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Solve the Mystery of What to Read this Summer in the Delaware Valley at the Library

The kids won’t have to find the solution for what to do this summer because they can solve the mystery at the local library. This July and August, libraries across Pennsylvania are participating in Get a Clue @ Your Library and offering fun-filled programs for children. This is just a sampling of the events, so visit your library to find out more or check out our calendar and detect even more sleuthy events.

Chester County

The Musical Mystery Library Tour

July 19, from 10-11a.m. 

Chaplin’s Music Cafe 66 North Main St. Spring City, Pa.

The wonderful musical duo, Two of a Kind, will be presenting their Musical Mystery Library Tour, an interactive concert featuring songs about reading, books, and literary sleuths.

Teen Library Crew Night: Sherlock Holmes

July 27, at 7p.m.

Chester County Library 450 Exton Square Pkwy., Exton, Pa.

Neill Hartley will present Sherlock Holmes & the Speckled Band. For students entering grades 6+. Registration required.

CSI

July 31, from 1-4p.m.

Paoli Library 18 Darby Rd., Paoli, Pa.

Featured book: Andromeda Strain. Solve a CSI mystery here at the library and attempt to eat forensic inspired cuisine. Ages 12 and up.

Bucks County

Summer Sleuths Reading Program

July 9, from 6:30p.m.-7:30p.m.

Southampton Library 947 Street Rd. Southampton, Pa.

Read books and help solve The Case of the Stolen Stash. Everyone is welcome. A special party will be held Thursday, August 16, from 6:30-7:30p.m. for everyone who has participated by reading this summer. Registration Required.

Get a Clue @ Your Library Crafts & Games

July 23, at 1:30p.m.

Bensalem Library 3700 Hulmeville Rd., Bensalem, Pa.

Join us for Get a Clue @ Your Library Crafts & Games. Ages 8-12 w/adult. Bring your book log. Registration Required.

Delaware County

Mystery Muncher Read & Feed

July 12, at 12p.m.

H. K. Furness Free Library 100 N. Providence Rd. Wallingford, Pa.

Share a story from Mystery Stories collected by Helen Cresswell. Authors include Emily Bronte, Agatha Christie, Ray Bradbury, Diana Wynne Jones, Ursula Le Guin, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle among others. Registration required.

Comics Workshop - Detective Comics

July 16, from 4-5p.m.

Swarthmore Public Library 121 Park Ave. Swarthmore, Pa.

Go beyond the traditional superhero. Discover the literary value of this unique art form in an interactive discussion of Hot Titles such as Gotham Central: Dead Robin.

Montgomery County

Mystery Night

July 18, at 6p.m.

Ardmore Library 108 Ardmore Avenue, Ardmore, Pa.

Solve the mystery at the Ardmore Library.

Teen Mystery Dinner

July 18, at 5:30p.m.

Gladwyne Library 362 Righters Mill Road. Gladwyne, Pa.

Cracks in the Wall. A wallet, a trench and a disappearance. Enjoy pizza and soda while exploring the evidence and grilling the suspects on your way to solving this fun whodunnit.

McGruff, the Crime Dog

August 7, at 10:30a.m.

Belmont Hills Library 120 Mary Watersford Rd. Bala Cynwyd, Pa.

Learn how to “take a bite out of crime” with McGruff and the Lower Merion Police Department. 

Philadelphia County

Preschool Fun Days in July: I Spy Day  

July 12, at 2:00p.m.

Northeast Regional Library 2228 Cottman Ave. Philadelphia, Pa.

Stories and games for children ages 3-5 and their caregivers.

Summer Reading Game Program Series 

August 8, at 10:30a.m.

Central Library 1901 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Get a Clue presents Strange and Mysterious Movies. In the Montgomery Auditorium.