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2024 Annual Appeal As we look ahead to 2025, we invite you to join us in honoring the legacy of Nancy Hensler, a beloved member of our library family who dedicated 20 years to fostering a love of reading among children at HVL. Nancy’s creativity brought joy to countless storytimes and inspired many young writers with her Write and Illustrate […]
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TumbleBook Library is an online collection of e-books, animated talking picture books, and videos that teach young children the joys of reading in a format they’ll love. TumbleBook Library is free with your HVL card! You can access the site here or download the app today from the Apple Store or the Google Play Store. Check out their Youtube channel […]
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Join us for our next book club event for Juvenile Fiction readers! We will discuss spooky novel Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros. Wednesday, November 206:30 – 7:30 pm Best friends Isaac and Marco face various challenges in sixth grade, such as Isaac getting better grades, Marco winning a spot on the basketball team, and both seeing their efforts make a […]
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Join the Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library as they host their monthly book sale in their book room. Stop by to check out a wide variety of nonfiction and fiction books. Choose from cookbooks to children’s books, science fiction to poetry, biographies to modern fiction, DVDs, CDs and much more. New items are added every month. Check out the pop-up jewelry sale […]
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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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Join Middle School Book Club to discuss our reading, participate in book-related activities, and enjoy some after school snacks. This month we will be discussing The Shadow Cipher, by Laura Ruby. It was 1798 when the Morningstarr twins arrived in New York with a vision for a magnificent city: towering skyscrapers, dazzling machines, and winding train lines, all running on technology […]
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Huntingdon Valley Library will be closing early at 5 pm on Wednesday, November 27 and will be closed on Thursday, November 28 for Thanksgiving. We will reopen on Friday, November 29 at 10 am. 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 […]
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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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Join us at this new book club for kids who love graphic novels. Share a recently read graphic novel (title, description, likes/dislikes about the book), learn something about graphic novels, participate in a fun activity, and be the first to borrow the library’s latest additions to the Juvenile Graphic Novels collection. Wednesday, December 45 pm Recommended for students in grades […]
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Two actors play all the characters in this energetic and imaginative performance of the classic story, Jack and the Beanstalk. In a cloud castle high in the sky, a grumpy ogre pesters the villagers below with loud music from his enchanted harp and showers of non-golden eggs from his magic hen. The brave young Jack climbs a mysterious beanstalk to […]
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