Marple Public Library

The Library Building is closed today (6/19), we look forward to serving you tomorrow when we open at 10am. Today is a great day to work on your Summer Reading Club goals. Meet your Week 1 goals and those entering grades K to 12 can earn a small custard from Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Broomall, PA. YUMMY!

THANK YOU to all who joined us for the final 1 2 3 Play with Me. A very special THANK YOU to Jessica, Caroline and all our Nemours, Broomall friends who joined us over the last four weeks and made this series possible. They left lots of useful information in the Library. You can find it at the Parenting Shelf.

Families with children ages birth to 3 can join us TODAY (6/18) for the final of our four-week series 1, 2, 3 Play with Me. It is first come, first serve with a 50 attendee limit. THANK YOU to Nemours Children’s Health, Broomall for being our resource partner for this series!!! This week’s topic is Nutrition.

Wow, we learned so much from Devon with Eyes of the Wild today! She brought 6 animals and taught us so much. THANK YOU!

Reminder that we will be closed Friday (6/19). TODAY (6/17) children ages 5+ and adult guardian(s) can join us at 4pm for Eyes of the Wild. It is first come, first serve in the meeting room that has a 100 occupancy limit. This program is intended for ages 5+ and priority will be given to those ages and their guardian. This is a very popular program, we HIGHLY recommend arriving at least 10 minutes early as it has filled up fast. Numbers will be given upstairs in the Library.

THANK YOU to all who joined our first Toyland of the summer! A very special THANK YOU to our Teen Volunteer and the little ones who helped clean up. In June we'll have Toylands on Mondays and Tuesdays and Storytimes on Fridays. We will be closed this Friday, 6/19. Both programs start at 10:30am and are first come, first serve in the downstairs Meeting Room with a 100 room capacity. We HIGHLY recommend arriving at least 10 minutes early. Numbers will be given out upstairs. We ask that everyone wait upstairs until the Marcy Abrams Meeting Room doors open.

Lego Club is Back!!!! Families with children 5+ can join us for the return of Lego Club 4:30pm to 5:30pm! No commitment to future sessions, simply stop by and be creative with all our Legos. It is first come, first serve in the meeting room that has a room limit of 100.

What a fun Storytime today! Thank you to all who joined and great job on the craft. For the remainder of June, we'll have Toyland on Mondays and Tuesdays and Storytime on Fridays. We will be closed this Friday (6/19). Both programs start at 10:30am and are first come, first serve in the downstairs Meeting Room with a 100 room capacity. We HIGHLY recommend arriving at least 10 minutes early. Numbers will be given out upstairs. We ask that everyone wait upstairs until the Marcy Abrams Meeting Room doors open.

It’s Week 1 of our Summer Reading Club! Ages birth to 12 can earn books this summer. For those entering K in the fall to grade 12, meet your Week 1 Reading goal and come by the Library to get your book/sheet stamped and you’ll be ready to stop by Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Broomall, PA for your prize, a small custard. If you haven’t registered yet, come by the Library. Our registration deadline is July 2.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 2026 GRADUATES!!! An extra special shoutout to the graduates who have volunteered with us. A few pics including when they joined us at projects with fellow teen volunteers. This group of graduates includes those that led the way in transforming how Teen Volunteers support the community with our expanded Dungeons & Dragons, popular Kid Crafts, and STEM Saturday. GOOD LUCK as you head to a great future at places like Emory, University of Pittsburg, Lehigh University and even across the pond to England. Don’t forget to come visit us often and THANK YOU for all you’ve done for our community.