Bala Cynwyd Library

05/31/2026

Want to know if we have a book? Use the online catalog in the library or ask a librarian!

05/31/2026

Join us in the library's Junior Room for a fun preschool story time!

🗓️ Tuesday, June 30, 2026
⏰️ 10:30am - 11:00am
📍 Bala Cynwyd Library

Appropriate for ages 0-5.

Join us in the library's Junior Room for a fun preschool story time! Appropriate for ages 0-5.

05/29/2026

Join us for a discussion of Tevye the Dairyman by Sholem Aleichem. Once registered, please visit the Bala Cynwyd Library's Reference Desk to pick up a copy of the book.⁠
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🗓️ Thursday, June 4, 2026⁠
⏰️ 7:00pm - 8:45pm⁠
📍 Bala Cynwyd Library⁠
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Online registration required. Space is limited.⁠
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This event is presented as part of the Yiddish Book Center's Public Libraries Program, a partnership with the American Library Association and made possible by the Lilly Endowment, Inc.⁠
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The Yiddish Book Center’s Public Libraries Program brings Yiddish literature in translation to public libraries across the United States to deepen their engagement with Yiddish literature and Jewish life, religion, and culture, and to foster vibrant cross-cultural dialogue and discussion in their communities. ⁠
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https://lmls.libcal.com/event/16229616

05/28/2026

Join us in the library's Junior Room for a fun preschool story time!

🗓️ Monday, June 29, 2026
⏰️ 10:30am - 11:00am
📍 Bala Cynwyd Library

Appropriate for ages 0-5.

Join us in the library's Junior Room for a fun preschool story time! Appropriate for ages 0-5.

05/26/2026

Join us in the library's Junior Room for a fun preschool story time!

🗓️ Tuesday, June 23, 2026
⏰️ 10:30am - 11:00am
📍 Bala Cynwyd Library

Appropriate for ages 0-5.

Join us in the library's Junior Room for a fun preschool story time! Appropriate for ages 0-5.

05/25/2026

It is book recommendation time! ⁠
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In the long, hot summer of 1976, a group of young people is camping in Wyvis Hall. Adam, Rufus, Shiva, Vivien and Zosie hardly ask why they are there or how they are to live; they scavenge, steal and sell the family heirlooms. Ten years later, the bodies of a woman and child are discovered in the Hall’s animal cemetery. Which woman? And whose child?⁠
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USe the link in our bio to place a hold on "A Fatal Inversion" by Barbara Vine today!

05/24/2026

Join us in the library's Junior Room for a fun preschool story time!

🗓️ Monday, June 22, 2026
⏰️ 10:30am - 11:00am
📍 Bala Cynwyd Library

Appropriate for ages 0-5.

Join us in the library's Junior Room for a fun preschool story time! Appropriate for ages 0-5.

05/22/2026

Come draft “MTG: Outlaws of Thunder Junction” at the Bala Cynwyd Library! This event is for all middle and high-school ages who already know how to play Magic the Gathering. All cards are yours to keep, and we will have free sleeves, life counters, and deck boxes to give away!

🗓️ Saturday, June 20, 2026
⏰️ 12:00pm - 5:00pm
📍 Bala Cynwyd Library

For ages 11-17. Registration is required as space is limited.

Come draft “MTG: Outlaws of Thunder Junction” at the Bala Cynwyd Library! This event is for all middle and high-school ages who already know how to play Magic the Gathering. All...

05/20/2026

All Lower Merion Libraries will be closed on May 24, 2026 and on May 25, 2026.⁠
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In the meantime, make sure to stock up on books, board or video games, gardening or maintenance items, cake pans, and other library resources by planning your next visit with the upcoming closure in mind.⁠
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What’s on your reading list? Let us know in the comments!