The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)

Phoenixvil­le Public Library hosts 2 online programs in April

- MediaNews Group

PHOENIXVIL­LE » While it remains closed during the current coronaviru­s outbrea, the Phoenixvil­le Public Library is planning two upcoming online programs for area residents.

Phoenixvil­le Public Library will host an online book discussion for Longwood Gardens’ Community Read program on Thursday, April 16, at 7 p.m. This year Phoenixvil­le Public Library joins other local libraries and community partners for the seventh year of the Longwood Gardens’ Community Read — a program designed to encourage reading for pleasure and start a conversati­on.

A tale of first contact, Sue Burke’s debut science fiction novel “Semiosis” follows a group of colonists forced to land on a planet they aren’t prepared for, where plants are the dominant life forms and humans are their pawns. Semiosis is a generation-spanning sci-fi tale, told through the lens of multiple perspectiv­es across the first 107 years of settlement.

This event is free and open to the public, and will be held online via Zoom. Registrati­on is required on the Adult Events Calendar at www. phoenixvil­lelibrary.org to receive an invitation to the discussion.

For more informatio­n on Longwood Gardens’ Community Read, visit https://longwoodga­rdens.org/ education/library-archives/community-read.

Phoenixvil­le Public Library will host its next Open Mic Night for Writers online on Monday, April 20, at 7 p.m.

Are you a poet, an author, a blogger, or someone who just writes for enjoyment? Come share your work live online with other local writers and Library patrons. Readers are limited to five minutes or four pages, whichever comes first. Content must be suitable for an audience that may include children. Listener/viewers are also invited to spend an enjoyable evening with these local writers as they read from their work.

This event is free and open to the public and will take place online via Zoom. Registrati­on is required to receive an invitation to participat­e in the Zoom session. Space is limited.

Separate registrati­on for readers and listeners is available on the Adult Events Calendar at www. phoenixvil­lelibrary.org or by email at mpinto@ccls.org.

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