Check out library news, capital campaign updates, great upcoming programs, and more in this month's issue of Radnor Memorial Library news.
April 2017

Save the Date: Carol H. Axelrod Memorial Blood Drive to benefit Radnor Memorial Library and Radnor Fire Company
Mark your calendar for the Carol H. Axelrod Memorial Blood Drive on Tuesday, May 9 from 7am to 7pm at the Radnor Township Building.
For every unit of blood collected at the blood drive on May 9, Carol’s family will make donations to Radnor Fire Company and Radnor Memorial Library. If the blood drive collection surpasses last year’s total of 138 units, they will double their donations!
To register, please visit the Carol H. Axelrod Memorial Blood Drive website, www.chablooddrive.org. The home page of the site has all of the information you’ll need to make your appointment quickly and easily. Appointments are available at 15-minute intervals between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. 
Featured Program
An Evening with Dotty Brown, Author of Boathouse Row
Radnor Historical Society and Radnor Memorial Library present Former Inquirer reporter and rower Dotty Brown on Tuesday, April 4 at 7:30 PM at the Radnor Township Building.  Brown delves river-deep into the history of the city’s rowing culture and the landmark clubhouses built to further it, as well as some of the city’s most enduring characters. It is the first book to lift the curtain on the little-known culture and history of Philadelphia’s iconic 19th century landmark, revealing stories of passion and perseverance along with hard-won victory. With more than 160 photographs, Boathouse Row chronicles the “waves of change” as various groups of different races, classes, and genders fought for access to rowing on the Schuylkill River and the sport itself. Books will be available for purchase. 

Get outside!  Radnor Library and Radnor Conservancy present
a Wayne Historic Walk: An Architectural Scavenger Hunt
Attention families!  Enjoy the spring weather and get outside. Pick up a scavenger hunt packet at the Radnor Library REcollection between April 7 and 19 and visit 7 historic buildings in a picturesque 1-mile walk through downtown Wayne. Bring your completed packets back to the library to receive a prize!
Friends of the Radnor Memorial Library to Resume Collecting Book Donations
The Friends of the Radnor Memorial Library have resumed collecting book donations on the first Thursday of each month from 11am to 1pm at the Radnor Library Storage Facility located adjacent to the Wayne Post Office. We are pleased to accept donations of books in good condition.  At this time space does not allow for the acceptance of other types of materials.  The first collection day will be on Thursday, April 6.
For additional information, please visit www.radnorlibrary.org/friends
Radnor Library Seeking Board Members

Residents of Radnor Township are invited to apply to serve as a member of the Radnor Memorial Library Board of Trustees for a three-year term starting in June 2017.
Applications are available at the Circulation Desk or can be downloaded using the link below . Please complete the application and return it  no later than April 14, 2017 .
Spring Storytimes
March 28 to May 25

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 ages 3 to 5 

Once Upon a Garden: Storytime at Chanticleer
Saturdays, April 1 and April 29
at 10:30 AM
Chanticleer, A Pleasure Garden
Nature storytime and craft for age 3 and up. $5 admission with a Radnor Library card or free with a season pass, kids 12 and under are free.  No registration required.  

First Wednesdays: STEM Storytime
at Main Point Books
Wednesday, April 5 at 10:30 AM
Kids ages 2 to 5 will enjoy stories and songs followed by open play with STEM toys and games. No registration required.

Play K Storytime
Thursday, April 20 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.  No registration required.

Celebrate One Book Every Young Child!  Daniel Finds a Poem
Wednesday, April 5 at 6:00 PM
Wayne Elementary School
The Radnor Library will hosts a special storytime about Daniel’s discovery of poetry from the picture book  Daniel Finds a Poem  by Micha Archer. Children age 2-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, activities, and a craft. Each family will leave with a copy of the book as well!  Register here.  
Tail Waggin' Tutors
Monday, April 24 at 6:00 PM
RML REcollection
Practice reading to therapy dogs Daphne and Lanky.  For grades K and up.  Register here.

S.M.Art Kids: STEM Lab
Wednesday, April 26 at 4:00 PM
Radnor United Methodist Church
Part of a monthly series of wild and crazy science experiments for kids in grades 1 to 4.  Register here.
Hamil-Teen Book Club: History Has Its Eyes on You Book Discussion and Field Trip
Friday, April 21 at 6:00 PM
RML REcollection
Join us at the RML ReCollection on Friday, April 21 from 6:00 to 7:00PM to discuss nonfiction books while creating stop motion LEGO animation shorts. The first ten participants will receive a copy of the book, The Notorious Benedict Arnold by Steve Sheinkin. Participants will then be invited to attend a Hamilton inspired walking tour of Philadelphia with date TBD. Teen Reading Lounge is a program of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more about PHC and the program atwww.pahumanities.org.  Please register here.  
An Evening with Dotty Brown: Author of Boathouse Row
Tuesday, April 4 at 7:30 PM
Radnor Township Building
Former Inquirer reporter and rower Dotty Brown delves into the history of the city’s rowing culture and the landmark clubhouses in her new book, Boathouse Row: Waves of Change in the Birthplace of American Rowing.  Co-sponsored by Radnor Historical Society.  

Yoga for All Ages
Monday, April 17 at 7:00 PM
Wayne Art Center

Jackson Hole Wild On Tour: Conservation Film Series
Monday, April 17 at 7:00 PM
Radnor Township Building 
 Join RML, Radnor Conservancy, Radnor Bird Town, and the Radnor Township's EAC as they screen Secrets of Bumblebees, an entry at the 2015 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.

The Inklings: A Group for Writers
 Tuesday, April 18 at 7:00 PM
2nd Floor of the Gryphon

An Evening with James B. Garrison
Tuesday, April 18 at 7:30 PM 
Radnor Township Building
Local author and architect Jim Garrison talks about his new book, At Home in the American Barn. Garrison’s richly illustrated book examines the fascinating possibilities for living and adaptive reuse of these traditional structures.

pAge Turners Book Club 
Wednesday, April 19  at 10:30 AM
 Wayne Senior Center
J oin in a lively discussion on the month's selection.  March's selection is Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War by Tony Horwitz .


Meet the Staff

Mary Jane Hamsher, Circulation Manager

What is your role at RML?
I have worked at the circulation desk since 1999 and have been Head of Circulation since 2005. On a typical day I may work on the schedule to make sure the desk is adequately staffed, process items received in the daily delivery from Delaware County to fill holds for Radnor patrons, create lists to help manage the collection, check newly processed books to put on hold or send to other libraries, work on various kinds of circulation statistics, and deal with the many issues with patrons and books that come up each day.

What is your favorite thing about working at RML?
I enjoy interacting with patrons, working with our wonderful staff, and seeing all the new books as they come through.

What is something you do as a librarian that people would be surprised to learn?
Because the Radnor book sales, run by the Friends of the Library, have such an outstanding reputation we are very fortunate that many people want to donate books, Although many donations go directly to the Friends, many come in through the front desk, which means each day we spend time carrying heavy boxes and bags to the elevator in the periodical room.

What are you most excited about in the library renovation?
In the pre-renovation library my desk was in a windowless storage room a distance from the front desk. In the new library there will be a circulation office connected to the front desk, making it much easier to be aware of what is happening at the front desk and to be quicker to assist when needed.

What's your favorite book?
I don't have one particular favorite book but among the authors whose new books I eagerly await are Robert Crais, Ian Rankin, Philip Kerr, Alan Furst,, Michael Connelly, C.S Harris and M.C. Beaton.

What was your favorite subject in school?
English, with History a close second.