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
Live Music @ MFL
Piano Performance by Anthony Saddic
Join us in welcoming back musician Anthony Saddic to the Middletown Free Library for a fantastic piano performance that will be sure to have you dancing in the aisles! Monday, July 9 @ 6:30 PM Click Here to Sign Up! Herb Container Workshop w/ Tyler Arboretum
Herbs add fresh flavors to everyday meals and are easy to grow at home. Join Julia Lo Ehrhardt from Tyler Arboretum to create a vibrant and tasty container using a mix of herbs perfect for the summer season. Come ready to get your hands dirty, learn how to care for your container and discover ways to use herbs to create delicious meals. Containers are excellent for small spaces or apartment dwellers. All materials included. This workshop is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through grant award #MA-10-14-0328-14.
Space is limited! Registration is required!! Wednesday, June 27 @ 2 PM Click Here to Sign Up! 
Cooking Tutorials @ MFLLearn to cook some delicious snacks, meals, and treats at YOUR Middletown Free Library!
Air Fryer Tutorial: Pizza Egg Rolls Air Fryers are one of the hottest cooking gadgets on the market right now! Learn how to cook snacks, meals, and treats using an air fryer, which is a healthier and faster way to cook some of your favorite foods. Today we will be learning how to make and cook Pizza Egg Rolls in the air fryer! These make a great after school snack, appetizer, or dinner! There will be samples and each person will go home with the recipes. Thursday, June 28 @ 10:30 AM Click Here to Sign Up! History Lectures @ MFL
Reading Cafe Book Club
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil
Thursday, June 28 @ 2 PM Email mireference@delcolibraries.org or call Laura at 610-566-7828 if you have any questions. Movies @ MiddletownA Wrinkle in Time
Monday, June 11 @ 2 PM Click Here to Sign Up! Zoo Monday, June 25 @ 2 PM Click Here to Sign Up!  Documentaries @ Middletown
Mercury 13
Join us as we learn something new or gain a different perspective by watch a riveting documentary! Today we will be watching: Mercury 13 After rigorous testing in 1961, a small group of skilled female pilots are asked to step aside when only men are selected for spaceflight. Friday, June 22 @ 10:15 AM Click Here to Sign Up! Watch TED Talks @ MFL
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). They are driven by this goal: How can we best spread great ideas?
Come watch on the big screen some of the brillant TED Talks and be enriched by some great ideas from great minds around the world. Some of the talks include such topics as Music, Art, Technology, Human Interest, Psychology, and more! A short discussion of what we watch will follow. Wednesday, June 20 @ 10:30 AM Click Here to Sign UP! Qello Concerts @ the Library
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! Thursday, June 14 (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 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. Leverage Mobile Marketing to Your Advantage, Connect Directly with Your Customer Presenter: Barbara Casey Monday, September 17, 2018 @ 6:30 PM Click Here to Sign Up! How to Write an Effective Business Plan Presenter: Bob Wingerter Monday, October 15, 2018 @ 6:30 PM Click Here to Sign Up! Let’s Talk: Product, Price, Place and Promotion of your Business Presenter: John Leggette Monday, October 29, 2018 @ 6:30 PM Click Here to Sign Up! The Millennial Myth: Let’s Play Presenter: Carol Hatton-Holmes Monday, November 5, 2018 @ 6:30 PM Click Here to Sign Up! |
Clay Bead Making Workshop for Adults
Join us as we learn how to make our very own beads out of clay. Make your own clay beads to turn into a bracelet or necklace. You will create the beads at the Library and bring them home to bake.
Printed out baking instructions will be provided. Tuesday, June 26 @ 2 PM Click Here to Sign Up! Wood Burning Workshops
Today we are going to learn how to use cordless wood burners and burn beautiful designs.
Wooden Wall Hangings Wednesday, June 27 @ 10:30 AM Click Here to Sign Up! Drawing for Adults Workshop
a Makery @ Middletown Workshop
Join us as Tiffaney Pelaez teaches us how to draw! This adult drawing class will teach you how to start the drawings beginning with simple shapes that are then fleshed out into a realistic drawing. Ages 18 and older! Monday, June 18 @ 6:30 PM Click Here to Sign Up! Origami Workshops for Adults
Join us each month as we learn how to fold paper and create something brand new! Origami is kind of like magic. You turn flat, boring paper into a three dimensional object using nothing but simple folds. It can be very calming!
All levels welcome! Step by Step instructions will be given! Thursday, June 7 @ 10:30 AM Click Here to Sign Up! 
Painting on Wood Workshop w/ Veronica Batter of the Rockdale Art CenterChoose from a variety of wooden objects then learn to prepare the wood for acrylic paints. Well work with your creative ideas, as well as image transfer.
Thursday, July 12 @ 6:30 PM Click Here to Sign Up! 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, July 3 @ 2 PM Tuesday, July 17 @ 10:30 AM If you have questions call 610-566-7828 or email Laura at mireference@delcolibraries.org.    Beginner Watercolor Painting WorkshopClass led by artist Terry Collington
Learn to paint with water colors while creating a beautiful painting! Have fun with friends while painting at your favorite library! Tuesday, July 10 @ 6:30 PM Click Here to Sign Up! Photography Walks at Ridley Creek State ParkAn Out and About w/ MFL Program
Join us for a photography walk at Ridley Creek State Park while we enjoy the beautiful weather! A photography walk in a communal activity of camera enthusiasts who gather in a group to walk around with a camera for the main purpose of taking pictures of things that interests each photographer. Photography beginners or experts will enjoy this experience that can boost ones creativity and see Ridley Creek State Park in a different light.
All ages and skill levels welcome!!! Have you ever wanted to learn how to take photographs using your smartphone or tablet? Laura will be there to help you use your device to take beautiful pictures. **Wear comfortable clothes and good walking/hiking shoes. **Bring your camera, smartphone, tablet, or whatever device you want to take pictures with. In registering you agree that the Library is not responsible to any injuries that may occur while at Ridley Creek State Park. Friday, June 29 @ 1 PM Click Here to Sign Up! 
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, June 6 @ 10:15 AM Wednesday, July 11 @ 10:15 AM Wednesday, August 1 @ 10:15 AM Please bring your own laptop if you have one!! 
Night Owls Book ClubTo 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.
Scythe by Neal Shusterman Tuesday, June 26 @ 6:30 PM |