Harleysville Books

Kids love music! We welcome our friend Miss Melanie from Littlest Music Makers for a trial class. If you love music and want to introduce your child to that same appreciation–while having a lot of fun along the way–our classes are for Littlest Music Makers is for you! This trial classe is a wonderful mix of singing, playing instruments, dancing, finger plays and just the right touch of whimsy.

Space is limited to 12 children. There is a $5 participation fee and pre-registration is required.

Location: Street: 680 Main Street Additional: Salford Square City: Harleysville, Province: Pennsylvania Postal Code: 19438-1665 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Our story time is the perfect way to introduce your pre-schooler to the world of books. Each week our program will include our staff introducing your child to 2-3 latest picture books, songs or fingerplays. When possible, a short activity will be included. At the end of the program your child will receive a cookie.

This program is most appropriate for children ages 2-5 years old, but siblings younger and older are always welcome.

The cost of this program is $2 per child, with a maximum of $5 per family. Advance registration is not required.

Location: Street: 674 Main Street Additional: Salford Square City: Harleysville, Province: Pennsylvania Postal Code: 19438-1665 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Our story time is the perfect way to introduce your pre-schooler to the world of books. Each week our program will include our staff introducing your child to 2-3 latest picture books, songs or fingerplays. When possible, a short activity will be included. At the end of the program your child will receive a cookie.

This program is most appropriate for children ages 2-5 years old, but siblings younger and older are always welcome.

The cost of this program is $2 per child, with a maximum of $5 per family. Advance registration is not required.

Location: Street: 674 Main Street Additional: Salford Square City: Harleysville, Province: Pennsylvania Postal Code: 19438-1665 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Our Book Club for Grown Ups meets the last Thursday of every month (except December) at 7:00pm. We have a diverse group of members and our discussions are ALWAYS lively! New members are welcome anytime. Try one of our book selections and come out for our meeting!

Location: Street: 674 Main Street Additional: Salford Square City: Harleysville, Province: Pennsylvania Postal Code: 19438-1665 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Tuesday, July 9

1pm

Enjoy a wonderful hour with your young reader in this all new Family Craft experience here at the bookstore. Each session will have a special storytime and then we will create a unique and fun craft based on the book read that day. All activites are designed for elementary and preschool learners to share with their parents or caregivers.

Our first day of fun will be spent with Pinkalicious as she prepares for the warm weather return of the fairies to her garden! We will read her story and then create a fairy house to take home for your yard!

$10 includes both the book and all the supplies needed for you to create one fairy house. Additional children can be added at a cost of $3 per child which includes only the craft supplies. Additional books require an additional purchase.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT. WE WILL ONLY HAVE ENOUGH BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FOR THOSE WHO REGISTER IN ADVANCE.

Location: Street: 674 Main Street Additional: Salford Square City: Harleysville, Province: Pennsylvania Postal Code: 19438-1665 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Tuesday, July 16

1pm

Enjoy a wonderful hour with your young reader in this all new Family Craft experience here at the bookstore. Each session will have a special storytime and then we will create a unique and fun craft based on the book read that day. All activites are designed for elementary and preschool learners to share with their parents or caregivers.

This week's fun will center around Snug Bug, a charming nighttime story about going to sleep. We will create adorable glowing bugs to take home to help you make bedtime more soothing and fun.

$10 includes both the book and all the supplies needed for you to create one bug craft. Additional children can be added at a cost of $3 per child which includes only the craft supplies. Additonal books require an additonal purchase.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT. WE WILL ONLY HAVE ENOUGH BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FOR THOSE WHO REGISTER IN ADVANCE.

Location: Street: 674 Main Street Additional: Salford Square City: Harleysville, Province: Pennsylvania Postal Code: 19438-1665 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Tuesday, July 23

1pm

Enjoy a wonderful hour with your young reader in this all new Family Craft experience here at the bookstore. Each session will have a special storytime and then we will create a unique and fun craft based on the book read that day. All activites are designed for elementary and preschool learners to share with their parents or caregivers.

This week's fun will center around Gilbert and the Lost Tooth, a charming story about preparing for the tooth fairy. We will create adorable tooth boxes to keep for your visits from the fairy!

$10 includes both the book and all the supplies needed for you to create one craft. Additional children can be added at a cost of $3 per child which includes only the craft supplies. Additonal books require an additional purchase.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT. WE WILL ONLY HAVE ENOUGH BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FOR THOSE WHO REGISTER IN ADVANCE.

Location: Street: 674 Main Street Additional: Salford Square City: Harleysville, Province: Pennsylvania Postal Code: 19438-1665 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Tuesday, July 16

1pm

Enjoy a wonderful hour with your young reader in this all new Family Craft experience here at the bookstore. Each session will have a special storytime and then we will create a unique and fun craft based on the book read that day. All activites are designed for elementary and preschool learners to share with their parents or caregivers.

This week's fun will center around Norma Jean, Jumping Bean, a charming story about a kangaroo who can't stop jumping. We will decorate our own adorable jumpropes to take home to add to the summer fun!

$10 includes both the book and all the supplies needed for you to create one craft. Additional children can be added at a cost of $3 per child which includes only the craft supplies. Additional books require an additional purchase.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT. WE WILL ONLY HAVE ENOUGH BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FOR THOSE WHO REGISTER IN ADVANCE.

Location: Street: 674 Main Street Additional: Salford Square City: Harleysville, Province: Pennsylvania Postal Code: 19438-1665 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

SUMMER BOOKS IN A BAG! We are so excited to be recommending two fantastic authors, their books and a special bonus all ready to go to the beach or pool in our cool summer tote! For $39, you'll receive a copy of The Crooked Branch by Jeanine Cummins, Godmother A SECRET CINDERELLA STORY by Carolyn Turgeon and a bonus Advance Reading Copy of a new summer title. Plus, you're invited to meet Carolyn and Jeanine on August 15th a 7pm for a summer celebration.

August 15th a 7pm, bring your books back and come to meet Jeanine Cummins and Carolyn Turgeon for a summer party. We'll serve the refreshments and Jeanine and Carolyn will talk about their books, answer questions and join us a good time.

If you liked these books, there are plenty more to ready by Jeanine and Carolyn.

A little more about Jeanine Cummins... born in Spain, but she grew up mostly outside of Washington DC, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. After college, she spent several years in Ireland, writing and bartending, before setting off for New York City with a plan to infiltrate the publishing industry. For ten years Jeanine lived in New York, and was immersed in its book community. Her first book was published by NAL in 2004, and she had the wonderfully unusual experience of working as a member of the sales force for her own book.

Jeanine's first daughter was born in 2007, and she made the choice to leave publishing. Her second daughter was born a couple years later, just after her novel Outside Boy. Still living in New York, with her family, Jeanine now focuses her efforts on a full-time writing career.

Carolyn Turgeon was born in Michigan and grew up in Illinois, Texas, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. She wrote her first novel at age eight called The Mystery at the Dallas Zoo, about a group of kid sleuths called in to find a stolen tapir. Carolyn submitted her first story at age 15, to Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, about a doll whose eyes popped open when you left the room. Continuing to write, Carolyn wrote a handful of short stories, including one about a strange, magical place called Rain Village, which would later become her first novel.

After many years of college at Penn State and graduate school at UCLA, her first novel, Rain Village was published in 2006 and since has published three more novels, all of them based on classic fairytales: Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story, Mermaid, and her middle grade novel The Next Full Moon. Carolyn loves the combining the beauty and darkness you find in these old stories, and illuminating the tales in some new way. Her newest book, The Fairest of Them All, will be out in August from Simon & Schuster, and is about Rapunzel growing up to be Snow White’s stepmother.

Location: Street: 680 Main Street Additional: Salford Square City: Harleysville, Province: Pennsylvania Postal Code: 19438-1665 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)