Chess Club
Chess Club
Open to Tweens and Teens who want to play chess with fellow chess players. Meet new friends and hone your skills!
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New Year’s Eve Party
New Year’s Eve Party
Join the Friends of UMFPL at the library for a FREE family friendly (early) celebration of the New Year! New Year's Eve Party will be held in our library from 3:30 - 5:30pm.
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Adult Winter Reading Challenge Begins
Challenge runs Jan. 1, 2025- Mar. 31, 2025! What is the Adult Winter Reading Challenge? Read or listen to at least 5 books between January 1st and March 31st 2025! Track your progress, rate titles, earn badges & prizes by logging your reads in Beanstack. Register HERE: https://umfpl.beanstack.org/ or in the Beanstack App.
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Pre-K Packets Available
Pre-K Packets Learning Activities for little ones Our Pre-K Take and Learn packets are available the first of every month from October through June. (while supplies last) Each packet has an educational theme and can include learning activities, outdoor activities, and crafts.
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Young Artist Make and Take
Young Artists Take & Makes projects for school-age children Experience different art mediums and a great opportunity for artistic exploration! Available starting the first Monday of every month (while supplies last)
Adult Craft Kits Available
January CRAFT KIT: Pinecone Owls PICK UP A FREE CRAFT SUPPLY KIT @ UMFPL (while supplies last) KITS AVAILABLE STARTING January 6
Chess Club
Chess Club
Open to Tweens and Teens who want to play chess with fellow chess players. Meet new friends and hone your skills!
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Cook Your Way Through… Feed These People
Cook Your Way Through… Feed These People
REGISTER HERE! UMFPL COOKBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: Feed These People by Jen Hatmaker This discussion takes place virtually on Zoom. Meeting Log-in information will be emailed to registered participants on or before the day of the program and posted to our bookclubs.com page. Free copies of the title available to registered participants starting December 2nd (while…
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Toddler Story Time
Toddler Story Time
Toddler Story Times on Wednesdays Join Amanda at 10am on Wednesdays for fun stories, rhymes and songs in the UMFPL Children’s Room. Activities geared to ages 1 to 4 years, but siblings of any age are welcome to join in!
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Baby Story Time
Baby Story Time
Baby Story Time Fridays at 10am All caregivers and kiddos are welcome for stories, rhymes, songs and fun movement designed for newborns through 18 months. Held in the UMFPL Children’s Room. Siblings are welcome to participate or play!
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Reading with Fuzzy Friends
Reading with Fuzzy Friends
**RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE** Space is limited for this event! To ensure participation in this activity please arrive within 5 minutes of your selected time. Walk-ins and late arrivals will be accommodated if space is available.
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Chess Club
Chess Club
Open to Tweens and Teens who want to play chess with fellow chess players. Meet new friends and hone your skills!
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Spice Up Your Life- Mint
Kits available starting January 15th. Enjoy tasting spices from around the world! Each kit includes a serving of spices with recipes included. Kits available while supplies last.
Elementary Experimenters Kits Available
Elementary Experimenters Science Fun for school age kids! Take & Make for school-age children A great opportunity to try fun and exciting science experiments and also learn why they happen! Pick up supplies at the Children’s Room Information Desk, starting the 15th of every month as long as supplies last!
Toddler Story Time
Toddler Story Time
Toddler Story Times on Wednesdays Join Amanda at 10am on Wednesdays for fun stories, rhymes and songs in the UMFPL Children’s Room. Activities geared to ages 1 to 4 years, but siblings of any age are welcome to join in!
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Virtual Author Talk with TJ Klune
Virtual Author Talk with TJ Klune
REGISTER HERE! We’re excited to chat with author TJ Klune about the Cerulean Chronicles, with special emphasis on his newest in the series, Somewhere Beyond the Sea! If you’re new to the Cerulean Chronicles, that’s okay! Let us lay the groundwork. Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea introduces us to Linus Baker. A by-the-book caseworker in the…
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Finances for Students
Finances for Students
Students in middle school through college, come learn from a financial advisor about budgets, debt, and saving money. Register for a spot now!
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Baby Story Time
Baby Story Time
Baby Story Time Fridays at 10am All caregivers and kiddos are welcome for stories, rhymes, songs and fun movement designed for newborns through 18 months. Held in the UMFPL Children’s Room. Siblings are welcome to participate or play!
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True Crime Tales
True Crime Tales
*** REGISTER HERE*** Do you love true crime? Join us to read and discuss the latest true crime (and true crime adjacent) titles on Zoom! Join our group on Bookclubs.com to access meeting information, discussion boards, polls, and much more! Visit https://bookclubs.com/true-crime-tales/join/ to join (not required)! The Haunting of Alma Fielding by Kate Summerscale
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Toddler Story Time
Toddler Story Time
Toddler Story Times on Wednesdays Join Amanda at 10am on Wednesdays for fun stories, rhymes and songs in the UMFPL Children’s Room. Activities geared to ages 1 to 4 years, but siblings of any age are welcome to join in!
Teen Writers Club
Teen Writers Club
REGISTER HERE! Teen writers club will meet the 4th Wednesday of every month. Come join us!
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Virtual Author Talk with Amanda Montell
Virtual Author Talk with Amanda Montell
REGISTER HERE! We’re excited to chat with author Amanda Montell about “The Age of Magical Overthinking"! In a delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking, Amanda Montell now turns her erudite eye to the inner workings of the human mind…
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Baby Story Time
Baby Story Time
Baby Story Time Fridays at 10am All caregivers and kiddos are welcome for stories, rhymes, songs and fun movement designed for newborns through 18 months. Held in the UMFPL Children’s Room. Siblings are welcome to participate or play!
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Rep. Nancy Guenst Office Services Event
Rep. Nancy Guenst Office Services Event
Stop by the Library between 10:30am-12:30pm for Representative Nancy Guenst's Office Services Event! The office offers: Free notary services PennDOT related issues SEPTA senior keycards Property tax/rent rebate program Unclaimed property VSO hours
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Story Time and a Craft
Story Time and a Craft
Enjoy an exciting story and create a fun craft. Geared ages 4-8, but all are welcome! 10:30 - 11:30 on the fourth Saturday of the month.
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Writers’ group
Writers’ group
Calling ALL WRITERS — amateur, pro, scribbler, typist!! YOU are invited to join the writers’ group. We host discussions of the writing process and the craft; practice exercises and prompts to generate ideas and….most importantly we support each other’s writing through healthy, positive feedback and sharing inspirational ideas/techniques. No registration required.
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Book Club for Grades 3-6
Book Club for Grades 3-6
Book Club for Grades 3-6. Talk about your favorite books, pick books to read and discuss. You do not have to read selected book to attend. Read your own and talk about it!
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Chess Club
Chess Club
Open to Tweens and Teens who want to play chess with fellow chess players. Meet new friends and hone your skills!
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Virtual Author Talk with Seth Fishman
Virtual Author Talk with Seth Fishman
REGISTER HERE! You’re writing a book (or thinking about it), but what happens next? Join us for an inside look into working with an agent and the beginning stages of the publishing process with Seth Fishman, Vice President and Literary Agent at The Gernert Company. The Gernert Company represents more than 500 authors and is…
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Tote Bag Stencil Craft
Tote Bag Stencil Craft
Join us for a night of Tote Bag Crafting! All materials are provided. REGISTER HERE
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Toddler Story Time
Toddler Story Time
Toddler Story Times on Wednesdays Join Amanda at 10am on Wednesdays for fun stories, rhymes and songs in the UMFPL Children’s Room. Activities geared to ages 1 to 4 years, but siblings of any age are welcome to join in!
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Book Discussion: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Book Discussion: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
UMFPL’s Book Discussion Group is on Zoom! Join us! January Title: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Click here to add your email to our invite list! (No need to sign-up each month, we’ll keep you on our list until you tell us to take you off. Annually, we will check in to confirm you want…
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Cash Flow Board Game Night
Cash Flow Board Game Night
Learn financial skills while playing a fun game! Ages 11 - 19. No registration required.
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Baby Story Time
Baby Story Time
Baby Story Time Fridays at 10am All caregivers and kiddos are welcome for stories, rhymes, songs and fun movement designed for newborns through 18 months. Held in the UMFPL Children’s Room. Siblings are welcome to participate or play!
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Pre-K Packets Available
Pre-K Packets Learning Activities for little ones Our Pre-K Take and Learn packets are available the first of every month from October through June. (while supplies last) Each packet has an educational theme and can include learning activities, outdoor activities, and crafts.