National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. “Ready, Set, Library!,” promotes the idea that in our always-online world, libraries give us a green light to something truly special: a place to connect with others, learn new skills, and focus on what matters most. […]
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Sign up to become a tutor and attend the free training sessions. All training sessions take place at Huntingdon Valley Library. You must attend all 5 sessions: April 11, 16, 18, 23, and 25, from 5:30 pm – 7 pm. Location: Community Room
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Learn about the local Battle of Crooked Billet, the last and largest skirmish of the winter campaign of the Pennsylvania militia. Presenter Denis Cooke will share the story of the event, information about General John Lacey’s militia assignment, the aftermath of this surprise attack, and a bit of history about Lacey’s life post-battle. Thursday, April 18, 7 pm Presenter Denis J. Cooke, […]
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Get to know your neighbors while learning something new. Adult Social Group brings folks from the local community together for enrichment and social connection. Thursday, April 23, 7 pmHeld in the Community Room. This month, participants will get a personal finance crash course and Q&A session with a professional wealth planner. The first half of this program will consist of a […]
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Begin your family history research with MyHeritage, a new, free resource available to you with your library card. MyHeritage Library Edition is one of the largest, most internationally diverse genealogy databases of its kind. This database contains more than 19.5 billion historical records from all over the world and features fast and easy searching across different languages. During this program you will learn how to take […]
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Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library welcome you to their monthly meeting! We’d love to have you share new ideas and learn all about us. Thursday, April 412:30 pm Following the Friends Business Meeting, Thomas J. Wieckowski will present “John Wanamaker: King of Merchants.” This presentation will review the accomplishments and exciting life of this notable citizen of Philadelphia and the Chelten […]
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Drop in for an afternoon of friendly chess matches and informal instruction. This program is intended for adult chess players of all skill levels. Chess sets provided. Every Tuesday2 – 4 pm . Located in the Community Room.
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Did you know that, after April 8, Pennsylvania won’t experience another total solar eclipse until the year 2144? If you didn’t, join us for this educational presentation to break down the mystery of solar eclipses and prepare to experience the one happening on April 8. Learn why and how solar eclipses occur, discover the differences between solar and lunar eclipses, […]
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Get to know your neighbors while having fun. This adult social group brings folks from the local community together for enrichment and social connection. This program is for adults only. Monday, April 16:30 pm Please feel free to bring a game to share! We will have several games provided by the library. Please RSVP. Refreshments to be served. Located in […]
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Join the Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library as they host their monthly book sale in their book room. Stop by to check out a wide variety of nonfiction and fiction books. Choose from cookbooks to children’s books, science fiction to poetry, biographies to modern fiction, DVDs, CDs and much more. New items are added every month. All proceeds benefit the Huntingdon Valley Library. […]
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