Phoenixville Public Library offers free programs for patrons

The next program in the Community Gardening around the Village series will be a hands-on “Herbal Tea Making Workshop” at Phoenixville Public Library on Monday, Jan. 24, at 7:00 PM. Martha Napolitan Cownap, herb gardener at Camphill Kimberton Hills, will lead the program. Come to the Library to learn how to use various yummy and medicinal tea herbs. We will smell and taste various dried herbs that have been grown locally, discuss their health benefits, and fill a few tea sachets for you to take home. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required at https://ccls.libcal.com/calendar/Phoenixville/herbaltea-making or by calling 610-933-3013 x132. Space is limited. Masks are required in the Library. Email mpinto@ccls.org for more information. Phoenixville Public Library is located at 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville.

Books on Tap, Phoenixville Public Library’s book discussion group for adults in their 20s and 30s, will meet online Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 7:00 PM. The group will discuss “The Hob’s Bargain” by Patricia Briggs. Hated and feared, magic was banished from the land. But now, freed from the spells of the wicked blood mages, magic — good and evil — returns. Aren of Fallbrook feels her own powers of sight strengthen and grow. Overcome by mayhem and murder, Aren vows to save her village from the ruthless raiders who have descended upon it and killed her family. When the wildlings return to hills and forests, she strikes a bargain with the Hob, a magical humanlike creature imbued with the powers of the mountains. But the Hob is the last of his kind and will exact a heavy price to defend the village, and Aren must pay. This event is free and open to the public and will be held online via Zoom. Email Christine Shaffer at shaffer.m.christine@gmail. com for more information and to receive the Zoom invitation.