The HTFL Connection May 28 - June 10, 2023 | |
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Note from the Director
With nice weather here, we are excited to be back in the Haverford Township parks for storytime! Come read books and sing songs at our Storytime Under the Trees on Mondays and Thursdays at 10:30 am. No registration required. For a complete list of storytime locations, click here. We are also pleased to be partnering with the Haverford College Arboretum this Summer to bring storytime to their campus! Join us at the Climbing Tree at Haverford College for storytime on Tuesday, May 30 at 10:30 am. No registration required. To get more information and to see all of the dates, click here.
We wanted to give a big shout out to Connor Quinn and Judy Trombetta for hosting a fun “guest bartending” event at The Yard Pub (300 W. Chester Pike) on Thursday, June 8 from 6 - 11 pm. All tips from their bartending will go to the Library! We hope you will come out for the evening to support these Commissioners. Thank you to Connor and Judy for supporting your Library!
A detailed timeline will be coming soon about the closure of this building for our renovation and expansion; and our relocation to our temporary location at the Manoa Shopping Center. While some things will be on a smaller scale in the temporary location, the Library is dedicated to providing the excellent programs, services, and collections that you have come to expect.
A great resource that will help you to keep using the Library during this period is the Delco Reads app. This is an important tool for you to access collections from all over the Delaware County Library System. Using the app is easy. Once you download the app from either Google Play or the App Store, put in your library card, and select Haverford Township Free Library as your home Library; you then have the whole library system at your fingertips! You can order holds, manage your account, and access all of our online resources like Libby from your phone. We get daily van service that can bring your selected library materials from any of the 26 county libraries. Have questions? Check out the article below for more information or contact our Reference desk any time (reference@haverfordlibrary.org or 610-446-3082 ext 503).
We hope you and your family have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend and we hope to see you in the Library soon!
Warm Regards,
Sukrit Goswami, Library Director
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The Library will be closed Monday, May 29 in observance of Memorial Day.
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Library App - Delco Reads | |
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Delco Reads App
Easy Library Access!
Have the Haverford Township Free Library and the Delaware County Library System at your fingertips! When you download the Delco Reads app you can:
- Search our catalog (including all books in the Delaware County Library System)
- Manage Your Account
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Place holds on books (especially important during HTFL renovation/expansion project)
- Access eResources, such as access to ebooks and audiobooks from Libby
How do you get the app? Go to where you get your apps (Google Play or App Store), search Delco Reads and download! You only have to input your barcode once, list Haverford Township Free Library as your home library and you are ready to go!
Have questions? Come see, call, or email our Reference staff. We are here to help troubleshoot. 610-446-3082 ext. 503 or reference@haverfordlibrary.org.
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Access all Delaware County Libraries
Did you know that we have daily van service that brings library materials to us from other Delaware County Libraries? You can order library materials from Haverford or another Delco library by either calling the Library, logging into your account from a computer, or using the Delco Reads app. Once you place the order, a library staff person pulls the item (either off of our shelves or another Delaware County Library.) It then travels to our circulation desk where another library staff member sends you a message (phone call, email, or text) that your item is here!
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Texts from the Library? I didn't know you could do that!
Yes! Patrons can now receive text message notifications when requests are ready for pick up, when an items is coming due, and when an item is overdue. To opt in:
- Log into your library account
- Click "Edit Account"
- Add your mobile number under "Text Message Notifications"
- Check the "Opt In" box
- Scroll to the bollow and click "Submit"
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Mental Health Awareness Month | |
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Self Care Bingo
Monday, May 1 - Wednesday, May 31
For Tweens, Teens, and Adults
Completed Cards Due June 1st
To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month, we are playing Self Care Bingo all month. Pick up a bingo card at the Youth Services Desk or the Reference Desk. Get a complete card (all squares) and be entered into a raffle for a basket of prizes to help you relax and take care of yourself!
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Adult Services Highlights | |
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Friday Movie Matinee - 80 for Brady
Friday, June 2 - 1:00 pm
Community Room
Join us for this movie screening in our building! For June, we will be showing 80 for Brady.
2023, PG-13, 1h 38m
Academy Award nominee Lily Tomlin, and winners Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, and Sally Field star in this hilarious and heartfelt comedy inspired by a true story of friendship and adventure. Four lifelong friends set out on an unforgettable journey to see their hero Tom Brady play in Super Bowl LI and witness one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, discovering that it’s never too late to live life to the fullest.
No registration necessary.
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HTFL Writing Group
1st Monday of the Month, next meeting Monday, June 5 - 7:00 pm
Community Room
Are you a writer who is tired of creating alone? Do you need some extra support in your work and want to share it with others? Do you just need to brainstorm ideas with other artists on some aspect of your writing? Come join Reference Librarian Mandy Folwell in our writer's group here at HTFL. Bring something you would like to share, or whatever you are working on, to discuss it in our monthly writer's group. Here we will support each other, share criticism, and offer advice.
Essays, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, all are welcome. To register, email Mandy Folwell, folwell@haverfordlibrary.org.
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Youth Services Department Highlights | |
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Storytime Under the Trees
Mondays and Thursdays, 10:30 am
Haverford Township Parks
May 1 - October 30
Click here to find locations and addresses.
Join Haverford Library Children’s Librarians Mondays and Thursdays from 10:30am-11am for outdoor, in-person Circle Time Storytimes in local Havertown parks!
Weather permitting. Registration is not required.
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Haverford College Climbing Tree Storytime
Tuesday, May 30 - 10:30 am
Join us for a delightful time of books and songs! This outdoor, in-person storytime will be held once a month during the summer at the Haverford College campus in front of the climbing tree (N 40° 00.534 W 075° 18.482) from 10:30am-11am. This storytime will be in lieu of Babies & Books and is tailored to children ages 0 to 5.
Weather permitting. Registration is not required.
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Tween Book Club
Tuesday, May 30 - 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Zoom
Join us for our monthly Tween Book Club meeting on Zoom!
- Free copy of the book!
- Free goodie bag!
- Share favorite books!
- Discover new stories!
- Make new friends!
Book of the Month: Class Act (New Kid #2) by Jerry Craft
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Prom Closet Exchange
Ends 6/2
There's still time to find your perfect prom look for free! Thanks to generous donations, we have received over 100 dresses and accessories for you to choose from. Find yours at the Prom Closet Exchange on the 2nd Floor outside the Hub.
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Teen Reading Lounge
Tuesdays, biweekly, next meeting May 30
5:00 - 6:30 pm
The Hub
Teen Reading Lounge is an award-winning, unconventional book club for teens ages 12-18. Unlike regular teen book clubs, teens take the lead in selecting the books we read, steering the discussions, and design projects that connect themes in their selections to tangible action in their communities.
We're focusing on teen mental health for May Mental Health Awareness Month. Join us for a free copy of the book of the month and to help design a community service project!
Regular TRL meetings will be held biweekly Tuesday nights at 5:00-6:30 PM.
Registration required. To register, click here.
Teen Reading Lounge is a program of PA Humanities, the Federal-State Partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, developed in part by federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.
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Children's Calendar
Monday, May 29 - Library Closed for Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 30
10:30 am - Haverford College Climbing Tree Storytime (Haverford College)
5:00 pm - Teen Reading Lounge
(The Hub)*
Wednesday, May 31
2:30 pm - Teen Art Club (The Hub)
4:15 pm - Preschool Storytime Craft (The Hub)*
Thursday, June 1
10:30 am - Storytime Under the Trees - Hilltop Park (Steel Rd)
Friday, June 2
10:30 am - Toddler Storytime (The Hub)*
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Sunday, June 4
11:00 am - 4:00 pm - Library at the Heritage Festival (Karakung Drive)
Monday, June 5
10:30 am - Storytime Under the Trees - Merwood Park (East Hathaway Lane)
4:15 pm - Children's Art Club (The Hub)*
Tuesday, June 6
11:30 am - Babies and Books (The Hub)*
4:15 pm - LEGO® Club (The Hub)*
Wednesday, June 7
2:30 pm - Teen Art Club (The Hub)
4:15 pm - Preschool Storytime Craft (The Hub)*
Thursday, June 8
10:30 am - Storytime Under the Trees - Paddock Park, (214 W. Hillcrest Ave.)
Friday, June 9
10:30 am - Toddler Storytime (The Hub)*
*Registration Required
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Heritage Festival
Haverford Township Historical Society
Sunday, June 4 - 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Karakung Drive
A family-favorite event featuring:
- Weaving demonstrations and displays in Nitre Hall
- Local music
- Local craft beer from Conshohocken Brewery
- Food vendors
- Revolutionary War soldiers
- Robert Mouland marionettes
- Fire trucks from Haverford Township fire companies
- Blacksmithing demos
- Local artists, crafts people and vendors
- Native American artifacts & craft making (including face painting for the kids)
- Colonial era activities and demonstrations (churning butter, candle dipping, etc.)
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Toy brick models of firetrucks and fire houses by the Colonial Lego® Users Group
- Historical & civic groups
- Fun for the WHOLE family
For more info, click here.
Don't miss Ms. Katrin doing storytime at the Upper Stage at noon! Also, stop by the Library booth to say "hi!"
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Haverfood Festival
Friday, June 9 , 4:00 - 9:00 pm
Municipal Building Parking Lot (1014 Darby Rd., Havertown)
The Haverfood Festival is a family-friendly event to celebrate food and the beginning of summer and to serve as a fundraiser for the work of Discover Haverford!
- 12-15 Food Trucks & Vendors
- music by DJ Brickhouse
- a visit from Spiderman
- an inflatable slide
- face painting & temporary tattoos
- a photo booth
- games (speed pitch, Velcro axe throwing, high striker, and various lawn games)
For more info, click here.
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