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Balloon Volleyball led by TLA Noel
Tue, December 10, 2019
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Come move your body and join us in playing balloon volleyball! Intended for our friends ages 6 to 11 years.
Philly Reading Coaches
Tue, December 10, 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…
French Storytime
Tue, December 10, 2019
4:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West
All storybooks are read in French by local parents and volunteers. If you are interested in helping us provide other multilingual story time activities, please contact our Children's Librarian on the 2nd floor.
English for Beginners
Tue, December 10, 2019
4:00 P.M.
Whitman Library
Free beginner level English classes for adults, meeting for 13 weeks this winter. All are welcome. Classes are provided in partnership with Seamaac.
Free Play with Wii and Switch!
Tue, December 10, 2019
4:00 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Come out to the library after school to play with Nintendo Wii and Switches for free! Kids can play games like Mario Kart, Labo, Dance Dance Revolution and more.
Crafternoons
Tue, December 10, 2019
4:30 P.M.
Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Library
Join us in creating fun crafts and doing art projects.
Craft Time Tuesdays
Tue, December 10, 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.
Book Club for Kids
Tue, December 10, 2019
5:00 P.M.
Logan Library
Do you like to read? Do you like to talk? Join those two things at our monthly book club. Check in at the library to see what we are reading this month. We will also meet: January 14, February 11 & March 10.
14 Week Beginner Spanish Learning Circle
Tue, December 10, 2019
6:00 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
at
Parkway Central Library
CLASS IS FULL. TO JOIN THE WAITLIST, EMAIL ADULTLEARNING@FREELIBRARY.ORG This week we will meet in the Culinary Literacy Center 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…
Learn to Speak English
Tue, December 10, 2019
6:00 P.M.
Lawncrest Library
Free English as a Second Language classes for adults! Learn English for conversation, reading, and writing. Classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-8PM. The program is sponsored by the IndoChinese American Council. For more information, please call 215-457-0272 x.…
Galactic Philadelphia Speculative Fiction Reading Series | John Schofstall and Brenda W. Clough
Tue, December 10, 2019
7:00 P.M.
Philbrick Hall
at
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
First Floor Heim Center - Room 131 John Schoffstall has published short fiction in Asimov’s, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Interzone, Strange Horizons, and other venues. Half Witch is his first novel. It received a Kirkus starred review, and has been well-reviewed in Locus…
Salman Rushdie | Quichotte
Tue, December 10, 2019
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $15.00; $34.00 with book
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THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT In conversation with novelist and musician Wesley Stace “One of the major literary voices of our time” ( San Francisco Chronicle ), Salman Rushdie is the author of more than a dozen novels, including The Satanic Verses , The Golden House , and …
Resume Review
Wed, December 11, 2019
10:00 A.M.
Workplace
at
Parkway Central Library
Stop by the Workplace in the Business Resource and Innovation Center (BRIC) between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. to have your resume reviewed by a hiring manager with over two decades of experience hiring, firing, and managing employees. No registration is required! You will be…
Preschool Storytime
Wed, December 11, 2019
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Stories, songs, rhymes, music, movement, and lots of fun for children ages 3-5 and their caregivers.
Preschool Storytime
Wed, December 11, 2019
10:30 A.M.
Andorra Library
We will read a few books, dance to a few songs, and learn a new rhyme with Sign Language along with Children's Librarian - Miss Molly. For kids ages 2 to 5 years old, along with an adult caregiver. Children and parents can work on listening and participation skills together. If…
Preschool Storytime
Wed, December 11, 2019
10:30 A.M.
Logan Library
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and fun! For preschoolers and their families. Siblings are welcome to join us. Groups should call ahead to make sure we have room for your kids, or to arrange their own special appointment.
E-Gadget Help Desk
Wed, December 11, 2019
10:30 A.M.
Hot Spot at Village of Arts & Humanities | 2544 Germantown Ave | 19133
10:30 to 2:30 PM Get answers about the ins-and-outs of your devices, how to connect with WiFi, manage passwords, install programs, and more! Registration not required.
Preschool Storytime
Wed, December 11, 2019
11:00 A.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
Preschoolers and their caregivers are welcome to come listen to stories, do finger plays, and sing songs with our children’s librarian, Mr. Pagán.
Preschool Play Group
Wed, December 11, 2019
11:00 A.M.
Children's Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Creative Play for children ages 3-5 and their caregivers! Play group immediately follows Preschool Storytime, every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.
English as a Second Language Class
Wed, December 11, 2019
11:00 A.M.
Paschalville Library
The Paschalville Community Group provides English as a Second Language Classes for students of all levels. Registration for new students is held on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.