Join us for a movie night! Thursday, March 7 6:15-8:30 pm Hang out with friends while enjoying pizza, popcorn, and other snacks. We will watch The Hate U Give on a big screen. Based on Angie Thomas’ best-selling young adult novel, the movie tells the story of Starr Carter. Starr lives in two worlds: the poor, black neighborhood where she […]
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Join us after school for the next Young Adult Book Club! We will discuss humorous novel Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar, which was chosen by popular vote at the January book club. Friday, March 1 3:30-4:30 pm While navigating his first year of high school and awaiting the birth of his new baby brother, Scott loses old friends and gains some […]
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For Women’s History Month, Trish Chambers Productions and the Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library present: Women Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 2 pm in the Community Room Please RSVP It took 191 years after the founding of the Supreme Court for the first woman to be allowed to become part of that august body. […]
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Family Museum Passes Do you enjoy spending the day at a museum? For 2020, the Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library have made passes available for active members to these great local museums: – Pass allows entry for 4 people – “The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art offers a unique way to appreciate art and the environment.” -10% off Shop […]
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Join us for a game night and pizza party! Thursday, February 21 6-7 pm Have fun with friends while enjoying games and pizza! We have lots of games to choose from including Concept, Superfight, Sushi Go Party!, Catchphrase, Codenames, Werewolf, Forbidden Island, Clue, and Uno. Play one of our games or bring one from home to share. Open to students […]
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Join us for the next in our series of Middle School STEAMers events! All of these after school events will include STEAM-based activities (STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math). Friday, February 15 3:30-4:30 pm Get a thrill after school while helping to design a roller coaster! Enjoy snacks and work together to create the K’NEX Bionic Blast roller coaster. Then, take […]
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Vive le France in February…a month of events with a French Flair! The February 2019 Calendar of Events includes events for the body, mind, and spirit. From meditation at the Friends Meeting on February 7 to yoga and Tai Chi classes on Wednesdays and Thursdays. For Teens, we have book club, gaming, the Advisory Board, and Middle School STEAMers on February […]
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Learn more about all the wonderful things the Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library do and have done for the library in their 2019 Newsletter. Membership dues make up a big part of the group’s annual revenues, which in turn, support programs, collections, and services at the library. For example, the Friends support 100% of the Summer Reading Program – every […]
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Joanne Beck presents: Gustave Eiffel and His Tower Sunday, February 10 at 2 p.m. This 1-hour lecture is FREE and OPEN to all. Please register online. The story of the life and times of Gustave Eiffel’s Tower, which made its debut at the Paris World’s Fair in 1889, is filled with the history of the times. The tower had many […]
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Bonjour! Join us Thursday afternoons in February for Fabulous French Movies at 4pm in the Friends Learning Lab. Free and open to all. Movies all have English Subtitles. February 7, 4 pm Jules et Jim (1962) French New Wave romantic drama film set around the time of WW1. It describes a love triangle involving French Bohemian Jim, his Austrian friend, Jules […]
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