Vision:
The vision of the Southampton Free Library is to provide a learning center that empowers the community to be lifelong learners.
Miss...
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The library had its beginnings in the spring of 1966 when the Northampton Township Woman's Club investigated the possibility of establishing a libr...
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History:
The
community of Bustleton-Somerton, once full of thick woodlands, was a
rich farming area for most of its history. According to one ...
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As late as the 1950's, the area served by the Katharine Drexel Branch was mostly lush farmland and open space. This otherwise unremarkable rural ar...
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As late as the 1950's, the area served by the Katharine Drexel Branch was mostly lush farmland and open space. This otherwise unremarkable rural ar...
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The Newtown Library Company was founded on August 9, 1760. Annual shareholders' meetings have been held ever since then on the last Saturday ...
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About Us:
The Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library is a group of interested members of our community who donate their time and/or money to make ou...
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The Village Library of Wrightstown retains its humble origins in a modern world by offering the services and diversity of programming traditionally...
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In addition to Torresdale, the library serves the communities of Academy Gardens, Ashton-Woodbridge, Pennypack, Pennypack Woods, Upper Holmesburg, ...
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In August of 1755, Joshua Potts, Charles Beatty, John Lukens, and Joseph Hart met with other interested citizens at the Crooked Billet Tavern. Thir...
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The Riverside Public Library began operation in July 1922 in the American Legion Hall on Scott Street. This building had been acquired from the Riv...
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The Fox Chase area was originally settled by Swedes who sailed up the Pennypack Creek around 1645 and built a blockhouse as protection against the ...
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In 1682, Thomas Holme was granted 1,646 acres in Lower Dublin as payment for his service as William Penn's surveyor-general. At one time the villag...
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