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Adult Events at Abington Free Library
1030 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001, 215-885-5180, ext. 15. - updated
March 11, 2010

Adults@AFL
Adult Literacy Events
Prof. Burton Klein Speaks
Daytime Book Discussion Group
Folk Guitar Workshop Series
Friends of the Library
Memoirs and Memoir Writing
Old York Road Genealogical Society
Richard Peck
Ruth Abel Memorial Book Discussion
Socrates Café
WWII Lecture Series

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Folk Guitar Workshop Series

FOLK GUITAR WORKSHOP SERIES
Six Lesson Course
for age 15 and up.

Instructor Rich Kaufman
will bring some guitars to lessons.

Mondays at 7 p.m.:
March 15, 31 (the 31st is a Wednesday)
April 12, 26
May 10, 24, 2010.

Register for this FREE event in the Library Office, Abington Free Library, 1030 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001, 215-885-5180, ext. 15 or by email.

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WWII LECTURE SERIES - click here for more ...
Every third Tuesday of the month at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

The next event will be on March 16.

Please contact me if you would like to help out.
Brandon C. Traister
Call Brandon at 856-296-9256
or email him at brandon.traister@us.army.mil.

WWII Lecture Series Newsletters

Register for this FREE event in the Library Office, Abington Free Library, 1030 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001, 215-885-5180, ext. 15 or by email.

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Typewriter Keys

John RossiMEMOIRS AND MEMOIR WRITING

Wednesday, March 24, 2010
at 7:00 p.m.

Tales of Lower Olney: A Memoir of Growing Up in Philadelphia in the Late 1940s and Early 1950s by John Rossi, is an affectionate memoir of growing up in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia in the decade after World War II. The memoir is an attempt to paint a portrait through personal stories of a particular time and place in America’s past.

The author, Professor Emeritus of History at La Salle University, lived in Olney for 46 years. He and wife, Frances, currently reside in Jenkintown.

Register for this FREE event in the Library Office, Abington Free Library, 1030 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001, 215-885-5180, ext. 15 or by email.

Philadelphia Inquirer: A Study in Upward Mobility by John Rossi KYW Newsradio: LaSalle Professor Pens Memoir on Lower Olney by John Ostapkovich
Philly2Philly: History Is His Story by Gregory Gethard

John Rossi

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Ruth Abel Memorial Book, Film and Poetry Discussion Group



The Ruth R. Abel Memorial Book and Film Discussion Group

Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the Shorday Room


The Passport

March 31, 2010
The Passport
by Herta Muller

Available now in the Library Office for $8 or may be borrowed from the library system.


Over the Summer Water by Elizabeth McFarland

April 28, 2010
Over the Summer Water
by Elizabeth McFarland

Available now in the Library Office for $9.


Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter

May 26, 2010
Hard Rain Falling
by Don Carpenter

Available now in the Library Office for $11 or may be borrowed from the library system.


Books will be available for purchase from the Library Office soon. You may click on the links for The Passport and Hard Rain Falling to borrow them from the library system.

Ed and EdgarEdward Pettit is our discussion leader.

REGISTRATION IS A MUST!
Register for this FREE program
in the Library Office
Abington Free Library
1030 Old York Road
Abington, PA 19001
215-885-5180, ext. 15 or by email.

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Daytime Book Discussion Group at Abington Free Library

DAYTIME BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Every first Thursday of the month at 1 p.m.

No registration required. Walk-ins welcome!

Book Date Title Author Recommended
Brroklyn by Colm Tóibín

April 1,
2010

Brooklyn

Colm Tóibín

Marilyn Krupnick

Marriage, a History: From Obedience to Intimacy, or How Love Conquered Marriage by Stephanie Coontz

May 6,
2010

Marriage, a History: From Obedience to Intimacy, or How Love Conquered Marriage

Stephanie Coontz

Terry Mahoney

June 3 - Books selected for 2010-2011

More dates...

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Prof. Burton Klein Speaks!
Prof. Burton Klein Speaks!
Cruises - Above and Beyond the Norm...

Prof. Burton Klein Speaks

Abington Library’s favorite professor returns!

Wednesdays at 10 a.m. in the Shorday Room

April 7, 2010 - Potpourri - Plain and Simple...
April 14, 2010 - When the Good Guys Used to Win...
April 21, 2010 - Do’s and Don’ts of Travel...
April 28, 2010 - Cruises - Above and Beyond the Norm...

Learn more at BurtonKleinSpeaks.com

Register for this FREE event in the Library Office, Abington Free Library, 1030 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001, 215-885-5180, ext. 15 or by email.

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Old York Road Genealogical Society

OLD YORK ROAD GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY - click here for more
Every second Tuesday of the month, from 7-8:45 p.m.
OYRGS website | Genealogy Books

April 13, 2010 - TBA

more dates and info ...

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Socrates Cafe - A Fresh Taste of Philosophy

SOCRATES CAFÉ

Every second Wednesday of the month from 10:30 - noon
AND
Every fourth Friday of the month from 7 - 8:30 p.m.

Giving Philosophy Back to the People
Let's discuss ... What is truth? What is justice? What is moderation? Any and every question under the sun!

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Fair Weather, by Richard Peck

A Long Way From Chicago, by Richard Peck

Here Lies the Librarian

On the Wings of Heroes, by Richard Peck

SPECIAL EVENT: RICHARD PECK
Sunday, May 16, 3-5 p.m.
For Richard Peck fans of all ages.

Richard Peck, award-winning author of books for children and young adults, will share his experiences with us at Abington Free Library.

Registration begins April 5.

Abington Free Library

“I was born and brought up in Decatur, Illinois, the real Illinois a long way from Chicago. Back then, a boy knew when his adolescence was over. A notice to that effect came through the mail, from the draft board. And so I was a soldier in Germany, ghost-writing sermons for chaplains— my first writing job. I’d been a student in England too, and so I came of age in other countries.

I live in one now, a third-world sort of island called Manhattan that knows very little about the real America, let alone the real Illinois.
Here in this exile I have reached the age of nostalgia....

I caught my first glimpses of the world and the future in books. Here in some other century I hope young readers still do.”

- Richard Peck, 2001

Adult Events at Abington Free Library

All adult programs will be held in the Community Room on the Lower Level unless specified. The Library has stairs and an elevator to the Lower Level. For information on Adult Programs or to register, call, email or come by: Library Office, Abington Free Library, 1030 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001, USA, 215-885-5180, ext. 15.

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ADULT LITERACY EVENTS - click here for more ...
Literacy Phone: 215-885-5183

Literacy Link - The Abington Township Public Library Adult Literacy Newsletter l Events - Future Dates l Conversation PLEASE! l Family Literacy l GED l Learning Center l Literacy Live l Literacy Workplace l U.S. Citizenship l Write It Right

Can you read this?  Many can’t.
 
You could help by sending a student and/or becoming a tutor at the Abington Free Library Adult Literacy Program.  Free tutoring is provided to adults who are unable to read, or are learning English as a second language, or need to improve their writing or math skills. 

Learning to read can change a life … help make it happen!

Call Rob Naborn at 215-885-5183 or email him at ablit1@yahoo.com.

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BookCellar - Used Book Store
BookCellar (used book store) hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri; noon - 4 p.m., Wed; noon - 8:30 p.m., Sat; 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

eScrip - Contribute Painlessly!

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

The Friends of the Library is a community organization dedicated to supporting the Abington Township Public Library.

Buy BookCellar Books on Amazon!

MEETINGS
Saturdays, Feb. 20, and May 15 at 9:30 a.m. Community Room, AFL

Picnic in Alverthorpe Park
Monday, June 7, 2010 - 5:45 p.m.

LATEST NEWS!
Donate books
Buy BookCellar Books on Amazon!

EVENTS
BookCellar - Used Books, etc.
Historical Society Books
Donate
Join
Be A Friend to the Roslyn Branch Library!
Honor Books Program - Contribute to honor or in memory of a loved one.
Buy BookCellar Books on Amazon!

LIBRARY MERCHANDISE
BookCellar - Used Books, etc.
Historical Society Books
Silent Auction of Jewelry and Unique Collectibles
Raffle Baskets
Library Book Bags
Honor Books Program

Proceeds from Friends activities benefit the Library. Call 215-885-5180, ext. 36 or email us. Everyone is welcome to come & get involved!

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Adult Events at Abington Free Library

All adult programs will be held in the Community Room on the Lower Level unless specified. The Library has stairs and an elevator to the Lower Level. For information on Adult Programs or to register, call, email or come by: Library Office, Abington Free Library, 1030 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001, USA, 215-885-5180, ext. 15

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How Do I ...
 

Ask the Director, Nancy Hammeke Marshall
215-885-5180x14, nhammekemarshall@mclinc.org

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