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Upcoming events and programs
Create your own mini living world during this hands-on terrarium workshop. Participants will design and create their own container ecosystem with soil, moss, and small plants. Using air dry clay, attendees will then make some Jurassic style fossils, like mini dinosaur bones and plant prints to decorate their terrariums. Thursday, July 27 pm For students entering grades 7-12. Space is […]
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The popular Friday Movie Matinees will be held in the Friends Learning Lab. Movies start at 11 am and are free and open to the public. Every first Friday of the month, movie viewers are encouraged to stay after the matinee showing to discuss the film. Feel free to bring your lunch to enjoy as we socialize and have some […]
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Huntingdon Valley Library will be closed on Saturday, July 4 for Independence Day. We will reopen Sunday, July 5 at 1 pm. You may still return items in our outside book drop that is located at the front of the building. Our Digital Branch is open 24/7! Like us on Facebook and Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky! We hope […]
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Work in teams to act as ancient engineers. Test structural design by building pyramid models using a variety of different materials and techniques in this hands-on STEM challenge. Monday, July 63 pm Open to students entering grades 1-3 in the fall. Space is limited. Registration is required. Sponsored by the Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library.
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Pennsylvania Treasury currently holds over $5 billion in Unclaimed Property on behalf of its residents. This includes forgotten bank accounts, uncashed checks, old utility deposits, insurance payouts, and more. Many people don’t even know this money exists or that the state is holding it for them. Mr. Aizaz Gill, Regional Relationship Manage with the Pennsylvania Treasury will be here to check […]
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Try out some of the games that children played during colonial times, such as quoits, jackstraws, cup-and-ball, and tops. Get a brief lesson on how to play each game and then have fun testing them out! Thursday, July 92-3 pm Recommended for elementary-aged children. Please RSVP. Sponsored by the Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library and the Montgomery County Library District. […]
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Learn how to make your own mini comic with Terry LaBan, author and illustrator of graphic novel, Mendel the Mess-Up! Thursday, July 96:30-8:30 pm During this workshop participants will first learn a bit about Terry LaBan’s career and books, and then move on to the principals of cartooning. This is a hands-on workshop where students will get to practice some of […]
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Learn the differences between meat-eating and plant-eating animals at this preschool workshop with Mad Science of New Jersey. Look at some dinosaur teeth up close and work as paleontologists by participating in a mini dinosaur dig to help improve your scientific knowledge. Friday, July 1011 am Open to children ages 3-5 with an adult. Space is limited. Registration is required. Please […]
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Join us for a friendly discussion of Kindred by Damian Duffy. Monday, July 136:45pm Books are available for check out at the circulation desk. Free and Open to all. Located in the Friends Learning Lab.
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Learn about one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time, the tomb of Tutankhamun. Hidden in the famed Valley of the Kings, burial place of Egypt’s New Kingdom pharaohs, the tomb had laid nearly undisturbed for over 3,000 years until its discovery by an English archaeologist, Howard Carter. Crammed with priceless objects, Mr. Carter took nearly ten years to […]
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