Bala Cynwyd Library

06/04/2026

🚨 One week left to register for this program!

Join Justin B. Clement, Historic Site Supervisor at Montgomery County's Pottsgrove Manor, for a presentation exploring African American participation during the Valley Forge encampment of 1777 to 1778.

🗓️ Thursday, June 11, 2026
⏰️ 7:00pm - 8:45pm
📍 Bala Cynwyd Library

Registration required.

Join us for a presentation exploring African American participation during the Valley Forge encampment of 1777 to 1778. Justin B. Clement, Historic Site Supervisor at Montgomery...

06/03/2026

🚨 Happening this evening!

Hear the often-overlooked story of Project Gemini, the vital “Bridge to the Moon." Sally Foster-Chang, daughter of Robert L. Foster, Operations Manager of the Gemini Program, will share personal stories and insights into Gemini's missions, people, and legacy. Don’t miss this unique look at the program that helped pave the way for Apollo's path to the Moon.

🗓️ Wednesday, June 3, 2026
⏰️ 7:00pm - 8:45pm
📍 Bala Cynwyd Library

Seats are still available, and registration is required.

Hear the often-overlooked story of Project Gemini, the vital “Bridge to the Moon." Sally Foster-Chang, daughter of Robert L. Foster, Operations Manager of the Gemini Program, will...

06/03/2026

We love our new carpet in the Junior Room! In case you forgot what it used to look like, swipe through these before and after photos of our picture book area!

05/31/2026

Want to know if we have a book? Use the online catalog in the library or ask a librarian!

05/31/2026

Join us in the library's Junior Room for a fun preschool story time!

🗓️ Tuesday, June 30, 2026
⏰️ 10:30am - 11:00am
📍 Bala Cynwyd Library

Appropriate for ages 0-5.

Join us in the library's Junior Room for a fun preschool story time! Appropriate for ages 0-5.

05/29/2026

Join us for a discussion of Tevye the Dairyman by Sholem Aleichem. Once registered, please visit the Bala Cynwyd Library's Reference Desk to pick up a copy of the book.⁠
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🗓️ Thursday, June 4, 2026⁠
⏰️ 7:00pm - 8:45pm⁠
📍 Bala Cynwyd Library⁠
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Online registration required. Space is limited.⁠
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This event is presented as part of the Yiddish Book Center's Public Libraries Program, a partnership with the American Library Association and made possible by the Lilly Endowment, Inc.⁠
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The Yiddish Book Center’s Public Libraries Program brings Yiddish literature in translation to public libraries across the United States to deepen their engagement with Yiddish literature and Jewish life, religion, and culture, and to foster vibrant cross-cultural dialogue and discussion in their communities. ⁠
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https://lmls.libcal.com/event/16229616

05/28/2026

Join us in the library's Junior Room for a fun preschool story time!

🗓️ Monday, June 29, 2026
⏰️ 10:30am - 11:00am
📍 Bala Cynwyd Library

Appropriate for ages 0-5.

Join us in the library's Junior Room for a fun preschool story time! Appropriate for ages 0-5.

05/26/2026

Join us in the library's Junior Room for a fun preschool story time!

🗓️ Tuesday, June 23, 2026
⏰️ 10:30am - 11:00am
📍 Bala Cynwyd Library

Appropriate for ages 0-5.

Join us in the library's Junior Room for a fun preschool story time! Appropriate for ages 0-5.

05/25/2026

It is book recommendation time! ⁠
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In the long, hot summer of 1976, a group of young people is camping in Wyvis Hall. Adam, Rufus, Shiva, Vivien and Zosie hardly ask why they are there or how they are to live; they scavenge, steal and sell the family heirlooms. Ten years later, the bodies of a woman and child are discovered in the Hall’s animal cemetery. Which woman? And whose child?⁠
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USe the link in our bio to place a hold on "A Fatal Inversion" by Barbara Vine today!

05/24/2026

Join us in the library's Junior Room for a fun preschool story time!

🗓️ Monday, June 22, 2026
⏰️ 10:30am - 11:00am
📍 Bala Cynwyd Library

Appropriate for ages 0-5.

Join us in the library's Junior Room for a fun preschool story time! Appropriate for ages 0-5.