Friends

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The Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library

Who are the Friends?

The Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library donate their time and/or money to help make our Library an important center of learning and enjoyment. Please help the Friends help the Huntingdon Valley Library maintain its edge on excellence as it promotes literacy and learning for the entire community.

Join The Friends Of Huntingdon Valley Library!

Membership levels are:

$100 + Golden Friend
$50 Benefactor
$25 Friend

When: First Thursday of Every Month, 12:30 p.m. (except July & August)
Why: Stay for the after-meeting programs!
Where: TBD (Check flyer for more information)
Contact: hvlibraryfriends@gmail.com
Membership Dues: $25

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Friends Book Sale

Friends Scone Sale Fundraiser

You can pay online here.

Friends Boscov’s Shopping Pass Fundraiser

Help out your local library! Donate $5 at the circulation desk to receive a 25% off discount shopping pass (exclusions apply). This pass is valid for in-store and online purchases from 8 am-11 pm, Wednesday, October 21, 2026 only.

Jewelry, Book, and Raffle Basket Donations Wanted

The Friends are accepting Jewelry donations, Book donations, and Raffle Basket donations for their next sales. We’re accepting books that are less than ten years old in sellable condition. You may drop items off at the library at any time the library is open. Books can be left on the card table by the book room but everything else should be left at the front desk. Thank you for your continued support.

September Canasta Lessons

The next session of canasta lessons are on September 1, 8, 18, 22, and 29. All lessons are on Tuesdays from 1-3 pm with the exception of September 18 being on a Friday from 1-3 pm. The total cost for this session is $50. You must be able to attend the first lesson on Tuesday, September 1. Please sign up by emailing hvlibraryfriends@gmail.com and providing your name, email, and phone number.

Used Book Store Hours:

The Friends recently had their 55th Anniversary. Feel free to look at some historic photos from the library’s history. If you have any photos please email them to hvldirector@mclinc.org

Friends Anniversary Slideshow by Huntingdon Valley Libary

You can read Linda Braun’s speech from the Friends 55th Anniversary Party on 10.10.2025 here.

Book Donations Wanted
The Friends are accepting donations at any time the library is open. They can be placed on the card table outside of the Book Room on the library’s lower entrance. We accept Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Children’s Books. We do not accept Audiobooks, DVDs, CDs, textbooks, encyclopedias, magazines or dirty, smelly, moldy books. Donations are accepted during the year, except immediately before or after a sale. Click here for a tax receipt form.

Jewelry Donations Wanted
The Friends are accepting used jewelry donations at any time the library is open. Please give your jewelry donations to the front desk. There is a pop-up jewelry sale during our monthly book sales along with previously loved jewelry sales twice a year (May and December).

Raffle Basket Donations Wanted
The Friends are accepting donations for their upcoming raffle baskets. We’re looking for new items for kids, women, kitchen, and entertaining.

Vinyl Record Donations
Unfortunately, we cannot accept vinyl record donations. You can donate your records to Molly’s Books and Records in Philadelphia, 1010 S 9th Street, Philadelphia, Pa 19147. If you let them know that the Huntingdon Valley Library sent you to Molly’s, we will receive a kick back from them.

2026 Friends Book Club
If you are passionate about reading, join the Friends for a lively book discussion in the 2nd Floor Community Room of the library on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 1 pm.

January 15 – Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray
February 19 – The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland
March 19 – Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson
April 16 – The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin
May 21 – How to Read a Book by Monica Wood
June 18 – Last Twilight in Paris by Pam Jenoff
September 17 – Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom

The Friends have raised funds and used membership dues to sponsor:

Significant funding for the Library’s collection, technology and children’s area
Monthly adult book discussion groups
Summer Learning Programs for all ages
Used Book Sales throughout the year
Downloadable eBooks and eAudiobooks
CPR Certification for Teens
Graphic Novel Contest
Canasta Lessons
Election Day Bake Sale at Pine Road Elementary School
Theater Trips throughout the region
Raffle basket drawing
And Family Museum Passes and T-Mobile Hotspots

Family Museum Passes

How to Borrow:

Members of the Friends may check out museum passes at the desk just as one would borrow a book. Stop by the library and ask about the museum passes. They provide admission for a family (usually 2 adults and 3 children) and a 10% discount in the museums’ shops. Remember to check the return date. The circulation period is 3 days and overdue fees are $5 per day. The passes must be returned to the circulation desk. All museum passes are eligible to be checked out three times a year.

While the Museum Passes cannot be placed on hold or reserved in advance, active members are encouraged to call the Circulation desk for more information about checking out a pass over the phone for same-day pick-up. We can be reached at 215-947-5138. This year Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library have made passes available to the . . .

Academy of Natural Sciences

America’s oldest natural history museum and a world leader in biodiversity and environmental research.
Pass allows entry for 2 adults and 5 children.
General Admission includes: the Dinosaur Hall, the dioramas, Outside In, and the current special exhibition(s).
10% discount in the Academy Shop
Museum Pass Restrictions: A Museum Pass cannot be used to receive Academy members-only benefits, including entry to members-only evets or members-only museum hours, discounted guest passes, or discounts on programming or parking. Museum passes cannot be used for field trip admission.

Eastern State Penitentiary

“Known for its grand architecture and strict discipline, this was the world’s first true “penitentiary,” a prison designed to inspire penitence, or true regret, in the hearts of prisoners.”
General Admission includes “The Voices of Eastern State” audio tour, hands-on history interactive experiences, history exhibits and artist installations.
Pass allows entry for up to 6 people.
No reservations needed.
Museum Pass Restrictions: Library Museum Passes are only valid for daytime admission.Museum Passes can not be used to receive any member benefits. Museum Passes are not valid for Night Tours, Halloween Nights, discounts in the museum store, special events, facility rentals or paranormal investigations.

Please note: Eastern State Penitentiary is not recommended for children under the age of seven but they are welcomed. Photographers using a tripod must purchase an equipment pass for an additional fee of $10. No portrait photography is permitted during public hours.

Glencairn Museum

“Outstanding collection of medieval and ancient objects.”
Pass allows entry for up to 6 people.
Access to the interior of Glencairn is available Tuesday through Sunday by purchasing tickets for the certain tours and specific events, or by private appointment.
Group sizes are limited, walk-ins accommodated as possible. Please call the museum ahead of time at 267-502-2600.

Mercer Museum

Pass allows entry for 2 adults and 2 children.
The Mercer Museum features local and national traveling exhibits, as well as a core collection of over 50,000 pre-industrial tools.

Museum of the American Revolution

“Explores the dynamic story of the American Revolution.”
Pass allows entry for 2 adults and 4 children.
Membership includes a 10% discount on the Revolution on the (Virtual) Road programs
No reservations needed.
â€“ Museum Pass Restrictions: The pass is not valid for online or phone order tickets.

National Constitution Center

Located in historic Philadelphia, the Center was created to “disseminate information about the United States Constitution.”
Pass allows entry for 2 adults and 4 children.
Membership entitles you to free general admission and 10% discount on the Delegates’ Cafe and the Museum store.
No reservations are required for visitors using the library pass.

Philadelphia Magic Gardens

It’s a mosaicked visionary art environment, gallery, and community arts center that preserves, interprets and provides access to Isaiah Zagar’s unique mosaic art environment and his public murals.
10% discount at the Museum Cafe.
Pass allows free admission for up to 2 adults and 3 children.
Reservations must be made in advance. Register online or call 215-733-0390.
Patrons may also reserve $5 admission for up to 6 additional guests per visit.

Please Touch Museum

With two full floors of fun, engaging exhibits, children are empowered to pursue their curiosity and explore the wonder within their own imagination.
Pass allows entry up to 6 people and free parking for 2 in the gated lot.
10% discount at the Museum Cafe.
Free Carousel rides.

Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum

Pass admits up to 2 adults and up to 3 children.
Free admission to all Demo Days and regular admission-priced events
Membership entitles you to free general admission and 10% discount on gift shop merchandise.
No reservations needed.

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

“Share in the ongoing discovery of humankind’s collective heritage.”
Pass allows entry for 2 adults and all dependent children.
Library Pass allows general admission including all of the galleries and special exhibitions.
Museum Pass Restrictions: The pass does not include admission to exclusive members’ events or discounts at the Museum Cafe and Museum Shop.

Woodmere Art Museum

Library Pass allows free admission to Woodmere’s Smith Hall and Maguire Hall
10% off in the Museum Store
Pass allows entry for 2 adults and an unlimited amount of kids under 17

Friends Governing Documents:

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