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Bridge for Experienced Players New tables of bridge are forming now. Weekly games on Fridays at noon. Contact Sue Burdick at 215-643-1320, ext 14 or sburdick@wvpl.org. We have new friendly folks looking to make more tables.
Chess Club The Chess Club at Blue Bell meets weekly at Blue Bell on Wednesdays at 7 pm. Must already know how to play at any level. Coordinated by Carl Bingler. Children who want to play chess are welcome; however a parent must stay with the child.
Family History Research Family History Research with Connie Briggs, Family History Researcher. Make an appointment to find out about your ancestors! All you will need to bring with you to begin your research is the name and place of residence for one or more of your ancestors living in the U.S. between 1850 and 1930. This will also work if you have an ancestor living in the UK between 1841 and 1911. Using Connie's laptop, the Internet, and some great online resources, she will show you how to trace your family tree back in time. Maybe you will find some lost family secrets! CLICK HERE to send an E-Mail to Connie or call 267-626-4437 to make an appointment for her to meet you at the Ambler Branch or the Main Library in Blue Bell for a private family history session.
Friends Used Book Sale The Friends, a national organization, offers bi-annual used book sales. Sales start with over 10,000 items. General Pricing: $1.00 for hardbacks and trade editions, 50 cents for regular paperbacks, children's books vary from 2 for a quarter to $1.00, special value books are marked and music CDs for $3.00 per single disc with larger sets marked. Next Sale: Spring Used Book Sale April 26 - 30, 2013 Used Book Sale Hours: Friday night [for members only] : 7 - 9 pm Saturday: 10 am - 4:30 pm Sunday : 1 pm - 3:30 pm Monday : Bag Sale : 10 am - 6 pm Tuesday : Bag Sale : 10 am - 5 pm Tuesday : Free 90 Minutes : 5:30 - 7 pm
Hatha Yoga Class This 8-week session of Hatha Yoga will run from April 1 to June 3. No class on April 29 or May 27. Continuing by popular demand Hatha Yoga Class at WVPL, Blue Bell. Mondays 1:30-2:30 pm $35 for all 8 classes or $8 per drop in. Bring mat or towel to class.
Homework Help Dr. Midey Chang-Mateu is providing free tutoring in science and math for high school and middle school students. She is also tutoring students taking the GED. Tutoring is being offered at the Ambler Library. Leave your name and the student’s name with the Staff at the Ambler Library, 215-643-7775 and Dr. Chang-Mateu will contact you. Due to the high demand for Dr. Chang-Mateu's skills, this service is offered only to WVPL patrons.
Knitting & Crocheting Love to knit and want to share your skills? Want to learn to knit? Chat and knit with friends. Make new friends while learning new skills. Mondays & Wednesdays at 10am in the Blue Bell community room. Come and chat and knit with Friends.
Let's Read Math Let's Read Math^TM Books and math together! Think it can't be done? Think again. Students will learn a math skill through stories and an activity. Class sizes limited. Registration required. Spring Sessions Tuesdays, April 16, April 23, & April 30 - Students in PreK-Grade 1 (4-7 years). Join us for a special 3 week session. Register here for all three. Want to learn more about Let's Read Math^TM? Visit the official site.
Mah Jongg Play Mah Jongg with Claire Erbacher at the Wissahickon Valley Public Library, Blue Bell. Wednesdays at 1 P.M. Please Register. Call 978-930-1835 or email c.erbacher@comcast.net.
Miss Michelle's Story - Guitar Time Please watch the calendar for the latest on Miss Michelle's Story-Guitar Time. Blue Bell Branch Mondays at 10:30 AM Wednesdays at 4:30 PM Fridays at 10:30 AM Ambler Branch Tuesdays at 10:30 AM Thursdays at 4:30 PM For more information please call us!

New tables of bridge are forming now. Weekly games on Fridays at noon.
Contact Sue Burdick at 215-643-1320, ext 14 or sburdick@wvpl.org. We have new friendly folks looking to make more tables.

Chess Club

The Chess Club at Blue Bell meets weekly at Blue Bell on Wednesdays at 7 pm.
Must already know how to play at any level.
Coordinated by Carl Bingler.
Children who want to play chess are welcome; however a parent must stay with the child.

Family History Research

Family History Research with Connie Briggs, Family History Researcher.
Make an appointment to find out about your ancestors! All you will need to bring with you to begin your research is the name and place of residence for one or more of your ancestors living in the U.S. between 1850 and 1930. This will also work if you have an ancestor living in the UK between 1841 and 1911.

Using Connie's laptop, the Internet, and some great online resources, she will show you how to trace your family tree back in time. Maybe you will find some lost family secrets! CLICK HERE to send an E-Mail to Connie or call 267-626-4437 to make an appointment for her to meet you at the Ambler Branch or the Main Library in Blue Bell for a private family history session.

Friends Used Book Sale

The Friends, a national organization, offers bi-annual used book sales. Sales start with over 10,000 items. General Pricing: $1.00 for hardbacks and trade editions, 50 cents for regular paperbacks, children's books vary from 2 for a quarter to $1.00, special value books are marked and music CDs for $3.00 per single disc with larger sets marked.

Next Sale: Spring Used Book Sale April 26 - 30, 2013

Used Book Sale Hours:

Friday night [for members only] : 7 - 9 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 4:30 pm
Sunday : 1 pm - 3:30 pm
Monday : Bag Sale : 10 am - 6 pm
Tuesday : Bag Sale : 10 am - 5 pm
Tuesday : Free 90 Minutes : 5:30 - 7 pm

Hatha Yoga Class

This 8-week session of Hatha Yoga will run from April 1 to June 3. No class on April 29 or May 27.
Continuing by popular demand Hatha Yoga Class at WVPL, Blue Bell.
Mondays 1:30-2:30 pm
$35 for all 8 classes or $8 per drop in.
Bring mat or towel to class.

Homework Help

Dr. Midey Chang-Mateu is providing free tutoring in science and math for high school and middle school students. She is also tutoring students taking the GED. Tutoring is being offered at the Ambler Library. Leave your name and the student’s name with the Staff at the Ambler Library, 215-643-7775 and Dr. Chang-Mateu will contact you. Due to the high demand for Dr. Chang-Mateu's skills, this service is offered only to WVPL patrons.

Knitting & Crocheting

Love to knit and want to share your skills?
Want to learn to knit?
Chat and knit with friends. Make new friends while learning new skills.
Mondays & Wednesdays at 10am in the Blue Bell community room.
Come and chat and knit with Friends.

Let's Read Math

Let's Read Math^TM

Books and math together! Think it can't be done? Think again.
Students will learn a math skill through stories and an activity.

Class sizes limited. Registration required.

Spring Sessions

Tuesdays, April 16, April 23, & April 30 - Students in PreK-Grade 1 (4-7 years). Join us for a special 3 week session. Register here for all three.

Want to learn more about Let's Read Math^TM? Visit the official site.

Mah Jongg

Play Mah Jongg with Claire Erbacher at the Wissahickon Valley Public Library, Blue Bell.
Wednesdays at 1 P.M.
Please Register. Call 978-930-1835 or email c.erbacher@comcast.net.

Miss Michelle's Story - Guitar Time

Please watch the calendar for the latest on Miss Michelle's Story-Guitar Time.

Blue Bell Branch
Mondays at 10:30 AM
Wednesdays at 4:30 PM
Fridays at 10:30 AM

Ambler Branch
Tuesdays at 10:30 AM
Thursdays at 4:30 PM

For more information please call us!

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