Library Secures Upgrade Grants and Unveils Five-Year Plan
Feasterville Trevose, PA · September 5, 2026
Long holiday weekends have a way of thinning out morning traffic, leaving local avenues unusually calm. If you are venturing out today, open-air art shows, heritage festivals, and farm stands offer plenty of reasons to take the scenic route.
The Lead
The Township Library of Lower Southampton has unveiled its newly adopted 2026–2030 Strategic Plan, charting a modernized path forward after extensive community feedback and administrative review. Alongside the five-year roadmap, library leadership confirmed the acquisition of two state-backed development grants designed to fund substantial interior renovations and building updates. Planned improvements focus on reconfiguring public learning spaces, expanding digital lending capabilities, and creating dedicated interactive stations for youth programs alongside quiet workspaces for remote professionals. For local patrons, the new strategic framework translates into broader digital collections and modernized meeting areas as physical improvements begin later this autumn. Township officials expect contractor bids for the first phase of interior renovations to undergo board review during upcoming municipal work sessions.
Local Pulse
Brownsville Road Housing Hearing Order Issued A hearing officer submitted findings on the 52-unit senior apartment application ahead of Wednesday's supervisor review.
Registration Opens for Annual Memorial 5K Lower Southampton's recreation department opened community sign-ups this morning for next weekend's 9/11 Heroes Run.
What's On Around Town
New Hope: Art in the Orchard Manoff Market Gardens (3157 Comfort Rd), 10:00 AM–4:00 PM Fifty regional artists displaying original works among the fruit trees.
Doylestown: Bucks County Renaissance Faire Moravian Pottery & Tile Works (130 E Swamp Rd), 11:00 AM–6:00 PM Five stages of live entertainment, equestrian shows, and armored combat.
Doylestown: Polish American Family Festival National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa (654 Ferry Rd), 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Authentic cuisine, polka bands, midway rides, and Polish cultural exhibits.
Southampton: Late Night with DJ Mike Miller Steam Pub (606 2nd Street Pike), 10:00 PM–2:00 AM Late-night dance tracks and kitchen bites with no cover charge.
Spotlight & Story
- Feasterville-Trevose Lions Club Founded in 2019, the 34-member chapter quietly steps into local gaps that public programs miss, funding emergency heating oil and grocery cards while running eyeglass recycling drop-boxes across town. Every cent raised goes directly to neighbor assistance.
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