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Zine & Button-Making Workshop with South Street Art Mart
Tue, June 24, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Join South Street Art Mart as they teach participants how to make their own DIY zines and buttons! We provide the supplies but feel free to bring some magazines from home. This program is intended for teens and tweens ages 10 and up. Participants under the age of 10 should have an adult…
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Summer of Wonder Book Talk!
Tue, June 24, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
We will be discussing our top favorite reads for the summer! Bring your book picks with you, and be ready to share your best recommendations for summer reads with new friends. Best for school-age children, in grades 1 through 5. Refreshments will be served at the end of the program. 5:30 -…
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Yoga for Curious Kids
Wed, June 25, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
In this class, children and their favorite adult will experience 30 minutes of fun and inspirational interaction, encouraging the child's natural thirst for knowledge. This class is personalized around children's curiosities as they learn yoga through social interaction,…
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Family Pride Concert Featuring Ants on a Log!
Thu, June 26, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Ants on a Log plays music for children and other childlike people. Full of humor and harmony, Ants shows are energetic, interactive, and engaging for both children and adults. Join us for this special concert, which is part of Ants on a Log's Pride Month Tour!…
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Build It Club
Thu, June 26, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
STEM-based building toys for free play with kids of all ages. We have pre-Duplo, Duplo, and big-kid LEGOs, for kids of all stages of LEGO capabilities, and kids are encouraged to work through ideas using LEGO instructional books. We will also build with Magna Tiles, Kennex, and good…
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Infant and Toddler Playgroup
Fri, June 27, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Play, talk, explore books and toys while listening to music and gaining early social, emotional, fine and gross motor skills. For youngsters along with their parents, grandparents or caregivers. Come one time, or all the time. Meets most Fridays.
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Graphic Novel Club
Fri, June 27, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Do you love reading graphic novels? Do you like talking about what you've read? Then join us for general discussions of graphic novels, manga, and comics. Light snacks will be provided. Most Fridays, June 20 - August 15, from 3:00 - 4:30. For tweens and teens.
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Scandinavian Art Exploration! With the American Swedish Historical Museum
Tue, July 1, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Art is all around us - especially at the American Swedish Historical Museum! They will bring some of their Museum to the library and will teach us about Scandinavian artists and folk-art styles. Kids will have a chance to try out printmaking, papercrafts, and other Scandinavian…
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Celebrate Independence Day withThe Geography Lady, Alycia Larson
Thu, July 3, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
People from around the world have moved to the United States and made it their home. Learn how different culturs have shaped America, and how other countries celebrate their own independence days. For young children and their families.
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Block Party!
Tue, July 8, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Join us for some free play with good, old fashioned wooden blocks. We will also create structures from cardboard boxes and tape! For preschooler through school age children, along with their families and caregivers. 5:30 - 6:45 p.m.
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Music with Ms. Molly!
Thu, July 10, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Ms. Molly's music sessions are based on music appreciation, learning rhythms, incorporating elements of early childhood education into music, and are most of all, fun! Classes are themed around various children's interests found in music. This summer we'll be singing about…
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Graphic Novel Club
Fri, July 11, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Do you love reading graphic novels? Do you like talking about what you've read? Then join us for general discussions of graphic novels, manga, and comics. Light snacks will be provided. Most Fridays, June 20 - August 15, from 3:00 - 4:30. For tweens and teens.
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Brains and Biases
Mon, July 14, 2025
5:15 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
This workshop will provide the opportunity to unpack your own personal biases and address how they interact with others in their world. All humans are hard-wired to have biases, but we do not have to believe or act upon those initial thoughts. Terms discussed include stereotypes, bias,…
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Stop the Bleed Training
Tue, July 15, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
In under 1 hour, you can learn to save a life. Average time it takes someone to bleed to death: 3 - 5 minutes Average time for first responders to arrive: 7 - 10 minutes Trauma-related deaths worldwide due to bleeding: 40% Participants will receive formal Stop the Bleed training,…
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Raptor Jawns!
Tue, July 15, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Prepare to be awestruck as Raptor Jawns brings the majestic world of birds of prey to life! Get an up close and personal introduction to two remarkable feathered guests: a Red-Tailed Hawk and an Eastern Screech Owl. Get a close look at these powerful birds and learn about their roles in the…
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Storytime with Ms. Prather
Thu, July 17, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Celebrate all things summer with stories, songs, rhymes, dance and play. Best for infants through preschool aged children, along with their caregivers. Groups must reserve their spot in advance by calling the library.
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Fungi Futures: Mycelium as a Biodegradable Material
Mon, July 21, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Are you curious to learn how industry can become more eco-friendly? Join Christian Kustra, mechanical engineer and volunteer at the Philadelphia Mycology Club, for an overview of mycelium biomaterials, covering their sustainability, properties, and current industry applications.
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Do You Know the Dala Horse? Scandinavian Storytelling with the American Swedish Historical Museum
Thu, July 24, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Whether they are big or small, Dala horses are one of the most recognizabe symbols of Sweden. Get to know this traditional Swedish art form through a storytime, activities, and a Dala horse art project. This program is led by the American Swedish Historical Museum. For children ages 6 - 12…
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Red Cross Ready & 30 Minute CPR Class
Mon, July 28, 2025
5:15 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Learn how you can prepare for local natural disasters in your community, including earthquakes, fires, hurricanes, and tornadoes. This program also includes a 30 minute hands-on only training technique of CPR. Participants will learn how to check for consciousness, when to call 911 and…
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Life at Sea!
Tue, July 29, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Climb aboard as we learn about life on a privateer ship, including what as a sailor you might have eaten, what their job might have been, and how they would have passed the time. Meet some of the Revolution's most famous sailors, like Philadelphian James Forten. Learn how to…