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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. All proceeds benefit the Huntingdon Valley […]
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Join this dynamic group of knitters to chat, share patterns and encourage each other. This knitting circle is perfect for the knitter looking to expand their skills. All levels welcome. Please bring your own supplies. Located in the Friends Learning Lab.
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Drop in for an afternoon or evening of friendly chess matches and informal instruction. This program is intended for adult chess players of all skill levels. Chess sets provided. Every Tuesday, 2 – 4 pmEvery Thursday, 5:30-8:30 pm Located in the Community Room on Tuesdays and the Friends Learning Lab on Thursdays. Subject to change depending on other programs.
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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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The popular Friday Movie Matinees will be held in the Community Room. Movies start at 11 am and are free and open to the public. Every first Friday of the month, movie viewers are encouraged to stay after the matinee showing to discuss the film. Feel free to bring your lunch to enjoy as we socialize and have some friendly […]
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Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library welcome you to their monthly meeting! We’d love to hear from you and share new ideas and learn all about us. Thursday, Marc 612:30 pm Following the Friends Business Meeting, Herb Kaufman will present Miracle Cures, Outlandish Remedies, and Victorian Medical Practices. In popular media physicians and surgeons in the Victorian Era are usually portrayed as […]
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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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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 for a friendly discussion of Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. Books are available for check out at the circulation desk. Free and Open to all. Bring a light snack. Located in the Friends Learning Lab.
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Join actor, educator, and historical interpreter Dr. Daisy Century as she brings Bessie Coleman to HVL. The first African-American woman to become a licensed airplane pilot, and the first American to hold an international pilot license, Bessie Coleman was a woman who didn’t give up. Dr. Century’s portrayal of this determined figure is one that is filled with tales of barnstorming and stunts […]
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