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Teen Tuesdays
Tue, October 15, 2019
3:30 P.M.
Greater Olney Library
Teens and tweens ages 12 and up are invited to our Teen Tuesday! Come by to make art, do crafts, make (and eat!) food, and more! No registration required. ***Groups cannot be accommodated***
Teen Wellness: LGBTQ+ 101
Tue, October 15, 2019
3:30 P.M.
McPherson Square Library
Educators from the Mazonni Center will discuss the 4 elements of Gender & Sexuality, the difference between them, and how to be an ally.
Music Club
Tue, October 15, 2019
4:00 P.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Come play a synthesizer, program a beat into a drum machine, or draw a melody! Music Club explores software to introduce music fundamentals. No experience required! This program is free and open to school age (1st-12th grade) kids and teenagers.
Philly Reading Coaches
Tue, October 15, 2019
4:00 P.M.
Lawncrest Library
Philly Reading Coaches Tuesdays and Thursdays Beginning October 1 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. 1-1 reading sessions with Philly Reading Coaches! Boost your child’s reading skills and receive 25 free books. Reading Coaches is for children in kindergarten to 3rd grade. A…
Crafternoons
Tue, October 15, 2019
4:30 P.M.
Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Library
Join us in creating fun crafts and doing art projects.
Craft Time Tuesdays
Tue, October 15, 2019
4:30 P.M.
Fumo Family Library
Join us every Tuesday for fun and a craft! LEAP (Literacy Enrichment Afterschool Program) homework help and literacy activities offered for grades K-12 while school is in session.
Craft: Jack O'Lanterns
Tue, October 15, 2019
4:30 P.M.
Lillian Marrero Library
Keeping up the pumpkin theme, today we are going to make pumpkins out of any materials we have in order to get ready for Halloween and decorate the library.
Philadelphia New Voting Machine Demonstration
Tue, October 15, 2019
5:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Philadelphia is getting new voting machines for the first time since 2002. Come test out the new touchscreen ExpressVote XL machines and practice voting before the next election on November 5.
Ardrossan : the last great estate on the Philadelphia Main Line
Tue, October 15, 2019
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 6:00-8:00 PM Independent scholar David Nelson Wren will bring to life Ardrossan, the last great estate on the Main Line in this presentation on his sumptuous book on the estate and the Montgomery family who lived in it. The family and estate provided the…
9 Week Intermediate Spanish Learning Circle
Tue, October 15, 2019
6:00 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
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Parkway Central Library
CLASS IS FULL. TO JOIN THE WAITLIST, EMAIL ADULTLEARNING@FREELIBRARY.ORG Are you interested in learning Spanish or brushing up on your existing Spanish language skills? Have you ever started an online course only to lose motivation a few sessions in and never finish? Do you want to meet…
Fall for Chamber Music
Tue, October 15, 2019
6:00 P.M.
Music Department
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Parkway Central Library
Dolce Suono Ensemble returns to the Free Library with “Fall for Chamber Music”, their new 3-year project supported by the William Penn Foundation to engage new audiences in chamber music. They will present performances, coachings, and other interactive events in…
14 Week Beginner Spanish Learning Circle
Tue, October 15, 2019
6:00 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
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Parkway Central Library
CLASS IS FULL. TO JOIN THE WAITLIST, EMAIL ADULTLEARNING@FREELIBRARY.ORG This week we will meet in Room 405 on the 4th floor. Are you interested in learning Spanish or brushing up on your existing Spanish language skills? Have you ever started an online course only to lose…
Rain Check Workshop
Tue, October 15, 2019
6:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
The Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library is hosting a Rain Check Workshop. Come to this workshop to learn how you can get a free rain barrel from the Philadelphia Water Department! Reduced pricing for downspout planters, rain gardens, depaving, and permeable pavers will also be…
William Penn's 375th Birthday
Tue, October 15, 2019
6:30 P.M.
Andorra Library
Come and enjoy an inspiring and interactive slide presentation on William Penn's life, contributions and legacy. William Penn, a non-violent Quaker revolutionary, founded Pennsylvania in 1682 without firing a single shot and without building a single fort! He did it with…
Entomology Six-Week Series
Tue, October 15, 2019
6:30 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
They chirp and they jump. Guess the insects. Join us for a 6 week class with Prof. Greg Cowper, to learn about grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids. Sign up online at https://orthoptera.eventbrite.com or call 215-763-6529x23 to register. Presented in collaboration with the Wagner…
Galactic Philadelphia Speculative Fiction Reading Series | Anna Kashina and Alex Shvartsman
Tue, October 15, 2019
7:00 P.M.
Philbrick Hall
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
First Floor Heim Center - Room 131 Anna Kashina is inspired by her diverse backgrounds as a Russian-born scientist, a competitive ballroom dancer, and a fan of martial arts, history, and folklore. She is the author of the award-winning Majat Code series featuring adventure fantasy, medieval…
Tim O’Brien | Dad’s Maybe Book
Tue, October 15, 2019
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $47/$32 - two seats + book/seat + book
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In conversation with Andy Kahan, director, author events “As good as any piece of literature can get” ( Chicago Sun Times ), Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and stands as perhaps the…
Jams in the Park at Dickinson Square
Wed, October 16, 2019
10:00 A.M.
Charles Santore Library
Every fair weather Wednesday at Dickinson Square Park, located on Moyamensing and Tasker Streets, Ms. Lindsay will join forces with Meesh for a Story Jams party complete with sensory activity for kids of all ages!
Nicetown Job Lab
Wed, October 16, 2019
10:00 A.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Need some help with that resume? In between jobs, or looking for a better one? Stop in to speak with a Careerlink specialist for help with applications, resumes, and job resources. The Lab will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and space may be limited.
Preschool Storytime
Wed, October 16, 2019
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, music, movement, and lots of fun! For children three to five years old and their caregivers. Groups, please call to register.