Upcoming programs at Phoenixville Public Library
Books on Tap
Books on Tap, Phoenixville Public Library’s book discussion group for 20and 30-something adults, will meet next on Tuesday, April 25, at 7:00 PM, at Root Down Brewing Company, 1 N. Main St., Phoenixville. The group will discuss “One Summer: America, 1927” by Bill Bryson. The summer of 1927 began with Charles Lindbergh crossing the Atlantic. Meanwhile, Babe Ruth was closing in on the home run record. In Newark, New Jersey, Alvin “Shipwreck” Kelly sat atop a flagpole for twelve days, and in Chicago, the gangster Al Capone was tightening his grip on bootlegging. The first true “talking picture,” Al Jolson’s “The Jazz Singer,” was filmed, forever changing the motion picture industry. All this and much, much more transpired in the year Americans attempted and accomplished outsized things — and when the 20th century truly became the American century. One Summer transforms it all into narrative nonfiction of the highest order. Copies of the book and audiobook may be reserved at https://chesp. na.iiivega.com. eBook and eAudiobook copies may be reserved at https://chester. overdrive.com. This event is free and open to the public. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. For more information, email Faith Donaher at fdonaher@gmail.com.
Daytime Book Club
Phoenixville Public Library’s
Daytime Book Club for adults will meet next at the Library on Wednesday, April 26, at 1:00 PM. The group will discuss “The Penelopiad” by Margaret Atwood. Penelope. Immortalized in legend and myth as the devoted wife of the glorious Odysseus, silently weaving and unpicking and weaving again as she waits for her husband’s return. Now Penelope wanders the underworld, spinning a different kind of thread: her own side of the story — a tale of lust, greed and murder. Book and audiobook copies may be reserved at https://chesp.na.iiivega.com An eBook copy may be reserved at https://chester. overdrive.com. This event is free and open to the public. No registration required. For more information, email Mark Pinto, the Library’s Adult Services Director, at mpinto@ccls.org. Phoenixville Public Library is located at 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville.
LGBTQ+ Ally Affinity Group
Phoenixville Public Library will host a discussion with the Chester County LGBTQ+ Ally Affinity Group on Thursday, April 27, from 6:15 to 7:45 PM. The public is invited to join this gathering. The group is designed to build a community and to create safe and inclusive spaces for its participants to share and process experiences, ask questions, exchange information and ideas, and address challenges in the county. The group aims to empower and support each other in identifying ways in which we can advocate for the Chester County LGBTQ+ community and use our privilege to bring about social change. This event is free and open to the public. To attend, please register at https://ccls.libcal.com/ calendar/Phoenixville/lgbtq-ally-affinity-group or call 610-933-3013 x132. For more information, email Mark Pinto, the Library’s Adult Services Director, at mpinto@ccls.org.