The HTFL Connection, June 25

The HTFL Connection June 25 - July 8, 2023

Note from the Director

We had a tremendous first week for our Summer Reading Program! Hundreds of adults, teens/tweens, and children signed up to participate in our reading incentive programs. This highly anticipated annual event is a great way for people of all ages to have the opportunity to win prizes while fostering their love of reading! We invite you to sign up for our Summer Reading Program by visiting our website here, or by stopping at one of our service desks during your next visit to the Library.

Our Summer Reading show on Wednesday, June 28 at 6:30 pm will feature John Hadfield’s Science is Everywhere! program. Electricity, gravity, astronomy, and famous inventions have never been more exciting and interesting to young students as John Hadfield raps, explains and throws himself around the stage in Science is Everywhere! Join us as we Hop on the Friendship Express on July 12 at 6:30 pm. Children will be taken on a magical journey where they will learn about friendship and the traits that build lasting friendship such as trust, compassion, helpfulness, love and much, much more. This highly interactive, family friendly program uses comedy and storytelling to create a wonderful experience for children and parents. Our Sounds of Summer Concert Series will be featuring James Day and the Fish Fry on Friday, July 14, from 7:30 – 9:00 pm. Bring your blanket or camping chair to Merwood Park to hear New Orleans music under the trees. Please mark your calendar and plan to join us for these wonderful events! For more information on these and more of our upcoming programs and events this summer, please click here to view our calendar.

The Library is also getting ready for the temporary closure of our beloved building at 1601 Darby Road and the move to our temporary library location in Manoa Shopping Center at 1305 West Chester Pike during our renovation/expansion project. We are now estimating that we will close in late August. We do anticipate that there will be a transition period of approximately 2-3 weeks to complete this process. Our plans are to reopen at the Manoa location after Labor Day with the exact date to be determined. We will continue to keep you up to date about this process as we get new information. For more information about the renovation and expansion project, and construction updates, click here.

We hope that you have a happy Independence Day and we look forward to seeing you at the Library soon!

Warm Regards,

Sukrit Goswami, Library Director

Library Closures

Beginning July 2, the Library will be closed on Sundays through September 3.

The Library will be closed on Tuesday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.

Friends of the Haverford Township Free Library

Become a Friends Member Today!

The Friends membership drive is ON and we are aiming to double the number of members this year, so we can double our impact at (the soon-to-be renovated and expanded) HTFL!

Friends of the HTFL is a 501(c)3 dedicated to fundraising, support, and advocacy for the Library. We are looking forward to the renovation/expansion project, and we anticipate providing the library with items that might not have been included in the renovation funding; such as toys for the expanded children’s area, audio/visual equipment and maker space/innovation zone materials.

Now is your chance to support the Friends - by becoming a member! Membership dues are normally one of our largest sources of funding, and this is especially true this year, as we won't be able to hold some of our bigger annual fundraisers.

Join today, and help us reach our goal of doubling our membership in 2023!

Sounds of Summer Concert Series

Fridays this Summer

Merwood Park (Wynnefield Dr)

Join us for music under the trees at Merwood Park. Bring a blanket or a camping chair to listen to these amazing bands!

Friday, July 14, 7:30 – 9:00 pm

James Day and the Fish Fry (New Orleans Music)

Friday, August 4, 7:30 – 9:00 pm

Philadelphia Funk Authority

Friday, September 22, 7:30 – 9:00 pm

Philadelphia Guitar and Mandolin Ensemble (Rescheduled from June)

Summer Reading for All Ages

All Together Now

Monday, June 19 - Friday, August 11

Adults

Do you love to read? Do you love getting prizes for reading?

Welcome to our All Together Now adult summer reading program for 2023! Where you can read books, fill out a bingo card, submit reviews and win prizes! How? It's easy! To learn more click here.

Teens

Teens and tweens (ages 12-18) can win weekly raffle prizes for reading books and submitting reviews this summer! Register at the Youth Services desk, read any book you want, fill out a Book Review form after finishing each book, and enter it into the raffle. The more books you read and reviews you write, the more chances you have to win! Winners will be selected each Friday. Click here for more info.

Kids

Read 100 minutes per week, fill out your reading log, and come to the Library to claim a weekly prize! We will also have weekly programs like storytime, LEGO Club, and Children's Art Club; special shows with magicians, DJs, comedy circus shows, and more! Pick up your reading log at the Children's Desk or download it here.

Library Programs

Adult Calendar

Monday, June 26

7:00 pm - Hooked on History: Ukrainian history (Zoom)*

Tuesday, June 27

7:00 pm - Reading a Round (Zoom)*

Wednesday, June 28

7:00 pm - Nonfiction Book Club: Crying in H-Mart (Community Room)*

Friday, June 30

10:00 am - Tea an d Stitch (Community Room)

Tuesday, July 4

Library Closed for Independence Day

Wednesday, July 5

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

Friday, July 7

10:00 am - Tea an d Stitch (Community Room)

*Registration Required

Youth Services Department Highlights

Teen Reading Lounge

Tuesdays, biweekly, next meeting June 27

5:00 - 6:30 pm

The Hub

Teen Reading Lounge (TRL) 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, steer the discussions, and to design projects that connect themes in their reading selections to tangible action in their communities.

We're focusing on environmental awareness this month! Join us for a free copy of the book and to help design a community service project!

Regular TRL meetings will be held biweekly Tuesday nights from 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.

Science is Everywhere! with John Hadfield

Wednesday, June 28 - 6:30 pm

Join us for this fun Summer Reading event with John Hadfield’s Science is Everywhere! Electricity, gravity, astronomy, and famous inventions have never been more exciting and interesting to young students as John Hadfield raps, explains and throws himself around the stage in Science is Everywhere! Hats float in the air, Rice Krispies fly, a student’s hair stands up and a volunteer’s head disappears as John proves beyond a doubt that science is all around us and is present in everything we see and do. Using music, illusion, balancing and juggling, this award winning singer-songwriter and former circus performer strikes gold with a program that teaches and inspires.

No registration required.

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.