Bobby Rydell talk, book signing at UD-Sellers June 16
UPPER DARBY » Upper Darby Township and Sellers Memorial Free Public Library, 76 S. State Road welcome Bobby Rydell for a question and answer session followed by a book signing of his 2016 autobiography “Teen Idol on the Rocks: A Tale of Second Chances” from 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 16.
Co-written with awardwinning musician, author, and filmmaker Allan Slutsky (“Standing in the Shadows of Motown”), “Teen Idol on the Rocks” tells not only the story of Bobby Rydell but that of American pop culture through the past six decades. He writes of encounters with such 20th century show business giants as Sinatra, Ann-Margret, The Beatles, Red Skelton, Jack Benny, and Dick Clark, whose Philly-based American Bandstand helped make Rydell the world’s biggest teen idol in the years between Elvis Presley’s army induction and the advent of Beatlemania. “Teen Idol on the Rocks” is also a very personal and oftenpainful story which delves into the darker and more dramatic aspects of Rydell’s life, including the death of his beloved first wife, Camille, his decades of alcohol abuse, and the last-ditch liver and kidney transplant surgery that saved his life.
Bobby Rydell’s appearance is open to the general public and is held in the accessible Adult Room of the library. Due to time restrictions and the volume of fans, Bobby is only able to sign one piece of memorabilia per person at book signing events. Copies of his autobiography are available for purchase. Registration is required, but there will be no reserved seats. Seating begins at 5:30 p.m. For registration and information, call 610-789-4440 or visit www.udlibraries.org/ adults
Get Medicare basics at Ridley
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP >> The library, 100 E. MacDade Blvd., Folsom, holds a free Medicare 101 session at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 14. The session is geared to take some of the mystery out of Medicare planning. Guests learn the basics of Medicare A,B, C and D, and get all the facts about copays, co-insurance and deductibles, Medicare HMO/ Advantage Plans and medical and preventive services offered to Medicare consumers for 2017. The workshop is presented APPRISE, a free health insurnace conseling program, and is held in the library’s lower level meeting room. Registration is required. For information and registration, call 610-583-0593, email reference@ridleylibrary.org or visit the library.
Aston celebrates 40, holds Lego club
ASTON >> Aston Public Library celebrates its 40th anniversary with a fundraiser at the deck at Aston Barnaby’s, Pennell Road, from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, June 28. Cost of $25 includes open bar and buffet. Raffles are available for sale; items include a bistro set, lottery tree, basket of cheer and a 50/50. Tickets are on sale at the library, 3270 Concord Road, or call 610-494-5877 or email ginaruggieri@comcast.net
The library holds a Kids’ Lego Club at 4 p.m. Tuesdays. Children can learn to build things using the library’s Lego collection, and wooden blocks are also available for building. School age kids are be given a challenge project each week to build using Legos and/or blocks. All ages are welcome. No registration is necessary.
County unveils StoryWalk at Rose Tree Park
UPPER PROVIDENCE » Delaware County Council announces the Delaware County Library System’s newest StoryWalk book in Rose Tree Park, 1671 N. Providence Road, at 11:30 a.m. today, Tuesday, June 6. Council, joined by members of the library system and parks and recreation department, have invited students from Rose Tree Elementary School to help unveil “El Perro con Sombrero: A Bilingual Doggy Tale,” an engaging children’s story, in both English and Spanish, written by Derek Taylor Kent and illustrated by Jed Henry. The newest book is just in time for summer break offers Delaware County residents a free and educational place to bring their families. StoryWalk is made up of 19 plexi-glass panel displays posted on a 0.25-mile circle located behind the parks and recreation office, and up the hill from the amphitheater.
Watercolors on view at Newtown
NEWTOWN » Newtown Public Library, 201 Bishop Hollow Road, Newtown Square, is honored to feature the gorgeous watercolors of Wendy Scheirer, an exceptional artist and faculty member who has taught everywhere from West Chester and Immaculata Universities, to two popular local art institutions – the Wayne Art Center, and the Chester County Art Association. Her paintings have won multiple prizes at juried shows, and are in permanent collections at the Hagley Museum and Kutztown University.
The Friends of Newtown Square Public Library welcome the public to view and purchase Wendy Scheirer’s beautiful watercolors during June. For information on Wendy’s art, email wbscheirer@aol.com or call 610-436-8771.
For information on the library, call 610-353-1022, search for the library on Facebook or visit www. newtownlibrary.org