Note from the Director

Spring is around the corner! You may be getting ready for spring vacation or a break in the routine of school or work. During this time plan to stop by the Library and check out our book selection and museum passes. Our librarians continue to add new titles to our collection with the latest books arriving daily. We also have dozens of museum passes to places such as the Constitution Center, Penn Museum, Elmwood Zoo, Philadelphia Magic Gardens and more! Click here to see the full list.

We have many resources for patrons of all ages and we wanted to highlight a few of them for children, teens, parents, and even grandparents! Our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program is a fun, exciting, and free way to start your child (age 0 - 5 yrs) on the path to success! Reading to your child is one of the most powerful ways to boost his or her brain power. This parent/child reading incentive program gives you a way to help your young child build important skills that help prepare them for learning to read and entering kindergarten. Stop by to pick up your folder with a Reading Log and get started on this reading journey!

The Library is pleased to offer five different kinds of kits available for check out. Grandkits include a variety of books, activity pages, manipulatives and other assorted items all pertaining to a particular theme. These kits are great for grandparents looking for things to do while a grandchild is visiting! Kids' Kits include books, movies, puppets, and other assorted manipulatives depending on the corresponding theme. Puzzles Kits are strictly limited to puzzles aimed at children ages 5 and under. Each purple backpack includes 3 puzzles all about a specific topic. Our Sensory Kits are aimed for children with sensory needs. Each multi-color backpack includes a book and fun manipulatives related to a specific skill or topic. Teen Kits provide challenging activity bags designed for ages 12-18. Each red tote includes all the equipment needed for various skills and subjects. To find out more information about all these kits and to see which kits are available in the catalog, click here.

If your child participates in a Reading Olympics competition program at school, we have you covered! The Library has lists and books for the Elementary, Middle School, and High School Reading Olympics programs. You can also access books for each program on our digital service Libby. For more information and to access lists and digital collections, click here.

The renovation and expansion project is making good headway at 1601 Darby Road. We are excited about the ongoing work and we look forward to further progress this spring! In the meantime, we welcome you to our temporary library at the Manoa Shopping Center location and look forward to seeing you there soon!

Warm regards,

Sukrit Goswami, Library Director

Adult Program Highlight

Ambush at Central Park: When the IRA Came to New York - Author Talk

Tuesday, March 12 - 7:00 pm

Community Recreation and Environmental Center (CREC) - 9000 Parkview Dr., Haverford.

Join us to hear Mark Bulik talk about his recent book Ambush at Central Park: When the IRA Came to New York. Mark is a former editor at The News of Delaware County and The Daily Times.

The book, hailed by The New York Daily News as “a harrowing account of how the IRA came to New York City to get vengeance on a traitor,” explores the only authorized attack by the Irish Republican Army on American soil – the 1922 shooting of an informer who fled County Cork after getting six IRA men killed during the Irish War for Independence. A year after the killings in Cork, three of his former comrades tracked the informer to Manhattan and gunned him down in a hail of bullets before a crowd of horrified New Yorkers at 84th Street and Central Park West. The three gunmen then visited Philadelphia.

Signed copies of the book will be available for sale. Bulik, a native of Ridley Park, has been an editor at The New York Times for 26 years. His first book, “The Sons of Molly Maguire: The Irish Roots of America’s First Labor War,” was praised by Dublin Review of Books as “a milestone study of the Irish in the hard coal fields” of Pennsylvania.

No registration is required.

Adult Calendar

Monday, March 4

7:00 pm - HTFL Writing Group (Quadrangle, 3300 Darby Rd., Haverford)*

Wednesday, March 6

2:00 pm - Great Courses - Masterpieces: The Louvre (Zoom)*

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

Friday, March 8

10:00 am - Tea and Stitch (St. James United Church of Christ - 135 Myrtle Ave., Havertown)

Monday, March 11

6:30 pm - Cookbook Club (CREC, 9000 Parkview Dr., Haverford)*

Tuesday, March 12

7:00 pm - Ambush at Central Park: When the IRA Came to New York - Author Talk (CREC, 9000 Parkview Dr., Haverford)

Wednesday, March 13

2:00 pm - Great Courses - Masterpieces: The Louvre (Zoom)*

Thursday, March 14

2:00 pm - Quilting Group (Temporary Library- Manoa Shopping Center - 1305 West Chester Pike)

Friday, March 15

10:00 am - Tea and Stitch (St. James United Church of Christ - 135 Myrtle Ave., Havertown)

*Registration is required

HTFL Teen Programs are now at Kelly Center!

Join us every day after school for fun, free programs for teens (12-18).

Monday-Friday @ 3:00-4:15pm

4 E. Eagle Rd., Havertown PA 19083

Registration is required for all programs and events.

To register online and for more event information, click on the event name below.

Programs are intended for active participation.

Any questions? Email appell@haverfordlibrary.org with the name of the program you are interested in in the subject line!

College & Career Readiness: 1st and 3rd Monday (starting March 18)

It's never to early to prepare for your future! Get help with testing and college applications, explore new career paths, and develop essential skills!

Monday, March 18, 3 - 4:15 pm - PA CareerLink: Services for Students & Youth Workers - Click here to register.

Mindful Monday: 2nd and 4th Monday

Start the week off with some calming mindfulness activities, sponsored by the Trent Stetler Memorial Fund.

Monday, March 11, 3 - 4:15 pm - Teen Yoga with East Eagle Yoga - Click here to register.

Teen Reading Lounge: 1st and 3rd Tuesday

Teens take the lead in selecting the books we read, steering the discussions, and connect themes from the books to tangible action in their communities.

Teen Advisory Board: 2nd Tuesday

Make your voice heard! Earn volunteer hours! TAB members help design the teen library experience and develop leadership skills.

Tween Book Club: 4th Tuesday

Tweens (ages 10-13) are invited to discuss and discover new favorite books!

Dungeons & Dragons: every Wednesday

Open to new and longtime players! Create your character, paint minis, and play one-shot and extended collaborative campaigns!

Teen Art Club: every Thursday

Explore your creativity with different projects each week! Materials are provided.

Teen Anime Club: every Friday (starting March 15)

Otakus unite! Discuss and discover new and classic anime and manga every week. Join us for screenings, cosplay events, art instruction, and more!

Teen Calendar

Wednesday, March 6

3:00 pm - Dungeons and Dragons (Kelly Center - 4 East Eagle Rd)*

Monday, March 11

3:00 pm - Mindful Monday Teen Yoga (Kelly Center - 4 East Eagle Rd)*

Tuesday, March 12

3:00 pm - Teen Advisory Board (Kelly Center - 4 East Eagle Rd)*

Wednesday, March 13

3:00 pm - Dungeons and Dragons (Kelly Center - 4 East Eagle Rd)*

Thursday, March 14

3:00 pm - Art Club (Kelly Center - 4 East Eagle Rd)*

Friday, March 15

3:00 pm - Anime Club (Kelly Center - 4 East Eagle Rd)*

*Registration is required

Special Storytime at the CREC!

Berenstain Bears Storytime

Tuesday, March 19 - 6:30 pm Community Recreation and Environmental Center (CREC) - 9000 Parkview Dr., Haverford

Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union presents the Berenstain Bears Financial Literacy Program Storytime to children in preschool through 3rd grade. The program consists of a read-aloud of The Berenstain Bears Visit the Credit Union by Mike Berenstain, written in coordination with FMFCU. Children will learn the sound financial concept, “Save, Share, Spend, Earn,” while they visit with Sister Bear, who loves to sing songs and play games with the children. 

Sister Bear will be there for photo ops, and each registered child gets to take home a special gift!

Registration is required. Please enter the number of children attending at registration.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to limited space at our temporary library, this event will take place at the Haverford CREC (Community Recreation & Environmental Center) at 9000 Parkview Dr, Haverford.

Tuesday, March 19, 6:30pm – click here to register.

Kids Calendar

Monday, March 4

10:30 am - Circle Time Storytime (Temporary Library - Manoa Shopping Center - 1305 West Chester Pike)*

4:00 pm - Lego Club (Temporary Library - Manoa Shopping Center - 1305 West Chester Pike)*

Tuesday, March 5

11:30 am - Babies and Books (Temporary Library - Manoa Shopping Center - 1305 West Chester Pike)*

12:00 pm - Baby Social (Temporary Library - Manoa Shopping Center - 1305 West Chester Pike)

Thursday, March 7

10:30 am - Circle Time Storytime (Temporary Library - Manoa Shopping Center - 1305 West Chester Pike)*

Saturday, March 9

10:30 am - Saturday Storytime at HTFL (Temporary Library - Manoa Shopping Center - 1305 West Chester Pike)*

Monday, March 11

10:30 am - Circle Time Storytime (Temporary Library - Manoa Shopping Center - 1305 West Chester Pike)*

4:00 pm - Lego Club (Temporary Library - Manoa Shopping Center - 1305 West Chester Pike)*

Thursday, March 14

10:30 am - Circle Time Storytime (Temporary Library - Manoa Shopping Center - 1305 West Chester Pike)*

*Registration is required for all programs except for Baby Social

Economic Recovery Payment for Seniors, Widow(ers), and Permanently Disabled Residents

Residents who have been approved for the Pennsylvania Property Tax/Rent Rebate program may apply for the Haverford Township Senior, Widowed, and Disabled Residents Economic Recovery Payment Program to receive a one-time $500 economic recovery payment.

In order to apply, you must be able to provide verification that you have been approved by the state, so please wait until you have that approval. If you've already applied, you can find out if you've been approved by visiting the "Where's My Rebate" page on the PA Department of Revenue's website.

Click here for more information.