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Tue - Thurs Open 10 am - 8 pm; Curbside 10 am - 7:30 pm
Fri Open 10 am - 5 pm; Curbside 10 am - 4:30 pm
Sat Open 10 am - 5 pm; Curbside 10 am - 4:30 pm
Sun Open 1 - 5 pm; Curbside 1 - 4:30 pm
Join us on Saturday, March 28, to meet Father James Martin, SJ, as he discusses his new memoir about growing up in Plymouth Meeting! Registration appreciated.
Come hear about a lost Philly story for every letter of the alphabet! Register here.
The Wine & Cheese Fundraiser will take place on Saturday, May 2 from 5pm-7pm. All proceeds benefit the Library. Early Bird Tickets and Raffle Baskets coming soon!
The Friends of William Jeanes Memorial Library Spring Book Sale will take place on Saturday, April 11 from 10 am-1 pm and Sunday April 12 from 1 pm – 3 pm. Cash Only!
Skip the waitlist and check out one of our pre-loaded e-readers. Packed with recent bestsellers (like Broken Country, Theo of Golden, The Correspondent, and The Wedding People), they may be borrowed for 2 weeks, and must be returned in the library. Click HERE to see what’s available!
Friends of the William Jeanes Memorial Library Save the dates!
Children’s Storytimes & Music Click here for details!
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2026 WINE AND CHEESE FUNdraiser – Sponsors, Raffles, and In-Kind Items Winter 2026 Dear Library Supporter, The William Jeanes Memorial Library and the Nicholas and Athena Karabots Center for Learning will hold our 2026 annual Wine and Cheese (and Chocolate!) FUNdraiser, “Under the Stars,” on Saturday, May 2nd. This special event with our neighbors celebrates creativity, community, and connection, drawing inspiration from Vincent van Gogh’s “The... Sponsorships Available for our 2026 Wine and Cheese FUNdraiser!
STRATEGIC PLAN 2024-2028 The William Jeanes Memorial Library and Nicholas and Athena Karabots Center for Learning serves the Township of Whitemarsh in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It has a service population of 19,707 residents and provides service through a single facility. In 2023, the Library celebrated its 90 anniversary and 11 years since the renovation and addition to the... Strategic Plan 2024-28
PA Forward Star Library Program In today’s modern landscape, libraries are uniquely positioned to provide communities access to much more than just books. This is in part why the Pennsylvania Library Association launched the PA Forward program in 2012. This program seeks to establish a consistent focus on key literacies in libraries’ community engagement efforts across the state. These literacies... Read more here about the PA Forward Star program and how William Jeanes Memorial Library is committed to this initative.
AUTO-RENEWAL OF WJN ITEMS As of early 2021, the William Jeanes Memorial Library is pleased to offer Auto-Renewal on any eligible WJN-owned item. Check the barcode on your item to see if it says WILLIAM JEANES on it, then read below to see how and when this new service may apply. 1) What is Auto-Renewal? William Jeanes’ items that... AUTO-RENEWAL RETURNS TO WJN!
CONTACTLESS CURBSIDE PICK-UP Contactless Pick-Up The Library is scheduling Curbside Pick-ups via phone ONLY. Please call 610-828-0441 and press 2 to be connected with Library staff, who will be happy to schedule your curbside pickup for at least 24 hours later, up to 6 days later. There is one pick-up window from 10:00 am to a half hour... Schedule your contactless pickup for library materials!
JOB SEARCH RESOURCES Pennsylvania specific PA CareerLink Search jobs, file unemployment, access the Department of Human Services, Disability services, and learn about employment and training or apprenticeships. PA CareerLink Montgomery County 1430 DeKalb Street Norristown, PA 19401 610-270-3429 / TTY 610-278-5176 MontcoWorks MontcoWorks administers workforce programming that is designed to meet the diverse needs of employers and career... RESOURCES FOR YOU: Job Hunting, Benefits, Housing Information
TRIBUTE GIFTS Donate a Book in Someone’s Name The William Jeanes Memorial Library and Nicholas and Athena Karabots Center for Learning is pleased to offer you the opportunity to honor a loved one with a bookplate in one of the titles in our collection. Click here for the form. You may print it and fill it out... Read more....
Library Parking Project Dear Community Member, As many of our neighbors know, since the William Jeanes Memorial Library and Nicholas and Athena Karabots Center for Learning reopened its doors on Joshua Road in 2012, we’ve become very good at fulfilling our mission “to be a resource center that serves the diverse and changing needs of the community by... Library Parking Project
History The History of William Jeanes Memorial Library The original home of the library was a single room in the William Ambler House in Plymouth Meeting. In 1926 Mary Jeanes Miller donated $75,000 as seed money to finance a new library in memory of her first husband William Jeanes. It took awhile but in 1935 the... CELEBRATING 90 YEARS
Museum Passes Did you know that with your library card, you can borrow passes for free admission to dozens of local museums and other attractions? Check out the full list and details here! Check out all of the FREE Museum Passes we offer!
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