August 2016
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Upper Perkiomen Valley Library
A Branch of Montgomery County—Norristown Public Library
215-679-2020  www.upvlibrary.org
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10:00-Babygarten
11:00-Story Time
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10:30-Story Time
Make It-Take It Day
Tuesday Trivia Day
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10:00-Babygarten
11:00-Story Time
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10:30-Story Time
Make It-Take It Day
Tuesday Trivia Day
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Kids, bring in your
reading logs—last
day to enter for
prizes is 8/17
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10:00-Babygarten
11:00-Story Time
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10:30-Story Time
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10:30 –Lego/Block
Free Play
1:00-Bridge Club
Last day for
SRC tickets!
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10:00-Babygarten
11:00-Story Time
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11:30-Story Time
@ Green Lane Park!
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1:00-Bridge
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10:00-Babygarten
11:00-Story Time
6:00– Scrabble
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10:30-Story Time
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1:00-Bridge
Library Hours
Mon-Thu 10-8
Fri 10-5
Sat 10-2
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11:00-Game Day*
1:00-Bridge Club
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1:00-Socrates Café
11:00-Balloon wksp*
Challenge Day
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10:30-RSR Book Clb
1:00-Bridge Club
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10:00-Movie
12:30-Movie
2:45-Movie
Free Book Friday
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7:00– For the Love of 10:00-Movie
Sports*
12:30-Movie
2:45-Movie
Challenge Day
Free Book Friday
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11:00 Olympic
Fun Games*
Summer reading
club ends today
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Please Note: Events with * require sign up. Events in italics are full at time of printing. Please check at the library for current availability.
Upper Perk Valley Library-August Events
Miss Wendy’s Story Time
Monday Story Times from 11-11:30 are planned for 0-2-year-olds.
Tuesday Story Times from 10:30-11:15 are planned for 3-6 year olds.
8/1 & 8/2
8/8 & 8/9
8/15 & 8/16
8/22
Fueling Your Engine (food stories)
Get in the Game!
Round & Round We Go!
Summer Stories
Tuesday 8/23 Library On The Go @ Green Lane Park, 11:30am
Living Well for Less
Wednesday, August 17, 6:30pm
@ The Center in East Greenville ( 517 Jefferson St)
Learn to squeeze a little more out of your limited
budget at this special event coordinated by the library, The Open
Link and Community Thrift Shop. Fashion show, cleaning recipes,
local family resources, giveaways, and more.
8/29 & 8/30 Ocean Commotion
Summer Reading Club ends August 13th!
Babygarten meets every Monday from 10-10:45am.
All ages have until August 17th to enter prize tickets or
Infants from birth to 18 months & their caregivers share nursery rhymes,
reviews to be eligible for prizes. Winners will be notified later that
songs, and books. Each class concludes with a free play period.
week. Until then please join us for:
Make It-Take It Mondays-drop in any time
Balloon Twisting Workshop - Thursday 8/4, 11am
to make a craft.
Learn to make balloon sculptures for ages 10 and up. Must register.
Trivia Tuesdays-Earn a prize ticket each
week if you can figure out the answers.
Family Fun Olympics - Saturday 8/13, 11am-1pm
Playful Wednesdays-Game day for ages 9
Sign up the entire family to participate in our friendly,
and up at 11am on August 3rd.
family Olympic competition. All ages will compete.
Playful Wednesdays-Lego/Block play for 3
Who will bring home the gold? Please register.
to 6-year-olds at 10:30am on August 17th.
Composting Made Easy - September 14, 6:30pm
Challenge Thursdays-Drop in any time to earn tickets by meetAccomplished local gardener, Jane Peloghitis, is eager to ing our challenge of the week.
share her simple way of composting. We’ll visit her
Movie Fridays-A different movie each week @ 10, 12:30, or 2:45.
garden next to the library to see how easy it is.
Check library for the weekly feature.
Regular Monthly Activities (held every month, no registration requested, just drop in!)
Bridge Club for Adults - Meets every Wednesday at 1:00pm in our Community Room.
Socrates Café - All are welcome to join this monthly get together for lively & thoughtful conversation on a variety of topics. Increase tolerance and understanding by
seeking & discussing together. Meets Thursday, August 4th, at 1pm.
Adult Fiction Book Club - Meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. Join us on August 16th to discuss the novel The Lake House by Kate Morton.
Scrabble for Adults - Beginner or experienced players are welcome. Scrabble players meet at 6pm on the last Monday of every month. See you on August 29th!
Have you tried our online resources? Learn a language on Mango, create a resume on Cypress, or read a magazine on Zinio.
The Upper Perkiomen Valley Library is a branch of Montgomery County—Norristown Public Library