Great Cooking: Eat Your Way to Better Health

Mon, July 22, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Logan Library

Join chef and educator Linda Smith, of Linda's Vegetarian Village, and learn some delicious and healthy cooking tips.   This program is part of the Healthy LIfestyles Series offered in partnership with Turning Points CUA, and is designed for adults.  Space may be limited.

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Teens Cook!

Tue, July 23, 2019 1:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute

Teens entering grades 7-12, please join us for four free, fun-filled afternoons of preparing food and eating together! We’ll learn simple techniques for cooking healthy and delicious meals. Registration is required; please email hoopese@freelibrary.org, call 215-685-6621, or stop by the…

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Teen Cooking

Tue, July 23, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Logan Library

Let's work on our culinary literacy skills by making healthy snacks and desserts.  The food we prepare will require no cooking or baking.

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Fit Fun for Teens

Tue, July 23, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library

Join us for activities to get moving, eat healthy, and boost your mind.  For teens and tweens.  From 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

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Read-A-Latte

Wed, July 24, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Fumo Family Library

We will read 2 books over the course of the summer regarding mental health issues.  Participants will vote on which books to read.  Each week we will discuss chapters we have read. The group will meet at Starbucks for lots of latte.

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Teens Cook!

Tue, July 30, 2019 1:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute

Teens entering grades 7-12, please join us for four free, fun-filled afternoons of preparing food and eating together! We’ll learn simple techniques for cooking healthy and delicious meals. Registration is required; please email hoopese@freelibrary.org, call 215-685-6621, or stop by the…

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Philadelphia Department of Public Health| FREE NARCAN DAY

Tue, July 30, 2019 1:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library

Health department staff will be available to answer questions, give information about responding to drug overdoses, offer training, and distribute Narcan. From 1-4PM

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Teen Cooking

Tue, July 30, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Logan Library

Let's work on our culinary literacy skills by making healthy snacks and desserts.  The food we prepare will require no cooking or baking.

Young Adult Other Great Programs Cooking & Nutrition Summer Reading

Fit Fun for Teens

Tue, July 30, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library

Join us for activities to get moving, eat healthy, and boost your mind.  For teens and tweens.  From 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

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Weather Ready Homes: Climate Change, Energy, and Your Health

Wed, July 31, 2019 1:00 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library

This workshop aims to teach community members about the health impacts of climate change and provides participants strategies to keep their homes and families safe. Participants will learn about the public and low-cost resources available to them as community members of Philadelphia. The…

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Read-A-Latte

Wed, July 31, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Fumo Family Library

We will read 2 books over the course of the summer regarding mental health issues.  Participants will vote on which books to read.  Each week we will discuss chapters we have read. The group will meet at Starbucks for lots of latte.

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Teen Cooking: Cookie “Pizza”

Thu, August 1, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Whitman Library

Let's work on our culinary literacy skills by making healthy snacks and desserts.  Today we’ll be making Cookie “Pizza,” a sugar cookie pizza with lots of different healthy toppings.  

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Self-Care Saturday

Sat, August 3, 2019 12:00 P.M.
Teen Center at Parkway Central Library

12:00 p.m. -2:00 p.m. in the Field Teen Center, Ground Floor. Come take time for yourself as we explore efforts and crafts to help meet our physical, emotional, and mental health needs.   Program for teens ages 12-18 only. Contact TeenCenter@freelibrary.org or call 215-686-5395 for more…

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Teens Cook!

Tue, August 6, 2019 1:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute

Teens entering grades 7-12, please join us for four free, fun-filled afternoons of preparing food and eating together! We’ll learn simple techniques for cooking healthy and delicious meals. Registration is required; please email hoopese@freelibrary.org, call 215-685-6621, or stop by the…

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Fit Fun for Teens

Tue, August 6, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library

Join us for activities to get moving, eat healthy, and boost your mind.  For teens and tweens.  From 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

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Pop-Up Cooking Classes with the Mobile Cooking Teachers

Mon, August 12, 2019 5:30 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library

Stop by once a month for Ree & Kei’s Pop-up Mobile Cooking classes. Bringing the fun back into the kitchen! Lessons include: knife skills, team building, cooking and baking principles, food safety, healthy choices, and how to cook with less sugar and salt.  You will enjoy a…

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Healthy Communities Garden Workshop

Mon, August 12, 2019 5:30 P.M.
Lillian Marrero Library

Garden workshop led by Greensgrow focusing on starting seeds.

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PDPH Free Narcan Day

Tue, August 13, 2019 12:00 P.M.
Lillian Marrero Library

With Philadelphia, and the nation, in the grips of an opioid overdose crisis, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health is now offering FREE training on overdose awareness and overdose reversal using naloxone, or Narcan. Trainings will be held at the Free Library of Philadelphia. Drug abuse…

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Fit Fun for Teens

Tue, August 13, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library

Join us for activities to get moving, eat healthy, and boost your mind.  For teens and tweens.  From 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

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Make Herbal Medicines with Nyambi Naturals

Fri, August 16, 2019 1:00 P.M.
Queen Memorial Library

Herbal therapies for a natural approach to health and wellness.   • Herbal First Aid Ointment for cuts and skin irritations • Herbal Lozenges for Headache & Allergy Relief   Participants will also learn herb/flower specific energetics, origin, beneficial…

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