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Come learn from a Briar Bush Nature Center educator about the incredible adaptations that animals have to help them meet challenges in their environment. Meet some animal ambassadors and see their own special adaptations up close, from camouflage to special tails and silent flight to not-so-sharp spikes. Saturday, March 82 pm For audiences in grade K-adult. Children under the age of 10 must […]
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Drop in to learn how to make some easy recipes to take afterschool snacks to the next level. All ingredients will be provided and recipes will be available to take home. Thursday, March 63:30 pm For students in grades 7-12. Registration is required for supplies.Â
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Get to know your neighbors while having fun. This adult social group brings folks from the local community together for enrichment and social connection. This month, come and learn about Winter Seed Sowing from local resident and Master Gardener, Pat D: This is a beginner-friendly, low maintenance and cost-effective way to grow hardy seedlings at home, using milk jugs and takeout trays! Everyone […]
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Join us for our Annual Meeting of the Huntingdon Valley Library Board of Trustees. Immediately following the annual meeting the board will hold their monthly meeting. Thursday, February 137 pm The meetings are held in the Friends Learning Lab. Please RSVP in case there’s a venue change.
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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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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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October 20 to 26, 2024 is National Friends of Libraries week. We thank every member of our Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library for all they do to support our library! Our Friends purchase our Museum Passes, Mobile Hotspots, thousands of books for the collection, eBook and digital content, and provide funding for the majority of our library events, lectures, and […]
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Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. By focusing on efforts to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. The theme for Banned Books Week 2025 (October 5-11) is “Censorship is so […]
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Thank you all for sponsoring and attending our 2nd annual Books and Brews. Here are the winning raffle ticket numbers: CONGRATULATIONS! Stop by the library with your ticket stub to claim your basket. Basket #1 = 0524553Provided by BRSOLEZ, LLC Basket #3 = 0524509Provided by BRSOLEZ, LLC Basket #5 = 0534551Provided by No Bull Training Basket #6 = 862405 Basket […]
» Read moreCheck out a new read or learn about the history of Black History Month! Learn about Carter Woodson the scholar who established Black History Month. Here are some online events from the Library of Congress. Looking for your next read, choose from one of these most prolific black audiobook narrators you should be listening to, from award-winners to up-and-comers. Choose […]
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