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COURTNEY BELL--MEDICARE--EVERY MONDAY
Mon, September 30, 2024
10:00 A.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
Courtney Bell is a Medicare benefits advisor. She will be on-hand Mondays from 10 am- 12 pm to answer your Pennsylvania Medicare questions. Attend one of her free workshops and find the best plan for you! This is a free workshop. No reservations are required. Please meet at the Senior…
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, September 30, 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…
*FULL* Computer Skills for Beginners
Mon, September 30, 2024
11:00 A.M.
Parkway Central Library
*Class is full and not accepting new students. Please call the number below to 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 Beyond Literacy, please arrive…
Chess Club for Kids!
Mon, September 30, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us each Monday from 3:30-4:30pm 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…
Love and Revolution: James Baldwin Speaks to Our Time Exhibit
Now through Mon, September 30, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
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Parkway Central Library
Celebrate 100 years of James Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) with selections from across the Free Library’s collections highlighting Baldwin’s work, influence, and legacy. On display outside the Social Science and History Department at Parkway…
Novel Therapies for Aging Brains
Mon, September 30, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for a presentation on cutting-edge therapeutic approaches for neurological disorders like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, exploring how academic research on shark biology informs clinical applications. Afterward, the Culinary Literary Center will demonstrate a healthy salad…
Philadelphia Reads James Baldwin *Movie Screening and Discussion*
Mon, September 30, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
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Parkway Central Library
This Monday, in lieu of reading, we will watch the documentary To Fulfill the Unfulfilled, To Answer the Unanswered: The Revolutionary James Arthur Baldwin , produced by the Saturday Free School. The screening will be followed by group discussion. As part of the Year of James…
Math for GED
Tue, October 1, 2024
10:00 A.M.
Parkway Central Library
Our small learning group builds math skills you can use to pass tests, understand the world, and solve problems at work and at home. The topics we work with will be taken from various areas of math. Online materials are provided to explain concepts and give additional practice between group…
Fall Family Storytime at Sister Cities Park!
Tue, October 1, 2024
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Miss Mary for Fall Family Storytime! This in-person, outdoor storytime will take place at Sister Cities Park and is in collaboration with Center City District. In the case of unfavorable weather, the program will be cancelled with no make up date (check our social media for updates…
Baby and Toddler Playtime!
Tue, October 1, 2024
12:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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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.
Dress to Impress Day!
Tue, October 1, 2024
3:30 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
Join us in your best back to school outfit from 3:30-5:30 to play Dress to Impress and hangout! Make sure you bring your phone to play! Programs at the Field Teen Center are open to individuals ages 12 to 18. Contact TeenCenter@freelibrary.org or call 215-686-5395 for more info.…
Free Library Chess Club
Tue, October 1, 2024
4:00 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 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…
LEAP into Fun!
Tue, October 1, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join the LEAP team for craft and construction projects in our Story Hour Room. All ages (12 and under) are welcome! The Literacy Enrichment Afterschool Program (LEAP) offers K-12 out-of-school programming that fosters an inclusive, informal learning environment for children,…
Penn Med's Health Talk Tuesdays | Evidence Based Prevention of Gun Violence
Tue, October 1, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
NOTICE: Originally scheduled for September 10th, this program was rescheduled due to the early closure of the library. Join us for a program on gun violence prevention from a public health perspective, featuring Sara Solomon and Bernadette Hohl of the Penn Injury Science Center.…
Rocketfest Photography Exhibit
Now through Tue, October 1, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Presented in partnership with Science Leadership Academy, Rocketfest brings together public high school students from across Philadelphia for a photography exhibit next to the Field Teen Center on the ground floor of Parkway Central. Come check out the photos, which range in theme and…
Night Raven Gaming Society
Tue, October 1, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
New to 40k... come and learn to play... experienced players we have organized play.... Assemble forces for historical battles in WWII, Vietnam, Middle East and even Modern conflicts. The Masquerade continues to with Vampire the Eternal Struggle here... Chose a clan and direct your minions to…
Puerto Rico: A U.S. Colony in the 21st Century
Tue, October 1, 2024
6:15 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Montgomery Auditorium The Free Library of Philadelphia and Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora presents Alberto Medina and Luis Ponce in conversation with Free Library’s Social Science and History Department head Alberto Pagan-Ramirez in a 2-day series talking about the current…
BE/LONGING Exhibition
Now through Tue, October 1, 2024
8:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
BE/LONGING is a polyphonic exhibition on the longing, belonging, and connection that library spaces in Philadelphia can inspire. Featuring work by artist Joanne Grüne-Yanoff and curation by exhibitions curator Suzanna Urminska, this community collaborative reflects on how libraries have the…
Basics of Email and Cybersecurity
Wed, October 2, 2024
10:00 A.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Learn the basics of using email and explore how to be safe when using email. No reservation needed, first come, first served. Follow signs on the ground floor to the Tech Lab in Room 15.
Music and Movement!
Wed, October 2, 2024
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Ms Naomi for songs, dance, and fun explorations of rhythm and movement! This program is intended for our friends ages 6 and under and their caregivers. Wednesdays at 10:30am in Shakespeare Park, or in inclement weather, in the Montgomery Auditorium. Instagram: @freelibraryccd…