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Preschool Storytime
Fri, July 18, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Scout for stories, songs, and rhymes, and stay for playtime afterwards! Intended for our friends ages 6 and under and their caregivers. This program has ASL interpretation. In good weather, this program will be held outdoors in Shakespeare Park, directly across the street…
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English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Fri, July 18, 2025
12:00 P.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 Philip. The group will meet in BRIC 60 on the ground floor. …
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Teen Video Games
Fri, July 18, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for video games at the Field Teen Center every Tuesday and Friday! We play a variety of games. New players and experienced pros welcome. Programs at the Field Teen Center are open to individuals ages 12 to 18. Organized groups (including camp groups and school…
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Amateur (HAM) Radio Testing Session (Philadelphia Volunteer Examiners)
Sat, July 19, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
This event is an Amateur Radio Volunteer Examiner (VE) Session hosted by the Free Library Amateur Radio Club and the Philly VEs. Available for anyone who wishes to take a US FCC Amateur Radio exam. All license classes (Technician, General, and Amateur Extra) are available to…
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr. As a Visual Artist
Now through Sat, July 19, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Now on view, March 14, 2025 - July 19, 2025 . Thanks to the efforts of a local art collector, Heather Rose, Philadelphia is now home to more than 20 rarely seen marker drawings by novelist Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Opening March 14th, the originals are on display at Drexel University's Paul Peck…
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr. As a Visual Artist
Now through Sat, July 19, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Now on view, March 14, 2025 - July 19, 2025 . Thanks to the efforts of a local art collector, Heather Rose, Philadelphia is now home to more than 20 rarely seen marker drawings by novelist Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Opening March 14th, the originals are on display at Drexel University's Paul Peck…
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Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, July 21, 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…
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English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Mon, July 21, 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. …
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Film Club: Do The Right Thing
Mon, July 21, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Philbrick Hall
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Parkway Central Library
Room 108 Join Philbrick Hall's Film Club for a special presentation of Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing . On a sweltering day in Brooklyn, simmering racial tensions between residents rise to the surface and ignite rage, violence and tragedy.
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Chess Club for Kids!
Mon, July 21, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us each Monday from 4:00-4:45pm 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…
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UPENN Nursing Students Tabling in the Lobby
Tue, July 22, 2025
9:00 A.M.
Parkway Central Library
Please join seven UPENN Nursing students who will be tabling in the lobby of Parkway Central Library Tuesdays and Thursdays. They'll be sharing advice for healthy living and will be able to take your blood pressure. No registration is required.
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Family Storytime at Parkway Pals!
Tue, July 22, 2025
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 unfavorable weather, the program will be cancelled with no make up date…
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PA CareerLink® Job Search Assistance
Tue, July 22, 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®…
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Teen Video Games
Tue, July 22, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for video games at the Field Teen Center every Tuesday and Friday! We play a variety of games. New players and experienced pros welcome. Programs at the Field Teen Center are open to individuals ages 12 to 18. Organized groups (including camp groups and school…
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Author Talk | A Protest History of the United States
Tue, July 22, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
4th Floor Skyline Room Beginning with Indigenous peoples’ resistance to European colonization and continuing through to today’s climate change demonstrations, this history of protest movements and rebellion in the US explores what the unsung heroes of social movements past can teach…
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Summer SAT Prep - Math
Tue, July 22, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
Free SAT prep workshops return to the Free Library for summer 2025, hosted by Field Teen Center in partnership with College Thoughts . This program is for individual students up to age 18 who are registered for high school this fall. This in-person workshop will…
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Wednesdays of Wonder: Musicopia's Afro-Brazilian Music Assembly!
Wed, July 23, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Ologundê performs a diverse repertoire which includes the rituals associated with candomblé, a synthesis of the Yoruba and Catholic religions in which various orixás (gods) are invoked; the breathtaking capoeira martial arts dance; and the exhilarating samba de roda, the most…
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Sew What?! ROOM 108 Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Wed, July 23, 2025
2:00 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, Wednesdays from 2-4:30 pm in…
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Silent Book Club
Wed, July 23, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Let's read to ourselves, together! Whether it's your prize book from joining Sumer of Wonder, assigned reading from a teacher, or something interesting you picked up on your way into the room, we'd love to read beside you! Audiobook with headphones welcome. Located in the…
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Virtual Event - PMC Shares Workshop: Navigating & Understanding PA Courts
Wed, July 23, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Virtual
This workshop illuminates the organization and procedures of the Pennsylvania Judicial System with the goal of bringing Pennsylvanians' awareness of and confidence in their courts. We will discuss the different subject matters of each court, knowing your way around the courtroom, how judges…