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Horror Book Club

Mar 052025
 

Join us for the Horror Book Club on the third Monday of each month at 6:00pm at the Norristown Public Library or virtually (registration requested). All are welcome to attend this book club focusing on books with non-traditional horror narratives.  You can borrow copies of the book through the library or get it elsewhere. Questions or to register, email Ayanna Madison at amadison@mclinc.org.

Meeting DateBookAuthorContent Warnings
January 2025N/AN/A
February 2025N/AN/A
March 26, 2025Ring, ShoutDjeli ClarkGraphic- Racism, Body horror, Gore

Moderate- Slavery, Racial slurs, Death of parent

Minor- Animal death, Sexual content, Antisemitism
April 23, 2025ManhuntGretchen Felker-MartinGraphic- Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate- Ableism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Racism, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Outing, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor- Animal death and Panic attacks/disorders
May 28, 2025Meddling KidsEdgar CanteroGraphic- Violence, Mental illness, Death

Moderate- Suicide, Transphobia, Gore

Minor- Bullying, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders
June 25, 2025Witchcraft for Wayward GirlsGrady HendrixGraphic- Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Blood

Moderate- Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault

Minor- Rape, Racism, Adult/minor relationship
July 23, 2025Friday BlackNana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahGraphic- Violence, Racism, Gun violence

Moderate- Abortion, Mass/school shootings, Suicide

Minor- Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Cancer
August 27, 2025Tell Me I'm WorthlessAlisson RumfittGraphic- Transphobia, Rape, Sexual assault

Moderate- Drug use, Self harm, Suicide attempt

Minor- Vomit, Pedophilia, Animal death
September 24, 2025Silver NitrateSilvia Moreno-GarciaGraphic- Murder, Death, Blood

Moderate- Racism, Car accident, Ableism

Minor- Cancer, Alcoholism, Addiction
October 22, 2025My Sister the Serial Killer Oyinkan BraithwaiteGraphic- Murder, Child abuse, Death

Moderate- Domestic abuse, Blood, Violence

Minor- Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Death of parent
December 10, 2025Never whistle at night : an Indigenous dark fiction anthologyTheodore C. Van Alst Jr.Graphic- Racism, Body horror, Violence

Moderate- Rape, Sexual assault, Colonisation

Minor- Vomit, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry
December 24, 2025No Book Club (Library Closed)

String Theory: Needlework Club

Mar 032025
 

Join us for needlework and camaraderie. Feel free to bring a project you’re already working on or start something new. Open to all experience levels.

Limited materials will be provided. If you have any questions, please email modete@mclinc.org

Registration not required.

Garden Book Discussion – Longwood Gardens Community Reads

Feb 272025
 

Join us at the library for a friendly book discussion of Paradise Under Glass by Ruth Kassinger. Copies of the book are available at the Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library and other libraries across the region. This event is part of the Longwood Gardens Community Read which is designed to encourage reading for pleasure and start a conversation. Focusing on literature about gardens, plants, and the natural world, Longwood chooses an exceptional book annually (paired with similarly themed younger readers’ book) through a variety of programs, discussions, and lectures across all community partner organizations. Some lucky participants will win passes for four to Longwood Gardens. Please register through our events tab on our website: https://mnl.libcal.com/event/14150190

 

 

Paradise Under Glass: The Education of an Indoor Gardener

By Ruth Kassinger

Paradise Under Glass is a witty and absorbing memoir about one woman’s unlikely desire to build, stock, and tend a small conservatory in her suburban Maryland home.

Kassinger found herself in need of a positive path after the death of her sister, her home becoming an empty nest, and her own battle with breast cancer. A resident of Maryland, she visited the conservatory of the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington D.C. and was inspired to add a much smaller-scale conservatory to her home. “It occurred to me that adding a conservatory to our house was just what I needed,” Kassinger says. “Warm and humid, beautiful, ever-green, peaceful and still, a conservatory would be the perfect antidote to the losses and changes of middle age. It would be my personal tropical paradise where nothing unexpected lurked in the landscape.”

Kassinger was definitely not a skilled indoor gardener before taking her conservatory leap. As an experienced writer and researcher, she knew she needed to learn about indoor gardens and how to grow indoor plants if she was to be successful—the results of which she shares in Paradise Under Glass. This wonderful combination of warm humor, personal anecdotes, and fascinating history makes for a terrific read.

 

 

The Writer’s Forum: Adult Writer’s Group

Feb 102025
 

Looking for a writing community? Join us for our monthly Adult Writer’s Group. Whether you are working on that final draft or trying to fine-tune your idea, this group is here to help. Held on the 3rd Wednesdays of every month. All experience levels are welcome.

Our first meeting is on March 19th

You can register here or by emailing Mary Ann at modete@mclinc.org

QHive

Feb 072025
 
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month to discuss LGBTQ+ books, movies, art, and more! It will be a teen-led organization to empower LGBTQ+ and allied youth. If you have any questions, you can email Ayanna Madison at amadison@mclinc.org. Please fill out this form to get us started!
Ages 13-18
Future Dates:
March 5th
March 19th

Small Business Workshop

Jan 302025
 

Presented by Cassandra E. Davis of the Norristown Small Business Assistance Center. This workshop will cover resources available to help you develop your small business in the Norristown area. Spanish and English groups available.

Two sessions:

Tuesday, March 4th :

9:30am – Meet and Greet

10am – Small Business Workshop

Thursday, March 6th CANCELLED

Check out monthly calendars. We will schedule future workshops on developing and running a small business. If you would like to be notified personally of such events email Jeanne at JCove@mclinc.org.

 

Norristown Garden Club: Herb Workshop

Jan 302025
 

Come learn about herbs! The Norristown Garden Club will provide all the supplies and teach us more about growing herbs. No experience is necessary. Each participant will leave with a pot and herbs to continue growing. Space is limited so register today by telling front desk staff, emailing Jeanne at JCOVE@mclinc.org, or online here. Registration is required.

Register separately for the Garden Club’s second workshop on Tuesday, March 25th, also at 6pm.

We look forward to seeing you!

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