• Friday Movie Matinee – HVL

    Huntingdon Valley Library 625 Red Lion Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA, United States
    Adults

    Join us for a Free Friday Movie. Today we will be showing Iron Jawed Angels (2004) TV-14, 123 minutes. Alice Paul and the women of the 1917 Women's Suffrage movement fight for future generations right to vote and run for office. Sacrificing their health, marriages and their limited amount of freedom, women were imprisoned and force fed […]

  • Virtual Author Talk with Smithsonian Curator Emerita Valerie Neal: History of US Women Astronauts

    Abington Free Library 1030 Old York Road, Abington, PA, United States
    Adults

    Join us for an exhilarating journey through the history of US women astronauts with Valerie Neal, emerita curator from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and expert on human spaceflight. Sally Ride became a household name as the first American woman in space, but scores of equally impressive women have also left their mark […]

  • Friday Movie Matinee – HVL

    Huntingdon Valley Library 625 Red Lion Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA, United States
    Adults

    Intended for Adults Join us for a Free Friday Movie. Today we will be showing The Right Stuff (1983) PG, 193 minutes. The U.S. space program's development from the breaking of the sound barrier to selection of the Mercury 7 astronauts, from a group of test pilots with a more seat-of-the-pants approach than the program's more cautious […]

  • Game Show: USA

    Huntingdon Valley Library 625 Red Lion Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA, United States
    Juvenile

    Recommended for families with children in grades 3-8. Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Join Bright Star Touring Theatre for this delightfully wacky game show, where you’ll test your knowledge of all things USA, from the earliest origins, all the way to present day. This fun-filled trivia game celebrates America’s 250th birthday, complete […]

  • A Visit from Betsy Ross

    Huntingdon Valley Library 625 Red Lion Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA, United States
    Multi-generational

    Betsy Ross, during her lifetime, was more often known as Elizabeth Claypoole. She was one of thousands of average colonists whose efforts helped the American cause prevail against the British. Flag maker, seamstress, upholsterer, wife, mother and Quaker, she helped the new nation define itself through flags and colors. Learn all about Betsy, her husbands […]

  • Kit’s Interactive Theatre presents Colonial Faire – 1737

    Huntingdon Valley Library 625 Red Lion Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA, United States
    Juvenile

    Come enjoy a fun-filled interactive play by Kit's Interactive Theatre that depicts the arduous life of early America as well as the revelry. Though days of rest are few, today is the day of the Colonial Faire. Help indentured servant Katie Cotswold finish her chores so all may skip off to the faire. Partake in […]

  • Benjamin Franklin Visits HVL

    Huntingdon Valley Library 625 Red Lion Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA, United States
    Multi-generational

    Actor and Historian Mitchell Kramer visits the library as Benjamin Franklin. Sponsored by the Irene Reiter Endowment. Please R.S.V.P.

  • The Revolutionary War in Montgomery and Bucks Counties

    Upper Perkiomen Valley Library 350 Main St, Red Hill, PA, United States
    Multi-generational

    Michael Jesberger, military historian and lecturer, will be here to help us celebrate America's 250th birthday. Mr. Jesberger will be speaking on the Revolutionary War in Bucks and Montgomery Counties. Both counties played an important role in the fight for independence. Register at https://mnl.libcal.com/event/16314967

  • History of Camp William Penn

    Glenside Free Library 215 S Keswick Ave, Glenside, PA, United States
    Adults

    Intended for adults, but teens are also welcome. Come honor Juneteenth by learning the powerful, local history of Camp William Penn. Presentation to be given by local historian Donald Scott, Sr., author of the book Camp William Penn 1863-1865: America's First Federal African American Soldiers' Fight for Freedom. Register here  

  • Family Movie Night – IVPL

    Indian Valley Public Library 100 E. Church Avenue, Telford, PA, United States
    Multi-generational

    Intended for all ages Stop by the library for a family movie in a relaxed environment. For this event, we will celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation by watching a movie based on the true story of a dog adopted by a private serving in World War I. This movie is rated PG.

  • Red, White, and Rita’s

    Abington Free Library 1030 Old York Road, Abington, PA, United States
    Multi-generational

    This program is geared towards older teens and adults, but there is a part for kids! In celebration of America250, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, everyone is invited to enjoy *free Rita’s! Just show your voter registration card—or register to vote on the spot using paper or digital forms […]

  • Wit or Witout? Philly Trivia Night

    Abington Free Library 1030 Old York Road, Abington, PA, United States
    Multi-generational

    Intended for all ages! Think you know Philadelphia? Test your Philly facts at our trivia night! Plus, we'll have Philly favs like soft pretzels, Tastycakes, and water ice.