Library Closed Jan 18 and other News and Events

Library Closed on
Monday, January 18, 2016

This Week’s Library Events (and Photos):

Visit the New Online Event Calendar for more information

• Preschool & Toddler Storytimes are On Break.
  Join us again on Mon., Jan. 25 & Tue., Jan. 26.
• Coloring Book Club – Tue., Jan. 19 – Coloring books and clubs are the latest hot trend.  This activity provides, relaxation, creativity and a chance to get together with friends.  Ages 14 and up.
• Library Yoga – Wed., Jan. 20 at 10:30 am in Community Room with Theresa Landolfi. $7 per session, drop in.
• Book Worm Book Club – Wed., Jan. 20 at 6 pm. January’s book selection is Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo. Copies are available at the circulation desk. Open to children in grades 1 and 2. Register Online Today.
• Friends Book Club – Thur., Jan. 21 at 12:30 pm in the Community Room. This month’s book is Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger.  Members of the book discussion group do not have to be members of the Friends. All are welcome.
• Friday Movie – Jan. 22 at 2 pm. Pawn Sacrifice.
  In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire. Also starring Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard, PAWN SACRIFICE chronicles Fischer’s terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world. Rating PG-13. Runtime: 1 hour 54 minutes.  Movies are free and open to the public.
• Sunday Hours Start – Sun., Jan. 24 – 1 to 5 pm!!

Customer Satisfaction Survey is Open

So far, we have heard from 16 people…Let’s go for 50!

News and Events for Week of Dec 20

Calendar of Events

Library Holiday Closings:
Closed – Thurs., December 24
Closed – Fri., December 25
Open – Sat., December 26 from 10 am to 5 pm

This Week’s Library Events (and Photos):

• Preschool & Toddler Storytimes are On Break.
  Join us again on Mon., Jan. 25 & Tue., Jan. 26.
• Sit N Knit – Mon., Dec. 21 at 4 pm for knitters of all levels and ages!
• Teen Reading Lounge – Mon., Dec. 21 at 6:30 pm. This is an interactive, non-traditional Book Club exclusively for teens 14-18!  Join us to discuss LET IT SNOW and to design POP-UP CARDS.  Library will provide copies of the book for you to keep.  This is a NO-STRESS BOOK CLUB designed with your busy schedule in mind.   REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
• Library Yoga – Wed., Dec.23 at 10:30 am in Community Room with Theresa Landolfi. $7 per session, drop in.
• Holiday Hours – closed Dec. 24 & 25. Open Dec. 26 regular hours.
• Monday, Dec. 21 – Mah Jongg CANCELED due to HVAC Installation (postponed due to the rain).

Customer Satisfaction Survey is OPEN!
Please Share your thoughts with us

Director’s Corner

The Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library treated us to a wonderful Staff Appreciation Breakfast on Dec. 18 with a delicious spread of goodies.  I want to take a moment to say my own Thank You to our wonderful staff.  I’m especially grateful for my Department Heads – Pam, Glynnis and Tetjana (who has been with the Library since 1984).  They coordinate, train, organize and motivate this fun-tastic team.  That team includes: Jonathan (’97), Jane (’04), Mariel (’05), Marilyn, Jessica, DeAnne, Sunil, Kathleen, Tom, Karen, Meghan, Blessy, Bovas, and our janitorial duo: Rolf (’74) and Tom (’86).  Jeff, the Board liaison to the Friends joined us, too!  As you can see, a good time was had by all.

Mark Your Calendar:

Programs and Events for Nov. 29

Our Customer Satisfaction Survey is OPEN and waiting for your input.

2015 Huntingdon Valley Library Customer Satisfaction Survey!

This Week’s Library Events (and Photos):

• Preschool Storytime – Mon., Nov. 30 at 10:30 to 11:30 am. Preschool storytime with Miss Glynnis.  Children ages 3-5. Join us for books, songs, finger plays, and a craft.
• Sit N Knit – Mon., Nov. 30 at 4 pm for knitters of all levels and ages!
• Teen Reading Lounge Pottery Event – Mon., Nov. 30 at 6:30 pm. Free Books!  Free Food!  The Teen Lounge is an interactive, non-traditional Book Club exclusively for teens 14-18. The pottery project will be based on the book, The Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton. The Library will provide free copies of the book to keep. Program underwritten by a Pennsylvania Humanities Council Grant.
• Toddler Storytime – Tues., Dec. 1 at 10:30 am. Toddler storytime with Miss Jessica. Come join us for: interactive stories, songs with finger plays and nursery rhymes on felt board.
• Library Yoga – Wed., Dec. 2 at 10:30 am in Community Room with Theresa Landolfi. $7 per session, drop in. 
• Write & Illustrate Young Authors Gala -Thurs., Dec. 3 at 7 pm.  Join us to celebrate the 25th Annual Write and Illustrate Your Own Book Contest and our many young authors.  First place winning entries will be bound and entered into HVL permanent collection and the winners will receive a bound copy of their entry. First, Second, Third and Honorable Mention winners will receive a prize and a Certificate of Recognition.
• Library Friday Movie Matinee –  Fri., Dec. 4 at 2 pm. Max –  A military dog from Afghanistan is adopted by his late handler’s grieving family in the U.S., where his close bond with the soldier’s brother leads to a life-altering revelation in this family-friendly adventure.  Rating: PG  (for action, violence, peril, brief language and some thematic elements)  Runtime 1 hour 51 minutes. Movies are free and open to the public.
• NEW: Twirly Tots Circus – Sat., Dec. 5 at 10:30 am and encore at 11 am. Join Joy for a sing-a-long storytime with hula hoop and juggling tricks!  Registration is required. Check our online calendar for the final location of this (very popular) event.

Events and Program for Oct. 25-31

This Week’s Library Events (and Photos):

• Preschool Storytime – Mon., Oct. 26 at 10:30 to 11:30 am. Preschool storytime with Miss Glynnis.  Children ages 3-5. Join us for books, songs, finger plays, and a craft.
• Sit N Knit – Mon., Oct. 26 at 4 pm for knitters of all levels and ages!
• Teen Reading Lounge – Mon., Oct. 26 at 6:30 pm.  Free Books!  Free Food!  Continuation!  Teen Reading Lounge is an interactive, non-traditional BOOK CLUB exclusively for teens 14-18.  Join us for our 2nd KICK-OFF PARTY.  Library will provide copies of the book for you to keep!
• Toddler Storytime – Tues., Oct. 27 at 10:30 am. Toddler storytime with Miss Jessica for children ages 1 and 2 years.  Come join us for: interactive stories, songs with finger plays and nursery rhymes on felt board.
• Library Yoga – Wed., Oct. 28 at 10:30 am in Community Room with Theresa Landolfi. $7 per session, drop in. 
• KIDS: Halloween Dress-Up Party – Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 7 pm! in the Community Room. Open to all, Registration requested.
• FRIENDS: Versatility of Your Heirlooms and Treasures: Fine Jewelry Informative Seminar conducted by Robert Schwartz and Iris Schwartz of Harry Merrill & Son, Jewelers on Thurs., October 29, 2015 at 7 pm in the Multipurpose room.
• Friday Movie Matinee –  Fri., Oct. 30 at 2 pm. Clouds of Sils Maria – A veteran actress comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable   reflection of herself when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years. R (language & brief nudity) 2 hours 4 minutes. Movies are free and open to the public.
• TEENS: Night of Fright -Fri, October 30, 6:30 pm.  Haunted Library! Teens – Join us after-hours for a Night of Fright. Come in costume if you dare! Light refreshments will be served. Registration requested.

  Have a Safe and Happy Halloween!

Display Case
Features original art by Kathleen Foley, Library Assistant. She will also be leading another Painting with Kathleen program in December!

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Release Party and Library Take Over

Tuesday, November 3
7 pm | meet in the Children’s Department

• Election Booth – vote for your favorite book
• Photo booth – Become one of the characters!
• Drawing station – Learn to draw Greg’s character step-by-step
• Trivia Game – test your knowledge of the series
• Cheese Touch Game
• Scavenger Hunt throughout the library!
• Fun prizes
• Be one of the FIRST to take Old School out of the library
• Children of all ages welcome and Registration is requested

NEWS:
New eBooks and digital audiobooks have been added to the Library’s OverDrive collection, also known as the Montgomery County Library District Digital Collection.  Interested in seeing JUST what’s available for your IMMEDIATE listening or reading enjoyment?  Or maybe I’m the only impatient one?

1. Sign in using your Huntingdon Valley card
   
2. Click on Advanced Search
3. Scroll to the bottom and check “Available Now” and hit Search
   
4. Browse all the great titles that are ready for you to download and enjoy!

Call and schedule a one-on-one Tech Appointment with us if you would like additional help setting up or using your OverDrive account.

Here are some of the new titles added…
Audiobooks:

• A Song of Ice and Fire Complete Series (unabridged) by George R. R. Martin, narrated by Roy Dotrice
• At the Water’s Edge: A Novel (unabridged) by Sara Gruen, narrated by Justine Eyre
• The Boston Girl: A Novel (unabridged) by Anita Diamant, narrated by Linda Lavin

eBooks – fiction, fantasy, mystery, and romance:

• All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner
• All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel by Anthony Doerr
• Between Sisters: A Novel by Kristin Hannah
• Fates and Furies: A Novel by Lauren Groff
• In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
• Luckiest Girl Alive: A Novel by Jessica Knoll
• Ordinary Grace: A Novel by William Kent Krueger
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• The Boston Girl: A Novel by Anita Diamant
• The Door in the Hedge: And Other Stories by Robin McKinley
• The Invention of Wings: A Novel (Original Publisher’s Edition-No Annotations) by Sue Monk Kidd
• The Iron Duke: The Iron Seas Series by Meljean Brook
• The Last Letter from Your Lover: A Novel by Jojo Moyes
• The Martian: A Novel by Andy Weir
• The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
• The Paris Architect: A Novel by Charles Belfoure
• The Trouble with Virtue: A Comfortable Wife\A Lady by Day by Stephanie Laurens and Alison DeLaine
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Non-fiction, self-help,  history:

• Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t by Simon Sinek
• Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
• The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
• Wishes Fulfilled: Mastering the Art of Manifesting by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
• You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay

Upcoming Events:

ADULTS: Identity Theft Program -Mon, November 2, 6:30 pm. Ameer Blackmon from the Attorney General’s Office, will return to talk about Identity Theft in the
2nd Floor Community Room.
Please RSVP.

ADULTS: ABCs of Estate Planning -Tue, November 10, 6:30 pm. Repeat from Spring! Join us in the 1st Floor Multipurpose room for this Free Seminar.  Please RSVP. Learn how you can protect your family and assets when you die or become disabled by using Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, and Living Wills. Bonnie G. Ostrofsky is a past President and an active member of the Rotary Club of Springfield Township. She is also a member of the Montgomery Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, and Montgomery County Estate Planning Council.

ADULTS: Railroads of King of Prussia with Michael Shaw -Tue., November 17, 6:30 pm. Climb aboard! 1838 was the first year that railroads entered the township of Upper Merion. Local King of Prussia resident and historian Michael Shaw has spent the better part of one year diligently researching the history of King of Prussia’s railroads, from the past to the present. It’s been quite a ride and the future of the rails may lead back to the past with the reintroduction of passenger service.

Upcoming Events:

• 
  Ceramics Workshop

  Thu, November 12, 1:30 pm. Ceramics Workshop at Create Me Pottery Painting Studio. Cost $25.00 per person includes pottery, paints and firing.  Make your reservations by Monday, November 9, 2015 at The Friends’ Corner in the Library. Sponsored by Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library.

• Julia Child Says Bon Appetit! Encore presentation by Linda Kenyon on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 2 pm, after the Friends Book Club.  Free and Open to All!
• Basket of Books raffle coming this fall and will debut at Bake Sale.
• Election Day Bake Sale – Nov. 3, 2015 at Pine Road Elementary
• Election Day Canasta at The White Elephant Restaurant (759 Huntingdon Pike) from 11:30 to 3:300.  Cost: $25. Register with Karen Schwartz.  Proceeds will support the Library’s Art collection, both print and visual!

Programs and Events for Week of Oct 18

This Week’s Library Events (and Photos): 

• Preschool Storytime – Mon., Oct. 19 at 10:30 to 11:30 am. Preschool storytime with Miss Glynnis.  Children ages 3-5. Join us for books, songs, finger plays, and a craft.
• Sit N Knit – Mon., Oct. 19 at 4 pm for knitters of all levels and ages!
• Toddler Storytime – Tues., Oct. 20 at 10:30 am. Toddler storytime with Miss Jessica for children ages 1 and 2 years.  Come join us for: interactive stories, songs with finger plays and nursery rhymes on felt board.
• Medicare for 2016 -Tue., Oct. 20 at 7 pm. Medicare 2016 will focus on the options available to Medicare beneficiaries who have choices to make during the annual Open Enrollment period (October 15 to December7).  Please RSVP.  Presented by APPRISE.
• Friends NYC Bus Trip -Wed., Oct. 21 at 8 am.  Double check which bus you’re on – one picks up at the Library and the other at the K-Mart on Street Road.
• Library Yoga – Wed., Oct. 21 at 10:30 am in Community Room with Theresa Landolfi. $7 per session, drop in. 
• Thur., Oct. 22 at 7 pm Contemporary Craft Art Show Road Show – Philadelphia Museum of Art 39th Annual Craft Show “Road Show” – learn more about the wonder art, crafts, textiles and designs you’ll see in this year’s show.  Discount tickets, too!  Friends Appreciation
  Tea at 6:30 pm – join us in thanking the Friends for all they do!
•  Friday Movie Matinee –  Fri., Oct. 23 at 2 pm.
  Movies are free and open to the public.
• Write & Illustrate Your
  Own Book
  Deadline! -Sat., Oct. 24 at 5 pm (when the Library closes).  Winners will be notified on Friday, November 20, 2015. Award Ceremony and Reception for Winners: Thursday, December 3,2015 at 7:00 pm upstairs in the Community Room.
  More information here.

Programs and Events for the Week of Oct 12

This Week’s Library Events (and Photos):

• Preschool Storytime – Mon., Oct. 12 at 10:30 to 11:30 am. Preschool storytime with Miss Glynnis.  Children ages 3-5. Join us for books, songs, finger plays, and a craft.
• Sit N Knit – Mon., Oct. 12 at 4 pm for knitters of all levels and ages!
• Julia Says, ‘Bon Appétit!’ with Linda Kenyon
  – Mon., Oct 12 at 7 pm.   We will schedule an Encore Performance in November!  We had a great crowd (64) last night and the Friends provides delicious refreshments.
• Toddler Storytime – Tues., Oct. 13 at 10:30 am. Toddler storytime with Miss Jessica for children ages 1 and 2 years.  Come join us for: interactive stories, songs with finger plays and nursery rhymes on felt board.
• AARP Driver Safety Refresher Course – Wed., Oct. 14 at 10:30 am. Registration and fee required.
• Library Yoga – Wed., Oct., 14 at 10:30 am in Community Room with Theresa Landolfi. $7 per session, drop in. 
• I Wish that I had Duck FeetBook Worm Book Club – Wed., Oct. 14 at 6 pm. Children in grades 1 and 2.  I Wish That I had Duck Feet by Theo LeSieg.  Discuss and create a craft that goes with the story.  Copies available at Library. Registration is required.
• AARP Driver Safety Refresher Course – Thurs., Oct. 15 at 10:30 am. Second day of the course.
• Friends Book Club – Thurs., Oct. 15 at 12:30 pm in the Community Room.  The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown.  Open to all!
• Library LEGO Club – Thurs, Oct. 15 from 4:15 to 5:15 pm.  Grades K-2. Registration is required.
•  Friday Movie Matinee –  Fri., Oct. 16 at 2 pm.
  The Farewell Party.  A unique, compassionate and unlikely funny story of a group of friends at a Jerusalem retirement home who decide to help their terminally ill friend. Unrated. 1 hour 35 minutes. Movies are free and open to the public.
• Rhythm Babies Music Class – Sat., Oct. 17 10:15 to 11:00 am.  Lively 45-minute monthly class for you and your little loves.  Children of all ages welcome. Registration is required.

Week of Sept 13 Programs and News

This Week’s Library Events (and Photos):

• NOTICE: No Air Conditioning in Community Room.  The ambient temperature is about 77 upstairs, so please dress accordingly.  We do have fans.
• Storytime Break – Both Toddler and Preschool storytimes will resume after September 21.
• Sit N Knit – Mon., Sept. 14 at 4:00 pm for knitters of all levels and ages!
• Super Sitter Babysitting Course – Tues., Sept. 15 at 6:30 pm.  Continues on Sept. 29 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm.  Registration is closed at this time.
• Library Yoga – Wed., Sept. 16 at 10:30 am in Community Room with Theresa Landolfi. $7 per session, drop in. 
• Book Club  – Sept. 17 at 12:30 pm. The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro.
• Lego Club – Sept. 17 at 4:15 pm in the multipurpose room. Grades K-2.  Come be creative with us! Registration is required.
• Pirate Storytime – Sept. 18 at 10:30 am in the Community Room. Talk Like a Pirate Dress-up Storytime.  Ahoy, matey!  Join us in your best pirate wear for stories, games, crafts and buried treasure!  Registration is required.

•  Friday Movie Matinee –  Fri., Sept. 18  at 2 pm.  The Longest Ride – The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man, as he reflects back on a past love. Rating: PG-13 (for sexuality, partial nudity) 2 hours 8 minutes.  Movies are free and open to the public.

Online Catalog | My Account Quiz

1. Only Library Staff can turn on the Reading History feature on your account, letting you to keep track of the books you’ve check out.  T/F
2. You can create your own User ID to access your account.  T/F
3. You can NOT renew your materials from home. T/F

Notice:   If you log into your account on a PUBLIC computer, please Log Out when you are done to protect your privacy and personal information.

Answer Key:

1. FALSE!  YOU can turn on the reading history feature from My Account > My Record > Contact Information and Preferences.  You can also update your contact information, too.

   

2. TRUE!  From the MY ACCOUNT link to the MCLINC catalog on OUR Web site at www.hvlibrary.org, you can Create a Username (unique within the system, so you may need to get creative).  So, you only have to use that long library card number the first time you access your account online.  My Username is a whole 4 characters long and much easier to remember!
   
   You can also CHANGE this Username and update your Password from My Account > My Record:
   
3. FALSE!  You can RENEW your items from My Account (if there is nobody waiting for the item, you still have renewals left, and you are under the $10 threshold for fees).  Just select the item(s) you want to renew and click “Renewe Selected Items”.
   done

Sept 6 Programs and News

This Week’s Library Events (and Photos):

• NOTICE: No Air Conditioning in Community Room.  The ambient temperature is about 80 upstairs, so please dress accordingly.  We do have fans.
• CLOSED for Labor Day – Saturday, Sept. 5 through Monday, Sept. 7.  Open at 10 am on Tue., Sept. 8.
• Storytime Break – Both Toddler and Preschool storytimes will resume after September 21.
• Get Your New Library Card – Free ‘upgrades’ during Library Card Sign Up Month  
  Help us spread the word with friends, neighbors and family –
  We want every citizen of Lower Moreland Township to be a member of the Huntingdon Valley Library.

  Stop by to get a card or fill out the online application to join.

  Upgrade that curling, ugly card for a colorful, new one that has BOTH a key card and a wallet card.  FREE this month only (otherwise it’s $2).
• Super Sitter Babysitting Course – Tues., Sept. 8 at 6:30 pm.  Continues on Sept. 15 and 29 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm.  Registration is closed at this time.
• Library Yoga – Wed., Sept. 9 at 10:30 am in Community Room with Theresa Landolfi. $7 per session, drop in. 
• Library Board of Trustees – Sept. 10 at 7:30 pm. This meeting is open to the public.
•  Friday Movie Matinee –  Fri., Sept. 11 at 2 pm.  Far From The Madding Crowd – In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor. Rating: PG-13. 2 hours 1 minute.  Movies are free and open to the public.
• Local Gems: Historic Walking Tour with Rachel Brandt – Sat, Sept. 12 at 10 am. Not joining the color run? Meet us IN FRONT of the Library for a 20 minute introduction with our local historian and some long-time residents.  Wear your Walking Shoes and join us in a ramble around the block to see how much history there is in our neighborhood.  Please RSVP.
  Total time: 1.5 hours.
  Distance: .6 mile (Library down Murray Avenue and up Huntingdon Pike back to the Library).
• Rhythm Babies Music Class – Sat., Sept 12 10:15 to 11:00 am.  Join us in this lively 45-minute monthly class for you and your little loves!  Rhythm Babies is here to give young children what they need the most; creative play.  Our music program is designed to improve young children’s auditory senses, cognitive, and musical skills through singing, rhythm, and creative movement activities.  REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED – ALL AGES WELCOME.

Everything eResources –

Online Catalog Quiz

1. You can find the online catalog at the Library’s Web site.  T/F
2. You can NOT limit the results of a search to show items this library owns.  T/F
3. You can limit the results of a search to show items in different languages. T/F

Answer Key:

1. TRUE!  The MCLINC catalog is on OUR Web site at www.hvlibrary.org.  You can also get quick access to My Account from our Home page, too!
   
2. FALSE!  On the right-hand side of the Search Results, you have MANY ways to Narrow Your Search results, including by Assigned Branch.  Note: The Assigned Branch search results are NOT in alphabetical order, but instead the library with the most results is on top.

   Just want movies? Select DVD under the Type of Material section.  Beware, you will find some library jargon – really, who says “Projected media”??

3. TRUE!  You can limit search results is by Language.  Trick: Do a keyword search for the word “Fiction” and then limit by Language to get novels in foreign languages.

   

Aug 30 Programs and Library Card Sign-up Month

This Week’s Library Events (and Photos):

• Storytime Break – Both Toddler and Preschool storytimes will resume after September 21.
• Sit N Knit – Mon., Aug. 31 at 4 pm for knitters of all levels and ages!
• Library Card Sign-up Month
  – Sept. 1  More information below.
• Super Sitter Babysitting Course – Tues., Sept. 1 at 6:30 pm.  Continues on Sept. 8, 15 and 29 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm.  The babysitting course is taught by Red Cross instructor, Pat Antonacci, and offers hands-on-training in infant and toddler care, as well as safety tips and procedures.  The class is $25 and includes course workbooks, handouts and Babysitting Certification.  Open to ages 11-18.  REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
• Conquering Clutter with Carol Seelaus – Tues., Sept. 1 at 7 pm in the 2nd Flr Community Room. Carol will share how to purge, rearrange and maintain order.
• Library Yoga – Wed., Sept. 2 at 10:30 am in Community Room with Theresa Landolfi. $7 per session, drop in. 
• Friends Meeting – Sept., 3 at 12:30 pm and ‘after-meeting program’ at 1:30 pm.  Marcy Abrams from Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries will share info about Library Friends groups. Friends from other libraries are cordially invited!
• Medicare 101 – Thurs., Sept. 3 at 7 pm in the Community Room. The PA Dept of Aging created APPRISE to help Pennsylvania residents understand their Medicare and other health insurance benefits, and assist citizens in making informed decisions about their health care options.
•  Friday Movie Matinee –  Fri., Sept. 4 at 2 pm.  Jakob the Liar – In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out near curfew. While waiting for the German Kommondant, Jakob overhears a German radio broadcast about Russian troop movements.  Stars:  Robin Williams, Hannah Taylor Gordon, Eva Igo.  Rating:  PG-13 (violence & disturbing images)  2 hours 1 minute.   Movies are free and open to the public.

Library Card Sign-up Month 2015

Contact: Pam Dull, Assistant Director, 215-947-5138 or pdull@mclinc.org

A library card is the coolest card – September is Library Card Sign-up Month

(Huntingdon Valley, PA) –September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the Huntingdon Valley Library joins with the American Library Association and public libraries nationwide to promote the many resources, programs and services available for free in our community with one simple thing – a library card.

Residents and students of Lower Moreland Township School District are invited to become library members. Students can visit to the library for materials, programs and knowledgeable library staff that support academic achievement. Teens are invited to join the Teen Reading Lounge book club, funded by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council. Students in 1^st and 2^nd grade are invited to our new Book Worm book club and 3^rd to 5^th graders can creatively explore literature in the Craft a Connection book club. Visit our table at your child’s Back to School night to join the library. It’s Free!

Huntingdon Valley Library isn’t only a place of quiet reading, but also a creative and engaging community center where visitors and students can collaborate, use the free wireless Internet or just relax with neighbors and peers.

“A library card is your key to the world,” says Sharon Moreland-Sender, Library Director. “With it you can unlock stories, information and open the door to new relationships. From early literacy programs such as toddler storytime to our new English as a Second Language collection, and several book clubs in between – library membership lets you engage, explore and enjoy.”

We are working with these local businesses to raise awareness of the library and encourage you to show your support of the Huntingdon Valley Library as a card-carrying member! During Library Card Sign-up Month, show your library card at these local businesses to receive a discount.  It’s not too late to participate – call Pam if you are interested.

• Designs By Karen
  2519 Huntingdon Pike, offering a 10% discount
• Heritage Hoagies
  2447 Huntingdon Pike, offering a 10% discount
• The Mens & Boys Store
  10 Fetters Mill Square, offering $25 off of any purchase of $125 or more
• Plush Pups Boutique
  2335 Huntingdon Pike, offering 15% off treats and accessories
• Valley Car Wash
  2661 Huntingdon Pike, offering a 10% discount

For more information on how to sign up for a library card, visit the Huntingdon Valley Library in person or visit the library online at www.hvlibrary.org.

Aug 16 Activities for the Week

This Week’s Library Events (and Photos):

• Storytime Break. Both Toddler and Preschool storytimes will resume after September 21.
• Sit N Knit – Mon., Aug. 10 at 4 pm for knitters of all levels and ages!
• Library Yoga – Wed., Aug. 19 at 10:30 am in Community Room with Theresa Landolfi. $7 per session, drop in. 
• Family Movie – Fri., Aug. 21 at 11:30 am.  Movie is Lion King.  Tricked into thinking that he caused the death of his father, a lion cub flees and abandons his destiny as the future king. Movie runs 1 hour 29 minutes.
•  Friday Movie Matinee –  Fri., Aug. 21 at 2 pm.  Timbuktu.  A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives — which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith — abruptly disturbed. Stars: Ibrahim Ahmed, Abel Jafri, Toulou Kiki. Rating: PG for some violence and thematic elements. Run time is 1 hour and 37 minutes. Foreign film sub titles in English. Movies are free and open to the public.