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The Huntingdon Valley Library (HVL) is requesting submissions from fundraising consultants interested in managing a Capital Campaign to raise funds to renovate the library. The Board of Trustees has set a goal of raising at least $2 million from private sources, with the balance of the construction cost to be funded through other sources. The proposal should determine how much […]
» Read moreThe Library will be closed on Monday, December 16 for the installation of new flooring our main hallway, making the restrooms and elevator inaccessible. We will waive fines for that day. We will reopen at 10 am on Tuesday. There may be some additional work happening that morning, but we should be open for business. Expect extra noise and such. […]
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Have a gander at our new Staff Picks display by the Holds shelf. Everything has been selected by our amazing staff and includes a personalized bookmark. Maybe you’ll find a new author to try! It’s an eclectic mix of classics and newer titles. I just added the audiobook The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon. […]
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2019 Annual Appeal Because of YOU, Huntingdon Valley Library now offers more programs, newer technology, additional services, and serves as the community hub. Because of storytime, a child learned to love reading over the summer. We are grateful for the generous support of Lower Moreland Township and the Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library. We also apply for grants and advocate […]
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Huntingdon Valley Library Earns Bronze Star in PA Forward Star Library Program to Support Literacy Huntingdon Valley, PA (October 3, 2019) – The Huntingdon Valley Library earned a Bronze Star in the PA Forward Star Library Program as part of the Pennsylvania Library Association’s 21st Century Literacies Initiative, PA Forward. This statewide initiative places the spotlight on Pennsylvania libraries and […]
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Community Focus Groups How can the Library be a community partner? What is the Library’s role in the community? Let us know! On Thursday, October 3 while the kids are upstairs learning about Dinosaurs, the Board of Trustees will be downstairs asking these questions and listening intently to your answers: What do you like most about living in this community? How […]
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The Library Board and staff are working on our next 3-year Strategic Plan and would love your input! New this year–we have surveys for children in grades K to 5 and Teens in grades 6 to 12, plus one just for Parents. Your valuable answers help us evaluate our existing programs and services and plan for the future. We are […]
» Read moreBBC is now on hoopla. Your favorite programs from BBC, including Call the Midwife, Coupling, Upstairs Downstairs, Little Britain, and more, are now available on hoopla! View BBC on hoopla here! All titles can be streamed on Apple TV, fireTV, Roku, AndroidTV, and Chromecast New to hoopla? Hoopla digital provides easy access to thousands of movies, television shows, music albums, […]
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Learn more about all the wonderful things the Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library do and have done for the library in their 2019 Newsletter. Membership dues make up a big part of the group’s annual revenues, which in turn, support programs, collections, and services at the library. For example, the Friends support 100% of the Summer Reading Program – every […]
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The Library applied for and WON a grant for “assistance with the conceptual design for the renovation” of our existing facility from the Community Design Collaborative in Philadelphia. As part of the process, we need to convene a Community Task Force of at least 20 people to help the team of seven (7) volunteers develop that conceptual design. Are you […]
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