Note From the Director

Our packing and moving is underway at the Haverford Township Free Library! Staff have been determining the most popular and newest items to go to the temporary library at Manoa Shopping Center using computer generated lists of various criteria. Movers have been packing up these books and transporting them in mobile bookcases to the temporary library. We are re-using our current shelves in the temporary location, so they are being dismantled and transported with these books to the temporary library.  

Once our books arrive at the temporary library, the next step is to get set up so that we can welcome our patrons into our new, temporary home! We are anticipating opening the temporary library for the public sometime after the Thanksgiving holiday (exact date TBD.) We are excited to welcome our youngest patrons into the Manoa location for storytimes every week day. Our teens will be able to attend programs after school at the Kelly Center Monday through Friday. Library staff look forward to welcoming adults for programs at locations throughout the township. Stay tuned (newsletter, website, social media) for more updates on the move and when we hope to resume library operations at the temporary library and offer programs around town.

Our 7th Annual Dewey Decimal Dash Run & Walk on Saturday, November 4 was a great success with 163 participants running or walking to support the Library! We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all who came out for the event. Also, a big thanks goes out to our over 100 volunteers who assisted us with set up, registration, road marshaling, and distributing water at the run and walk. We are grateful to our sponsors and vendors who lent critical help to us in the form of donations, race timing, refreshments, t-shirt printing, and emergency services that made the event a true community gathering. Pulling off the Dewey Decimal Dash is a team effort and we could not do it without these great assistants, benefactors, and service providers!

As we move into the Thanksgiving holiday, we wanted to thank you for your support of the Library during this exciting time in our history. We ask you to consider a gift to the Library during this season of giving thanks! Your support helps the Library to continue serving this community with excellent programs, services, and collections. Tuesday, November 28 is Giving Tuesday and we would love to be a part of your giving plans this year!  

Warm regards,

Sukrit Goswami, Library Director

Photos Courtesy of Joel Perlish Photography

Patrick Kerssen Trio presents Vince Guaraldi, the Man Behind "Peanuts"

Sunday, December 3 - 2 pm

Kelly Music Center (4 East Eagle Rd., Havertown)

Join us for this holiday concert by Patrick Kerssen Trio at the Kelly Center! Some of the best known piano trio recordings of all time, Vince Guaraldi's "Peanuts" soundtracks, made him one of the most famous pianists of the 20th century. However, the breadth and quality of his work expands far beyond Charlie Brown, Linus, and Lucy. 

This program explores the life and music of Guaraldi, touching on his original compositions, the "Peanuts" soundtracks and their history, his deep affinity for bossa nova, and what led to the "Peanuts" music and where that led him.

To celebrate the holiday season, Patrick and his trio perform all of the best known tracks from the "Peanuts" specials culminating in a Charlie Brown Christmas style dance party to finish up the show, guaranteed to leave the audience smiling!

This program is made possible through a partnership between the Haverford Township Free Library and Kelly Music for Life.

This program is free and open to the public, but registration is required due to space limitations. Click here to register.