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Upcoming system outage

Aug 192024
 

Starting Tuesday, August 27, our system will be down for upgrades. This outage affects the Main Library in Norristown and all of our branches. It is a county-wide upgrade that affects most libraries in Montgomery County.

  • Library cards will be required to checkout materials.
    • Other forms of ID will not be accepted.
  • Items cannot be renewed.
  • New library cards cannot be issued.
  • You will be unable to login to your account online, or access the online card catalog.
  • No items will be due, and no fines will be charged.
  • eBooks from OverDrive/Libby will still be available.

Can’t find your library card? Stop in for a FREE replacement card any time before this date.

Thank you for your patience as we continue to improve our computer systems.

Make Music Day-June 21st – Junio 21

May 132024
 

Girl singing and smiling in front of rainbow wall art  Man and boy with recording equipment on stageMan with songbook and woman with guitar singing outsideBoy playing conga drumsPeople playing drums at the libraryDuo playing guitars and singing at the library

 

MAKE MUSIC DAY!   JUNE 21, 2024!  Junio 21!

Our 3rd annual Make Music Day Norristown is in the books! View photos from 2024 performances above. Thank you to all the community members who participated and volunteered to make it a success. If you would like to be involved in planning, hosting, or performing next year please email Jeanne at JCove@mclinc.org. Make Music Day is always on June 21st, World Music Day.

Make Music Day en junio 21.

 Manda un correo electrónico a Jeanne en la biblioteca a la dirección JCove@mclinc.org para inscribirte para presentarte como músico o para inscribirte como anfitrión voluntario.

 

2024 schedule:

11am: Children’s music performance with Miss Emily, geared to preschoolers – Norristown Public Library, 1001 Powell Street, upstairs

12noon: Drum Workshop with Tony Flagiello – Norristown Public Library, 1001 Powell Street, downstairs

1:45: Max on trumpet – Norristown Public Library, 1001 Powell Street, downstairs

2pm: Fricknadorable (acoustic duo) – Norristown Public Library, 1001 Powell Street, downstairs

3pm: Khadijah Graves (R&B/soul – original song) – Norristown Public Library, 1001 Powell Street, downstairs

3:10pm: Garty Bowersox (Broadway songs) – Norristown Public Library, 1001 Powell Street, downstairs

 

5-8pm+: Various Acoustic Acts – Recycle, Read, Repeat Bookstore, 208 Cherry Street

 

6-8:30pm: Student, Teacher, and Community performances. Singer songwriter, duo/trio groups, and poets – Expressive Path Creative Arts Center – 857 Cherry Street

 

7pm: Jonathan Haggard on organ – All Saints Church, 535 Haws Avenue 

 

8:15pm: Campfire singalong with s’mores – Reformed Church of the Ascension, 1700 West Main Street

 

 

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

Thank you to our June Jazz 2023 Sponsors!

Jun 072023
 

We held our annual June Jazz fundraiser on Tuesday, July 6, 2023. Twenty-six organizations and individuals sponsored the fundraiser, and turnout was terrific! Our wonderful hosts at von C Brewing Company made everyone feel welcome, and the Taco Truck by Lumbrada Express got rave reviews! The Kool Kats, formerly known as the N Town Band, delivered the smooth, upbeat jazz that our supporters ask for year after year.

Proceeds raised by June Jazz support the Library’s materials budget, placing books and other media straight into the hands, homes, and minds of the Montgomery County families we serve. We are deeply grateful to the following organizations and individuals for generously sponsoring June Jazz.

THANK YOU!

Author Sponsor

Friends of Montgomery District Library Center

Publisher Sponsor

Tompkins Bank

Editor Sponsors

Stauffer Glove & Safety

PECO

Storyteller Sponsors

Clean As A Whistle, Inc.

Miller, Turetsky, Rule & McLennan

Pathcom, Inc.

Recycle Read Repeat

Republic Bank

Shannondell at Valley Forge

Szpindor-Meyers Funeral Home

TD Bank

Bookworm Sponsors

Monica D’Antonio
Elzar & Carolyn V. Camper, Jr.
Curran Family
Dischell Bartle Dooley Law Offices
Susan K. Howard & Gene R. Frank, Ph.D.
Beth Jacksier
Kimmel Bogrette Architecture + Site
Literacy Council of Norristown
Longley Insurance Agency
Mary Metz
Montgomery Bar Association
Joan Mower
Cathyann Sweeney
Larry Tuliszewski
Waste Management

 

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Sep 082022
 

 

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Museum Passes at MC-NPL

Jul 222022
 

 

 

Looking for something to do with family or visiting friends? Check out a museum pass from the library!These select passes are for popular local attractions. Each pass can be borrowed for 3 days, allows you to bring multiple people along with you, and may even give you discounted purchases at the venue. You cannot place holds on these passes.

Please contact the circulation department for more information and to check the current availability of passes.

Museum passes are provided through the generosity of the Friends of Montgomery District Library Center.

Currently, we have the following passes available to borrow from our circulation desk:

  • Elmwood Park Zoo (admits up to 2 adults and 6 children)
  • John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove (admits up to 2 adults and 4 children)
  • Woodmere Art Museum (admits up to 2 adults and 4 children).

Summer @ MC-NPL for Teens: Pick-Up Projects

Jun 082021
 

From June 14 to August 14, the main library in Norristown has Pick-Up Projects for our teens, ages 12 – 17, to enjoy! Each week has a food theme and a writing prompt.

 

Sign up for your pick-up project when the link appears in the list below. This list updates every Monday.

On the days they are available, pick up your kit at the main library’s Front Desk. The main library is open to the public on weekdays, 10 AM- 3 PM, and on Saturdays, 10 AM- 2 PM.

Can’t make it then? Give us a call at 610-278-5100, extention 0 for our curbside pick-up service, which is available on Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 AM –  4:30 PM; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 AM – 7:30 PM; Fridays, 9 AM – 5:30 PM and; Saturdays, 10 AM – 1:30 PM.

Pick-Up Projects are available for Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library teen patrons ONLY.

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