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Adult Services - Brandywine Hundred Library

Summer Reading Club

Beginning June 1st

Dig Into Reading for ages birth-11
Beneath the Surface for ages 12-17

 
Join the Summer Reading Club! Read or listen to books for fun and play for incentives all Summer long. Babies, toddlers, kids, and teens are all welcome to participate. All program finishers earn a free reward book!  Come in and register beginning June 1st.

Film Night for Adults

Mondays: April 22, May 20, June 24, July 22, August 26
6:30-8:30pm

Join us for an award winning movie. Registration required.
 
Please register by visiting or calling the Adult Reference Desk at Brandywine Hundred Library (302-477-3150).
 

Brandywine Book Club

Wednesdays: April 17, May 15, June 19, July 17, August 21
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Do you like to read all kinds of literature?  This could be the book club for you! Check at the Adult Reference Desk for the selection each month.  Please register by calling 302-477-3150.

Sunday Afternoon Classic Movie & Tea

Sundays: April 21, May 19, June 16, July 14, August 18
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Join us for an award-winning classic movie and a cup of tea.  Please register by calling the Reference desk at 302-477-3150.

Simple Gifts Musical Program

Wednesday, July 31
6:00pm - 8:30pm

Combining tradition with innovation, Simple Gifts creates some of the finest arrangements in folk music today.
 
Support for this program is made possible by a collaboration between the Delaware Division of the Arts and the Delaware Division of Libraries.  Funding is partially provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Library Services and Technology Act administered by the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and a grant from Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour - a program developed and funded by the Heinz Endowments; the William Penn Foundation; the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency; and the Pew Charitable Trusts; and administered by the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation.

Visiting Downton Abbey

Mondays (starting June 3)
6:30pm - 8:30pm

Please join us in viewing and discussing episodes of the popular Masterpiece Theatre series on mondays this summer.  Tea and treats will be served.
 
NOTE: no program 6/24 or 7/22

Adult Summer Reading Club / End of Summer Read & Chat

June 1 - August 17
Read & Chat: Wednesday, August 21, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Join us in our third annual community-wide read program, culminating in our Read & Chat program.
 
This year's theme is "Ground-Breaking Reads."
 
  • Registration begins June 1
  • You are not required to attend a book discussion (but we'd really love to see you at the Read & Chat at the end!)
  • Read 4 books, e-books, or audiobooks to complete the program
  • Submit a brief book review for each book you read

Registration is required, however, we can't accept them electronically or over the phone.  Please stop by the Adult Reference desk for more information.

Friday Night Chess at Brandywine

Every Friday
5:30pm - 8:30pm

Drop in and play chess at the library.  All skill levels welcome.  Registration is not required.