Visit Norwood for International Women’s Day Wednesday
NORWOOD >> Norwood Public Library, 513 Welcome Ave., hols a presentation an International Women’s Day program from Sister Circle on Wednesday, “Of the Lower Sort — Prisoners, Prostitutes and the Poor in Early Pennsylvania,” at 7 p.m. Robyn Young, women’s historian, artist, author, speaker and a key figure in the creation of the blue and gold historic markers for women in Pennsylvania, is the presenter. Sister Circle focuses on ways to uplift, inform, empower, inspire and raise awareness of women’s issues at home and around the world. Its meetings are open to all. Refreshments are provided. For information, contact Rose Trefz at rosetrefz@ gmail.com
The library’s children’s program continue with the American Girl Club at 3:45 p.m. Thursday. The library holds a community service project for grades K-4 to help the Animal League by making cat toys to donate to area families that are in need of pet items. Registration is required due to limited seating. Call the library at 610-534-0693, email nocsd@delcolibraries.org or visit the library to sign up. The Pokemon Club meets at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, March 16. Pokemon trainers can visit to catch some newly released Pokemon and to play, trade, and watch videos of their favorite trained fighters. Registration is encouraged.
Kids’ programs and Bingo at Aston
ASTON >> Aston Public Library, 3720 Concord Road, hosts story time with Ms. Debbie where children can learn basic literacy skills while having fun. Story time for ages 2-3 is at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, infant time for up to 24 months is at 10:30 Wednesdays, and preschool time for ages 3-5 is on Thursdays at 10:30.
Friends of the Aston Library hold Spring Bingo from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, March 18. Doors open at 5:30. Admission is $20. All prizes are in cash. Food and refreshments and Bingo supplies are sold. There are also special raffles and games. All proceeds benefit the library.
The library welcomes the Wallaby Tales Traveling Zoo at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 20. Come out for an educational, comical and entertaining program for kids of all ages. See at least five unusual animals and learn about their habitats and food sources. This is where animals, education and fun collide.
For information on the above programs, visit www. astonlibrary.org
Teen idols, sales, and fundraisers at Ridley
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP >> The library, 100 E. MacDade Blvd., welcomes multi-talented entertainer and former teen idol Bobby Rydell for a book signing at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 18. Bobby signs copies of his recently published autobiography “Teen Idol on the Rocks: A Tale of Second Chances” and takes questions from the audience. The book is available for purchase at this event. “Teen Idol on the Rocks” tells of Bobby’s career, spanning six decades and encompassing every area of the entertainment world, from his debut in the late ‘50s as a rock ‘n’ roll teen idol to starring roles in such hit films as “Bye Bye Birdie.” Today Bobby enjoys a full career, with a busy performance schedule throughout the world as a headline solo act.
His influence on popular music has been profound. When the producers of Grease wanted to pay tribute to the era in which the popular musical was set, they named the high school where most of the action took place “Rydell High” in his honor. In 1995, his hometown of Philadelphia renamed the street on which he was born “Bobby Rydell Boulevard.” Wildwood, N.J., also has a street named for Bobby in appreciation of his massive hit “Wildwood Days.”
“Teen Idol on the Rocks” is also a very personal and often painful story. Bobby delves into the darker and more dramatic aspects of his life, including the death of his beloved first wife, Camille, his decades of alcohol abuse and the last-ditch transplant surgery that saved his life.
To register for this free program, emailg reference@ridleylibrary.org, call 610-583-0593 or visit the library.
The library holds a book and DVD sale 9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 11. Hardbacks, paperbacks, children’s books, DVDs, CDs and audio books are all on sale. There is a large stock of large-print books and children’s picture books. A bag sale starts in the final hour 2-3. Buy a bag for $2 and fill it with regular-priced hardcover and paperback books. All proceeds
The Board of Trustees of the Ridley Township Public Library hosts a “Girls Night Out” wine glass painting fundraiser at 7 p.m. Friday, March 24, at Ridley’s Creekside Center, 794 Milmont Ave. Lorraine Cocci of The Unique Mini Boutique pro- support the library.