Books galore available at annual Spring Book Sale

The Friends of the William Jeanes Memorial Library are holding their annual Spring Book Sale on Saturday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, April 22, from 1 to 3 p.m.

The Friends’ book sales have contributed thousands of dollars to the William Jeanes Memorial Library each year, and this funding is crucial to the library’s operations. As I frequently say, if you attended a program at the library in the past year — from a free movie to the Constitution Discussion Group; from a lecture by a museum docent to a hands-on workshop — you benefited from the Friends’ generous support of the library. Yearround, their donations also support the writing workshops for children and teens, the music classes and live performances for all ages and the new laptops we use with those members of the community who need to Skype a job interview or take a proctored exam in our board room. The range of programs, services and items we’ve added to the collection thanks to the Friends is astonishing!

The Friends group has been in existence since 1950, but in just the four years since I’ve been here, they’ve donated over $100,000 to the library! The support of our Friends group is a significant part of the library’s overall funding, and we remain grateful for their support.

So please come browse the enormous selection of books available on the 21st and 22nd. Bring cash (only) and a bag, and leave with the knowledge that you contributed to the success of the William Jeanes Library! Lisa A. Clancy is the director at the William Jeanes Memorial Library and Nicholas and Athena Karabots Center for Learning, located at 4051 Joshua Road, Lafayette Hill. She can be reached at 610-828-0441 ext. 108 or by email at lclancy@ mclinc.org. Visit the library’s website at jeaneslibrary.org.

LIBRARY EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS

MONTGOMERY COUNTY NORRISTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library, 001 Powell St., Norristown, PA 19401. Contact: 610-2785100. HOMEWORK HELPERS Tuesdays and Thursdays through June 8: Homework Helpers – 5:00 pm – Bilingual volunteers are available to help students with homework. For kids in grades K-6. Drop in. PRE-K ADVENTURES TUESDAYS THROUGH MAY 8: At 10:30 am – Activities are aimed at developing skills for Kindergarten, with stories, crafts, fun movement songs, and hands-on activities. For children ages 3-1⁄2 to 5 and their caregivers. Drop in. HOMEWORK HELPERS Tuesdays and Thursdays through May 3: From – 5–7 pm – Volunteers are available to help students with homework. For kids in grades K-5. Drop in. BABY LAP RAP Wednesdays through May 9: 10:30 am - Simple stories, new and traditional songs, shaker eggs and rhythm sticks for your baby and you! Flannelboard rhymes and props will help your child learn and play with Mother Goose rhymes. Ages 0-24 months with a caregiver. Drop in. TODDLER TICKLE TALES Thursdays through May 10: 10:30 am – Stories, songs, rhymes, and activities for young preschoolers, followed by toys and playgroup time. Ages 2 to 3 with a caregiver. Drop in. No session on March 29. TWILIGHT TALES Thursdays through May 10: 7:00 pm - Family storytime! Our activities will be a mixture of fun and learning with stories, songs and an occasional craft and parachute play. For ages 0-7 with a caregiver. Drop in. No session on March 29. CONSHOHOCKEN FREE LIBRARY A Branch of Montgomery County-Norristown Library 301 Fayette Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428; 610-825-1656. Babies @ Library: Tuesdays at 10:15 a.m. Interactive storytime-1 / 2 hour. Playtime / chat time 1 / 2 hour. Please call the library to register-610-825-1656. Preschool Parachute / Story: Thurs. at 10:15, 6 week sessions. Alternate between parachute and story time during the one-hour program. Please call the library to register-610-825-1656. LEGO Club: Tuesdays after school 3:45-4:30 p.m. Ages 5-10 Collaborate and Create! LOWER PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY LIBRARY Lower Providence Community Library: 50 Parklane Drive, Eagleville (610-666-6640) Storytime Programs: Mondays and Tuesdays: 10:30 a.m., ages infant through 2 years; 11:15 a.m. ages older 2 through 3 years; Thursdays: 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., ages 4 years and up; Saturdays: 10:30 a.m., ages infant through 3 years; 11:15 a.m., ages 4 and up. Deer Resistant Gardening: The Lower Providence Community Library will host a workshop on deer resistant gardening March 21 at 6:30 p.m. The program is free and open to the public, and registration is requested. To register, email bloewengart@mclinc. org, call 610-666-6640 ext. 25 or stop by the library circulation desk.