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Happy holidays! The library will be closed December 31, January 1, and January 2.
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As we celebrate the New Year, we are extremely excited to see the beginning of construction at 114 West Wayne Avenue! With one delay after another, it is extremely gratifying that with the support of individuals like you, Radnor Township, and countless volunteers that we can finally see progress on our beloved library.
Many of you are thinking about end of year charitable contributions and we encourage you to consider the Be Part of the Story Capital Campaign to Build a Better Radnor Library. We’ve embarked on a 3-year, $1 million campaign and with $880,000 raised in just one and a half years, we know we can break our goal and make the building on West Wayne Avenue everything our community needs!
Learn more about the building project and ways to give at RMLstory.org. We look forward to sharing more information about the project with you, including details of the timeline, as it becomes available.
Radnor Memorial Library is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit and your donation is tax-deductible.
Thank you for your patience and support,
Anny Laepple and Helen McGrane
RML Executive Director and President of Board of Trustees
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potlight on Programming:
Radnor Library Cookbook Club
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For the past two years, Radnor Library has hosted Cookbook Club every other month. Before each session, participants choose a recipe from the selected cookbook, prepare the recipe at home, and bring it in to share amongst other attendees. More than just a traditional book club, participants have shared pieces of their lives through the cooking.
If you have a passion for cooking and experiencing new tastes and flavors, please join us at the Wayne Senior Center on Thursday, January 12 at 6:30 PM as we explore Gina Hokolma's Skinnytaste Fast and Slow. Please visit the RML REcollection to sign up and select your recipe.
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Thank you to all of our "Elves"!
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We want to express our gratitude to the community for their support of the Elves for the Shelves 5K fundraiser held on December 3, 2016. The success of the event, with more than 350 individuals registered to run or walk, is a great measure of how much the library means to the community. With your support, we raised almost $15,000 to help fund Radnor Library programs and services over the next year.
Thank you so much to our event sponsors: Eagle Village Shops, PNC, Pet Supplies Plus; RTEA, Anthony's Coal-Fired Pizza, Nolan Painting, Pet Supplies Plus, Parnes and Hill Phamily Orthodontics, Villanova University, Foote Orthodontics, Impriano Roofing, Dr. Amy Shoumer, Philadelphia Investment Banking Company, and Trosini Landscape Management. Thanks as well to our event supporters: Wegmans, Giant, Bryn Mawr Running Company, Spring Mill Bread Company, and Wayne Sporting Goods.
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Winter Storytimes
January 3 to March 9
Mother Goose on the Loose
Thursdays at 10:00 AM
RML REcollection
Storytime for birth to age 2.
Preschool Storytime
Tuesdays at 10:00 AM
RML REcollection
Storytime for age 3 to 5 years
First Wednesdays: STEM Storytime at Main Point Books
Wednesday, January 4 at 10:30 AM
Kids ages 2 to 5 will enjoy stories and songs followed by open play with STEM toys and games.
Play K Storytime
Thursday, January 26 at 6:00 PM
RML REcollection
Play K is a new storytime and play experience for ages 3 to 5 and their families, with emphasis on Kindergarten readiness skills.
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Tail Waggin' Tutors
Monday, January 23 at 6:00 PM
RML REcollection
Practice reading to therapy dogs Daphne and Lanky. For grades K & up. Register here.
S.M.Art Kids: STEM Lab
Wednesday, January 25 at 4:00 PM
Location: TBD
Part of a monthly series of wild and crazy science experiments for kids in grades 1 to 4. Register here.
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Holiday Closings at RML
RML REcollection will be closed on the following dates:
December 31
January 1
January 2
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Yoga for All Ages
Monday, January 9 at 7:00 PM
Wayne Art Center
More English than England: An Illustrated Lecture by Jeff Groff
Tuesday, January 10 at 7:30 PM
Radnor Fire Company
Jeff Groff’s overview looks at the growth of the Main Line from 1865-1930, with photographs and information he has researched over many years. Groff is currently Estate Historian at Winterthur and holds an MA from the Winterthur Program in Early American Culture at the University of Delaware. This event is co-sponsored by Radnor Historical Society.
Cookbook Club
Thursday, January 12 at 6:30 PM
Wayne Senior Center
Select and prepare a recipe from Skinnytaste Fast and Slow by Gina Homolka and bring it to the Wayne Senior Center where we will eat and share our thoughts over a delicious meal. Stop by the front desk of the
RML REcollection to register and select your recipe.
Jackson Hole Wild On Tour: Conservation Film Series
Thursday, January 12 at 7:00 PM
Radnor Fire Company
Join RML, Radnor Conservancy, Radnor Bird Town, and the Radnor Township's EAC as they screen Natural World Bat-Man of Mexico, an entry at the 2015 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.
The Inklings: A Group for Writers
Tuesday, January 17 at 7:00 PM
2nd Floor of the Gryphon
pAge Turners Book Club
Wednesday, January 18 at 10:30 AM
Radnor Township Building
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oin in a lively discussion on the month's selection. December's selection is The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
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Meet the Staff
Carrie Sturgill, Head of Children's Services
What is your role at RML?
I am the head of the Children's Services department, and I've been at RML for five years. My typical day involves ordering new books, weeding old books, planning children's programs, performing storytimes, and helping people find just the right book to read.
What is your favorite thing about working at RML?
The opportunity to build relationships with families and the community's enthusiastic support of libraries.
What is something you do as a librarian that people would be surprised to learn?
I've served as a coach for RTSD elementary schools' Reading Olympics teams for the past five years.
What are you most excited about in the library renovation?
The new storytime room! It's going to feature brand-new technology capability, big beautiful windows, and a cozy space for little ones to explore.
What new skill would you like to learn?
I'd like to learn American Sign Language. I've attempted to teach myself a few times over the years but haven't gotten very far!
What was your dream job when you were growing up?
When I was growing up, my dream job was to become an exotic animal vet or zoologist.
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