Kennett Square · Events

Friends Four O'clock Feature: Stand By Me

The Friends of the Library run a four o'clock movie in the auditorium, and October's is the Rob Reiner coming-of-age classic. Register and you get a cannoli coupon for La Verona that night.

When: Mon, Oct 12 · 4:00 PM–6:30 PM Where: Auditorium, Kennett Library, 320 East State Street, Kennett Square Hosted by: Kennett Library

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Imagination Library Children's Book Club and Storytime

kids

Fri, Sep 4 · 10:00 AM–10:30 AM · Kennett Library

Stories plus a book club for the smallest readers, Friday mornings in the children's area. Half an hour, free, and it lands right before the farmers market sets up across town.

Maker Skills Series: Learn to Solder

arts

Sat, Sep 5 · 9:15 AM · Kennett Library

Saturday morning soldering basics in the community makerspace: iron, flux, and a small board to take home. Free, registration required, and no prior experience assumed.

Kennett Library Staff Storytime

kids

Tue, Sep 8 · 10:30 AM–11:00 AM · Kennett Library

Library staff read to small children Tuesday mornings in the children's area. Free, no registration, and it runs about half an hour.

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Fairmount Fire Company Open House

Lansdale community

Thu, Oct 8 · Fairmount Fire Company

October is fire prevention month, so the Lansdale volunteers open the firehouse doors. Look over the apparatus, meet the crew, and pick up safety tips that are worth remembering.

Breakfast Bingo

New Hope community

Thu, Oct 8 · 9:00 AM–11:00 AM · Cock 'n Bull Restaurant

Ten rounds of bingo over breakfast at the Cock 'n Bull, with door prizes and a fashion show from the Village shops. Doors open at nine, not a minute earlier.

Behind the Scenes Tours: Fonthill Castle From Tower to Crypt

Doylestown history

Thu, Oct 8 · 9:30 AM–2:30 PM · Fonthill Castle

Ninety minutes off the normal route through Henry Mercer's concrete castle: tower stairs, hidden passageways, the rooms the standard tour skips. Steep and dark in places, age fourteen and up.