🍁Autumn 2025 Calendar of Events🍁
The library has multiple free programs this Autumn with programs for all ages. Programs will take place in the downstairs meeting room (Midvale Entrance) unless otherwise noted. Check the library website for any updates to the verify the specifics of which space/time changes for each event.
🐦Fall Migration Bird Walk
with Expert Birder Holger Pflicke🐦 October 11, 10:00 am
Meet on the front steps of the library for a fall migration bird walk around the neighborhood, led by expert birder Holger Pflicke. We plan to stay out for 1-2 hours and walk mostly on flat and well-traveled paths. Open to everyone, beginners welcome. Limited to no restroom access and please dress for the weather. A limited number of Birding Backpacks will be available.
✍️Author Visit: Charles A. Bush✍️ November 15, 3:00 pm
Join us for a visit from young adult author Charles A. Bush, Author of the acclaimed YA novel Every Variable of Us, which won the 2022 Moonbeam Gold Medal for Young Adult Fiction and was selected by the NYPL of one of the best YA books of the year.
Bush grew up in Philadelphia, where he attended Cabrini University before honing his craft at the University of Oxford. At Oxford, Charles studied literature and creative writing. He is a founding member of the Oxford Pride Alumni Group. In all his work, he strives to create stories for the marginalized and underrepresented, to allow their stories to be told so they can feel seen and know that their lives matter.
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Falls of Schuylkill Library.
📸Digital Photography Workshop📸 November 29, 1:00 pm
Elevate your photography journey with professional wildlife photographer Troy Bynum! Join us for this introductory workshop and unlock the secrets of digital photography. This hands-on course delves into the essentials of aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and much more, empowering participants with a solid foundation on digital photography basics.
Perfect for beginners and seasoned photographers alike. By the end, you’ll confidently use manual settings to photograph wildlife and diverse subjects. The information covered is applicable across various camera types – even your phone! Participants should bring a camera with a fully charged battery (your phone is fine!) and the instructions/user manual for use during the hands-on portion.
Instructor Troy Bynum, owner of TB Wildlife Photography LLC, is not only an enthusiastic birder but also a passionate wildlife photographer from Philadelphia, PA. Troy’s work focuses on capturing and showcasing the remarkable colors, and rich textures that are abundant throughout the natural world. He is on a mission to accentuate and celebrate the inherent magnificence of nature.
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Falls of Schuylkill Library.
✍️Author Visit: Joe Lex✍️ December 1, 5:30pm
Join us for an author visit from local author Joe Lex, host of the podcast All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories – some scripts from which his new book All Bones Considered: 52 Laurel Hill Women has been adapted. In 2016, Joe Lex retired after more than 45 years in emergency medicine. His career began as a combat medic in Vietnam, followed by years as an ER tech and RN before starting medical school at age 35. He spent 14 years as a community ER doctor, then 13 years teaching at Temple University, where he retired as a professor. Joe became one of the most recognized emergency medicine educators globally, helping establish training programs around the world. Known as the “Godfather of Free Open Access Medical Education,” he made over a thousand lectures available online and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine renamed its top teaching award the Joe Lex Educator of the Year Award in his honor.
After retirement, Joe missed research and teaching. He began volunteering as a tour guide at Laurel Hill Cemetery, leading to the podcast All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories, which features more than 400 residents of Laurel Hill East and West. He later launched Biographical Bytes from Bala to explore lives at Laurel Hill West.
Meet him LIVE and pick up an autographed copy at this Author Event! |
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