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Join historical interpreters Alisa Dupuy and Curt Radabaugh as they bring Martha and George Washington to life at HVL! Watch them depict life during colonial times, and hear about the Washingtons’ courtship, marriage and their lives before, during and after the Revolution. Tuesday, March 257 pm Please RSVP.
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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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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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If you’re thinking about suicide, are worried about a loved one, or just need a little support, 988 is available 24/7. Call, Text, Chat 988 Learn Moredhs.pa.gov/988
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The Library received a special donation recently from Artist Nancy Markowich. Nancy started painting seriously after retiring from art teaching. She switched places in the classroom and became the student where she could devote her time and passion to oil painting. She uses a traditional approach. Working with a Grisaille, she does a drawing of the subject, transfers the drawing […]
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