Board of trustees of the Phoenixville Public Library seeks an individual to fill a vacant position of the Board for 4 months, March - June. This individual must possess proven leadership skills and be in support of the Phoenixville Public Library, its mission and long term sustainability, in order to serve the information needs of [...]
The Friends of the Phoenixville Library are selling Reading Phillies ticket books as a fundraiser for the Library. The ticket books cost $27 (valued at $48) for six general admission tickets good for any home game in the 2012 season. Sign up at the Circulation Desks in the Adult or Children's Library. Ticket sales will [...]
January 23-27 -- No limit, first come, first served. Located behind Children's Library.
[box type="1" class="rounded-5 shadow" width="600"] The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings reserve now! Narrated in a bold, fearless, hilarious voice and set against the lush, panoramic backdrop of Hawaii,The Descendantsis a stunning debut novel about an unconventional family forced to come together and re-create its own legacy. Matthew King was once considered one of [...]
[box type="1" class="rounded-5 shadow" width="600"] Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robison reserve now! Ever since he was small, John Robison had longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits—an inclination to blurt out non sequiturs, avoid eye contact, dismantle radios, and dig [...]
[box type="1" class="rounded-5 shadow" width="600"] The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard reserve now! The Transit of Venus is considered Shirley Hazzard's most brilliant novel. It tells the story of two orphan sisters, Caroline and Grace Bell, as they leave Australia to start a new life in post-war England. What happens to these young [...]
[box type="1" class="rounded-5 shadow" width="600"] The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale reserve now! On her way to marry a prince she's never met, Princess Anidori is betrayed by her guards and her lady-in-waiting and must become a goose girl to survive until she can reveal her true identity and reclaim the crown that is [...]
[box type="1" class="rounded-5 shadow" width="600"] Unwind by Neal Shusterman reserve now! In a future world where those between the ages of thirteen and eighteen can have their lives "unwound" and their body parts harvested for use by others, three teens go to extreme lengths to uphold their beliefs--and, perhaps, save their own lives. [divider [...]
[box type="1" class="rounded-5 shadow" width="600"] Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld reserve now! In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air [...]
[box type="1" class="rounded-5 shadow" width="600"] Empress of the World by Sara Ryan reserve now! While attending a summer institute, fifteen-year-old Nic meets another girl named Battle, falls in love with her, and finds the relationship to be difficult and confusing. [divider sid="divider-1307557145" type="blank" margin-bottom="0"] [/box]
