Adult Programs at MFL
Registration is required for all programs!
Please register by either calling 610-566-7828 or email mireference@delcolibraries.org
Please register by either calling 610-566-7828 or email mireference@delcolibraries.org
Mad Hatter Tea Party FundraiserFollow the white rabbit to an afternoon high tea with your friends with tea, treats by Edie’s Sweet and Savory Pastries, raffles, photo booth, Hat Contest, and a presentation on the “Tea Etiquette of the time of Lewis Carroll” by Certified Tea Sommelier Karen Donnelly of Greenhalgh Tea.
Don’t be late for this very important date! Thursday, September 12 @ 1-3 PM Doors open at 12:30 PM At St. John John’s Episcopal Church 576 Concord Road Glen Mills, PA 19342 $30 per person All proceeds benefit the Middletown Free Library Click Here to Purchase Your Tickets! If you have any questions or want to reserve a table of up to 8 for your friends please either contact Laura at 610-566-7828 or mireference@delcolibraries.org. 
National Chocolate Milk Day - Taste and Vote For Your Favorite
Come to the Middletown Free Library on Friday, September 27 between 1-3 PM and celebrate National Chocolate Milk Day. We will be providing tastings of several different chocolate milks and you will get to vote on your favorite one!!
While supplies last! Tai Chi Chih-Joy Through Movement Practice SeriesDo you want to give your mind and emotions a break? Come to our Tai Chi Chih-Joy Through Movement practice! It is a moving meditation practice that provides lots of health benefits such as lowering blood pressure, easing anxiety and much, much more! Tai Chi Chih is a series of 19 movements and 1 pose that any age group and ability level can do. So wear comfortable clothing, kick off your shoes (if you want), and join us each Thursday afternoon in September and October. You will be surprised by the feeling of well-being and serenity that you achieve in just one hour!
This is a series! You must be able to attend at least 7 out of the 8 sessions to participate! Thursday, September 5, 2019 Thursday, September 12, 2019 Thursday, September 19, 2019 Thursday, September 26, 2019 Thursday, October 3, 2019 Thursday, October 10, 2019 Thursday, October 17, 2019 Thursday, October 24, 2019 Click Here to Sign Up for this Series! Working Dogs and Their Super Powers - Presentation
Join us as Judy Reese and her companion Shakespeare teach us about the amazing things that working dogs do all around the world to help people!
A working dog is a canine working animal, i.e., a type of dog that is not merely a pet but learns and performs tasks to assist and/or entertain its human companions, or a breed of such origin. These dogs have superpowers!!! Thursday, September 5 @ 10:30 AM Click Here to Sign Up! North Sea Gas Live in Concert
Join us for a musical evening with North Sea Gas, a traditional folk group from Edinburgh, Scotland.
NSG has traveled the world, are high energy and are true entertainers with wonderful 3 part harmonies, as well as great musicians. Celtic Radio in Boston awarded the band first place in the Jigs & Reels category and named their album, "The Fire and The Passion of Scotland," as their CD of the year; their previous albums were awarded gold and silver discs from the Scottish Music Industry. Their most recent album, "When We Go Rolling Home," was released in the summer of 2017 with a new CD anticipated for the fall of 2019. Wednesday, September 18 @ 6:30 PM Click Here to Sign Up! ConfidenceWorks! for Women Discussion Group
If there is anything more powerful than a strong, confident woman; it is a group of strong, confident women bringing their intentions and energies together in one place. However, feeling and acting confident can be difficult. Embracing your confidence without acting from ego is a real concern for many women. Nancy Martin is bringing us together to facilitate a discussion about what a confident (not ego-driven) woman looks like today. How can we quiet those critical voices in our heads and listen to our bold a beautiful self that wants to thrive? How do we take that bold step needed to start living the life we want? You will walk away from this discussion feeling empowered, confident, heard, and with real action steps that you can put into place so that you start to see that amazing life you are imagining happening in real life! You deserve this! You are worthy and deserving of this time together. You are meant to shine and this group will help you do that. You have greatness in you - let's release it! Tuesday, September 24 @ 6:30 PM Click Here to Sign Up! Mindfulness Meditation Workshops
Presented by Gloria Shepard
Are you interested in mindfulness? It's a wonderful practice that helps us to connect with the present moment, on purpose, and with curiosity. Join us to learn the basics and try it! We will begin with a brief introduction to what it is, then try a range of practices including being aware of our senses, mindful breathing, a movement, and relaxation. Everyone can do it, not just people who are naturally calm or still. In fact, it may be most helpful for those who are struggling with stress, big feelings, and impulsivity. All (adults) are welcome! Thursday, September 12 @ 6:30 PM Click Here to Sign Up! Registration is Required!!! Movies @ MiddletownRegistration begins two weeks before the movie!
Rocketman **Special Potluck Movie—Potluck begins at 1 PM. Must bring something to participate! Monday, September 9 @ 2 PM Click Here to Sign Up! A Dog’s Journey Monday, September 16 @ 2 PM Click Here to Sign Up! Aladdin Monday, September 23 @ 2 PM Click Here to Sign Up! Poms Monday, September 30 @ 2 PM Click Here to Sign Up!     Fall Opera SeriesThursday, September 19 & 26 @ 12-2 PM - ROBERTO DEVEREUX by Gaetano Donizetti.
This is the 3rd of his Tudor Queen series and is the story of Elizabeth and Essex. It will feature Beverly Sills in this very dramatic role. Thursday, October 10 & 17 @ 12-2 PM - SAMSON & DELILAH by Camille Saint-Saens. This one is in French and is the familiar story from the book of Judges where the seductress Delilah seduces Samson into telling her the source of his strength. It is beautiful and has some familiar music that many will recognize. Thursday, October 31 & November 7 @ 12-2 PM - I PURITANI by Vincenzo Bellini. This is a wonderful Bel Canto opera with amazingly beautiful tunes and will feature the fantastic Joan Sutherland. ***PLEASE feel free to bring a lunch. Drinks and light pastries served at every session. Click Here to Sign Up! Reading Cafe Book ClubThe Jamestown Brides by Jennifer Potter
Thursday, September 26 @ 2 PM Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini Thursday, October 31 @ 2 PM We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter Thursday, November 21 @ 2 PM The Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly Thursday, December 26 @ 2 PM Email mireference@delcolibraries.org or call Laura at 610-566-7828 if you have any questions.     Unleash Your Stories: A Writing Workshop
Do you have a story inside that want to get out?
A short story, a personal essay, a children's book, memoir or novel? Or perhaps a story you want to share with your family? Thursday, October 3 @ 6:30 PM Click Here to Sign Up! About the Instructor: Christine Burke is a Certified Health Coach, Author and Artist. She is the owner of LiveYourCreativity.com. Christine recently published The Well-Nourished Artist: 8 Ways to Feed Your Creative Soul. She is the author and illustrator of A Dream Inside, a children’s book, and she also wrote a story for Chicken Soup for the Soul - Reboot Your Life. |
Makery CraftsSeptember Crafts Intro to Watercolor Painting Friday, September 6 @ 10:30 AM Click Here to Sign Up! Intro to Quilling Tuesday, September 24 @ 2 PM Click Here to Sign Up! Intro to Embroidery - Necklaces Wednesday, September 25 @ 10:30 AM Click Here to Sign Up! Registration Required for ALL crafts!! Art Workshops w/ Veronica Batter of the Rockdale Art CenterRag Wreaths
Come to the Middletown Free Library to learn how to make your very own beautiful rag wreath. Local artist and Director of the Rockdale Art Center, Veroica Batter, will guide you through this fun project that would be sure brighten your home or make a great gift. Invite your friends! Feel free to BYOB! Thursday, September 26 @ 6:30 PM Click Here to Sign Up! 
Paint Space - 5 Week Painting SeriesPaint Space @ MFL
a Makery @ Middletown 5 week series Learn to paint a beautiful painting at your own pace with the help of your IPad or Tablet! During this five week long program that meets one day a week for two hours we will use IPads to watch "how-to-paint" YouTube videos while listening to relaxing classical music. You pick your own subject to paint from YouTube or you can bring in your photograph to paint. At the end of the five weeks you will leave with your masterpiece! Discover your inner artist! Ages 12 and older! For Beginners and higher! All materials are provided, but please bring an apron or old shirt to prevent stains, as well as, headphones! **** You must be able to attend at least 4 out of 5 sessions!*** Friday, September 27 @ 10:15 AM -12:15 PM Friday, October 4 @ 10:15 AM -12:15 PM Friday, October 11 @ 10:15 AM -12:15 PM Friday, October 18 @ 10:15 AM -12:15 PM Friday, October 25 @ 10:15 AM -12:15 PM Click Here to Sign Up! Zentangle Workshops w/ SherylZendalas Learn to draw intricate designs with simple strokes of a pen on a variety of items which you will be able to take home with you. It's easy and fun! Nurture your creativity, relax, and increase mindfulness. Zentangle experience necessary! Registration Required!!!!!!! Tuesday, October 1 @ 6:30 PM Sign Ups TBA Zentangle ClubCome practice your tangles with other tanglers. Bring your own zentangle kits or borrow some of our supplies. We will put out a variety of Zentangle books to pick out some tangles to practice.
Keep up your Zentangle skills! Tuesday, September 10 @ 10:30 AM If you have questions call 610-566-7828 or email Laura at mireference@delcolibraries.org.    Genealogy @ MiddletownGenealogy Research WorkshopsBeginner and Intermediate Levels
(Come in the library to make use of the Ancestry.com Library Edition and get help with your research.) Bring your family tree questions! Get help to break down those brick walls in your research! Wednesday, September 4 @ 10:15 Please bring your own laptop if you have one!! 
Night Owls Book Club
To all who burn the midnight oil whilst reading an intriguing story, how about joining us for an evening of discussion? The Night Owls Book Club spends one night a month discussing a book from diverse selection of fiction and non-fiction novels that are sure to pique your interest. Come for the novels, stay for the discussion.
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Tuesday, August 27 @ 6:30 PM The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis Tuesday, September 24 @ 6:30 PM Dr. Mutter's Marvels: a true tale of intrigue and innovation at the dawn of modern medicine by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz Tuesday, October 29 @ 6:30 PM In the Garden of Beasts: love, terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson Tuesday, November 26 @ 6:30 PM SCORE SeminarsJoin us for a series of seminars for small business owners and entrepreneurs by the Chester and Delaware County SCORE organization.
SCORE in Chester & Delaware Counties has over 100 volunteers to assist those thinking of starting a business or those already in business who need help in growing their business. Their combined experience and knowledge matches those of most Business School faculties. Let's Talk: Components of Marketing Your Business Monday, September 16 @ 6:30 PM https://delcolibraries.libcal.com/event/5353222 How to Start and Manage Your Business' Payroll Monday, October 14 @ 6:30 PM https://delcolibraries.libcal.com/event/5353337 Understanding Cash Flow - A Business Survival Guide Monday, October 21 @ 6:30 PM https://delcolibraries.libcal.com/event/5353412 Why Small Business Ownership? Monday, November 11 @ 6:30 PM https://delcolibraries.libcal.com/event/5353458 Tech Help w/ Elliot
Is technology giving you a headache? Once a month our Volunteer Elliot will be here to help answer your technology questions. Some of the topics he can cover include:
Registration Required! TBA (Click on Time to Sign Up) 10:15-10:45 AM 10:45-11:15 AM 11:15-11:45 AM 11:45-12:15 PM |