Pet Adoption with the SPCA, Wed., July 21, 4 pm

Join us for a Zoom presentation by Katie Nagy, Humane Educator for the Montgomery County SPCA. Take a virtual tour of the SPCA shelter and learn more about pet adoption! Wednesday, July 214 pm All ages welcome. Target age range is children in elementary school and their families. Event will be held live via Zoom. Click here to register. The Montgomery County Society for the […]

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50th Gettysburg Reunion, Mon., Jun. 28, 7 pm

The 1913 Gettysburg reunion was a Gettysburg Battlefield encampment of American Civil War veterans honoring the 50th anniversary of the famous battle. The June 29–July 4 gathering of 53,407 veterans was the largest ever Civil War veteran reunion. The lecture will discuss the planning, logistics and personal stories from the event including original photos. Join historical reenactor, lecturer, and tour guide Michael […]

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Using your Smartphone to be Disaster-Ready, Thurs., May 6, 1 pm

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Using your Smartphone to become Disaster-Ready. Presented by Rich Worthington,  Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator, Lower Moreland Township. Program will begin immediately after the Friends Business Meeting. All are welcome. Topics include: ReadyMontco: Receive emergency alerts on your phone. PulsePoint: Building informed communities. Smart911: Share you family’s emergency information with first responders. Text-to-911: How it works, how to use it, how […]

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Women’s History Month – Picture Book Biography Recommendations

Graphic design celebrating Women's History Month with bold white text and a female symbol.

Celebrate Women’s History Month with these Picture Book Biographies featuring the true stories of inspiring women.  Find these books in the library or place them on hold via the links to our catalog. Before She Was Harriet : The Story of Harriet Tubman – Lesa Cline-Ransome Counting on Katherine – Helaine Becker Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos – Monica Brown The Girl with a Mind for Math: The […]

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Women’s History Month – Young Adult Book Recommendations

Graphic design celebrating Women's History Month with bold white text and a female symbol.

Celebrate Women’s History Month with these Young Adult fiction books featuring woman authors and strong, inspiring female protagonists.  Find these and many others on display in the library, or place them on hold via the links to our catalog. Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed – Laurie Halse Anderson   The Burning – Laura Bates Firekeeper’s Daughter – Angeline Boulley This Is […]

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Library Open for Grab and Go Hours

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Effective Monday, March 15, 2021, the library is open for Grab and Go Hours. You may enter the building to browse or to pickup your holds. Please limit time in the building to 20 minutes. Public Computers are available on a first come first serve basis. Limit one 30 minute session per day. Masks and Social Distancing Required. If you […]

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Graphic Novel Contest for Youth

Poster announcing Huntingdon Valley Library's Graphic Novel Contest from Feb 1 to Apr 2, 2021.

Create your own graphic novel and submit it for a prize in our first annual Graphic Novel Contest! This contest is open to students in grades 3-8. Participants can work by themselves or in author/illustrator pairs. Additional guidance on how to create a graphic novel can be found in Beanstack. Rules & Instructions Open to Huntingdon Valley Library patrons in […]

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Apply for a Library Card Online

Here are some e-resources you can access from home with your library card: Libby/Overdrive – Free eBooks and eAudiobooks RB Digital – Free Downloadable magazines hoopla – Free eBooks, eAudiobooks, TV shows and Movies Ancestry – Search for your ancestors Mango Languages- Learn a new language If you live in Lower Moreland and don’t have a library card, we can […]

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Library Trustee Opening

We are looking for a new Library Board Trustee to help guide the mission and vision of the Huntingdon Valley Library. Are you interested? The Huntingdon Valley Library Board of Trustees is comprised of not fewer than five nor more than eleven voting members, including those appointed by the commissioners of Lower Moreland Township, who are residents of the Township. […]

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