Ardmore Free Library

Polls are open from 7 am to 8 pm. Remember, if you are in line by 8 pm, you can vote. Find your polling place: vote.pa.gov/Polls

Looking for your next read? Consider one of these or search the catalog for more.⁠
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Native American Heritage Month Books for Kids:⁠
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📕Fry Bread: a Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard
📙My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom
📗Berry Song by Goade, Michaela
📘Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

Thank you so much to our Stories in the Stacks sponsors! There's still time to purchase tickets at lmls.org/sits2024 . See you on Saturday!

Thank you to:

Alexander Horn
American Trench
Ardmore Pizza
Bob Cermignano Cooling & Heating
Char & Stave
Engage Personal Training
Elements by Nat
John Cipollone, Inc
Just Chairs and Tables
Main Line Coin
Main Line Center for Dental Excellence
MCS Strategies
Merrill - A Bank of America Co
Nolan Painting
Pawsome LLC
Philly Lobster Gourmet Foods
Sabrina Ann
Styche Boutique
Wynnewood Audi
WSFS

It's book recommendation time!

Without revealing too much...Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author of 'The Overstory' and 'Bewilderment' Richard Powers has done it again. 'Playground' introduces us to four main characters, whose lives are mysteriously linked. An epic tale of love, friendship and humanity’s next great adventure - where the word playground means more than you may think.

Place a hold on this book today!

https://mclinc.polarislibrary.com/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&pos=1&cn=2936826

REMINDER- Mail ballots must be received by your county election office by 8 pm, Nov. 5. Your ballot must be in the inner secrecy envelope & the pre-addressed outer return envelope where the voter must sign & put today's date.

The Stories in the Stacks online auction is officially open! Check out the selection of unique items and experiences up for grabs at https://www.32auctions.com/ArdmoreLibrary2024.

Every bid helps support the library and brings us closer to our fundraising goal. Ready, set, BID!

📚️ Your support will enable us to enhance our literacy initiatives, expand our educational resources, and further our community outreach efforts. ⁠
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The Lower Merion Library System is committed to fostering a love for reading, promoting lifelong learning, and providing essential resources to individuals of all ages. 💫⁠
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While Lower Merion Township provides generous funding for staffing and library operations, the support of our patrons and donors is the main source of funding for books, programs, and other activities. ⁠
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Your contribution will directly impact the success of our free programs and circulation goals! ⁠
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Donate to LMLS today https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E99974&id=10&fbclid=IwY2xjawGRmlFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHcApgWaUGQ7ny15-oAW12vtBgeUz6Lj0apVuuEvUuO2SPFVcY6S_qWV-6A_aem_IZmONW3gDYP9lGBHSFrQAg

Happy November! What titles are you looking forward to reading this month?⁠
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📕The Author's Guide to Murder by Beatriz Williams
📗⁠Lazarus Man by Richard Price
📘The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami
📙The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

🎃 Wishing you a spooktacular Halloween! Don't forget to stop by for candy and a free book if you're trick-or-treating in the neighborhood tonight!

🎃 Add us to your trick-or-treating route! Stop by the library tonight and pick out a free book along with some candy! Happy Halloween!

Book Recommendation Time! ⁠
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"A reminder that goodness, and books, can still win in this world." —New York Times Book Review. Such a sweet and moving book by Monica Wood. 'How to Read a Book' centers around a chance encounter at a bookstore that turns into unlikely friendships among its three main characters (and an extraordinary parrot). A great book club read.
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Request a copy of this book today! ⁠https://mclinc.polarislibrary.com/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&pos=1&cn=2917457

Looking for your next read? Consider one of these or search the catalog for more.⁠
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Cozy Fall Nonfiction for Adults:⁠
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📕⁠The Book of Spice : from Anise to Zedoary by John O'Connell
📙 From Harvest to Home : Seasonal Activities, Inspired Decor, and Cozy Recipes for Fall by Alicia Tenise Chew
📗Wild Witchcraft : Folk Herbalism, Garden Magic, and Foraging for Spells, Rituals, and Remedies by Rebecca Beyer
📘Fodor's Travel: Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire
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Pennsylvania voters can request a mail-in ballot without providing a reason. Voters can skip the lines on election day with mail-in voting. Read more about this convenient way to vote: vote.pa.gov/MailBallot Deadline to apply is October 29th.

Diwali is never complete without a great Indian meal! We will make a spinach and mandarin salad with mango chutney dressing, grated cucumber dip with cumin, kidney beans in curry gravy and a ginger and pomegranate sparkling drink. This is a 2-hour class on Saturday November 2nd from 2-4pm. Ingredients will be provided. All participants will help with making the dishes and then taste all the dishes. Recipe cards will be provided. Registration is required for this event. https://lmls.libcal.com/event/13289469

It's Spooky Season! Learn about our museum pass collection, with passes to a variety of local places - including Eastern State Penitentiary at lmls.org/mpp

*Passes can be checked out FREE of charge, on a first‐come, first served basis, for 3 days by anyone with an adult card registered with the Lower Merion Library System.

Lots of fun was had this weekend at our ‘Money for Kids’ program! Participants learned about budgeting and made these fabulous piggy banks! 💵🐷

We are upgrading our internet!

Public computers and wifi will not work on October 23 and October 24, 2024 across LMLS.

If you typically check out material with something other than a library card, you will need your card or card number to take home any library materials.
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Don’t hesitate to reach out to a staff member if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience and understanding!

Book Recommendation Time! ⁠
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"A Reason to See You Again" by Jami Attenberg delves into the intricacies of relationships and family dynamics as a woman reflects on love, loss, and the impact of her past on her present. Character-driven storytelling, similar to 'This is Us.'
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Place a hold on this book today! ⁠https://mclinc.polarislibrary.com/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&pos=1&cn=2939514
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Looking for your next read? Consider one of these or search the catalog for more.⁠
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Cozy Fall Fiction Reads for Adults:⁠
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📕You, Again by Kate Goldbeck
📙Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
📗Weyward by Emilia Hart
📘Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
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Did you Know?

Our volunteers and board members raise the annual funds needed to provide books, audio, and video materials and to offer vibrant programs – all available at no charge to the community.

Your support of Stories in the Stacks helps provide the latest books and materials for our children, teen and adult collections and provides educational and entertaining programs for our community.

Purchase tickets or make a donation at https://lmls.org/sits2024

See you on Saturday November 9th!

Do you know Sharon McMahon? She is the host of the award-winning podcast, Here’s Where It Gets Interesting, where, each week, she provides entertaining and factual accounts of America’s most fascinating moments and people. In all that she does, Sharon encourages others to be world-changing humans, her recently published book is no exception. 'The Small and the Mighty' introduces readers to twelve ordinary Americans - not found in your history text book- whose courage formed the character of our country.
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Place a hold on this book today! ⁠https://mclinc.polarislibrary.com/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&pos=2&cn=2939057
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Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day— it is a day to honor, reflect, learn, recognize, and appreciate Indigenous Peoples and the many contributions they have and continue to make to society today.

The Red Nation () marks Indigenous Peoples' Day 2024 with an online discussion moderated by Red Power Hour's Melanie Yazzie

Speakers:
Vivi Camacho / @.luzfloreciendo
Mohammed El-Kurd /
Monaeka Flores /
& Nick Estes /

Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXIfz4tGrkM

📅 Mark your calendars with these important dates for the General Election on Nov. 5, 2024. Visit vote.pa.gov to learn about mail-in voting, your voting systems and how you can get involved.

📅Oct 21 - Last day to register to vote in the general election
📅Oct 29- Last day to apply for a mail ballot
📅Nov 5-Election Day! Polls are open 7am-8pm
📅Nov 5- Completed mail ballots must be received by 8pm

Looking for your next read? Consider one of these or search the catalog for more.

Cozy Reads for Teens:

📕Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
📙Pumpkin Heads by Rainbow Rowell
📗These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling
📘Serious Moonlight by Jenn Bennett

Discover the basics of budgeting while creating your own piggy bank. At the conclusion of the event, there will be a raffle for exciting prizes. Saturday October 19 at 2pm. Registration is necessary. Suitable for children ages 5 and up. https://lmls.libcal.com/event/13041228