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LEAP Movie Day!
Thu, February 20, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Join us for a family-friendly movie on the 3rd floor, every Thursday starting at 2:30pm! This event happens during LEAP ( L iteracy E nrichment A fterschool P rogram), the library's FREE Daily Drop-In After School Program, happening every day Monday through Friday from…
Mama Carla Wiley’s Story Quilting
Thu, February 20, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Kensington Library
Story Quilting with Mama Carla Combine the tales of the African Diaspora on February 20, at 3:30 PM to 5pm with the opportunity to create your very own tied quilt square. Mama Carla Wiley will show you how to tell your stories in words and cloth. For all ages. Program runs…
Preschool Storytime
Fri, February 21, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Join Scout in the Auditorium for stories, songs, and rhymes, and stay for playtime afterwards! Intended for our friends ages 6 and under and their caregivers. ASL interpreted.
Family Storytime
Fri, February 21, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for books, songs, and dancing! Then stick around for free play with toys! For ages 5 and under and their caregivers.
Resource Fair
Fri, February 21, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Family Friendly Resource Fair! Join Catholic Community Services and other community partners for giveaways, refreshments, raffles, prizes, and kids activities! All free! Vendors will be in our meeting room from 10:30-2 pm. Vendors Include: It Takes a Village New Foundations, PA Career Link…
Black History Month Matinee Movie Screenings | The Apollo
Fri, February 21, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Whitman Library
Join us every Friday morning during Black History Month as we screen documentaries celebrating Black history, culture, and excellence. See the schedule below and contact the librarian with any questions you may have about the films. Every Friday in February at 11a.m. February 21: The…
Read, Baby, Read Storytime & Playgroup
Fri, February 21, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Join us every Friday for lap time with stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces! Stay after storytime for playgroup. This program is for babies and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome. Read, Baby, Read is made possible by a generous grant from the William Penn Foundation.
Toddler Storytime
Fri, February 21, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library
Join Miss Chelsea at Ramonita G. Rodriguez library on Fridays for storytime! This program is geared toward toddlers but can be adapted for younger and older children. Read, sing, and play at the library!
Builder Club: For Kids of All ages
Fri, February 21, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Do you love LEGOS, blocks, Magna-Tiles, Lincoln Logs or anything you can build? If so, then stop by Builder Club to construct your wildest dreams! All ages welcome; toddlers will have their own space to build with age-appropriate blocks.
Music and Movement Storytime
Sat, February 22, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes and movement that celebrates all things music! For ages 7 and under and their caregivers.
Family Storytime
Sat, February 22, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Overbrook Park Library
Join Miss Alicia every other Saturday at 10:30am for Family Storytime, where we'll share stories, songs, and more! Intended for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers, but all are welcome.
Mindful Movement
Sat, February 22, 2025
11:00 A.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Join Mx. Craig in Mindful Movement at the Free Library. All levels/experiences are welcome for this mindful meditation practice. We will explore different methods of meditation - moving, sitting and sound bath meditation. Please bring water, dress comfortably and prepare to prioritize…
Story Time with Kala Jojo: The Tall Story Teller
Sat, February 22, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Wadsworth Library
Kala Jojo, known as “The Tall Storyteller”, performs his songs, chants and stories with authentic African instruments, evoking African, African-American and Caribbean oral traditions.
Kindness Encyclopaedias -- Pop Up
Now through Sat, February 22, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
NOW OPEN weekdays 1-3 PM, through February 22, except when Parkway Central Library is closed. Philadelphia artist Kelly Lawler graces Parkway Central Library with her Kindness Encyclopaedias as part of a one month interactive installation on the first floor of the library. Gather…
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, February 24, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
at
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…
Read, Baby, Read Storytime!
Mon, February 24, 2025
11:30 A.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Join Miss Liz for Read, Baby, Read storytime on Monday mornings at 11:30am. Stay after storytime for playtime! Intended for babies and toddlers ages 0-2, but all are welcome. In the colder months this event will be held indoors on the library's 3rd floor, accessible…
Chess Club for Kids!
Mon, February 24, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
at
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…
Story Quilting with Mama Carla
Mon, February 24, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Whitman Library
Combine the tales of the African diaspora with the opportunity to create your very own tied quilt square. Mama Carla Wiley will show you how to tell your stories in words and cloth. For children, teens, and families.
Read To a Therapy Dog
Mon, February 24, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Readers of all ages can read to Huey, our certified therapy dog! Both independent readers and those still learning can practice reading skills to gain confidence in reading and interacting with animals. Yes, you can pet them too! You may wish to call in advance day-of to confirm that…
Toddler Storytime
Tue, February 25, 2025
11:15 A.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Join Library Staff on Tuesdays for toddler storytime. We will enjoy songs, stories, rhymes, and follow up with a special toddler playtime!