Community News

PARENT SERIES – STAYING SAFE IN THE NEW NORMAL – RESOURCES:

Cyber Safety Awareness

 (Mr. Scott CIO/Director, Office of Information Technology, Berks County Intermediate Unit)

UPCOMING EVENTS:

DECEMBER 1^st – COPING WITH COVID-19

DECEMBER 15^TH – SELF-CARE FOR PARENTS & KIDS COPING WITH STRESS

Volunteer Reading Tutors needed for Ready.Set.READ! Program

Help make a difference in a child’s life! Volunteers are needed to tutor 2nd grade students who are struggling with reading at the Brandywine Heights Elementary School. No previous teaching experience is required. This opportunity is for anyone interested in volunteering weekly for one hour. Current background clearances are required prior to assignment.

Please contact Darby Wiekrykas at United Way 610-685-4574 or darbyw@uwberks.org.

The Brandywine Heights Community Task Force

The Brandywine Community Task Force is a group of committed community members, parents, students and school district employees dedicated to helping the Brandywine community grow. The mission of the Brandywine Community Task Force is to build a stronger community through education, engagement activities and outreach. All are invited to attend events and meetings which are scheduled every second Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm in the Middle School Library.

Important Emergency Contacts:

Crime Alert Berks County = 1 (877) 373-9913
Berks County District Attorney Detective Unit = (610) 478-7171

Brandywine Community Library

The Mission of the Brandywine Community Library is to provide materials and services to help community residents of all ages obtain information to meet their personal, educational and professional needs. The library hopes to satisfy its member’s recreational and practical interests by the use of both traditional and emerging technologies.

We lend fiction, nonfiction, and large print books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, graphic novels, magazines, and more. We have nine public computers, a children’s computer learning center, and free Wi-Fi. We present weekly children’s programs, cultural and educational events for all ages, computer instruction, and a Summer Reading Program for toddlers through adults. Check our website for a calendar of events.

For more information or to sign up for our online newsletter email brandywinecl@berks.lib.pa.us

http://www.berks.lib.pa.us/sbr/

https://www.facebook.com/Brandywine-Community-Library-112933396262