Youth Services – Children
Fall Events
Movie Night Under the Stars
Bring your blankets and lawn chairs for an outdoor viewing of The Super Mario Bros. Movie on a giant 25-foot screen!
Saturday, September 23
7 pm
All ages welcome. Light refreshments will be provided.
Held on the library lawn near the back/lower parking lot. In case of rain, event will be held in Red Lion Gym.
Sponsored by Lower Moreland Township.
Art with Anita for Kids – Winter Fox Painting
Join us via Zoom as Miss Anita provides step-by-step instructions on how to create your own Winter Fox Painting using acrylic paint.
Wednesday, December 6
6:30-8 pm
Open to children ages 8-12. Registration is required. Limited number of kits are available.
Click here for more information and to register.
Sponsored by the Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library.
Book Clubs for Children
For each book club event, the books are available to borrow from the Circulation Desk (usually starting one month before) to give children a chance to read the book before attending. At book club events, the group will discuss the chosen book and enjoy a book-related craft or activity.
Two book clubs are available for children. Registration is required for each event.
Book Worm Book Club
Book club for early chapter book readers
Recommended for students in grades 1-3.*
Select Wednesdays from 4:45-5:45 pm
- September 20 – Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun by Hena Khan
- October 18 – My Kingdom of Darkness by Susan Tan
- November 15 – Book TBA
League of Book Lovers
Book club for Juvenile Fiction chapter book readers (longer chapter books)
Recommended for students in grades 3-5.*
Select Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm
- September 27 – How to Win a Slime War by Mae Respicio
- October 25 – Scaredy Cat by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein
- November 29 – Book TBA
*Readers in grade 3 should choose between the book clubs available based on current reading ability.
Sponsored by the Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library.
Chess Club
Come play chess and have fun! Students must know how to play already.
Select Wednesdays from 4:45-5:45 pm
September 13, October 11, and November 8
Open to students in grades 1-5.
Separate registration is requested for each date.
Fall Storytimes
Join us for Storytime with 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 am
September 18-November
No Storytime on October 2.
Held in the Friends Learning Lab.
Toddler Storytime
Recommended for ages 1-2 with a caregiver.
Weekly on Tuesdays at 10:30 am
September 19-November
No Storytime on October 3.
Storytime on October 31 will have a Halloween theme.
Held in the Friends Learning Lab.
Back to School Storytime
Recommended for preschoolers and kindergartners with a caregiver.
Saturday, September 9 at 10:30 am
Held in the Friends Learning Lab.
Halloween Storytime
Join us for a special Halloween-themed Storytime with spooktacular stories, songs, and movement activities to reinforce early language learning. Children are encouraged to come in costume.
Recommended for families with young children (preschoolers and toddlers). All children must be accompanied by a caregiver.
Saturday, October 28 at 10:30 am
Held outside on the front lawn. Bring a blanket to sit on. In case of bad weather, we will meet in the Children’s Area of the library.
Family Storytime
Recommended for families with young children (preschoolers and toddlers). All children must be accompanied by a caregiver.
Saturday, November 25 at 10:30 am
Held in the Friends Learning Lab.
Other News
Resources for Tough Topics
Please visit our resource page for information and support in educating yourself about topics that can be difficult to discuss, such as racism, sexual orientation, gender identity, mental health, and domestic violence.
Book Recommendation Lists for Children
Picture Book Biographies in Honor of Women’s History Month – March 25, 2021
Middle Grade Juvenile Fantasy Books with Black Protagonists – February 25, 2021 – In honor of Black History Month
Travel Using Juvenile Non-Fiction Books – February 5, 2021 – Use these non-fiction travel books to take a journey and build your bucket lists!
Wordless Picture Books – November 27, 2020 – In honor of National Picture Book Month
Spooky Middle Grade Books – October 23, 2020
Photos
While we sadly have no new photos from this summer, photos from past Summer Learning Programs and other events are available on our Facebook Page, Flickr Page and Photo Page.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
The 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Program is a national initiative to promote early literacy skills for children from birth to age five.
Research indicates that the more children hear books read to them, the better prepared they are to learn to read in Kindergarten. When you participate, your child will be able to track their reading progress and receive prizes and encouragement.
Read our post about participating in this Challenge from home.
eResources for Kids
POWER Kids – Pennsylvania’s Electronic Library
With your library card, explore these online research resources for kids and young teens.
BookFLIX and TrueFlix
Scholastic BookFlix is an online literacy resource for grades pre-K-3 that pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks to help build a love of reading and learning. With TrueFlix, learn about people, places, nature, history, and science from videos and eBooks. Weston Woods and Scholastic.
TumbleBooks
An online collection of animated, talking picture books.
TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of children’s e-books, available by subscription to Elementary Schools and Public Libraries around the world.