January Events

  • 1/18/25 Capricorn 2nd Birthday

    Celebrate 2 years with us! Enjoy treats, discounted merch and raffle prizes.

  • 1/22/25 Embodied Healing Reading Group

    Vol. 1 | Rituals for Holding Grief in Community•Returning Home to Our Bodies by Abigail Rose Clarke

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  • 1/28/25 Book Club

    Discussing The Rachel Incident

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  • 1/30/25 Pass the Plate Cookbook Club

    Participants will join Capricorn Books and Olive Lucy at the Jenkintown for an evening of good food, great conversation, and a chance to connect with fellow food lovers. ⁠

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February Events

  • Galentine’s Day and Vinyl Chickie Pop-Up

    2/13/25 at 5pm-7pm

    We’re holding another Galentine’s Day evening of shopping along the avenue with your best gals and pals! Vinyl Chickie will be poppin’ up selling selection of new and used vinyl from female artists plus other fun music delights!

  • Tending Grief Group Discussion

    2/12/25 at 5pm-7pm

    Join us for the second Embodied Healing Reading Group for relational-and body-based healing practitioners⁠ with Rachael Toth, MA MFT from @that.really.resonates

    Registration and participation are free.⁠
    You do NOT need to read the entire book, or even most of the book, to participate.

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  • Butterfly Preservation Workshop

    2/20/25 at 7pm-9pm

    Join Kat Smith, artist, taxidermist and owner of @wild.ones.collections, as she leads a hands-on workshop about sustainable insect taxidermy! ⁠
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    You will be provided 3+ specimens/frame/toolkit, learn how to prepare/pin/mount your specimens, and frame your specimen however you like.

    Get your ticket! 

  • Launch Party!

    2/21/25 at 7pm-8:30pm

    Join for the launch of Warrior, the highly anticipated 6th installment in epic Drowned Empire series! Come celebrate with us for a discussion, reading, and a live Q&A with the author herself, Frankie Diane Mallis, in conversation with Victoria Mier.


    There will be drinks, snacks, and plenty of bookish vibes to go around.

  • Build It Boldly Book Talk

    2/23/25 at 12pm

    Join Capricorn owner, Jackie Botto, as she discusses Build It Boldly with author Dr. Kimberly McGlonn at the Jenkintown Library

    Register for free event! 

  • Devil is Fine Book Club Discussion

    2/26/25 at 7pm

    Our fiction book club will discuss Devil is Fine (short-listed for the PEN/Faulkner award) with local author John Vercher.

    This event is currently at capacity.

March Events

  • March Cookbook Club

    3/2/25 at 4pm-6pm

    Join us for an evening of good food, great conversation, and a chance to connect with fellow food lovers. Bring your appetite and your curiosity as we cook our way through the pages, one delicious dish at a time! Everyone brings a dish from the cookbook to share in the Jenkintown community room.

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  • Blood Over Bright Haven Book Club Discussion

    3/27/25 at 7pm

    Our fiction book club will discuss Blood Over Bright Haven by ML Wang.

    This event is free to attend but we appreciate you signing up through the link below.

    Register! 

  • Pop-Up at the Hiway Sci-Phi Fest

    3/29/25 10am-3pm

    Capricorn will have a book pop-up in the lobby of the Hiway Theater during Sci-Phi Fest! We’ll have a selection of sci-fi novels and wrapped mystery books.

April Events

  • Local Author Fantasy Panel

    4/4/25 at 7pm-9pm

    We’ve gathered four incredible local authors to discuss how fantasy books aren’t just about escaping to other worlds—they’re powerful roadmaps to overcoming oppression, finding hope in dark times, and embracing the extraordinary. Get ready for: Engaging talks with our local fantasy authors. Delicious drinks and snacks. A fun costume contest (wear your Ren Faire/cosplay costumes!) Tickets are just $10 and ALL proceeds will benefit The Attic Youth Center, Philadelphia’s only LGBTQIA+ Youth Center.

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  • Poetry Reading

    4/11/25 at 6:30pm

    All are welcome to read or listen. Sign-ups are first come basis. Snacks and beverages included!

  • Adult Book Swap and Book Fair

    4/6/25

    Bibliotravels is teaming up with@capricornbookshopto bring you a day of bookish delights! 📚Join us one month from today@humanrobotjenkintownfrom 1-3pm. Bring your gently used books to swap, sip on a delicious craft beer (I’m looking at you Dreams of Orgonon!🍺) and shop new books, gifts and cute merch!! $5 RSVP to attend-Link in bio. Get your tickets if you are interested-we expect this to sell out fast! 🤩

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  • Indie Bookstore Day

    4/26/25 10am-5pm

    Mark your calendars and make sure to include Capricorn on your book crawl on this special day! ✨ Can't wait to see you there! 📖💕 ⁠

May Events

  • Book Signing with Terry LaBan

    5/3/25 12pm-3pm

  • Book Signing with Kay Healy

    5/18/25 at 1pm - 3pm

  • Cookbook Club

    5/28/25 at 6pm

June Events

  • Book Signing with Jon McGoran

    6/14/25 12pm-3pm

  • Book Signing with Kay Healy

    5/18/25 at 1pm - 3pm