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Games Galore: Pokemon!
Thu, November 30, 2023
3:30 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us every Thursday afternoon for gaming! Our gaming afternoons will include a rotation of board games, Pokemon, Dungeons & Dragons and Challenge Club! This program is for children 8 years and up.
Sew What?! Needle Crafts
Thu, November 30, 2023
5:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Sew What?! Is a clever and creative get together for crafters who do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, felting, and more. Want to share what you're making with other fabric crafters? Join us to collaborate and learn. In-person, Thursdays from 5:00-7:30 in the Heim…
Sew What?! Evening Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, November 30, 2023
5:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Sew What?! Is a clever and creative get together for crafters who do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, felting, and more. Want to share what you're making with other fabric crafters? Join us to collaborate and learn. In-person, Thursdays from 5:00-7:30 in the Heim…
Sew What?! Needle Crafts
Thu, November 30, 2023
5:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Sew What?! Is a clever and creative get together for crafters who do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, felting, and more. Want to share what you're making with other fabric crafters? Join us to collaborate and learn. In-person, Thursdays from 5:00-7:30 in the Heim…
The Time That Remains Film Screening
Thu, November 30, 2023
5:30 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for a film screening in recognition of the UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The Time That Remains (2009) by Palestinian director Elia Suleiman is a subtly comical drama that recounts the saga of the filmmaker’s family during events surrounding the…
Gadget Help?
Fri, December 1, 2023
9:00 A.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Need one on one help with your gadgets? Our Digital Resource Specialist are here to help. Bring your computer, tablet, smart phone and other electronic devices for troubleshooting. Service available during normal business hours. Appointments also available.
Preschool Storytime
Fri, December 1, 2023
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Ms. Scout in Montgomery Auditorium for stories, songs, and rhymes, and stay for playtime afterwards! Intended for our friends ages 6 and under and their caregivers.
Chamber Ensemble of the Girard Academic Music Program
Fri, December 1, 2023
2:00 P.M.
Music Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Chamber Ensemble of the Girard Academic Music Program will perform in the Grand Lobby of Parkway Central Library on Friday, December 1st at 2pm. This ensemble of 12 students in grades 9-12 will sing songs from their Winter Concert and a few other…
Book Paper Scissors
Sat, December 2, 2023
10:00 A.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Book Paper Scissors is an artists’ book fair, free and open to the public. 2023 marks the 14th year of the fair held at the library in collaboration with the Philadelphia Center for the Book . This festive event features artists’ books, handmade paper, prints, zines,…
Gadget Help?
Mon, December 4, 2023
9:00 A.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Need one on one help with your gadgets? Our Digital Resource Specialist are here to help. Bring your computer, tablet, smart phone and other electronic devices for troubleshooting. Service available during normal business hours. Appointments also available.
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, December 4, 2023
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…
Chess Club for Kids!
Mon, December 4, 2023
3:30 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…
Film Screening & Discussion: The Command Center to Bring Women Home
Mon, December 4, 2023
4:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for a screening of The Command Center to Bring Women Home , followed by a discussion with Starr Granger, Tamika Bell, and Paulette Carrington, who star in the documentary, and moderated by Philadelphia poet Trapeta Mayson. As described by PBS: "Through a collaborative…
Author Event | Prisoners of Congress: Philadelphia’s Quakers in Exile, 1777-1778
Mon, December 4, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Join scholar Norman E. Donoghue II for an inside look into an untold story of Philadelphia Quakers during the American Revolution. In 1777, Congress labeled Quakers who would not take up arms in support of the War of Independence as “the most Dangerous Enemies America knows” and…
Math for GED
Tue, December 5, 2023
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…
LEAP into Fun!
Tue, December 5, 2023
3:30 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,…
Free Library Chess Club
Tue, December 5, 2023
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…
Free Library Foundation Supporters Bar
Tue, December 5, 2023
5:03 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Make a night of it at the Free Library! Free Library Members and Supporters attending the Author Event for Sohla El-Waylly are invited to come early for Happy Hour and to network with other Library lovers. If you don't yet have tickets, overflow tickets are still available. The…
Night Raven Gaming Society
Tue, December 5, 2023
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…
Sohla El-Waylly | Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook
Tue, December 5, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Pay What You Wish
THE EVENT IS CAPACITY. TICKETS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. In conversation with Reem Kassis A chef, writer, video producer, and community advocate, Sohla El-Waylly hosts Mystery Menu for The New York Times Cooking YouTube channel and The History Channel’s Ancient Recipes with Sohla , and…