18th Annual Fundraiser to benefit the Newtown Library Company: the oldest operating library in Bucks County When: Saturday, February 22, 6 - 10 pm Where: Atrium at Stocking Works, 301 S. State St., Newtown, PA 18940 Includes hors d'oeuvres, desserts, cocktails, DJ, and dancing. Join us for a fun-filled evening! Tickets Pre-purchase before 2/16/20: $55… Continue reading Book Lovers Party: 2020
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Poetry Night: No River Twice
Who: No River Twice When: Friday, November 15, 2019 at 7:30PM Where: The Newtown Library Company, 114 E. Centre Ave. Newtown, PA Bring a friend and a poem for the open mic! From No River Twice's website: No River Twice is a multi-vocal, improvisational poetry reading and collaboration in which audience and poets interact to decide the direction… Continue reading Poetry Night: No River Twice
Penn Chair Travel Series: A Tour of Italy
Newtown Library Company's Penn Chair Travel Series presents: Charlie and Jen Adcock & A Tour of Italy Where: Newtown Library Company When: Friday, November 1, 2019 @ 7PM Who: Charlie and Jen Adcock Join the Adcocks as they take us on a "Tour of Italy" -- Rome, the Amalfi Coast, Pompeii, Saturnia, Tuscany, Florence, Venice, Milan,… Continue reading Penn Chair Travel Series: A Tour of Italy
Poetry Night: Katherine Hahn Falk
Who: Katherine Hahn Falk When: Friday, October 18, 2019 at 7:30PM Where: The Newtown Library Company, 114 E. Centre Ave. Newtown, PA Bring a friend and a poem for the open mic! Katherine Hahn Falk was the Pennsylvania Poet Laureate for Bucks County in 2017. She won the H. MacKnight-Black Poetry and Literature prize, was runner-up… Continue reading Poetry Night: Katherine Hahn Falk
Poetry Night: Sharon Olson
Who: Sharon Olson When: Friday, September 20, 2019 at 7:30PM Where: The Newtown Library Company, 114 E. Centre Ave. Newtown, PA Bring a friend and a poem for the open mic! Sharon Olson is a retired librarian, a Stanford graduate, with an M.L.S. from U.C. Berkeley and an M.A. in comparative literature from the University of… Continue reading Poetry Night: Sharon Olson
Bucks County Book Fest 2019
From the Bucks County Book Festival organizers: Join us on October 12th and 13th in Doylestown, PA for the 2019 Bucks County Book Festival. The Bucks County Book Festival features panel discussions and book signings with published authors, writers’ and illustrators’ workshops, a Kids Book Fest & Fire Prevention open house, and Books ‘ N Brews night. Most events are free. As an added bonus, our keynote… Continue reading Bucks County Book Fest 2019
Book Signing: Terry Nau “Voices of the Vietnam War”
Thank you to Terry Nau and everyone who attended! Who: Terry Nau What: "Voices of the Vietnam War" Book Signing When: Friday, November 8, 2019 at 7 pm Where: The Newtown Library Company, 114 E. Centre Ave. Newtown, PA Seating is limited. Please register here to reserve your seat. The Newtown Library Company will host… Continue reading Book Signing: Terry Nau “Voices of the Vietnam War”
Children’s Summer Author Series 2019
Thank you to everyone who made this summer's Children's Author Series a success! We will see you again next year! Special thanks to Anne McKernan for capturing photos. This year's Children's Summer Author Series will take place Tuesdays nights at 6PM on the following dates: June 25: Jenni Walsh July 9: Katey Howes July 23:… Continue reading Children’s Summer Author Series 2019
Free Coding Classes for Kids at the Newtown Library Company
Who: Children grades K-2 What: Free introductory coding class provided by Kodikas When: Stay tuned for upcoming dates! Where: Children's Nook at the Newtown Library Company, 114 E. Centre Ave., Newtown, PA 18940 Kodikas is providing free computer coding classes for children grades kindergarten through second grade at the Newtown Library Company. In the Children's… Continue reading Free Coding Classes for Kids at the Newtown Library Company
Where’s Waldo? in Newtown
Come find Waldo at the Newtown Library Company! The Newtown Bookshop is hosting a scavenger hunt to find Waldo in participating local businesses from July 1 to July 31. How does it work? From The Newtown Bookshop website: When you spot Waldo at any one of the businesses listed on the passport, collect a store… Continue reading Where’s Waldo? in Newtown