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Join Miss Vanessa for a quick and easy sweet science experiment to make your hearts (or other candy) dance! To participate, you will need: 1 cup water 1/4 cup vinegar (or more) 1/2 tbsp. baking soda (or more) Some type of small candy that won’t dissolve too easily (we used Brach’s Tiny Conversation Hearts) A clear container that will fit 1.5-2 […]
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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 […]
» Read moreThursday, February 18, 6:30 pm Pick up one of our Adult Art Kits and join us via Zoom for a step-by-step tutorial on how to paint a beautiful moonlight landscape with Anita Thompson. Zoom class is approximately 2 hours long. Registration is limited to 20. Kits can be picked up during Contactless Pick Up Hours from Monday, February 8 to Wednesday, February 17. […]
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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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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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The library is full of finance books to help increase financial literacy. Retiring? Check out How to Make Your Money Last: The Indispensable Retirement Guide, by Jane Bryant Quinn. New to investment? Check out The Elements of Investing: Easy Lessons for Every Investor, by Burton G. Malkiel and Charles D. Ellis. Learning to manage your money? Try The Smartest Money Book You’ll […]
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In the past year, you may have noticed the PA Forward ® Logo on many of our flyers and on the Huntingdon Valley Library website. PA Forward is the Pennsylvania Library Association’s 21st Century Literacies Initiative. Libraries are the key to powering progress and elevating the quality of life in Pennsylvania by fueling the types of knowledge essential to success: Basic Literacy, […]
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Contactless Pick Up and concierge service hours available. We will help facilitate picking up items, looking for books, and placing holds for you. We can answer reference questions and help you find you next great read! We can help you print items out or fax items. Give us a call! Please call before you come over or schedule a contactless pick up […]
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Join Miss Kathleen on our Facebook page or YouTube channel for an acrylic painting tutorial for kids, or watch the video below! Kathleen will show you how to create a beautiful moon scene. Whether you were able to register for one of the acrylic painting kits for older kids or not, you can follow this instructional video using the following supplies. […]
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Get ready for some clean, STEMmy fun! View our Squishy Soap video tutorial below or watch it on Facebook or YouTube. Supplies needed: 1/2 cup cornstarch 1/8 cup of pure liquid castile soap (or other liquid soap or body wash of the same consistency) 4 teaspoons of sweet almond oil (similar oil like olive, avocado, or grapeseed would probably also work) Liquid watercolors for coloring (you will […]
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