THE HTFL CONNECTION July 10 - 23, 2022
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Note from the Director
We hope this message finds you rested from the Independence Day weekend. As we begin July, I would like to recognize the efforts of our staff for providing a diversity of programming to our community for Pride Month. The Library is a place for everyone and we are proud to serve the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies through our programs, collections, and services. As you see in the picture above, we had remarkable participation in our Rainbow Wall of Inspiration throughout the month. We also welcomed a panel of experts to the Library who presented a Parenting Panel on Gender-Expansive Parenting where we had over 55 people in attendance. During June, the Youth Services staff hosted 5 pride storytimes (in person and virtual) which focused on stories about accepting others’ differences and loving people for who they are. To end the month, we featured two special pride book discussion groups (one for teens and one for adults.) We envision the Library as a safe space for all, where patrons can access information on a diversity of topics.
The Library is also excited to host our second Sounds of Summer Concert at Merwood Park on Friday, July 15 at 7:30 pm. Bring a blanket or camping chair and enjoy the sounds of Minas, a Brazilian Jazz Trio under the stars!
We love serving our community and we thank you for your ongoing support of our amazing programs, collections, and services. If you have already donated to our Annual Appeal, we thank you and ask you to consider making an additional gift. If you have not made a contribution yet this year, it is not too late - donate today!
Warm regards,
Sukrit Goswami, Library Director
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Book Donations
The Friends of the Haverford Township Free Library will pause taking book donations as they are getting ready for their book sale this fall! They will begin taking donations again later in the fall after the book sale.
Book Sale - Save the Date
Mark your calendars for the Friends of HTFL Book Sale!
Friday, September 23 - 6:00 - 9:00 pm (Sneak Peek - Friends Members Only)
Saturday, September 24 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, September 25 - 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Saturday, October 1 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm - Haverford Township Day (Bag Sale)
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Oceans of Possibilities - Summer Reading for All |
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Oceans of Possibilities
Summer Reading for Kids, Teens, and Adults
Monday, June 20 - Friday, August 12
Adults
Do you love to read?
Do you love getting prizes for reading?
Welcome to our Oceans of Possibilities adult summer reading program for 2022! Where you can read books, fill out a bingo card, submit reviews and win
prizes! How? It's easy! To find out more, click here
Kids
Register for Summer Reading at the Children's Desk. Reporting will begin the week of June 20 and continue through August 12. There are reading challenges for all ages, and just by reading you will earn prizes! There will be other fun surprises throughout the summer, so check in often!
See the Children’s librarians to sign up!
For more information about Children's Summer Reading, click here.
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Sounds of Summer Concert Series |
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Sounds of Summer Concert Series
Friday, July 15—Minas (Bossa Nova)
Friday, August 5— Hillbillies of Cohesion (Bluegrass)
7:30 - 9:00 pm
Merwood Park (Wynnefield Dr, Havertown)
Our concert series Sounds of Summer is back in full swing this year!
Join us for music under the trees at Merwood Park. Bring a blanket or a camping chair to listen to these amazing bands!
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Adult Services Highlights
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Octopus Make and Take Craft
Month of July
1st Floor near the Reference Desk
Come down to HTFL and pick up one of our free octopus themed July Take-and-Makes. Using nothing but the beads, wire, glue, and tutorial in the kit, you can make a cute beaded octopus to hang from a tree or in a window, or that can sit on a desk or table.
With a choice of colors, you’re sure to find one that you like, so come to the Library and pick one up behind the Reference Desk today while supplies last!
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HOOK A BOOK: Summer Adult Book Clubs
Monday, July 18 & Wednesday, August 17 - 7:00 pm
On Zoom
Fishing for a great read?
Don’t miss the boat this summer!
The Haverford Township Free Library is pleased to offer a summer book club featuring two of the HOTTEST titles in fiction. Join us for one or both book clubs!
In July, we’re reading the novel Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. Enjoy this charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus.
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For August, we’ve selected the novel One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle. It is a powerful novel about the transformational love between mothers and daughters set on the breathtaking Amalfi Coast.
To Register: Sign up for one or both book clubs at the Reference Desk.
A limited number of copies of the books are available to borrow. The books are also available free on Libby and our e-readers.
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Adult Calendar
Monday, July 11
Wednesday, July 13
Thursday, July 14
Friday, July 15
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Monday, July 18
Tuesday, July 19
Wednesday, July 20
Thursday, July 21
Friday, July 22
*Registration Required
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Youth Services Highlights
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In-Person Storytimes!
Family Storytime
Fridays - 10:30 am
Community Room
Join us for our Family Storytime! We’ll have books, songs, and something fun to take home.
Registration is required and space is limited. Each registration is for 1 family and you must register for each storytime you would like to attend. Click here to register.
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PJ Storytime
Wednesdays until August 10 - 7:00 pm
The Hub
Join one of the Children’s librarians for a storytime before bed. Bring your snuggle buddy and feel free to come in your PJs!
Registration is required and space is limited. Each registration is for 1 family. Click here to register.
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Stories Under the Trees
Mondays & Thursdays until August 25 - 10:00 am
Haverford Township Parks
Join the HTFL’s Children’s Librarians out and about at the Haverford Township Parks for Stories Under the Trees! All summer long, we’ll be doing storytimes at 10:00 am every Monday and Thursday, weather permitting.
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Kids & Teen Calendar
Monday, July 11
Tuesday, July 12
Wednesday, July 13
Thursday, July 14
(Gest Tract, Pelham Ave.)
Friday, July 15
Saturday, July 16
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Monday, July 18
Tuesday, July 19
Wednesday, July 20
Thursday, July 21
Friday, July 22
Saturday, July 23
*Registration Required
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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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Summer Fun Jam at Paddock Park
Saturday, July 23 - 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Paddock Park - 214 W. Hillcrest Dr., Havertown
Live Music, Food, Vendors, Kids Fun Zone
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Thank You to Our Sponsors |
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Thank You to our Sponsors |
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