history and current events leading to the war in Ukraine, and outline how to support Ukrainian community members. Register here About Roman Dubenko Formally educated at La Salle (BA in History) and Harvard Universities (MA in Soviet Studies,) as…
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Chess Club
Chess Club
Open to Tweens and Teens who want to play chess with fellow chess players. Meet new friends and hone your skills!
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Virtual Author Talk with Seth Fishman
Virtual Author Talk with Seth Fishman
REGISTER HERE! You’re writing a book (or thinking about it), but what happens next? Join us for an inside look into working with an agent and the beginning stages of the publishing process with Seth Fishman, Vice President and Literary Agent at The Gernert Company. The Gernert Company represents more than 500 authors and is…
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Tote Bag Stencil Craft
Tote Bag Stencil Craft
EVENT FULL. Check our calendar for other upcoming programs! Join us for a night of Tote Bag Crafting! All materials are provided.
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Toddler Story Time
Toddler Story Time
Toddler Story Times on Wednesdays Join Amanda at 10am on Wednesdays for fun stories, rhymes and songs in the UMFPL Children’s Room. Activities geared to ages 1 to 4 years, but siblings of any age are welcome to join in!
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Book Discussion: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Book Discussion: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
UMFPL’s Book Discussion Group is on Zoom! Join us! January Title: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Click here to add your email to our invite list! (No need to sign-up each month, we’ll keep you on our list until you tell us to take you off. Annually, we will check in to confirm you want…
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Cash Flow Board Game Night
Cash Flow Board Game Night
Learn financial skills while playing a fun game! Ages 11 - 19. No registration required.
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Baby Story Time
Baby Story Time
Baby Story Time Fridays at 10am All caregivers and kiddos are welcome for stories, rhymes, songs and fun movement designed for newborns through 18 months. Held in the UMFPL Children’s Room. Siblings are welcome to participate or play!
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Adult Craft Kits Available
February CRAFT KIT: Soap Carving PICK UP A FREE CRAFT SUPPLY KIT @ UMFPL (while supplies last) KITS AVAILABLE STARTING February 3
Young Artist Make and Take
Young Artists Take & Makes projects for school-age children Experience different art mediums and a great opportunity for artistic exploration! Available starting the first Monday of every month (while supplies last)
Chess Club
Chess Club
Open to Tweens and Teens who want to play chess with fellow chess players. Meet new friends and hone your skills!
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Virtual Author Talk with Sabrina Sholts
Virtual Author Talk with Sabrina Sholts
REGISTER HERE! We’re excited to chat with author Sabrina Sholts about her book “The Human Disease"! Join us for this enlightening presentation with Smithsonian curator Sabrina Sholts as she talks about how the very fact of being human increases our pandemic risks—and gives us the power to save ourselves. The COVID-19 pandemic won't be our…
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Cook Your Way Through… Feed These People
Cook Your Way Through… Feed These People
REGISTER HERE! UMFPL COOKBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: Feed These People by Jen Hatmaker This discussion takes place virtually on Zoom. Meeting Log-in information will be emailed to registered participants on or before the day of the program and posted to our bookclubs.com page. Free copies of the title available to registered participants starting December 2nd (while…
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Baby Story Time
Baby Story Time
Baby Story Time Fridays at 10am All caregivers and kiddos are welcome for stories, rhymes, songs and fun movement designed for newborns through 18 months. Held in the UMFPL Children’s Room. Siblings are welcome to participate or play!
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Reading with Fuzzy Friends
Reading with Fuzzy Friends
**RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE** Space is limited for this event! To ensure participation in this activity please arrive within 5 minutes of your selected time. Walk-ins and late arrivals will be accommodated if space is available.
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Chess Club
Chess Club
Open to Tweens and Teens who want to play chess with fellow chess players. Meet new friends and hone your skills!
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History of Chocolate: Presentation & Taste Test!
History of Chocolate: Presentation & Taste Test!
Stop by the library to learn about the history of chocolate throughout the years and taste test different kinds of yummy treats! REGISTER HERE
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Virtual Author Talk with Waubgeshig Rice
Virtual Author Talk with Waubgeshig Rice
REGISTER HERE! We’re excited to chat with author Waubgeshig Rice about his newest book Moon of the Turning Leaves! Waubgeshig Rice's newest book Moon of the Turning Leaves is the hotly anticipated sequel to the bestselling novel Moon of the Crusted Snow. It’s been over a decade since a mysterious cataclysm caused a permanent blackout…
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Spice Up Your Life- Juniper Berries
Kits available starting February 15th. Enjoy tasting spices from around the world! Each kit includes a serving of spices with recipes included. Kits available while supplies last.
Elementary Experimenters Kits Available
Elementary Experimenters Science Fun for school age kids! Take & Make for school-age children A great opportunity to try fun and exciting science experiments and also learn why they happen! Pick up supplies at the Children’s Room Information Desk, starting the 15th of every month as long as supplies last!
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Virtual Author Talk with Lee Hawkins
Virtual Author Talk with Lee Hawkins
REGISTER HERE! We’re excited to chat with author Lee Hawkins about his newest book I Am Nobody's Slave! I Am Nobody’s Slave tells the story of one Black family's pursuit of the American Dream through the impacts of systemic racism and racial violence. This book examines how trauma from enslavement and Jim Crow shaped their…
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Baby Story Time
Baby Story Time
Baby Story Time Fridays at 10am All caregivers and kiddos are welcome for stories, rhymes, songs and fun movement designed for newborns through 18 months. Held in the UMFPL Children’s Room. Siblings are welcome to participate or play!
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Story Time and a Craft
Story Time and a Craft
Enjoy an exciting story and create a fun craft. Geared ages 4-8, but all are welcome! 10:30 - 11:30 on the fourth Saturday of the month.
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Writers’ group
Writers’ group
Calling ALL WRITERS — amateur, pro, scribbler, typist!! YOU are invited to join the writers’ group. We host discussions of the writing process and the craft; practice exercises and prompts to generate ideas and….most importantly we support each other’s writing through healthy, positive feedback and sharing inspirational ideas/techniques. No registration required.
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Book Club for Grades 3-6
Book Club for Grades 3-6
Book Club for Grades 3-6. Talk about your favorite books, pick books to read and discuss. You do not have to read selected book to attend. Read your own and talk about it!
1 event,
Chess Club
Chess Club
Open to Tweens and Teens who want to play chess with fellow chess players. Meet new friends and hone your skills!
3 events,
Toddler Story Time
Toddler Story Time
Toddler Story Times on Wednesdays Join Amanda at 10am on Wednesdays for fun stories, rhymes and songs in the UMFPL Children’s Room. Activities geared to ages 1 to 4 years, but siblings of any age are welcome to join in!
Teen Writers Club
Teen Writers Club
REGISTER HERE! Teen writers club will meet the 4th Wednesday of every month. Come join us!
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Book Discussion: The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
Book Discussion: The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
UMFPL’s Book Discussion Group is on Zoom! Join us! February Title: The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton Click here to add your email to our invite list! (No need to sign-up each month, we’ll keep you on our list until you tell us to take you off. Annually, we will check in to confirm you want…
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2 events,
Baby Story Time
Baby Story Time
Baby Story Time Fridays at 10am All caregivers and kiddos are welcome for stories, rhymes, songs and fun movement designed for newborns through 18 months. Held in the UMFPL Children’s Room. Siblings are welcome to participate or play!
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Rep. Nancy Guenst Office Services Event
Rep. Nancy Guenst Office Services Event
Stop by the Library between 10:30am-12:30pm for Representative Nancy Guenst's Office Services Event! The office offers: Free notary services PennDOT related issues SEPTA senior keycards Property tax/rent rebate program Unclaimed property VSO hours
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Pre-K Packets Available
Pre-K Packets Learning Activities for little ones Our Pre-K Take and Learn packets are available the first of every month from October through June. (while supplies last) Each packet has an educational theme and can include learning activities, outdoor activities, and crafts.
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Happy Little Paintings
Happy Little Paintings
Come create some "happy little paintings" with us while we follow along with an episode of The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross! Registration required. REGISTER HERE