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2025 MLK Service Day at Haverford Library
Mon, January 20, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Haverford Library
You are invited to join us in beautifying the Haverford Branch Library! Make this Library an inviting space for all. All are welcome to create a colorful and greener space for the Haddington community to learn, commune and build. Please register to be a part of Martin Luther King's…
Make a Terrarium
Tue, January 21, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Eastwick Library
Join us and Bartram’s Garden and make a terrarium. For children. Ages 6+
Germantown Seed Swap
Sat, January 25, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Did you know that today is National Seed Swap Day? Swap seeds and stories today with G.R.E.A.T. Join the seed keepers of Germantown Residents for Economic Alternatives Together (G.R.E.A.T) to exchange seeds with our community. Seeds, planting instructions, and envelopes will be…
Nature Book Club
Thu, January 30, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Andorra Library
Join us for a monthly book discussion. This month we will be talking about Consumed by Aja Barber. A limited number of copies will be available at the library; please call before picking up your copy. Tea will be provided. We will be meeting at the Wissahickon Environmental Center…
Heritage Hangout
Sat, February 1, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Join Friends of the Tanner House and Free Library Exhibitions for their second annual Heritage Hangout from 2:30 - 4:30 PM. We invite all those interested in Black memory work, the archives, and heritage preservation to join us at Parkway Central Library to celebrate one another and steward…
Brian Kelly | How to Win at Travel
Mon, February 3, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Brian Kelly | How to Win at Travel REGISTER In Conversation with Haley Sacks In How to Win at Travel, Brian Kelly shares his greatest tips and strategies to experience the world in ways you never thought possible. This comprehensive guide is a road map with…
Author Event: Wendy Horwitz's Milkweed and Honey Cake: A Memoir in Ritual Moments
Tue, February 11, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Cost: FREE
In Milkweed and Honey Cake: A Memoir in Ritual Moments , Wendy A. Horwitz shares stories about celebration, loss, change,and the best way to open a pomegranate. With observations from nature, religion, and literature, Horwitz explores how ritual can exalt ordinary moments and frame the…
Animal Tales with the Philadelphia Zoo
Thu, February 13, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
Each month, Charles L. Durham Library will be hosting the Philadelphia Zoo! Come listen to a story read by the librarian. Then, meet an animal from the story and discover and learn more about the animal with knowledgeable educators of the Philadelphia Zoo.
Backpacking Pennsylvania
Sat, February 15, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Pennsylvania is a premier backpacking destination, with over 800 miles of trails throughout the State forest lands. Join Falls Library staff member Lisa Myers, who will share some of her travels on a selection of trails - some well known and some more off the beaten track! Included…
Nature Book Club
Thu, February 27, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Andorra Library
Join us for a monthly book discussion. This month we will be talking about Mend by Kate Sekules. A limited number of copies will be available at the library; please call before picking up your copy. Tea will be provided. We will be meeting at the Wissahickon Environmental Center…
Animal Tales with the Philadelphia Zoo
Thu, March 13, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
Each month, Charles L. Durham Library will be hosting the Philadelphia Zoo! Come listen to a story read by the librarian. Then, meet an animal from the story and discover and learn more about the animal with knowledgeable educators of the Philadelphia Zoo.
Patterns of Knowledge Exhibit
Now through Sat, March 29, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
"Patterns of Knowledge," now on view in the main lobby of Parkway Central Library, features the work of Philadelphia high school students apprenticing at The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM). Each piece, screen-printed on cotton satteen, explores themes of identity, culture, and…
Animal Tales with the Philadelphia Zoo
Thu, April 10, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
Each month, Charles L. Durham Library will be hosting the Philadelphia Zoo! Come listen to a story read by the librarian. Then, meet an animal from the story and discover and learn more about the animal with knowledgeable educators of the Philadelphia Zoo.