Friends of Chestnut Hill Library

10/01/2026

📣 From Ms. Prather:
🎃🍂October’s Branch Calendar is ready for you to pick up or print out! Stop by to attend a program, participate in an activity, and browse our book displays on Hispanic American Heritage Month, Halloween, Banned Book Week and more...
(Please remember, day-of changes to our schedule due to unanticipated Staffing Shortages or Buildings Emergencies are posted to the branch webpage and page). 🍂🎃
📚The Chestnut Hill Library Hours:
Mondays 11am - 7pm
Tuesdays 11am - 7pm
Wednesdays 10am - 5pm
Thursdays 10am - 5pm
Fridays 10am - 5pm
Saturdays 10am - 5pm
✨ Hilltop Books Business Hours: 12-5 PM Tuesday, 12-7 PM Wednesday,12-5 PM Thursday, 12-5PM Friday, 10AM – 5PM Saturday & Sunday.
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📚Don’t forget, shopping at Hilltop directly supports the Chestnut Hill Free Library of Philadelphia Branch.
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09/29/2026

📣Join us Tuesday for a Chestnut Hill Library special program!!! Museum of the American Revolution: Spies of the Revolution 👀
Tuesday, September 29th/ 5:30-6:30 PM
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In this super-secret meeting, join museum staff as we learn about the spies of the Revolution! From shopkeepers and mystery women to enslaved men who served as double agents, let’s discover who these spies were and how they operated undercover. We’ll solve some of our puzzles, uncover some secret messages, and discover why George Washington thought spies were essential to the Continental Army’s victory. 👀
🤫Perfect for kids ages 7-12. 📜

09/17/2026

🧱🔩📐Build-It! Club Meets Thursday afternoons, 3:00-4:30 p.m.
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Unleash your creativity with our STEM-based building toys. Whether you are a pre-Duplo beginner or a big-kid LEGO master, there is something for everyone. Explore innovative ideas with LEGO instructional books, Magna Tiles, Bionicles and classic wooden blocks. Come build, learn, and play with us! Because of the small pieces involved, this program is for children aged pre-school and above. ✏️📐🧱
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📚The Chestnut Hill Library Hours:
Mondays 11am - 7pm
Tuesdays 11am - 7pm
Wednesdays 10am - 5pm
Thursdays 10am - 5pm
Fridays 10am - 5pm
Saturdays 10am - 5pm
✨ Hilltop Books Business Hours: 12-5 PM Tuesday, 12-7 PM Wednesday,12-5 PM Thursday, 12-5PM Friday, 10AM – 5PM Saturday & Sunday.
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📚Don’t forget, shopping at Hilltop directly supports the Chestnut Hill Free Library of Philadelphia Branch.
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09/15/2026

🎶Can’t wait to restart the Meet the Musicians series TODAY (Tuesday)! Jack Saint Clair will be joining us with a quintet of jazz musicians. This is a performance not to miss.
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Tuesday, September 15th at 5:15pm. FREE at the Chestnut Hill Library. Sponsored by the Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library.🎶

09/06/2026

09/03/2026

🐦‍⬛🍂🪶Join the Free Library of Philadelphia for a Fall Migration Bird Walk at Pastorius Park led by expert birder Sean Bradley!

Come celebrate peak fall migration with a fun, educational, guided afternoon bird walk. Whether you’re a seasoned birder or picking up binoculars for the first time, join us to explore and learn about the local bird species and migrants passing through the city’s green spaces. The event is family-friendly and is expected to last an hour. We will meet at the park entrance, which is located at 8177 Roanoke Street, at 4:30 PM. Please wear comfortable footwear and consider bringing sun and insect protection and a water bottle.

The Free Library loans out Birding Backpacks, which come with binoculars, field guides, and trail maps, at all locations! A limited number of Birding Backpacks will be available at this walk. 🪶🍂🐦‍⬛
📚The Chestnut Hill Library Hours:
Mondays 11am - 7pm
Tuesdays 11am - 7pm
Wednesdays 10am - 5pm
Thursdays 10am - 5pm
Fridays 10am - 5pm
Saturdays 10am - 5pm
✨ Hilltop Books Business Hours: 12-5 PM Tuesday, 12-7 PM Wednesday,12-5 PM Thursday, 12-5PM Friday, 10AM – 5PM Saturday & Sunday.
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📚Don’t forget, shopping at Hilltop directly supports the Chestnut Hill Free Library of Philadelphia Branch.
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08/26/2026

Thank you, Dolly. ♥️📚

08/22/2026

🎉 Today is the DAY‼️ The Philly Book Crawl is finally here 📚📚📚‼️ Hilltop Books is ready‼️ Book Crawl Fever. We’re Infected. 
We’ve got a sun plan. We’ve got a rain plan. We’ve got SO MANY BOOKS.

We have 16 volunteers helping the day of the crawl! (thanks to them you’ll find “new” books quickly added to our shelves and tables throughout the day!)

We’ve got giveaway bundles. We’ve got baked goods and drinks for sale (at Hilltop) and a restaurant deal (at Blue Warbler!)

We’ve got the coolest new merch and we’ve mastered the button press. It also makes magnets.

We have crawl passports and sale books (lots).

We’re got a mission to support our library branch, and we’ve got easy street parking.

Did we mention that rain plan (thanks neighbors) and all the books?

We’ve definitely got Book Crawl Fever. Hope you do, too!

We’re open 9am-5pm. 📚🎉📚

08/13/2026

♥️🐐📖 THANK YOU to all of the library friends who joined Ms. Prather, the CH Library Team and the Philly Goats Philly Goat Project for the wonderful summer celebration of goats, books and more Tuesday evening!!!! What a way to wrap up the day!!! ♥️🐐📖
📚The Chestnut Hill Library Hours:
Mondays 11am - 7pm
Tuesdays 11am - 7pm
Wednesdays 10am - 5pm
Thursdays 10am - 5pm
Fridays 10am - 5pm
Saturdays 10am - 5pm
✨ Hilltop Books Business Hours: 12-5 PM Tuesday, 12-7 PM Wednesday,12-5 PM Thursday, 12-5PM Friday, 10AM – 5PM Saturday & Sunday.
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📚Don’t forget, shopping at Hilltop directly supports the Chestnut Hill Free Library of Philadelphia Branch.
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