The library reopened on May 11 at 123 Kings Highway East.
The library is closed over Memorial Day weekend from May 23–25.
Library hours are: Mondays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Update on the library renovation and expansion:
The library reopened at 123 Kings Highway East on May 11. The Kings Highway service point will offer borrowing of selected collections in higher demand; computer services and instruction; and some children’s and teen collections. The library is waiving fines while we are closed. Your fines will be waived through May 19.
The library’s bookdrops have moved to behind 123 Kings Highway. As parking is tight, you may want to walk to the bookdrops. The library is next to the Haddonfield Running Company, which has signs on the front and back of its building.
Programming for children will be held at Borough Hall in the auditorium during the daytime. Children’s summer programs will begin in mid-June. Scheduling of adult and teen programs is currently being worked out. Visit the library or our website at www.haddonfieldlibrary.org for updates. The Library Board and Borough Commissioners want to keep the community updated throughout the renovation project. The existing library is anticipated to be closed for seven months.
Residents of Haddonfield may obtain temporary library cards at the Camden County Library system, Cherry Hill Public Library, and the Haddon Heights Public Library. These library cards will be in effect during the time of the renovation. Haddonfield residents should take photo-identification to these libraries to obtain temporary library cards. For more information contact Susan Briant, the library director, at (856) 429–1304, ext. 7 or email sbriant@haddonfieldlibrary.org
Buy a Leaf to support the “We Love Our Library” Campaign at HPL
The HPL Library Board of Trustees launched the “We Love Our Library” campaign to provide fund raising for the library’s long awaited expansion and renovation. The library will be expanded by a 2,000 square feet addition on Tanner Street. The expansion will provide an elevator and handicapped accessible bathrooms. The library’s interior will also be reconfigured for complete handicapped accessibility. The library will be closed for about seven months and operate at 123 Kings Highway East. The renovation will also provide an opportunity to modernize the library to serve Haddonfield residents in the 21st century.
The Library Board is partnering with the Borough of Haddonfield to upgrade the library. The Borough Commissioners will pay for the improvements that will make the library handicapped accessible, as well as some building upgrades such as a new roof, heating renovation, etc. The Library Board is conducting the campaign to pay for enhancements to the building to allow it to operate as a 21st century library. This will include a vastly improved children’s department with better programming space and room for children to explore and learn in a fun, creative area. The library will also have a larger meeting room equipped with new technology; a distinct teen area; collaborative study spaces, and browsing spaces for the community to delight in the library’s collections. Creating a place for community connection is a vital part of the renovation.
Toward that end the Library Board has launched the “We Love Our Library” campaign. The campaign will raise funds for the enhancements, such as contemporary furnishings, equipment, and newer technology throughout the building. You can help by buying a leaf on the tree mural created by HMHS National Honor Society members. Student event coordinator, Abby Czernieckiis, led the National Art Honor Society on the project along with NAHS supervisor, Allie Westerside. The mural will act as a donor recognition element and a spark igniting the We Love Our Library campaign.
The tree has moved to the library annex at 123 Kings Highway East. Donations are being accepted from $5 to $250. Check with the library staff at the annex. Donations above $250 will be permanently honored in the library after completion of the renovation, anticipated to be seven months after construction begins!
For more information visit www.haddonfieldlibrary.org or contact the library director, Susan Briant at (856) 429–1304, ext. 7 or at sbriant@haddonfieldlibrary.org
General programs:
Support Your Library at an American History Play on June 19–21!
Ulysses S. Grant, Mark Twain, and Frederick Douglass will appear in a play to benefit the Haddonfield Public Library and Grace Episcopal Church the weekend of June 19, 20 and 21. Local historical actors will take us back to a tumultuous time in American history. Revisit Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln’s Mighty Right Arm; Mark Twain, America’s Powerful Conscience, and Frederick Douglass, mighty Orator and Civil Rights mover with an even dose of laughter and tears, the Irascible and the Irrepressible.
The play spans the Civil War and its aftershocks with lecture and readings from a perspective only they could have. The content is suitable for adults, young adults and infants and is presented by and for the Haddonfield Public Library and the Grace Episcopal Church in the Grand Performance Hall at the Grace Episcopal Church on June 19 and 20 at 7 p.m. and on June 21 a Sunday matinee at 2p.m.
Tickets are $20 and are available at the new Library Annex at 123 Kings Highway East, and at Grace Episcopal Church, payable by cash or checks. The players include Richard A. Bonnette and Rick Gross, noted historical actors from the Haddonfield area. A Special Guest Star should be highly anticipated in the role of Frederick Douglass. Get your tickets early and avoid fisticuffs. The proceeds will benefit the Haddonfield Public Library renovation fund and the Grace Episcopal Church.
The Adult Book group will meet on May 18 at a location to be determined. The featured selection is “Ordinary Grace” by W. K. Krueger. New members are welcome. For more information, contact Kathleen Metrick at (856) 429–1304, ext. 116 or email her at kmetrick@haddonfieldlibrary.org Light refreshments will be served.
Children’s and Teen library programming will resume in June at Borough Hall.
The Friends of the Library will meet on May 21 at 7 p.m. at Borough Hall. The Friends recently elected officers new officers: co-presidents are Susan K. Reed and Jerry Tritt; Secretary is Kristin Redmond; and Treasurer is Lisa Howard. Book Sale co-chairmen are Brian Smith and Mike Gotwols. Phil Shapiro, past president of the Friends, was honored for his exemplary services at the Friends annual program on April 28. The Friends will be updating the community on the book sale for 2015 in coming months. For more information, to join or renew your membership, visit www.hfol.org.
The Library Board of Trustees will meet on May 26 at 8 am at Borough Hall in Room 102. The Library Board will meet in Borough Hall for the rest of 2015. The public is welcome to attend.
