A group for children's book writers. This group meets at a private residence in Chestnut Hill on the first and third Monday of the month. Contact Edna at ecramirez@verizon.net if you'd like to join. New members very welcome!

Hosted by the Speller twins. Prizes include a $10 gift certificate to the store, cookies, tea, chocolate, and books.
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Yard sale with a free concert. $10 per spot; call 215-242-0854 to register.

Art psychotherapists Mindy Jacobson-Levy, and Maureen Foy- Tornay discuss their book "Finding Your Voice Through Creativity: The Art and Journaling Workbook for Disordered Eating."

"Substitute Me" reading by author Lori Tharps, assist. prof. of journalism at Temple U. "Inspired by my own fruitless search for a nanny in New York City after the birth of my first son, the book began as a question in my own mind that I wanted to answer through fiction.... What does a woman have to give up in order to have a thriving career, a happy family and a cozy home all at the same time?

Featured Reader: Bruce Niedt. Hosted by Mike Cohen and sponsored by the Mad Poet's Society. Everyone's favorite neighborhood poetry gathering! With a featured reader and open reading to follow.

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.

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.

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