THE HTFL CONNECTION March 20 - April 2, 2022
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Note from the Director
I would like to take this opportunity to personally invite you to join us as we begin to offer in-person programs and activities.
After two years, we are bringing back our Friday Movie Matinee! For the next 6 weeks we are celebrating Oscar nominated films. These highly anticipated in-person movie screenings will fill up quickly! You are able to view the full list of films and register by clicking here.
We are also excited to host an in-person Self Defense training for teens and tweens on Monday, April 4 and Tuesday, April 5, from 3:30 - 5:30 pm in the Community Room. Our teens and tweens will learn self defense from the inside out in this 2-part class. Click here for more information and to register for this event.
Parents and Caregivers, we invite you to bring your children to participate in our interactive Spring Story Walk being held in the Children’s Room. As you follow the ants around the room they’ll lead you through the enchanting story, "The Spring Book" by Todd Parr. You will be able to read the story as you go, and find fun activities along the way!
Prom season will soon be upon us, and the Library is delighted to bring back our popular Prom Dress and Suit Exchange! Please bring your donated formal wear in good condition to the Library, before May 13. We encourage all to stop by the second floor hallway and browse the selections for the perfect outfit for the evening! The free items will be available until June 3.
I am very pleased to announce that our neighbor, Faust Orthodontics has graciously agreed to allow Library patrons to use their parking lot after their normal hours of operation! More details about parking in their lot are available below in this newsletter and on our website. We are so grateful to Dr. Shawn Faust and Faust Orthodontics for their generosity and ongoing support of the Library!
Warm regards,
Sukrit Goswami, Library Director
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Additional Parking at Faust Orthodontics |
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We are pleased to announce that Faust Orthodontics is now welcoming Library patrons to use their parking lot after their normal hours of operation.
Monday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuesday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
In addition, from September to May they have one Saturday per month that they see patients from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. You may park in the Faust Orthodontics parking lot any Saturday when they are not seeing patients. To find out their Saturday hours, please contact them directly.
Please join us in thanking Faust Orthodontics for their generosity and ongoing support of the Library!
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Hotspots
Did you know that the Haverford Township Free Library has mobile wireless hotspots?
These devices are available for twenty-one day checkout which means that now you can take the Internet with you wherever you go. HTFL currently offers two different variations of hotspots for adult patrons in good standing to check out at no charge and use at home or on the go. Each device provides unlimited data on the T-Mobile network. Whether you need access to the internet for work, school, streaming, or just surfing the web, you can get it at the Haverford Township Free Library-- and all you need is a library card! To get started with a mobile hotspot, come and see us at the circulation desk and check one out today.
Have questions about how to use the hotspots once you’ve checked it out? Stop by the Reference desk , contact us at 610-446-3082 x503, or e-mail us at reference@haverfordlibrary.org.
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Adult Services Highlights |
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Friday Movie Matinee - Belfast 2nd Showing and Oscar Nominees in April!
Saturday, March 26 - 1:00 pm - 2nd Showing of Belfast
April Oscar Nominees - All Fridays in April - 1:00 pm
Community Room
Our first showing of Belfast filled and so we are going to offer a second showing on Saturday, March 26 at 1:00 pm.
For the Month of April, we will be showing Oscar nominees.
Registration is required for all screenings and space is limited.
To register, click on the name and date of the film.
Friday, April 1 - King Richard (2021) A biographical drama film directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and written by Zach Baylin. It follows the life of Richard Williams, the father and coach of famed tennis players Venus and Serena Williams. PG-13
(Academy Award Nominations: Best Picture, Best Actor Will Smith, Best Supporting Actress Aunjanue Ellis, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Original Song)
Friday, April 8 - Encanto (2021) A Colombian teenage girl has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers. Animated. PG
(Academy Award Nominations: Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score, Best Original Song Lin-Manuel Miranda for "Dos Oruguitas")
Friday, April 15 - Dune - Part 1 (2021) Set in the far future, the film follows Paul Atreides as his family, the noble House Atreides, is thrust into a war for the deadly and inhospitable desert planet Arrakis. PG-13
(Academy Award Nominations: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Costume Design, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Visual Effects)
(Academy Award Nomination: Best Animated Feature)
Friday, April 29 - Flee (2021) Flee tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time. Animated Docudrama. PG-13
(Academy Award Nominations: Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary Feature, Best International Feature Film)
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Tech Time with a Librarian
Tuesday, March 29 - 7:00 pm
Join our Technology Librarian, Mandy, in an in-person program here in the library for a short presentation on how to use the digital resources of Hoopla and Libby with your library card, followed by a question-and-answer period where you can have any questions about how to access the resources addressed. Have other tech questions? Feel free to bring those to the program, as well as the device in question, so that Mandy can help you.
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Great Courses: The Rise of Modern Japan
Wednesdays, April 6 - June 22 - 2:00 pm
On Zoom
In August 1945, Japan’s future looked bleak. Its navy had been destroyed, and its cities were being razed by US bombers, which had turned to launching atomic weapons. Meanwhile, a million-man Soviet army was crushing Japanese forces in China. Facing annihilation, the country’s leaders had little choice but to surrender, bringing World War II to a smoldering, near-apocalyptic end. How does a country go from the brink of collapse to a global economic powerhouse over the course of a few decades?
Fast-forward to the late 1960s. Japan is in the middle of an economic miracle like few others, making it second only to the United States in the size of its economy. Indeed, by the 1980s, Americans will be justifiably worried that they are doomed to be surpassed by Japan’s industrial and technological might.
How did Japan’s fortunes shift so dramatically? And why did the country’s economy then crash catastrophically in the 1990s, indefinitely stalling its seemingly unstoppable climb to world dominance?
In 12 wide-ranging, half-hour lectures, The Rise of Modern Japan probes the culture, economy, and politics of post-World War II Japan, presented by Professor Mark J. Ravina, the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Chair in Japanese Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
Registration required. To register and get a Zoom link, click here.
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Adult Calendar
Monday, March 21
Tuesday, March 22
Wednesday, March 23
Thursday, March 24
Friday, March 25
Saturday, March 26
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Monday, March 28
Tuesday, March 29
Friday, April 1
*Registration Required
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Youth Services Highlights |
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March Tournament of Books, Teen Fiction
Now through April 4
Vote for your favorite books amongst the most checked out Teen Fiction titles from last year. 16 books will be paired off in rounds until a winner is determined.
Sheets are available in the library and can be turned in at any staff desk once your selections are made.
Click here to find out more!
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Donations through May 13
Exchange through June 3
Children's Room Hallway
It's Back! We are currently collecting prom formalwear that are in excellent and wearable condition.
Clothing will be available in the hallway outside the Children's Room during regular Library hours through June 3.
We will be collecting until May 13. Please bring all donations to the Children's Room.
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Self Defense for Teens and Tweens
Monday, April 4 & Tuesday, April 5 - 3:30 - 5:30 pm
(2 parts - please attend both sessions)
Community Room
Self Defense from the inside out. Learn about what your stance, posture, and facial expressions communicates to others. We will cover the fundamentals of self-defense; physical, mental and emotional. You will learn how to avoid contact situations by observing the environment, body language and listening to your intuition. Basic protective moves will be covered. Protect yourself by projecting power not vulnerability.
Instructor: Angelo Mattei (black belt in Tae Kwon Do & Master Instructor 4th Degree Tang Soo Do)
Registration required. To register, click here. Sign up early, limited spaces available.
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Through April 30
Drop in Anytime!
Follow the ants around the Children’s Room and they’ll lead you through the story The Spring Book by Todd Parr. Read the story as you go, and find some fun activities along the way!
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Take and Make*
March 21 - 23
Broken can be beautiful! This week, make a mosaic tile out of clay and glass pieces. Pick up your kits in the Children’s Room while supplies last!
March 28 - 30
Spring has sprung! Bring some spring inside with this week’s String Art Flowers Take & Make. Choose a pattern, then lace colorful yarn through to create a flower. Pick up your kits in the Children’s Room while supplies last!
*All kits are while supplies last
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Kids Calendar
Monday, March 21 - 23
Monday, March 21
Thursday, March 24
Friday, March 25
Saturday, March 26
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Monday, March 28 - 30
Monday, March 28
Thursday, March 31
Friday, April 1
Saturday, April 2
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Virtual Programming on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube
Library programming and virtual service videos are on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube! Click here to access the Library’s Facebook page (you don’t have to have a Facebook account) where you can “like” the Library’s page to get updates about our programs and services. You can even watch programs in real-time through Facebook and Instagram Live.
Don’t do Facebook or Instagram? No problem! Subscribe to our YouTube channel and access our videos any time!
If you need help setting up a Facebook or Instagram account or accessing YouTube, HTFL Reference Librarians are here to help! Call the Library at 610-446-3082 x. 503.
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Read and Craft - Free Family Event
Sunday, March 20 - 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Main Line Art Center
The Kiwanis of the Main Line is partnering with local authors and the Main Line Art Center to provide a Read and Craft event on Sunday March 20 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. There, they will have fun family-friendly afternoon for children of all ages to create special crafts and be part of story time with local author's reading their children's books to kids! All are invited to this FREE event!
Click here for more information.
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