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Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, July 8, 2024
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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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. Nice weather? We'll be in Shakespeare Park, across the street from the library! Unfavorable weather? We'll…
Family Storytime at Parkway Pals!
Tue, July 9, 2024
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Miss Mary for a Family Storytime and to-go craft, while supplies last! This in-person, outdoor storytime will take place at Sister Cities Park and is in collaboration with Center City District. In the case of bad weather, the program will be cancelled with no make up date (check our…
Learn the Lion Dance
Tue, July 9, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Andorra Library
Children will be instructed in the instruments and movements of the Lion Dance. The Lion Dance is a form of traditional dance in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume, to bring good luck and fortune. The Lion Dance is usually performed during the Lunar New…
Free Library Chess Club
Tue, July 9, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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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 5:00-7:30 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 Meeting about Lovett's Humidity Issues
Tue, July 9, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Please join us for updates on Lovett's humidity issues and emergency closures along with information on the proposal for remediation. Representatives from the Free Library of Philadelphia Property Management Division and Executive Staff Members will be on hand to address community…
Summer of Wonder Wednesdays
Wed, July 10, 2024
1:00 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Wednesdays are wonder-ful at South Philadelphia Library! Join us for activities and crafts, to track your summer reading, check out new books, and win prizes!
Bustleton Book Club
Thu, July 11, 2024
11:00 A.M.
Bustleton Library
Join the Bustleton Library for a discussion of the July book club choice: THE DRY by Jane Harper, an atmospheric, page-turning mystery about a small town hiding big secrets. The discussion will invite participants to share their own experiences. Reading the book beforehand is encouraged but not…
Courageous Kids: Wilma Exhibit
Now through Thu, July 11, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
In partnership with Philadelphia Doll Museum Forward , we now have on display Wilma alongside related library materials and activities. Wilma was made to honor four brave Black girls named Ruby Bridges, Leona Tate, Gail Etienne Stripling, and Tessie Prevost who challenged school segregation. The…
Urban Foraging: Food and Medicine Under Foot and Free (at Penn Treaty Park!)
Fri, July 12, 2024
10:00 A.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Program will be held at Penn Treaty Park. Meet at the entrance near the wooden sign. 1301 N. Beach St, Philadelphia, PA 19125 Join Lady Danni for an exclusive foraging tour uncovering the edible and medicinal properties of commonly overlooked plants; she affectionately refers…
Art Making Club
Sat, July 13, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for this drop-in, informal art making group. We'll have a variety of materials, project prompts, and of course, books! Participants may choose to bring their own projects and materials.
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, July 15, 2024
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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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. Nice weather? We'll be in Shakespeare Park, across the street from the library! Unfavorable weather? We'll…
Family Storytime at Parkway Pals!
Tue, July 16, 2024
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Join Miss Mary for a Family Storytime and to-go craft, while supplies last! This in-person, outdoor storytime will take place at Sister Cities Park and is in collaboration with Center City District. In the case of bad weather, the program will be cancelled with no make up date (check our…
Free Library Chess Club
Tue, July 16, 2024
5:00 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 5:00-7:30 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…
Summer of Wonder Wednesdays
Wed, July 17, 2024
1:00 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Wednesdays are wonder-ful at South Philadelphia Library! Join us for activities and crafts, to track your summer reading, check out new books, and win prizes!
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, July 22, 2024
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. Nice weather? We'll be in Shakespeare Park, across the street from the library! Unfavorable weather? We'll…
Family Storytime at Parkway Pals!
Tue, July 23, 2024
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Join Miss Mary for a Family Storytime and to-go craft, while supplies last! This in-person, outdoor storytime will take place at Sister Cities Park and is in collaboration with Center City District. In the case of bad weather, the program will be cancelled with no make up date (check our…
Free Library Chess Club
Tue, July 23, 2024
5:00 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 5:00-7:30 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…
Summer of Wonder Wednesdays
Wed, July 24, 2024
1:00 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Wednesdays are wonder-ful at South Philadelphia Library! Join us for activities and crafts, to track your summer reading, check out new books, and win prizes!
July New Play Reading Series
Wed, July 24, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us on July 24th and July 31st to hear two new plays brought to life by actors and afterwards meet the cast and playwright. You might just be meeting the next Suzin Lori Parks or Quiara Alegría Hudes! Truth Speakerz (working title) by Kirstie…
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, July 29, 2024
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. Nice weather? We'll be in Shakespeare Park, across the street from the library! Unfavorable weather? We'll…