Fall Outdoor Storytimes

Join us for Storytime outside on the lawn near the back entrance of the library. Each week, there will be a new theme with stories, songs, and movement activities to encourage pre-reading skills. Weekly on Tuesdays, September 21-November 2310:30 am(No Storytime on November 2 due to Election Day.) Recommended for preschoolers and toddlers with a caregiver. Masks are required for […]

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Million Minute Challenge – Help Us with Our Community Reading Goal!

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Participate in this year’s Summer Learning Program (through August 1) and join our Million Minute Challenge! We have set a community goal of reading one million minutes during the 6-week program. It’s an ambitious goal and we only made it to 273,337 minutes last summer, BUT if we invite more friends to participate, we can beat our number from last year. Can we make […]

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Pet Adoption with the SPCA, Wed., July 21, 4 pm

Join us for a Zoom presentation by Katie Nagy, Humane Educator for the Montgomery County SPCA. Take a virtual tour of the SPCA shelter and learn more about pet adoption! Wednesday, July 214 pm All ages welcome. Target age range is children in elementary school and their families. Event will be held live via Zoom. Click here to register. The Montgomery County Society for the […]

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Family Trivia Night: Animal Stories, Wed., Jul. 14, 6:30 pm

Think you know Charlotte’s Web from Mercy Watson? Ivan from Curious George? The Secret Life of Pets from Zootopia? How well do you know your animal stories? Find out and test your knowledge against other patrons during our live virtual trivia contest! Compete as a family or play on your own. Questions will cover animal stories from both books and family movies, both […]

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Animal Tracks Scavenger Hunt for Kids, Week of July 12-18

Calling all wildlife trackers! Creatures have been creeping around outside of HVL, and we need you to identify them by following their tracks. Come to the library this week and search the grounds to find the footprints of several species. Identification sheets* will be available to help families follow tracks and clues to guess which creatures have been hanging around the library. Gotta find […]

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Jarrett J. Krosoczka Virtual Author Visits, Jun. 29 & 30, 6:30 pm

In these live virtual Zoom events, New York Times-bestselling author Jarrett J. Krosoczka will show students how he went from being a drawing-loving kid to a widely-published adult and how he brings his ideas from sketchbook to printed book. Presented by the Montgomery County Libraries “One Summer, One Author” Youth Author Tour. Tuesday, June 29 at 6:30 pmFor youth entering grades 3-6 in […]

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Turtle Dance Music, Wed., June 23, 7 pm

Join Mr. Matt from Turtle Dance Music for this interactive virtual program! Flap your wings, jump up and down like five little monkeys jumping on the bed, and roar like a polar bear! This performance celebrates famous children’s stories and songs about animals, including a few written by adults on the autism spectrum! The show will also celebrate biodiversity – […]

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