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Jeanne Cove

Mostly Lesbian Books Club

Feb 272024
 

Join us for the Mostly Lesbian Books Club on the third Monday of each month at 6:30pm at the Norristown Public Library. All are welcome to attend this book club focusing on books with lesbian themes, characters, or authors.  You can borrow copies of the book through the library or get it elsewhere.  The group will decides on titles together two months ahead.  Questions? Email Jeanne at JCove@mclinc.org or call 610-278-5100 x400.

March 2024: The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes

April 2024: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

May 2024:  Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

June 2024: Skye Falling by Mia McKenzie

July 2024: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

August 2024: The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe

September 2024: Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis

October 2024: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 6:30-7:30pm: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeannette Winterson

Winner of the Whitbread Prize for best first fiction, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a coming-out novel from Winterson, the acclaimed author of The Passion and Sexing the Cherry. The narrator, Jeanette, cuts her teeth on the knowledge that she is one of God’s elect, but as this budding evangelical comes of age, and comes to terms with her preference for her own sex, the peculiar balance of her God-fearing household crumbles.

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 6:30-7:30pm: Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf’s fantastical novel about an Elizabethan nobleman who lives for three centuries and transitions into a woman, with a new introduction by Carmen Maria Machado.

 

All are welcome!

 

AAA Activities Thursdays

Feb 272024
 

 

 

 

 

 

Most Thursdays at 2pm the library offers a space for adults of all abilities to gather for activities and socializing. No registration is necessary. Just drop in for a fun afternoon. We always have coloring available for those who need a quiet break. Please note: IN JANUARY 2025 WE ARE CHANGING TO  A 10:30AM START TIME!

The general themes are listed below:

1st Thursdays – Movement (includes stretching session, dance parties, active games, drumming movement, etc.)

2nd Thursdays – Art (learn about an artist or technique and create art, sometimes we do crafts)

3rd Thursdays – Karaoke (sing along with a mic and YouTube lyrics projected on a screen)

4th Thursdays – Bingo (group bingo, modest prizes)

(5th Thursdays – no activity)

 

JANUARY 2025

10:30am-12noon (new time)

Same monthly theme schedule as above

 

Email Jeanne at JCove@mclinc.org with questions

 

AAA Activities

Jan 052024
 

 

 

 

 

All are welcome to participate in AAA Activities days. Our regular Thursday “AAA Activities” begin at 2pm and end at 3 or 3:30pm depending on participants’ involvement and schedules.  The programs are appropriate for adults of all abilities. Drop in any week or email Jeanne ahead at JCove@mclinc.org if you have questions or concerns or plan to bring a large group.  We meet in the community room which is located off the lobby on the library’s main floor. Bathrooms are nearby in the lobby. Quiet coloring is available for those who need a break. There is no cost to participate.

1st Thursdays – Movement (includes stretching session, dance parties, parachute play, etc.)

2nd Thursdays – Art (learn about an artist or technique and create art)

3rd Thursdays – Karaoke (sing along with a mic and YouTube lyrics projected on a screen, participants take turns choosing and performing songs)

4th Thursdays – Bingo (group bingo, usually no prizes)

(5th Thursdays – no activity)

2024:

July 11 – Art

July 18 – Karaoke

July 25 – Bingo

August 1 – Movement (drum exercise, floor bowling)

August 8 – Art (giant painted birds)

August 15 – (no activity/vacation)

August 22 – Bingo

August 29 – no activity/5th week

Sept. 5 – Movement

Sept. 12 – Art

Sept. 19 – Karaoke

Sept 26 – Bingo

Novel Knockout Smash Brothers Tournament

Nov 212023
 

Due to our limited Saturday hours in July & August we are hosting the Novel Knockout at 5:30pm on Thursday nights for those two months.

July 18, 2024, 5:30-7:30pm

August 15, 2024, 5:30-7:30pm

We will return to Saturday afternoon for the rest of the year:

September 21, 2024, 12:30-4:00pm

October 19, 2024, 12:30-4:00pm

November 11, 2024, 12:30-4:00pm

December 21, 2024, 12:30-4:00pm

Join us for an epic showdown in the ultimate battle arena!

3rd Saturday of the month @ 1001 Powell Street, Norristown, PA 19401

Tournament Highlights include double elimination bracket, a friendly atmosphere for players of all skill levels, and Gaming!

  • Tournament rules:  Stock: 3
  • Time limit: 7 minutes
  • Items: off
  • Legal stages: Small Battlefield, Final Destination, Smashville, Town & City, Pokémon Stadium 2, Pokémon Kalos League, and Hollow Bastion
  • Ages 13+

Event Schedule

  • 12pm Registration closes
  • 12:30pm Pools Begin

BRING YOUR OWN CONTROLLER!

Register on-site the day of the tournament.  Email mcnplcomputerlab@gmail.com or visit Damien in the library’s computer lab for more details. The computer lab phone is 610-278-5100 x141.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teen Game Days

Jun 162023
 

Meet up with local teens to play video games in the main library’s teen area most Tuesdays & Fridays.  Play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, join a friend to play Dragon Ball FighterZ on the PS4, or play throwback games on our XBox 360 and Wii. Teens only. Talk to Jamie at the circulation desk or email JAlbrecht@mclinc.org with questions. You may also be interested to join our Novel Knockout Smash Bros. Tournaments every 3rd Saturday of the month at 12:30pm in the community room (ages 13+).

Details on our Activities & Services

Apr 152013
 

The Upper Perkiomen Valley Library in Red Hill serves Marlborough, Green Lane, Red Hill, Pennsburg, East Greenville and Upper Hanover. We offer a range of activities and services including computer assistance, a math/science room for children, story times, craft nights, history lectures, Magic the Gathering and more. Please visit our full website at upvlibrary.org for specific information.

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