Join us for quiet individual reading or come just to hang out and listen to classical music at MC-NPL’s quiet reading cafe. Tea and cookies will be served. No registration needed. This event is 14+.
Dec 122024
Dec 122024
Join us on the third Friday of the month, starting at 3:30pm for some light refreshments and a movie! No registration is needed. Just drop in! Ratings for our Friday Matinee will be PG-13 or lower.
Friday, March 21, 2025: Mean Girls (2024), PG-13
Synopsis:
New student Cady Heron navigates the thorny jungles of teenage and high school drama. Led by Regina George, the elite clique The Plastics welcomes Cady into their exclusive group. When she falls for Regina’s ex, Aaron Samuels, Cady risks her social status and faces Regina’s wrath. With the help of her socially shunned friends Janis and Damian, Cady must survive high school, the most dangerous mission of her life. The film is a remake of the 2004 comedy of the same name.
Aug 222024
Play chess with other interested players on Tuesdays between 3-5pm. We are set up on the tables in the AV area on the first floor. Bring your own board or use ours. No registration, drop in only.
May 102024
Thank you, Montgomery County, Norristown & surrounding neighbors for a great Comic Fest 2024!
Here are results of various contests and votes:
Cosplay Winners:
Under 10: Barbie 11-17: Queen of Hearts 18+: Drago
Art Contest Winners:
Fan Art: Jason Rodriguez, TMNT Original Character: Anabel S., Lilac Short Comic: Veyda Eisele
Fandom Voting (winner in bold):
Pikachu 77 vs. Charizard 76 Marvel 79 vs. DC 86 Ursula 34 vs. Maleficent 43 Naruto 40 vs. Sailor Moon 55 Jiji 34 vs. Totoro 39 Empire 46 vs. Rebels 62 One Piece 40 vs. Demon Slayer 48
Comic Fest was held at Norristown Public Library on SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2024:
Comic Fest is an annual event that is fun for kids, teens, & adults. All are welcome. Entry is free.
Attendees received a program, free lanyard, and snack tickets. Between scheduled programs patrons saw costumes & characters, voted their fandom, shopped artist alley, played games, created buttons & comic books, admired fan art, and more. Members of Kyber Base were here in Star Wars costume. Sonic, Pikachu, and Belle also made appearances. Gamers enjoyed the giant game truck parked outside. Separate gaming was set up for younger children in the children’s department upstairs. All day teen and adult gaming was held in the community room. See below for timed elements of the day.
10-11am: Sonic character visit
10am-1:30pm: GameTruck outside our Powell Street entrance
11am-12noon: Pikachu character visit, trading card game tournaments
11:30: Comic Writing Workshop with Keville Bowen
12noon: Comic Art Drawing Class with Jason Rodriguez (ages 9-15)
1pm: Trivia
1:30: Artist Showdown
2pm: Cosplay Contest ($50 prizes in three age categories)
Artists in attendance included: Keville Bowen, Jason Rodriguez, Dawn Griffin, Jun Yi, Nic Hwang, Connor Peterson, Rose Moran, Zeta230, Steve Peters, and cosplay designer Cali Eisele.
Check out some photos from 2023 Comic Fest…
Look for us again in August 2025!
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 or virtually (registration required). 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. Questions or to register, email Mary Ann at modete@mclinc.org or call 610-278-5100 x400.
January 27th, 2025 (4th Monday): Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
February 24th, 2025 (4th Monday): In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
March 17th, 2025: She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen
Summary: After an embarrassing loss to her ex-girlfriend in their first basketball game of the season, seventeen-year-old Scottie Zajac gets into a fender bender with her nemesis, Irene Abraham, head cheerleader for the Fighting Reindeer. When the accident sends Irene’s car to the shop for repairs, the girls are forced to carpool, and their rocky start only gets worse. In trying to get back at her toxic ex, Scottie bribes Irene into a fake-dating scheme that threatens to reveal some very real feelings.
April 21st, 2025: This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
May 19th, 2025: TBD by Mary Oliver
June 16th, 2025: Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson
July 21st, 2025: Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
August 18th, 2025: My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi Nagata
September 15th, 2025: The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
October 20th, 2025: Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
November 17th, 2025: Keep Your Wives Away From Them: Orthodox Women, Unorthodox Desires by Miryam Kabakov
December 15th, 2025: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
All are welcome!
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)
Email Jeanne at JCove@mclinc.org with questions
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