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Sow It Goes: Plant Your Own Tomatoes
Sat, March 29, 2025
11:00 A.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Want to start a garden this spring? Get a head start before the last frost. Plant your own tomato seeds to bring home and grow on the windowsill. We'll also give you tips for transplanting and plant care. All materials provided (or bring your own container!).
Family Playgroup
Sat, March 29, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
Have some family fun at the library! From coloring to card games to building lego towers, join us on Saturdays for tons of family fun. This program is for all families.
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Sat, March 29, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Independence Library
Build your confidence in speaking English while meeting other adults in a casual learning environment. No registration is required. This group is for intermediate/advanced English speakers and is led by Free Library volunteer Gail. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
Special Collections Showcase: Map Collection
Sat, March 29, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Explore and learn about objects from the Map Collection in a curated talk offerered by Special Collections staff. This drop in event will be held in the Map Collection at the Parkway Central Library from 11:00am to 11:30am. This event is open to the public and does not require…
Happy 50th Birthday to the Andorra Library!
Sat, March 29, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Andorra Library
The Andorra Library is celebrating our 50 years since our opening! Join us for music, games, balloons, and food. Contribute a memory of our library for the Friends group to share and archive. Learn about wildlife with the PA Game Commission. Glenn Mason, will sign copies of Jewel…
Adult Writing Club
Sat, March 29, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for a weekly drop in writing club for adults. For writers, authors and poets and any background or genre. Come bring your work and write along side other writers or chat about your inspiration and struggles. LGBTQ+, BIPOC and Neurodivergent friendly!
LET'S DANCE SERIES *biweekly
Sat, March 29, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
We invite you to participate in introductory dance classes hosted by SHIRLADELPHIA in the Central Senior Services area. These sessions will cover fundamental footwork and holds for partner dances, incorporating contemporary music and style.
Origami For All
Sat, March 29, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
Join us on a Saturday afternoon full of origami fun. Learn how to fold paper into creations with local crafter Jill Saull. This is an inter-generational, family event.
SJU Writing Center
Sat, March 29, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Wynnefield Library
In partnership with Saint Joseph's University Writing Center , the Wynnefield Library will offer free writing assistance to writers. Need help with an essay for school, cover letter, or resume? Come and see how the Writing Center can help! No appointment necessary.
Motive: The Essence of Mystery (Authors Panel and Discussion)
Sat, March 29, 2025
12:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Join us in Room 108 on the First Floor of the Library! Motive: The Essence of Mystery Without a motive, there would be no story because there would be no crime. What is your process to ensure that the reader recognizes and relates to the criminal’s and the sleuth’s…
Wagashi Workshop
Sat, March 29, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
This hands-on program is open to adults and teens ages 15 and up. Registraion Required! Tickets are pay as you wish on a sliding scale and available here: https://Wagashi2025.eventbrite.com The Cherry Blossom Festival is a beloved annual Philadelphia tradition, when we welcome…
Bees, Beehives, & Beekeeping for Kids
Sat, March 29, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join an Urban Beekeeper for a look inside the life of honeybees! Using a special see-through hive, we will safely observe & learn all the basics of bees & other pollinators. We'll also learn about beekeepers & get hands-on experience with the tools they use!
Horror in Black: Get Out Film Screening
Sat, March 29, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Horror in Black is a film screening series about Black horror films hosted by Lex Wilson, followed by a group discussion of the film. Get Out (2017) is an Oscar winning film by acclaimed director Jordan Peele, about a Black man who visits his white girlfriend’s family only to uncover…
State Organs Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Sat, March 29, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Please join us for a screening and discussion of State Organs , a 2025 Oscar Contender for Best Documentary Feature and an eye-opening expose revealing a state sanctioned, billion-dollar transplant industry fueled by forced organ harvesting in China. Produced by Peabody Award-winner Raymond…
Toddler Time!
Sat, March 29, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Greater Olney Library
Join us on select Saturdays for a fun storytime followed by a chance to relax and play in the preschool area where you can meet and make new friends! For toddlers with their caregiver.
Entrepreneur Book Club
Sat, March 29, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Most CEOs read 4 - 5 books a month - join their ranks! The Entrepreneur Book Club will read books that focus on starting, running, and enhancing business success, as well as titles that speak to the entrepreneurial mindset. We will meet in the BRIC on the fourth Saturday of the month. Join us in…
Molly Russakoff | Red Tape
Sat, March 29, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Philbrick Hall
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Heim Center Room 131/132 Molly Russakoff will read from her self-published novel, Red Tape. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Red Tape is the story of Helen Goldberg, a woman who is overwhelmed by the barrelling changes, greed and consumerism that has taken over…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Sat, March 29, 2025
2:30 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Build your confidence in speaking English while meeting other adults in a casual learning environment. No registration is required. This group is for intermediate/advanced English speakers and is led by Free Library volunteer Christine. Questions? Email AdultLearning@freelibrary.org or call…
Wagashi Workshop
Sat, March 29, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
This hands-on program is open to adults and teens ages 15 and up. Registraion Required! Tickets are pay as you wish on a sliding scale and available here: https://Wagashi2025.eventbrite.com The Cherry Blossom Festival is a beloved annual Philadelphia tradition, when we welcome…
Patterns of Knowledge Exhibit
Now through Sat, March 29, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
"Patterns of Knowledge," now on view in the main lobby of Parkway Central Library, features the work of Philadelphia high school students apprenticing at The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM). Each piece, screen-printed on cotton satteen, explores themes of identity, culture, and…