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Christmas Day

All Day
Glenside Library

The library is closed on Christmas Day.

Closing
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Glenside Library
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The library is closed on Christmas Day.

New Year's Eve

All Day
Glenside Library

The Library is closed on New Year's Eve.

Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library
Description:

The Library is closed on New Year's Eve.

New Year's Day

All Day
Glenside Library

The Library closes on New Year's Day.

Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library
Description:

The Library closes on New Year's Day.

Art Studio (Grades 1-3)

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Community Room 2 at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Grade School

Learn about an artist, technique, or movement and make a project inspired by what we learn!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 2
Age Group: Grade School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn about an artist, technique, or movement and make a project inspired by what we learn!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all.  If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request special accommodations, please contact the library. 

Independent Attendance

This is a program intended for children to attend independently. Please let us know if your child requires any extra accommodations. See our family programs to attend with the whole family. 

Día de los Reyes Magos (Familia) / Three Kings Day (Family)

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room 2 at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, En Español
Age Group:
Family

Celebre con nosotros el Día de los Reyes Magos con actividades divertidas y educativas para toda la familia. / Celebrate Three Kings Day with fun, family-friendly activities and learn more about this joyful tradition.

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 2
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, En Español
Event Details:

Celebre con nosotros el Día de los Reyes Magos con actividades divertidas y educativas para toda la familia. / Celebrate Three Kings Day with fun, family-friendly activities and learn more about this joyful tradition.

ELL Conversation Group

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
ELL Study
Age Group:
Adults

Practice English skills at these free, drop-in ELL group. 

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ELL Study
Event Details:

Practice English skills at these free, drop-in ELL group. 

Baby Time (0-24 months + Guardian)

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Story and Craft Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Baby Time:

Help your child learn important pre-literacy skills with our fun-filled baby storytimes. In addition to books, we focus on songs, games, and motion to help babies learn and grow.

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime

Baby Time

Help your child learn important pre-literacy skills with our fun-filled baby storytimes. In addition to books, we focus on songs, games, and motion to help babies learn and grow.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all.  If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request special accommodations, please contact the library. 

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. 

ELL Conversation Group (Women's Group)

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Conference Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
ELL Study
Age Group:
Adults

Practice English skills at these free, drop-in ELL groups.m

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ELL Study
Event Details:

Practice English skills at these free, drop-in ELL groups.m

Toddler Time (Ages 2-4 + Guardian)

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 10:45am - 11:15am
Story and Craft Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Toddler Time:

Help your child learn important pre-literacy skills with our fun-filled toddler storytimes. In addition to books, we focus on songs, games, and motion to help toddlers learn and gr...

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime

Toddler Time

Help your child learn important pre-literacy skills with our fun-filled toddler storytimes. In addition to books, we focus on songs, games, and motion to help toddlers learn and grow.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. 

A child and adult practice letters with flashcards at a table in a colorful classroom.

Building Little Voices: Birth to Age 5

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room 1 at Glenside Library
Age Group:
Adults

From a baby’s babbling to their first words and beyond, Speech-Language Pathologist Joseph Sierra III will guide parents and caregivers through the stages of early speech and language development.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

From a baby’s babbling to their first words and beyond, Speech-Language Pathologist Joseph Sierra III will guide parents and caregivers through the stages of early speech and language development.

Device Advice

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Off Site Center for Senior Citizens
Age Group:
Seniors (60+)

Drop in with your device (mobile/cell phone, tablet, iPad, laptop, Chromebook, etc.) for 1-on-1 assistance managing and troubleshooting apps, personal information, and projects.

Library Branch: Off Site Center for Senior Citizens
Age Group: Seniors (60+)
Event Details:

Drop in with your device (mobile/cell phone, tablet, iPad, laptop, Chromebook, etc.) for 1-on-1 assistance managing and troubleshooting apps, personal information, and projects.

Baby Time (0-24 months + Guardian)

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Story and Craft Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Baby Time:

Help your child learn important pre-literacy skills with our fun-filled baby storytimes. In addition to books, we focus on songs, games, and motion to help babies learn and grow.

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime

Baby Time

Help your child learn important pre-literacy skills with our fun-filled baby storytimes. In addition to books, we focus on songs, games, and motion to help babies learn and grow.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all.  If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request special accommodations, please contact the library. 

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. 

Senior Book Club: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Off Site Center for Senior Citizens
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Seniors (60+)
Senior Book Club:

Read or listen to a preselected book at home and discuss it at the monthly meeting. Each registrant will receive a complimentary copy of the book, while supplies last.

Remarkably Bright Creatures is a novel about a 70-year-old widow, Tova Sullivan, who forms an unlikely friendship with an intelligent giant Pacific octopus named Marcellus at the aquarium where she works. Their bond helps both of t

Library Branch: Off Site Center for Senior Citizens
Age Group: Seniors (60+)
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Senior Book Club

Read or listen to a preselected book at home and discuss it at the monthly meeting. Each registrant will receive a complimentary copy of the book, while supplies last.

Remarkably Bright Creatures is a novel about a 70-year-old widow, Tova Sullivan, who forms an unlikely friendship with an intelligent giant Pacific octopus named Marcellus at the aquarium where she works. Their bond helps both of t

Toddler Time (Ages 2-4 + Guardian)

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 10:45am - 11:15am
Story and Craft Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Toddler Time:

Help your child learn important pre-literacy skills with our fun-filled toddler storytimes. In addition to books, we focus on songs, games, and motion to help toddlers learn and gr...

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime

Toddler Time

Help your child learn important pre-literacy skills with our fun-filled toddler storytimes. In addition to books, we focus on songs, games, and motion to help toddlers learn and grow.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all.  If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request special accommodations, please contact the library. 

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. 

NO TICKETS REMAINING - Morris the Magic Man (All Ages)

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 7:00pm - 7:45pm
Large Community Room at Glenside Library
Age Group:
Family

Abracadabra! Alakazam! Morris the Magic Man’s show is packed with audience participation, puppets, and plenty of magic kids love. Prepare to be amazed!

🎟️ No tickets remaining

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Family
Event Details:

Abracadabra! Alakazam! Morris the Magic Man’s show is packed with audience participation, puppets, and plenty of magic kids love. Prepare to be amazed!

🎟️ No tickets remaining

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all.  If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request special accommodations, please contact the library. 

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. 

Getting Started with Word

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Computer Lab at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Computer Study
Age Group:
Adults

Need to type letters, create documents, flyers and signs? MS Word is the most popular word processing program. Learn your way around creating and formatting documents, working with paragraphs and print layouts, and more.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Study
Registration Required
Event Details:

Need to type letters, create documents, flyers and signs? MS Word is the most popular word processing program. Learn your way around creating and formatting documents, working with paragraphs and print layouts, and more.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all.  If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request special accommodations, please contact the library. 

Coffee Filter Snowflakes (Grades 7-12)

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Community Room 1 at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teen

Drop in to transform coffee filters into stunning snowflakes. The best part? They won’t melt!
 

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 1
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Drop in to transform coffee filters into stunning snowflakes. The best part? They won’t melt!
 

Smiling man points up with a lightbulb above his finger and blue question marks around his head.

All Things 2025 Trivia

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Large Community Room at Glenside Library
Age Group:
Adults

Think you’ve kept up with 2025? Test your knowledge of the year’s biggest headlines, wildest moments, and trendiest topics in this fast-paced trivia night. Gather your brainiest friends (teams of up to six) and see who really ruled 2025!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Think you’ve kept up with 2025? Test your knowledge of the year’s biggest headlines, wildest moments, and trendiest topics in this fast-paced trivia night. Gather your brainiest friends (teams of up to six) and see who really ruled 2025!

ELL Conversation Group

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
ELL Study
Age Group:
Adults

Practice English skills at these free, drop-in ILL groups.

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ELL Study
Event Details:

Practice English skills at these free, drop-in ILL groups.

Winter Sensory Stations (Ages 1-3 + Guardian)

Friday, January 9, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Large Community Room at Glenside Library
Age Group:
Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool

Engage all your senses through various hands-on activities. From squishy textures to mesmerizing sights and sounds, 
each station offers a unique sensory adventure.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Registration Required
Event Details:

Engage all your senses through various hands-on activities. From squishy textures to mesmerizing sights and sounds, 
each station offers a unique sensory adventure.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all.  If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request special accommodations, please contact the library. 

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. 

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Bingo Bash for Adults

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Large Community Room at Glenside Library
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors (60+)
Bingo Afternoon:

Join us for the game of chance where excitement builds with every number called. If luck’s on your side, you could be shouting, “Bingo!” and walk away with an exciting prize.

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors (60+)

Bingo Afternoon

Join us for the game of chance where excitement builds with every number called. If luck’s on your side, you could be shouting, “Bingo!” and walk away with an exciting prize.

NO TICKETS REMAINING - Morris the Magic Man (All Ages)

Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Large Community Room at Glenside Library
Age Group:
Family

Abracadabra! Alakazam! Morris the Magic Man’s show is packed with audience participation, puppets, and plenty of magic kids love. Prepare to be amazed!

🎟️ No tickets remaining

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Family
Event Details:

Abracadabra! Alakazam! Morris the Magic Man’s show is packed with audience participation, puppets, and plenty of magic kids love. Prepare to be amazed!

🎟️ No tickets remaining

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all.  If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request special accommodations, please contact the library. 

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. 

Beginning Reader Storytime (Ages 3-K + Guardian)

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Story and Craft Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Kindergarten
Beginning Reader Storytime:

Your child will enjoy stories, games, songs, and activities designed to help build skills necessary to become successful, enthusiastic readers.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Preschool, Kindergarten
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required

Beginning Reader Storytime

Your child will enjoy stories, games, songs, and activities designed to help build skills necessary to become successful, enthusiastic readers.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all.  If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request special accommodations, please contact the library. 

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. 

Linternas de botella de invierno (Adultos) / Winter Bottle Lanterns (Adults)

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room 2 at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, En Español
Age Group:
Adults

Crea hermosas linternas de botella para iluminar las noches de invierno y darle un toque acogedor a tu hogar. / Create beautiful bottle lanterns to brighten winter nights and add a cozy touch to your home.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 2
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, En Español
Registration Required
Event Details:

Crea hermosas linternas de botella para iluminar las noches de invierno y darle un toque acogedor a tu hogar. / Create beautiful bottle lanterns to brighten winter nights and add a cozy touch to your home.