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Kick-off Summer at Kingsessing Library. Plus a Treasure Hunt!
by Rachel Robinson This summer let’s celebrate every child’s right to read. Kick-off Summer Reading with your family at Kingsessing Library on Thursday June 2nd, 4:00pm-5:30pm, and follow it up that weekend by going on the Summer of Wonder Treasure Hunt on Saturday June 4th. You may have heard about summer slide, which is when…
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Paschalville Library Filmmaking Workshop: See the new Spider-Man movie!
May 20 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pmThem That Do: Photography Classes
June 1 @ 5:30 pmBartram’s Garden at the Library
June 7 @ 4:00 pm
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