Upcoming Programs

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Learn from the expert, David Shallcross from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office, ways to protect yourself by becoming more skeptical of unsolicited offers. Scammers and fraudsters target Pennsylvanians every day in an effort to gain access to our money or personal information. They target our emotions in hopes that we will let our guard down and believe the scams they are perpetrating. From robocalls to social media messages, texts to emails, Pennsylvanians must be on the lookout for these “too good to be true” hoaxes. This presentation will break down the top 10 scams currently being used in Pennsylvania. 

Pre-registration requested but not required at friendsofdoylestownlibrary@gmail.com

Presented by Friends member and artist/educator Nancy Taylor

Join us for a creative workshop where you can discover the art of Black Out Poetry! This form of “found poetry” allows you to select words that catch your interest from newspapers, books, or other printed texts, and construct your own poem by blacking out parts of the original material. The words left behind reveal your poem. During this workshop, we will use printed materials, markers, pencils, collage materials, and more to create poetry that’s perfect for framing or quirky enough to hang on your fridge! Appropriate for ages 14 and up. All supplies will be provided.

While the workshop is free, please register at friendsofdoylestownlibrary@gmail.com so we can prepare enough supplies and set up the room. This will help ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience for everyone.

Come spend a creative afternoon with us!

Registration required at friendsofdoylestownlibrary@gmail.com

The war in Vietnam was a turbulent time in our nation's history that stirred strong feelings and deep emotions as America changed in ways that could not have been anticipated or avoided. To Vietnam and Back is an intimate family memoir that, through a lifeline of letters, offers a unique and warmly told story about one soldier's year in Vietnam and one family anxiously awaiting his return. Readers will take a step back in time to a pivotal period of the Vietnam War, 1967-1968, and glimpse what it was like to not only leave home for the uncertainty of an increasingly controversial conflict, but also to be the parents, siblings and friends left at home to provide support the only way they knew how... through heartfelt words of everyday life. The pages are filled with emotion, humor, family and neighborhood news, while also depicting the uncertainty, fear and division caused by the war in Vietnam. It is a year of back and forth letters that brought encouragement and hope to the writers and recipients of those letters. In essence, To Vietnam and Back is a journey of the written kind that revisits and illustrates the timeless value of family, friends, faith and love.

Pre-registration requested but not required at friendsofdoylestownlibrary@gmail.com