Media-Upper Providence Free Library

The Library will be closed Saturday, January 29, due to the forecasted Snow Storm. If looking for a warm, cozy read, download an eBook: https://mediauplibrary.org/axis360-ebooks/

The new year is a chance to turn over a new leaf and set powerful financial resolutions. From boosting your budget to investing in diverse accounts, building a secure future always begins with a solid foundation. Whether you’re a rookie, or a retiree, learn how to set financial resolutions that will sow seeds for a bountiful harvest.

We have these Daleks! Wait, is that a good thing?

PBS Books, in partnership with the American Indian Library Association (AILA), is pleased to interview trailblazer Cynthia Leitich Smith, author of Sisters of the Neversea and editor of Ancestors Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids. A prolific and award-winning author, Cynthia will share insights into her writing process, her latest works, and her creative inspiration. Not only an author, Cynthia is also the first curator of the recently launched Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint of HarperCollins. She’ll discuss her role as well. Following the conversation, there will be an opportunity for questions from audience members on Facebook.

You're invited to join us for Trailblazer Poetry Talk: Poet Evie Shockley on January 26 at 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST. We, in partnership with ASALH: Association for the Study of African American Life and History, are pleased to interview poet Evie Shockley, historian Robin D. G. Kelley, and actress LisaGay Hamilton, which will be led by Poetry in America Executive Producer and Creator Elisa New.

Books bring joy in different ways. :)

In partnership with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), PBS Books is pleased to interview Dr. Randal Maurice Jelks, author of Letters to Martin: Meditations on Democracy in Black America. His book contains 12 meditations on contemporary political struggles for our society. The moderator of the conversation will be Venise Wagner. Written in the form of letters to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jelks will provide insights his work that speaks... specifically to the many public issues we presently confront in the United Stateseconomic inequality, freedom of assembly, police brutality, ongoing social class conflicts and geopolitics. Award-winning author Jelks invites readers to reflect on US history by centering on questions of democracy that we must grapple with as a society. Following the conversation, there will be an opportunity for questions from audience members on Facebook.

Okay, this is cute. If you have any kids who write their own books, have them come talk to me. I would *love* to get their book on our shelf. :) --Miss Vicki, Youth Services Librarian https://www.ktvb.com//277-37f87d21-7367-4096-83a7-5151b11b

We have s'mores for Take and Make this week!

To those who celebrate Mother’s Day, and to those who have complicated feelings about it, we see and honor you today. <3

Parents of children ages 7-13: Science in the Summer will be virtual once again. You can enter the lottery for an activity pack! http://scienceinthesummer.fi.edu/phila

On this very special Penny Stamps Speaker Series: Pausing for a moment of post-inaugural reflection, following one of our nation’s most contentious presidential elections, this conversation brings together filmmaker, scholar, journalist and cultural critic, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. with prominent historian Eric Foner to contemplate how a divided nation comes together. Join us, and visit https://www.dptv.org/prog/arts-culture/penny-stamps-series/ for more information!

PBS Books, in partnership with ASALH, will host a virtual conversation with trailblazer Dr. Mae Jemison on Wednesday, February 3 at 5pm ET | 2pm PT. During the interview, Dr. Mae will discuss her newly re-released memoir Finding Where the Wind Goes. You’ll hear about her various and diverse experiencesall which make her a trailblazer.

Want a happy story? She’s showing off her Take and Make craft from this week. It’s The Mitten by Jan Brett!

PBS Books is continuing its Trailblazing American Women Writers Project Series with its second program highlighting incredible poet Marilyn Chin and Poetry In America’s Elisa New, on Tuesday, January 12 at 9pm ET | 6pm PT on Facebook Live. Have an opportunity to hear from Executive Producer and Founder Elisa New and why she featured Marilyn Chin in a recent Poetry In America episode. Then, get insights from Marilyn Chin about her background, her process, and work.

We will host a virtual conversation with writer Ben Vanstone from PBS MASTERPIECE on December 13 at 2pm ET | 11am PT. As the writer and Executive Producer, Vanstone will discuss the new adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small, the classic story written by James Herriot. All Creatures Great and Small chronicles the adventures of veterinarian James Herriot in 1930s Yorkshire. The seven-part series based on Herriot's books will air on Sundays, January 10 - February 21, 2021 at 9/8c.

Update: We have ordered this book for the collection!--Vicki We will host a virtual conversation with renowned children’s author Nikki Grimes discussing her latest book, Kamala Harris: Rooted In Justice, on December 11, 2020 at 5pm ET | 2pm PT, as part of our series of conversations on Democracy. She will share what inspired her to write her newest book and her process. In addition, we'll have an opportunity to explore the story of trailblazer Kamala Harris, who has made a true mark on our democracy.

Coming soon, the annual Teen Art Contest! Theme: Birds. In partnership with Longwood Gardens. http://www.delcolibraries.org/Teen-Art-Contest

In the last Penny Stamps Speaker Series of the Fall Semester, we feature Amy Cutler, who is an internationally acclaimed artist best known for her enigmatic depictions of women performing strange, cryptic tasks: carrying goats on their backs in "Above the Fjord", sewing tigers in "Tiger Mending", dancing with chairs on their heads in "Dinner Party" Visit https://www.dptv.org/prog/arts-culture/penny-stamps-series/ for more information.

Please join us for the Delaware County Libraries Board of Directors Meeting.