CareerLink Workshop

Fri, March 22, 2019 1:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library

Build Your Job Skills, Find a Career! Sign up with a certified PA CareerLink Navigator to develop your resume, search for jobs, learn about job skills training, and connect directly with PA CareerLink resources. Please speak to a staff member to sign-up or call 215.686.7502 for more information.

Adult Young Adult Senior Career Workshops Jobs & Job Seekers

Computer Basics

Fri, March 22, 2019 1:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library

Welcome to Computer Basics! You will learn about the monitor, control buttons, and ports. You will also improve your mouse, keyboard, and typing skills.

Adult Young Adult Senior Computer Classes Technology

Learn to Use Email

Fri, March 22, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library

Learn how to use email and create your own Email account. This class is offered on a first come, first served basis. We encourage attendees to arrive 15 minutes before the start of the class to get a registration ticket at the reference desk, in the Magazines and Newspapers Department.…

Adult Computer Classes Computers

Healthy Cooking Workshop

Fri, March 22, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library

Join us for a free healthy cooking workshop that includes: low cost cooking ideas, nutrition tips, food tastings, and giveaways! To register, please contact Chalise Saunders csaunders@thefoodtrust.org | 267-658-4148

Adult Young Adult Senior Health Programs Cooking & Nutrition Health & Fitness

#slayinspirecreate jr.

Fri, March 22, 2019 3:00 P.M.
Charles Santore Library

Learn about different artists and experiment with their style of artwork for yourself. Miss Becca will show different work by an artist and allow children to use different media to make art of their own. This program is intended for children 7 and up.

Young Adult Family Programs Art Teens

Build It!

Fri, March 22, 2019 3:00 P.M.
Whitman Library

Build with LEGO, Magna-Tiles, Keva Planks and more! For ages 7 and up.

School Age Preschool Family Programs Children LEGO

Hands-On Tour: Lewis Carroll

Fri, March 22, 2019 3:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach | 2008 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Mathematician and cleric Charles Lutwidge Dodgson published children’s books under the pen name Lewis Carroll. This tour will explore both the man and the author, drawing on letters from Dodgson to his publishers, original drawings by John Tenniel (the illustrator of the Alice books)…

Adult Other Great Programs Literature Rare Books, Manuscripts, & Digital Collections Rosenbach Museum & Library

LEGO Club

Fri, March 22, 2019 3:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West

Join other children and teens at our fun weekly Lego Club! Mega-blocks available for smaller children; all materials provided.

School Age Preschool Family Programs Children Family LEGO

Knitting With Miss Merrily

Fri, March 22, 2019 3:30 P.M.
Charles Santore Library

Miss Merrily shares her knitting expertise after school on Fridays. All school age children are welcome to try their hand at this fun and creative craft. Materials provided.

School Age Arts and Crafts Programs Knitting arts & crafts

Friday Games and Puzzles

Fri, March 22, 2019 3:30 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library

Enjoy a selection of games, puzzles, and Wii games after school every Friday. Ages 7 and up. Programs subject to change. Day care groups and schools must call ahead to schedule an appointment.

Young Adult School Age Family Programs Games and Gaming Board Games and Role-Playing

Construction Club

Fri, March 22, 2019 3:30 P.M.
Richmond Library

Build with LEGOs, MagnaTiles, KEVA planks, Straws & Connectors, and more. All ages welcome. Children under seven must be accompanied by an adult.

School Age Preschool Family Programs Children

LEGO Club

Fri, March 22, 2019 3:45 P.M.
Andorra Library

Can't keep your hands out of a tub of LEGOs?  We can't either. Do you dream of building something amazing with LEGOs?  We do too! If this is you, come join us!  Work on the building assignment, check out a project in one of our many LEGO books, or let your imagination soar…

School Age Other Great Programs LEGO

Intermediate Word

Sat, March 23, 2019 10:00 A.M.
Northeast Regional Library

 This class is offered on a first come, first served basis. We encourage people to come 15 minutes before the start of the class. Please come to the reference desk in the Magazines and Newspapers Department and get a ticket for the class. The first 12 people to show up for a given…

Adult Senior Computer Classes Hot Spots Computers Databases & Electronic Resources

Drop-In Computer Help with Maryam

Sat, March 23, 2019 10:00 A.M.
Charles Santore Library

Do you need some one-on-one help using your computer, tablet or smart phone? Maryam is here 2 days a week to help beginning mid-January to May from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Adult Young Adult Senior Computer Classes Computers Technology

Jerry Pinkney Days

Sat, March 23, 2019 10:00 A.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library

Spend the morning diving into illustrator Jerry Pinkney's books about Harriet Tubman and John Henry, and make a book about your own courageous dreams.  This program is part of a national celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards, and also ties into…

Adult Young Adult School Age Senior Family Programs Arts and Crafts Programs

Project BUILD: Power From Nature

Sat, March 23, 2019 10:00 A.M.
Overbrook Park Library

Join us and our friends from the Philadelphia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers to learn about sustainable energy production. This hands-on STEM program is for children GRADES 2–5 and their parents or caregivers.  

School Age Family Programs STEM

Storytime Yoga

Sat, March 23, 2019 10:30 A.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Yoga instructor Beth Heed from Oak and Acorn Wellness will host a class filled with stories, yoga and fun for 2- to 5-year-olds and their caregivers. Move, play and explore your body in creative ways as we read stories!  No prior yoga experience is necessary.  Free! Wear something…

Preschool Family Programs Children Health & Fitness Yoga

Spring Face Painting

Sat, March 23, 2019 10:30 A.M.
Lovett Memorial Library

Celebrate the beginning of Spring with Stacy's Face Painting!  Crafts and games will be available while you wait your turn.  For ages 2 - 12.  space is limited; first come, first served.  10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Supported by The Friends of Lovett Library

School Age Preschool Toddler Arts and Crafts Programs Other Great Programs arts & crafts

Read, Baby, Read Storytime

Sat, March 23, 2019 10:30 A.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library

Read! Sing! Play! Help your child learn through stories, songs, and fun activities. All programs are for children ages birth through 24 months and their caregivers. Expecting parents and siblings welcome.  Read, Baby, Read is a series of fun programs for babies, toddlers and…

Toddler Baby Family Programs Children Family Literacy

Citizenship Class Session

Sat, March 23, 2019 10:30 A.M.
Tacony Library

The IndoChinese American Council at Tacony Library will host an information session about free Citizenship Classes. To apply for classes, you must: -be 18 years or older -be able to read, speak, and write English -have a Green Card -live in Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, or Delaware…

Adult Young Adult Senior New Americans Other Great Programs Citizenship Government Information New Americans Test Preparation