Photos by Joel Perlish

Note From the Director

I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to all who attended our 12th Annual Business Breakfast on Thursday, September 22. We had a great turnout with 72 people in attendance including local business owners and professionals along with many of our community leaders. We are especially grateful to our program partners Discover Haverford, the Haverford Area YMCA, and the Rotary Club of Haverford Township, along with Dave Burman, Township Manager and Phil Goldsmith, Library Board President, all of whom spoke at the event. We also would like to express appreciation to Brandywine Living and House Cup Coffee for providing the breakfast and coffee service for all to enjoy.

We are excited to announce the beginning of our fall programs with a Friday Movie Matinee screening of Elvis on Friday, October 7 from 1 - 3:30 pm in the Library’s Community Room. No registration is required. Come and enjoy this film with us, and feel free to bring your favorite movie snacks!

Beginning on Monday, October 10 at 10:30 am, we will offer Circle Time Storytime each week on Mondays and Thursdays. These in-person storytimes will be held in the Library’s Community Room for children ages 0-5 years old. Join us for a delightful time of books and songs! Click here to register.

Please plan to join us on Tuesday, October 18 from 7 - 9 pm for a Parenting Panel: How to Talk to Kids about Hard Things. This important program will be moderated by Library board member Margaret Fox-Tully who is Head of School at Holy Child Academy. The panel includes pediatricians from CHOP and a therapist from Child Guidance Resource Centers. We will offer this program both in person in the Library’s Community Room and on Zoom, but registration is required. For more information and to register, click here.

We look forward to seeing you at the Library soon!

Warm Regards,

Sukrit Goswami, Library Director

Parenting Panel: How to Talk to Kids About Hard Things

Tuesday, October 18 - 7:00 pm

Hybrid - Community Room and Zoom

While the past few years may have been hard on us as adults, how do we talk to kids about the difficult things that confront us? What do they need to know and what can we hold back? How much anxiety do our kids pick up from us? Join us for this parenting panel on how to talk to kids about hard topics. Our panel of experts include pediatricians, therapists and counselors that work with kids. Come with questions!

Panel Facilitator: Margaret Fox-Tully, Head of School, Holy Child Academy, Drexel Hill

Panelists:

Julie Kardos, MD and Naline Lai, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Care Network

Shayonne D. Burrell, MSW, Child Guidance Resource Centers

Additional panelists: TBD

This program is made possible through a partnership between The Haverford Township Free Library and the Haverford Township Adult School.

This program will be offered in a hybrid format – in person at the Haverford Township Free Library Community Room and on Zoom. Registration required for both in person and zoom. To register, click here.

Dewey Decimal Dash Run & Walk

Saturday, November 5

5k race time: 8 am

1 mile fun run/walk: 8:15 am

Post Dash Bash: 9:00 am

Join us for the Dewey Decimal Dash Run & Walk and support the Haverford Township Free Library! Choose to run the 5k or run/walk the 1 mile. All of the proceeds go towards the Library’s services, programs, and collections.  After the race, join us in the Library for the Post Dash Bash, back again in 2022! Bring the kids to a storytime, get your picture taken at our picture booth, or try your chances for our raffle items! We are excited to report that House Cup Coffee will be back serving coffee and Sweets on Darby will be providing Donuts! For more information and to register, click here.

One last day!

Saturday, October 1 - 10:00 - 5:00 pm

Don't miss your last chance to shop the Friends Book Sale. Saturday is the Bag Sale.

• Tall brown grocery bag- $8
• Small plastic bag- $6
• Oversized, overflowing tote from home may be priced at $10

Cash, checks, credit cards and Venmo will be accepted.

Proceeds from the book sale will be used by the Friends of HTFL to support the library. To learn more about how the Friends support HTFL,  https://www.friendsofthehtfl.org

Friday Movie Matinee - Elvis (2022)

Friday, October 7 - 1:00 pm

Community Room

Join us for this movie screening in our building! For October, we will be showing Elvis.

About Elvis - (2022) – PG-13 runntime 2h 39m

The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

No registration necessary.

A Century of Haverford HS Athletics (and beyond)

Wednesday, October 12 - 7:00 pm

Hybrid - Community Room & Zoom

Join us for this presentation by Art Sciubba (HHS Class of 68.)

Mr. Sciubba will discuss his research about the history of Haverford High Athletics. This presentation will include photos, statistics, and sample pages as well as information on the history of Haverford’s facilities and education.

Mr. Sciubba is a retired Kentucky educator (31 years) and coach (37 years) who has received several awards. He presently serves on the Haverford HS Sports Hall of Fame committee as their historian, contributes financially towards Haverford’s athletic scholarships (2), and has been inducted into 6 Halls of Fame as either an athlete (member of 1968 Ford baseball team), teams he coached, or as an individual coach.

Registration for both in-person and Zoom is required.  To register for Zoom and in-person, click here.

This program is made possible through a partnership between the Library and the Haverford Township Historical Society.

Adult Calendar

Saturday, October 1

10:00 am - 5:00 pm - Friends of HTFL Book Sale - Community Room

Monday, October 3

7:00 pm - Hooked on History (Zoom)

Wednesday, October 5

2:00 pm - Great Courses: In the Footsteps of Vincent van Gogh (Zoom)*

7:00 pm - Graphic Novel Club (Zoom)*

Friday, October 7

10:00 am - Tea and Stitch* (Community Room)

1:00 pm - Friday Movie Matinee - Elvis (Community Room)

Monday, October 10

6:30 pm - Cookbook Club (Community Room)*

Wednesday, October 12

2:00 pm - Great Courses: In the Footsteps of Vincent van Gogh (Zoom)*

7:00 pm - A Century of Haverford HS Athletics (and beyond) - (Hybrid - Community Room & Zoom)*

Thursday, October 13

2:00 pm - Quilting (The Hub)

Friday, October 14

10:00 am -Tea and Stitch (Community Room)

*Registration Required

Youth Services Department Highlight

Circle Time Storytime

Mondays and Thursdays

October 10 - December 22

Join us for a delightful time of books and songs! This in-person storytime will be held in the Library’s Community Room for children ages 0 to 5 years old.

On October 10th we will have a special Fire Prevention Week Storytime with Brookline Fire Company.

Registration is required. Each registration is for 1 family. Click here to register.

Children's Calendar

Monday, October 10

10:30 am - Fire Prevention Week Storytime (Community Room)*

Thursday, October 13

10:30 am - Circle Time Storytime (Community Room)*

*Registration Required

Haverford Township Historical Society

Oktoberfest

Friday, October 7 - 7:00 - 10:00 pm

Nitre Hall, Karakung Dr.

Live music, Seasonal Beers & German Food, and Silent Auction.

For more information, click here.