FDA Approved Treatment for Knee Arthritis Offered Locally
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP » Ridley Township Library, 100 E. MacDade Blvd., Folsom, holds a free Medicare 101 session, geared to take some of the mystery out of Medicare planning, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, in the meeting room of the new Ridley Township Library. Registration is requested. Learn the basics of Medicare A, B, C and D. Get all the facts about copays, coinsurance and deductibles as well as Medicare HMO/ Advantage Plans and Medical and Preventive Services offered to Medicare consumers for 2018. The workshop is presented by Ed Baum from APPRISE, a free health insurance counseling program designed to help older Pennsylvanians with Medicare.
The library welcomes back Stephen Phillips, Ph.D., at 6:15 p.m. Monday, May 21, for “The Valley of the Golden Mummies.” Deep in Egypt’s western desert, some some hours southwest of Cairo, lays an oasis known as Bahariya. Despite being distant, isolated, and small, people have occupied Bahariya from antiquity to modern times. Egypt’s own “Indiana Jones,” the well-known Egyptologist Zahi Hawass and his team made an astonishing discovery in Bahariya: a vast cemetery complex, dated to the Greek period in ancient Egypt, that may contain as many as 10,000 mummies and related funerary artifacts, many in a superb state of preservation even after more than 2,000 years. Since 1999, some 34 tombs have been excavated. This lecture takes us on a virtual safari out to the Bahariya Oasis and into its ancient tombs, where gold-gilded mummies lay stacked like cordwood under the Egyptian sands. “Dr. Steve” is the Curatorial Research Coordinator in the Egyptian Section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. His engaging and enthusiastic style of presentation, together with his immense knowledge of each subject he presents, has earned him a loyal following at Ridley Township Library. Registration is requested.
The library welcomes Christine Helmandollar, director of the Aging at Home program, 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, for a discussion about the program. The mission of the Aging at Home program is to improve the health and well-being of seniors by providing the support need to help them stay in their own homes. It helps to provide peace of mind for seniors. The Aging at Home program connects them with reliable in-home and community based resources, for services such as yard work, handyman services and transportation to medical appointments. It currently provides help to those 60 years of age and older, who are living in the Ridley or Lansdowne areas. It hopes to expand into other areas of Delaware County in the future. The program recently celebrated its fifth anniversary. The presentation will be held in the meeting room of our new library. Light refreshments will be served. Registration is requested.
To register for the above programs, call 610-5830593, email reference@ridleylibrary.org or visit the library.
Estate planning, renter info at UD
UPPER DARBY » Upper Darby/Sellers Library, 76 S. State Road, host a series of informative programs in May: “Estate Planning: Four Essential Documents and Four Essential Steps” from 7-8:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, with an attorney from Anderson Elder Law. Learn how to plan ahead with wishes regarding property, assets, long-term care, and medical treatment; “The Responsible Renter” from 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 19, with a financial educator from Clarifi. The program covers many issues faced by people who rent their home as well as tenant rights and obligations. Clarifi is a nonprofit community resource devoted to lifelong financial literacy.
These free programs are held in the library’s second floor meeting room (there is no elevator). Registration is required; call 610-789-4440 or visit www.udlibraries. org/adults
Chester history program in Wallingford
NETHER PROVIDENCE » Helen Kate Furness Free Library, 100 N. Providence Road, Wallingford, welcomes the Chester Historical Preservation Committee for “Under the Big Top and the Big Eye: How Frank Furness and the Templars Inspired Chester’s Wildest Presbyterian Church” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 23.
Shelley Ashford from CHPC analyze the architecture of the famed Old Third Presbyterian Church and explains how architect Isaac Pursell combined the desires of Old Third’s trustees to create this surprising, graceful building, that is at once camp revival tent and Civil War memorial, with both modern efficien-
cies and Masonic elements hiding in plain sight.
Historic pastors and preachers at the church include Abraham Lance Lathem and Mel Trotter. A pantheon of Delaware County’s Gilded Age personalities populate the lecture, including Theophilus Chandler (architect of the Dixon House, now Wallingford CAC), John Wannamaker, Frank Black, Adam C. Eckfeldt, Hugh Shaw, Dr. William Gray, and William Hinkson, as well as William Provost Jr, who built Penn Steel Casting, Old Chester High School, Aberfoyle Manufacturing, St. Paul’s and Third Presbyterian Church.
Question-and-answers, bibliographic/source material handouts, light refreshment are provided. Artist Diane Mont from Media displays her paintings of this landmark and architectural masterpiece, unveiling her newest original work.
The free program is held in the library’s lower level Chadwick Auditorium.
International TV at Swarthmore
SWARTHMORE » Swarthmore Public Library, 121 Park Ave., features the best of British and international mystery TV series every Monday from 3-5 p.m. in the Council Room of the Swarthmore Borough Hall. Each week there is different mystery series, either as one long episode (100 minute) or two shorter length episodes. Visit the library website or call the library to find out what is showing that week. For registration, call www.swarthmorepubliclibrary.org/adults or contact the Swarthmore Public Library at 610543-3171.
Busy May at Aston
ASTON » Aston Public Library, 3720 Concord Road, invites children to this year’s a preview party for the summer reading program “Libraries Rock” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 31, with food, games and information. There is also Bingo.
The library welcomes Wallaby Tales Traveling Zoo at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17. Come out for an educational, comical and entertaining program for kids of all ages. There are at least five unusual animals to see, and learn about their habitats and food sources. This is where animals, education, and fun collide.
The library has a special storytime coming up with Ms. Lisa of “Dance Me A Story,” at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 24. During the story time the children will listen to stories, get a lesson in dancing from a formally trained dancer, and try out a few moves. To register, visit www.tinyurl.com/astonkidsevents
Friends of Aston Library hold a bingo night from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Aston Community Center adjoining the library. Doors open at 4:30. All prizes are cash. Admission is $25. The event includes special games, food, bingo supplies and raffles. No on under 18 years old is permitted to enter. Proceeds benefit the library.
The library hosts Walk With Ease, the Arthritis Foundation’s evidencebased program for people 60 and over that is proven to reduce the pain of arthritis and improve overall health, from 10:30 a.m.noon Monday-Wednesday through May 23. No matter if participants need relief from arthritis pain or just want to be active, the six-week program teaches how to safety make physical activity part of everyday life. The program is proven to reduce the pain of arthritis; increase balance, strength and walking pace; and build confidence in the ability to be physically active. The program is free; registration is required.
To information and to register for the above programs, visit the calendar page at www.astonlibrary.org