Fall Events: The Italian Bee
Master beekeepers Suzanne and Michael Luciano on what keeping hives actually takes, with beeswax, tools, honey from the farm and, weather allowing, a live observation hive. You leave with a pollinator plant list.
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Fall Events: Farm Harvest Tour
Walk the fields with the people who actually farm them and taste what came off the vine this week. The scarecrow scavenger hunt stays up afterward if you want to keep wandering. Registration through Ticketleap.
Fall Events: Autumn Archery
USA Archery instructors walk first timers through their opening shots, equipment included. Recommended for ages eight and up, two hours on a Saturday morning, and the farm stays open afterward.
Fall Events: Pumpkins and Pies
All you can eat pie tasting, pumpkin painting and guided visits with the farm animals across four afternoon hours. The scarecrow scavenger hunt is still running if the kids need somewhere to put the sugar.
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Behind the Scenes Tours: Fonthill Castle From Tower to Crypt
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.
Teddy Bear Story Time (Age 2)
A short Wednesday morning storytime built for two year olds and whatever bear they brought along. Thirty minutes of stories and songs, then time to play.
Senator Comitta Mobile Office Hours
Staff from the state senator's district office set up at the library to help with PennDOT paperwork, property tax and rent rebates, PACE cards and SEPTA passes. No appointment.
