Services
Explore literacy, education, fun resources, and activities for kids of all ages!
Perkiomen Valley Library is a welcoming space full of fun, learning, and discovery for kids and their families. Whether you’re attending a story time with Miss Lizzie, exploring our wide selection of books and movies, or joining one of our many clubs and programs, there’s always something exciting happening for children of all ages.
Let us help your family make the most of everything the library has to offer!
Children
Explore all of the exciting programs and resources that we have to offer for kids of all ages!
The Children’s department at the Perkiomen Valley Library provides a variety of materials, programs, and resources for the education and entertainment of our youngest patrons and their families. From parents helping their kids begin their reading journey to kids finding their favorite chapter book series, our staff are always on hand to help you navigate our collection and find the best programs for you.
The Perkiomen Valley Library has programs for kids ages 0-18! Our Youth Services Coordinator, Miss Lizzie, is busy creating fun activities including to story times, craft programs and much more!
NEW! The Perkiomen Valley Library invites young readers, ages 8 – 12, to participate in a new program called “Kid Librarians,” where children can create their own display of books on our special display cart to share their favorite reads with their peers. We are excited to bring this program to PVL and continue building community engagement and empowering young readers.
Kid Librarians will have the opportunity to work with our Youth Services Coordinator to create a display on our rolling cart. What might you want to share? You can offer books of the same theme (Trains! Dragons! Dogs!), feature your favorite author or a collection of all your most favorite books.
Stop by the Perkiomen Valley Library to pick up an application from our Youth Services Coordinator desk.
Please be aware that children under the age of eight must be accompanied by an adult at all times
READING OLYMPICS
Are you part of the Reading Olympics at school? We’ve got you covered!
Swing by the library to find this year’s Reading Olympics titles and get a head start on your team’s reading list.
BEANSTACK
Create an account through Beanstack to participate in a variety of reading challenges for adults and kids! Challenges include 1000 Books Before Kindergarten and our annual Summer Reading Challenge. Click here for Beanstack.
STORYTIMES AT THE LIBRARY
Bring the kids to one of our many storytimes at the library with our Youth Service Coordinator! Visit the calendar to see our upcoming story times.
Adults
Puzzle Swap
Our Puzzle Swap is in the Parshall Reading Room. Here’s how it works: you drop off a puzzle you no longer want (as long as the puzzle is in good condition, has all the pieces, and has a box with a picture of the finished puzzle), and then pick up another puzzle to take home. You don’t even have to check it out! Please note that the puzzles will not be moderated by library staff, and the library will not be ensuring the quality or quantity of puzzles in the exchange. You may either return the puzzle when you’re done, or keep it! Don’t have a puzzle to donate? That’s okay! Feel free to take a puzzle now, and bring one in the next time you come to the library!
More Programs
- Summer Retirement series
- Gentle Yoga (weekly)
- Go to the events calendar to see upcoming programs.
AUDITORIUM
RENTAL INFORMATION & POLICIES
- The rental rate is $50.00 an hour. An allowance of up to one hour for set-up and up to one hour for break-down and clean-up is permitted as part of the rental.
- There is a $100.00 deposit required when the reservation is made. The deposit is refundable if the room is left in the condition in which it was rented.
- The room holds a maximum of 100 persons.
- Insurance – For an individual rental, you will need to provide proof of personal liability coverage in the form of a homeowner’s or renter’s policy with a personal liability limit of $300,000.00. For a group rental, you would need to obtain and maintain a public liability policy with a minimum single limit for General Liability of $500,000.00. Such insurance shall name the Perkiomen Valley Library as an additional insured.
- Please make your reservation as early as possible. To confirm the reservation, the renter must schedule a walk-through with Aileen Johnson, Branch Manager, at least two weeks prior to the event date and bring the following:
- $100.00 Room Deposit
- Verification of Insurance (as specified above)
- To finalize the reservation, the hourly fee is due two weeks before the event is scheduled to occur.
- If this is an event for children (under the age of 18), then one chaperone per 10 children is required. A list of chaperones names and contact information should be provided to the library along with the final payment one to two weeks before the event.
The rental contract is available at the checkout desk. All contracts must be approved by Aileen Johnson, Branch Manager.
PRINTING
Public printing is available through our public computers. Printing is black & white only and costs $0.15 a page.
We also have a photocopier available for copying. Copies are black & white only and cost $0.15 a side.
Perkiomen Valley Library does not having ability to FAX documents.
Computer Services
Perkiomen Valley Library has public WiFi available throughout our building, so come hang out at the library while you get some work done! We also have public computers available to use from the time we open to 10 minutes before close. Public computers are available with or without a library card. Public computers shut down 10 minutes before we close.
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