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Special Collections Showcase: Map Collection
Sat, January 25, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Explore and learn about objects from the Map Collection in a curated talk offerered by Special Collections staff. This drop in event will be held in the Map Collection at the Parkway Central Library from 11:00am to 11:30am. This event is open to the public and does not require…
Increase Cashflow and Mange Debt
Sat, January 25, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Cashflow is the essence of any business and we will discuss that at this workshop. Join us in the BRIC as part of the 30 by 30 Campaign to hear about the ins and outs of cashflow as well as managing debt. Learn how this can help you with your decision to start a business, and…
Young Mindz Neuro Meeting
Sat, January 25, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
Field Teen Center and Young Mindz Neuro invite teens to learn about brain function together! Participants will read scientific papers together, watch student neuroscience presentations, and prepare for careers in the neuroscience field. The meeting will be held in room 25 between Field Teen…
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, January 27, 2025
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. Cooler weather? We'll have storytime in the auditorium on the ground floor! Warmer weather? We'll be…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Mon, January 27, 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. …
*FULL* Computer Skills for Beginners
Mon, January 27, 2025
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…
Rare Books Roadshow
Mon, January 27, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Theatre Collection
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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…
Rare Books Roadshow
Mon, January 27, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Rare Book Department
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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…
Rare Books Roadshow
Mon, January 27, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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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…
Chess Club for Kids!
Mon, January 27, 2025
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…
Film Screening: If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
Mon, January 27, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for a screening of Barry Jenkins' 2018 film, If Beale Street Could Talk , an adaptation James Baldwin's 1974 novel by the same name. Set in Harlem, the film follows Tish, a young, pregnant woman, as she seeks to clear the name of her lover, Lonny, charged for a…
Rare Books Roadshow
Tue, January 28, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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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…
Rare Books Roadshow
Tue, January 28, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Rare Book Department
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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…
Rare Books Roadshow
Tue, January 28, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Theatre Collection
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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…
Baby and Toddler Playtime!
Tue, January 28, 2025
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.
PA CareerLink® Job Search Assistance
Tue, January 28, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Meet with a Community Workforce Connector from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for one-on-one job search assistance. Get individualized support with résumé development, career counseling, and professional development workshops. Call 1-833-750-5627 to learn more! PA CareerLink®…
Teen Slide Show and Tell
Tue, January 28, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
Got a topic you're dying to yap about? Make a presentation and share it at the Teen Center! Email us your presentations in advance at TeenCenter@freelibrary.org , then present on Tuesday 1/28 at 3:30 p.m. Anyone without a presentation is welcome to stop by and listen! (Topics and…
Free Library Chess Club
Tue, January 28, 2025
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…
Pajama Storytime!
Tue, January 28, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Wear your coziest pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal to this evening storytime. We'll read books and sing songs and rhymes in the Story Hour Room. This event is recommended for children 3 to 8 years old.
Photo club: Featuring Jano Cohen
Tue, January 28, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
All photographers and photography fans are invited to drop in in on Photo Club meetings that typically take place every other month in the Art Department. Our featured local photographer this month will be Jano Cohen who will present her work, particularly her recent book, Grace &…