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Join us as the Toy Trains in Motion will lay out a interactive train display which has operating American Flyer toy trains and includes accessories, such as a sawmill, a barrel loader, and rockets that are launched from train cars, all of which can be operated at the press of a button. Friday, November 1510 am – 5 pm Saturday, […]
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As we continue updates with our internet provider on Monday, November 11, the following resources will be affected: Update: 4 pm – Our phone system is back up and running.Our system is currently offline please bring your library card to check out your materials. If you have any questions, please call 215-947-5138. Thank you for your patience! We apologize for […]
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Consumer Reports (CR), formerly Consumers Union (CU), is an American nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to independent product testing, investigative journalism, consumer-oriented research, public education, and consumer advocacy. Consumer Reports is available from any public computer in the library and from home using your Huntingdon Valley Library card to gain access. Use your library and library card to help you make better purchasing decisions! Get started here!
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October 20 to 26, 2024 is National Friends of Libraries week. We thank every member of our Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library for all they do to support our library! Our Friends purchase our Museum Passes, Mobile Hotspots, thousands of books for the collection, eBook and digital content, and provide funding for the majority of our library events, lectures, and […]
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Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. By focusing on efforts to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. The theme for Banned Books Week 2025 (October 5-11) is “Censorship is so […]
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Thank you all for sponsoring and attending our 2nd annual Books and Brews. Here are the winning raffle ticket numbers: CONGRATULATIONS! Stop by the library with your ticket stub to claim your basket. Basket #1 = 0524553Provided by BRSOLEZ, LLC Basket #3 = 0524509Provided by BRSOLEZ, LLC Basket #5 = 0534551Provided by No Bull Training Basket #6 = 862405 Basket […]
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If you’re thinking about suicide, are worried about a loved one, or just need a little support, 988 is available 24/7. Call, Text, Chat 988 Learn Moredhs.pa.gov/988
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The Library received a special donation recently from Artist Nancy Markowich. Nancy started painting seriously after retiring from art teaching. She switched places in the classroom and became the student where she could devote her time and passion to oil painting. She uses a traditional approach. Working with a Grisaille, she does a drawing of the subject, transfers the drawing […]
» Read moreCheck out a new read or learn about the history of Black History Month! Learn about Carter Woodson the scholar who established Black History Month. Here are some online events from the Library of Congress. Looking for your next read, choose from one of these most prolific black audiobook narrators you should be listening to, from award-winners to up-and-comers. Choose […]
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Join us for our winter Storytimes in the Friends Learning Lab. We have two different Weekly Storytimes to choose from. Each Storytime has a theme and includes stories, songs, and movement activities to encourage pre-reading skills. No registration necessary. Preschool Storytime Recommended for ages 3-6 with a caregiver.Weekly on Mondays at 10:30 amJanuary 22-February 26(No Storytime February 19) Toddler Storytime […]
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