Events

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Join us to hear historian Jennifer Green, give her talk, Ordinary Poisons: Quack Medicine, Fashion Victims and Good Intentions Gone Bad just in time for Halloween!  From arsenic wallpaper to radium water, tutus to soda, Jennifer will explore the different historical ways that everyday objects could kill. The program will take place at the Community Recreation and Environmental Center – Read More

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Join our children’s librarians with your infant or baby for this quiet and cuddly storytime that includes books, songs, lap bounces, and simple rhymes! Babies & Books is tailored to children under the age of 18 months and takes place in person in the children’s area of the temporary library at Manoa shopping mall while we are renovating the building Read More

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After Babies & Books Storytime, it’s time to make some new friends! At our Baby Social, we bring age-appropriate toys to our tumble mats so that babies can play and learn to interact in a safe environment while their caretakers get to know each other, share their experiences or just relax while watching their little ones play.  Baby Social takes Read More

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Join us on the 4th Tuesday of each month for this adult book discussion that is open to all. A different contemporary adult fiction or non-fiction book will be discussed at each meeting. For October we will be discussing The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. You can sign up and get a copy of the book at the Reference Desk. Read More

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Join us for our next Great Courses series: The Real History of Dracula. Wednesday, September 11 – Wednesday, November 13, 2:00 – 3:00 pm On Zoom About The Real History of Dracula: Dracula, as portrayed in the eponymous novel by Bram Stoker published in 1897, is an aristocratic monster—both seductive and terrifying in equal measure. Though the novel Dracula was Read More

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Open to new and longtime players (ages 12-18)! Create your character, paint minis, and play one-shot and extended collaborative campaigns! Location: Kelly Center, 4 E. Eagle Rd., Havertown PA 19083 Registration is required. Wednesday, October 2 – Click here to register Wednesday, October 9 – Click here to register Wednesday, October 16 – Click here to register Wednesday, October 23 Read More

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Join us for a delightful time of stories and a related craft project that complements the storytime theme! This in-person program is for children ages 3-8 and takes place in the children’s area of the temporary library at Manoa Shopping Mall while we are renovating the building at 1601 Darby Road. The temporary library is located at 1305 West Chester Read More

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Interested in nonfiction? Join our book club featuring only nonfiction titles. October’s selection is The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne. About The Friday Afternoon Club: At eight, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin, he attended his aunt Joan Didion and uncle John Gregory Dunne’s legendary LA launch party for Tom Read More

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Join Haverford Library’s children’s librarians Thursdays from 10:30am-11am for a delightful time of books and songs!  This in-person storytime will be held in the children’s area of the temporary library at Manoa shopping mall while we are renovating the building at 1601 Darby Road. The temporary library is located at 1305 West Chester Pike. For children ages 0 to 5 Read More