Events: Calendar of Events

Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!

Mon, March 31, 2025 10:30 A.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Join Miss Mary for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces! Stay for playtime immediately following storytime! Intended for our friends ages 2 and under and their caregivers. Cooler weather? We'll have storytime in the auditorium on the ground floor! Warmer weather? We'll be…

Toddler
Baby

Storytimes

Rare Books Roadshow

Mon, March 31, 2025 11:00 A.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…

Workshops and Enrichment

FULL Computer Skills for Beginners

Mon, March 31, 2025 11:00 A.M.
Parkway Central Library

** Class is full and not accepting new students. Please call the number below to be placed on the waitlist or find an alternate class location. ** Need computer help? Take a free digital skills workshop at the Library! Learn how to use a computer, get online, and more. Training provided by…

Adult
Senior

Computer Classes

English Conversation Group - Intermediate+

Mon, March 31, 2025 11:00 A.M.
Parkway Central 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 Nancy. The group will meet in BRIC 60 on the ground floor. …

Adult
Senior

Rare Books Roadshow

Mon, March 31, 2025 11:00 A.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection at Parkway Central Library

While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…

Workshops and Enrichment

Rare Books Roadshow

Mon, March 31, 2025 11:00 A.M.
Theatre Collection at Parkway Central Library

While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…

Workshops and Enrichment

Gretchen Gettes plays the Viola da Gamba

Mon, March 31, 2025 1:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

Gretchen Gettes plays the viola da gamba in the Art & Literature Department balcony. Gretchen Gettes is a professional musician living in Philadelphia, whose life philosophy is to do more of what she loves. When she heard the beautiful, earthy tone of the viola da gamba, an instrument dating…

Live Performances

Chess Club for Kids!

Mon, March 31, 2025 4:00 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Join us each Monday from 4:00-4:45pm for Chess Club! Kids 12 and under are welcome to play and learn with support from a skilled chess player. All supplies provided. No experience is necessary; all skill levels welcome! This event will be held in the Story Hour Room, within the Central…

Family Programs

Vertical Display: Salvador Pereira

Now through Mon, March 31, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

New drawings by Philadelphia-based Peruvian artist Salvador Pereira are now on display through the end of March in the Art Department's historic poster stands as part of our long-running series that exhibits work created by artists who use the library as a working space. Stop by and chat…

Adult

Art

Power Politics: An Oral History Series

Mon, March 31, 2025 6:30 P.M.
Social Science and History Department at Parkway Central Library

Room 108 Power Politics, an oral history series organized by Scribe Video Center , showcases the voices and strategies of organizers, activists, and leaders from Black, Puerto Rican, Asian American, and other marginalized communities. These interviews, conducted by high school and college…

Hora do Conto Familiar Bilíngue em Português: Uma Viagem a Portugal

Tue, April 1, 2025 10:30 A.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Embarque numa aventura emocionante na nossa Hora do Conto Familiar Bilíngue em Português! Como parte da série Línguas de Filadélfia, este programa celebra o bilinguismo, o biculturalismo e a diversidade global, promovendo conexões significativas entre…

Other Great Programs

Storytimes

Rare Books Roadshow

Tue, April 1, 2025 11:00 A.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection at Parkway Central Library

While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…

Workshops and Enrichment

Rare Books Roadshow

Tue, April 1, 2025 11:00 A.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…

Workshops and Enrichment

Rare Books Roadshow

Tue, April 1, 2025 11:00 A.M.
Theatre Collection at Parkway Central Library

While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…

Workshops and Enrichment

Baby and Toddler Playtime!

Tue, April 1, 2025 12:00 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Play, talk, sing and explore books and toys while listening to music and gaining social, emotional, fine and gross motor skills. This program is intended for babies and toddlers along with parents, grandparents or caregivers. We will be meeting in the Storyhour Room.

Toddler
Baby

Family Programs

April Fools’ Day Magic Show with Ran'D Shine!

Tue, April 1, 2025 4:00 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Join us for a spellbinding April Fools’ Day event full of laughter, surprises, and mind-boggling magic! Prepare to be amazed (and probably a little confused) as magician Ran'D Shine takes you on a wild ride of tricks, twists, and comedic misdirection. This show promises to leave you…

Free Library Chess Club

Tue, April 1, 2025 4:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement at Parkway Central Library

Are you looking for a place to play chess, or are you interested in learning how to play? Join us on Tuesdays from 4:00-7:00 pm in the Heim Center on the First Floor. We have 20 chess sets and a limited amount of clocks available for use, or feel free to bring your own. RSVP at Facebook…

Community Events

Rare Books Roadshow

Wed, April 2, 2025 11:00 A.M.
Theatre Collection at Parkway Central Library

While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…

Workshops and Enrichment

Rare Books Roadshow

Wed, April 2, 2025 11:00 A.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…

Workshops and Enrichment

Rare Books Roadshow

Wed, April 2, 2025 11:00 A.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection at Parkway Central Library

While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…

Workshops and Enrichment

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