Blue Bell Branch Wissahickon Valley Public Library

Explore the Art of Crevice Gardening! Join us for an inspiring presentation.Explore the Art of Crevice Gardening!Join us for an inspiring presentation by a Penn State Master Gardener Kevin Kelly. In collaboration with the Norristown Garden Club. Discover the exciting trend of crevice gardening and learn step-by-step techniques to create stunning rock gardens or container gardens. He will also discuss ideal beginner plants for this type of gardening.

AGES 5+AGES 5+AGES 5+AGES 5+Join us for an interactive show filled with experiments and frosty fun! From snowflake chemistry to ice-cold physics, there's something for everyone to enjoy. Don't miss out on this winter-themed science show!AGES 5+AGES 5+AGES 5+

Join us for an engaging program on plant-based nutrition that's packed with insights, tips, and a tasty demo.Show some love to yourself and the environment. Join us for an engaging program on plant-based nutrition that's packed with insights.What you'll learnWhat is plant-Based eating?: Discover the basics and how this lifestyle works.Busting Myths & Misconceptions: Learn the truth about protein, calcium and why small changes makes a big difference.Health Benefits: From reversing heart disease to boosting energy, improving your skin, aiding weight loss, and enhancing gut health.Planet Benefits: How a plant based life style supports a healthier planet.Practical Tips to Start:

Tips to help maintain cognitive health and well-being. An educational program presented by the Alzheimer's Association.For centuries, we've known that brain and body health are connected. Now, science provides insights into how lifestyle choices may help keep your brain and body healthy as you age.Join us for a presentation to learn about the latest research in the area of diet and nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagement, and use hands-on tools to help you incorporate these recommendations into a plan for healthy aging.

Music, Movement, Stories, and GamesFor ages 3-6For ages 3-6For ages 3-6This program will include games, yoga, mindful movements, music, singing, dancing, a book reading, and fun with our senses!

Ages 4-10Ages 4-10Ages 4-10Ages 4-10Certified grief counselor, Denise Paul, provides readers with a safe space to talk about their feelings. She has written a book called "Pockets Full of Feelings", which is designed to help children understand that having mixed emotions is not only okay, it's completely natural. This book is a supportive guide for helping children sort through their complex feelings after the loss of a loved one.

Join WVPL and Special Journey Solutions for a Zoom presentation on financial strategies for families with special needs. Learn how to access and coordinate government benefits like Social Security, plan for your loved one’s future, and explore tools such as special needs trusts, ABLE accounts, guardianships, POAs, and more.

Join us for a session that combines learning about the Constitution with a discussion on current events that highlight constitutional issuesThe lecture /discussion will be a combination of learning about the constitution, a discussion of some current events that raise constitutional questions, and some court cases that deal with these issues. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the Constitution’s enduring significance and how it continues to shape our nation.Presented by Former UDT Commissioner Jules Mermelstein is a retired criminal defense attorney & history, government, and constitutional law teacher.

Tarantulas, cockroaches, and crickets, OH MY!Ages 5-18Ages 5-18Ages 5-18Nature is all about colors. Bugs and insects have almost unlimited colors. But what are these colors used for? Ryan Bridge, the "Bug Man”, brings the incredibly colorful world of insects to life in this program that focuses on how bugs and insects use color to survive one more day. As always, everyone will have the chance to pet and hold the LIVE BUGS! Keeping insect education fun and exciting, the audience experiences the world of Entomology like never before!Ages 5-18Ages 5-18Ages 5-18Questions? email: emazzoni@wvpl.org

Ages 8-12Ages 8-12Ages 8-12Ages 8-12Ecosystem Exploration: This program focuses on outdoor field experiences OUTSIDE of the library! Students will engage in science and engineering practices to develop an investigation of the grounds, identifying biotic and abiotic factors, microhabitats and connections to local watersheds. Please only register if you plan to attend due to limited slots available. Questions? email: emazzoni@wvpl.orgAges 8-12Ages 8-12Ages 8-12

You'll never look at gardening the same way once you've learned about ecology-based landscaping.Less weeding? CheckLess watering? CheckLess ongoing cost? CheckMore personal engagement with the natural world? Triple CheckLearn the basics to this landscaping approach with award-winning Landscape Designer Larry Weaner. Participants will learn how ecology-based landscaping differs from traditional gardening including site-adapted native plant selection, nursery purchasing guidance, and light-touch planting and management techniques.Sara Weaner Cooper will share the latest updates about her front landscape, an experimental yet highly successful organic lawn-to-meadow conversion that was featured in the BBC in 2025 and The New York Times in 2024Part Two:

We will take a look at the development of a part of our infrastructure that's all around us.It's all around us, woven into daily life and yet we hardly notice it ,untill something goes wrong. This program takes a closer look at the development of one of the most essential and overlooked parts of our modern infrastructure. The electric grid. From its origin to its complex evolution, we'll explore how its hidden network powers our world.

Enjoy the Buzz as Bruce Cooper Gill Beekeeper, explains the rewarding and important art of Beekeeping.Enjoy the buzz as local beekeeper Bruce Cooper Gill shares the rewarding and important art of beekeeping! Learn how a hive is built with frames and wax, explore the tools and gear beekeepers use—including the apiary suit—and discover why bees are so vital to our world. Don’t miss this fascinating and hands-on look into the life of the hive!

Are you interested in talking with your neighbors about ways to make our properties more environmentally sustainable?Are you curious about the lovely Sustainable Property signs popping up in yards around Whitpain? Or are you interested in talking with your neighbors about ways to make our properties more environmentally sustainable?If so Join us to learn more about Whiptain Environmental Advisory Council's Sustainable Property Program. You'll hear an overview of the program, watch a panel discussion of Whitpain residents who have joined the program, and get a chance to ask EAC members and program neighbors any questions you might have.

Ages 6 and upAges 6 and upAges 6 and upAges 6 and upThis program features live raptors!Children will learn about their lives in the wild, issues facing their species, and adaptations that make these birds such efficicient hunters.Ages 6 and upAges 6 and upAges 6 and upQuestions? Email: emazzoni@wvpl.org

Enjoy the buzz as local beekeeper Bruce Cooper Gill shares the rewarding and important art of beekeeping!🐝 Rescheduled ProgramGood news! Our beekeeping program with local beekeeper Bruce Cooper Gill has been rescheduled and will now take place on Wednesday, November 13th at 10:00 AM at the Blue Bell Library.Enjoy the buzz as Bruce shares the rewarding and important art of beekeeping! Learn how a hive is built with frames and wax, explore the tools and gear beekeepers use—including the apiary suit—and discover why bees are so vital to our world.Don’t miss this fascinating and hands-on look into the life of

Are you curious about the lovely Sustainable Property signs popping up in yards around Whitpain? Rescheduled: Learn About Whitpain’s Sustainable Property Program – Now on December 2 at 6:00pm at the Blue Bell LibraryAre you curious about the lovely Sustainable Property signs popping up in yards around Whitpain? Or interested in connecting with neighbors to explore ways to make our properties more environmentally sustainable?Join us to learn more about the Whitpain Environmental Advisory Council’s Sustainable Property Program.You’ll hear an overview of the program, watch a panel discussion featuring Whitpain residents who have joined, and have the opportunity to ask EAC

For children ages 2-5 yearsPUPPETS - MAGIC - MUSIC - FUNAges 2-5 yearsAges 2-5 yearsAges 2-5 yearsA lesson on love and understanding about the message of Dr. King.

A rejuvenating workshop designed to help you cultivate a meaningful and nourishing morning ritual.Start Your Day with IntentionJoin us for a rejuvenating workshop designed to help you cultivate a meaningful and nourishing morning ritual. Participants will explore simple Ayurvedic practices, gentle movement, grounding breathwork, and intention-setting techniques to enter each day with greater clarity, presence, and calm. The session will conclude with a short guided meditation to help you integrate what you’ve learned.Whether you're looking to refresh your routine or create a new mindful practice, this workshop offers supportive tools to start your mornings with purpose and balance.Workshop offered by

Often overlooked as just a garnish, parsley is a powerhouse of flavor, nutrition, and history.Parsley: The Amazing, Beneficial, Quiet Herb Often overlooked as just a garnish, parsley is a powerhouse of flavor, nutrition, and history. Join presenter Jane Irwin-Klotz as she uncovers the surprising benefits of this quiet herb. Learn about parsley’s many varieties, its health and culinary uses, and why it deserves a starring role in your kitchen and garden. You’ll never look at parsley the same way again!

For children ages 2-5 years MUSIC - PUPPETS - MUSICAges 2-5 yearsAges 2-5 yearsAges 2-5 yearsA fun and interactive look at the drums of Africa. Children will explore and learn about various rhythms and the spread of drum beats to American folk music in tambourines, spoons, and cow bells.

Light pollution and how it impacts all of us.Light pollution is the excessive or misdirected use of artificial outdoor lighting that brightens the night sky, obscures the stars, creates glare, spills light where it isn’t needed, and disrupts ecosystems and human health.Join us for an informative workshop exploring how light pollution impacts all species on Earth — including humans — and what simple, affordable steps you can take to reduce it at home. Learn practical ways to bring natural darkness back to your property while still maintaining safe, effective outdoor lighting that illuminates your space — not the sky above.Perfect

Learn about invasive plants and animals and how they are invading our ecosystem.Invasive species are rapidly changing the look and health of our local landscapes—and some of the biggest threats are hiding right in our shade trees and understory. Join us for an informative program focused on the invasive plants and pests impacting Whitpain Township, including Callery Pear, Lesser Celandine, Multiflora Rose, English Ivy, Emerald Ash Borer, Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Norway and more.Learn how these species spread, the damage they cause to native ecosystems, and what you can do to manage them on your own property and in your

Ages 5-14Juneteenth is a holiday to recognize and celebrate the emancipation of enslaved Africans in the United States. TAHIRA shares stories centering the resilience, perseverance, and strength of Africans in America leading up to Emancipation, as well as songs and stories of the continued courage and determination they still demonstrate in their quest for racial equity.

For Ages 6-12 yearsAges 6-12Ages 6-12Ages 6-12There were an excess of bugs and insects throughout Earth's history, many of which were larger than our imagination allows! This year, we explore those ancient creatures and bring them to current day, explaining their critical importance and ecological connections because now we know they’re even more important to the survival of nearly everything on the Planet! As always, the audience will have an opportunity to hold the harmless, LIVE bugs and get answers to questions they might have.

For all who love trees and want to know them better.Pennsylvania is the only state named for its extensive forests—and that legacy lives on today. With 135 native tree species and more than 60 additional species that have become naturalized, trees are a defining part of our landscape. They offer beauty, shade, and a sense of calm and connection to nature.For anyone who loves trees or wants to better understand them, join retired botany professor Gary Emberger for an engaging and informative program. This presentation will introduce key botanical terms and concepts to help sharpen your observational skills and build