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Big Blue Young Adult Book Discussion

Date / Time: 
Thursday, Aug. 26 - 7:00 pm
Where: 
Big Blue Marble Bookstore

551 Carpenter Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19119

What: 

An open discussion group for adults who read YA and teens who like to talk about books. We meet the fourth Thursday of the month at 7:00pm. More details on the Book Clubs page. August's Book: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

Big Blue Marble Sidewalk Sale

Date / Time: 
Saturday, Aug. 14 (All day) - Sunday, Aug. 15 (All day)
Where: 
Big Blue Marble Bookstore

551 Carpenter Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19119

What: 

Join us for our summer sidewalk sale. We'll have bargain basement deals on the sidewalk ($5.00 book!), and 15% off the entire section of Kids' Non-Fiction/Kids' Picture Books/Science and Cookbooks. We'll also have a Craft Table open where kids can make free crafts about cool kid science and history facts.

Mt. Airy Village Fair

Date / Time: 
Sunday, Sep. 26 - 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Where: 
Big Blue Marble Bookstore

551 Carpenter Lane
Philadelphia, PA
215-844-1870

What: 

Check out the interactive booths, music, food, readings, and community spirit!

Something For Everyone at Chestnut Hill Book Festival

Local illustrator, author, and three-time Caldecott Medal winner, David Wiesner, is thrilled to return as a presenter at the 2nd Annual Chestnut Hill Book Festival, July 9 to 11. Be sure to stop by Stagecrafters on Sunday, at 2 p.m. to meet Wiesner. Local illustrator, author, and three-time Caldecott Medal winner, David Wiesner, is thrilled to return as a presenter at the 2nd Annual Chestnut Hill Book Festival, July 9 to 11. Be sure to stop by Stagecrafters on Sunday, at 2 p.m. to meet Wiesner.

Something For Everyone at Chestnut Hill Book Festival

By Terri Bielski, HillontheAvenue

As the bustle of the 4th of July holiday wears down and summer heat dominates the City of Brotherly Love, Chestnut Hill is offering a good chance to curl up with a book.

Chestnut Hill Book Festival

Date / Time: 
Friday, Jul. 9 (All day)
Where: 
Chestnut Hill

Germantown Avenue
Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia, PA

What: 

The weekend will be filled with panel discussions, author readings and signings, writer workshops, a soapbox corner, fiction and singer songwriter slams, and dramatic readings of famous literary passages by local actors. For kids there will be a costume parade led by a stilt man where kids dress as their favorite book character, a Cat in the Hat appearance, a Green Eggs & Ham Brunch, storytelling.

2nd Annual Chestnut Hill Book Festival, July 9 to 11

Will Fischer, a local 16-year-old chess player, will simultaneously battle 10 adults during the 2nd Annual Chestnut Hill Book Festival at Buckley Park.  Will Fischer, a local 16-year-old chess player, will simultaneously battle 10 adults during the 2nd Annual Chestnut Hill Book Festival at Buckley Park.

2nd Annual Chestnut Hill Book Festival, July 9 to 11

By Terri Bielski, HillontheAvenue

Read any good books lately? On July 9, 10, and 11 the Hill will be ruled by the book.

Kids: Stories in Art at Woodmere

Date / Time: 
Sunday, Jul. 25 - 1:30 pm
Where: 
Woodmere Art Museum

9201 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Telephone 215-247-0476

What: 

Join us as we use storytelling to introduce children to works of art. Hiro Sakaguchi and his painting. Read: Pezzettino by Leo Lionni Make: Magical Landscape $2 materials fee.

Sidewalk Sale at the Big Blue Marble

Date / Time: 
Saturday, May. 22 - 11:00 am
Where: 
The Big Blue Marble Bookstore

551 Carpenter Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19119

What: 

Get Your Garden On!
Saturday, May 22 - Sunday, May 23
Join Big Blue Marble for our first sidewalk sale of the season. We'll have bargain basement deals on the sidewalk ($5.00 books!), and 15% off the entire sections of Gardening, Ecology, Pets, and Birds. We'll also have the Craft Table open where kids can make free crafts about gardens!

Big Blue Marble Bookstore- Women of the World Book Club

Date / Time: 
Tuesday, Jul. 27 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: 
Big Blue Marble Bookstore

551 Carpenter Lane Philadelphia PA

What: 

We are a book club that reads international and multicultural women writers, both fiction and non-fiction. We meet the last Tuesdays of the month. July's book: A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo.

Women of the World Book Club

Date / Time: 
Tuesday, Apr. 27 - 7:00 pm
Where: 
Big Blue Marble Bookstore

551 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia PA

What: 

Women of the World Book Club reads international and multicultural women writers, both fiction and non-fiction. We meet the last Tuesdays of the month at 7:00 pm. April's Book: A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar.