LEAP Chess Club

Sat, February 16, 2019 1:00 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

1pm-2pm in the Story Hour Room, intended for school age children. No experience necessary.   Parkway Central Library Children's Department Ground Floor, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 215.686.5369 ***Programs are subject to change*** Find us on…

School Age LEAP Games and Gaming Chess Board Games and Role-Playing

Narratives - Book Edition

Sat, February 16, 2019 1:30 P.M.
Lillian Marrero Library

Create or tell your own story about what Black History Month means to you and check out a gallery of books by people of color!

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Let's Make Slime!

Sat, February 16, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library

Let's make some slime together using different household ingredients.  For school-age kids.

School Age LEAP Arts and Crafts Programs arts & crafts

Tech Tuesday

Tue, February 19, 2019 3:00 P.M.
Widener Library

Hands on exploration of various technical devices and  applications. Learn to write a song or music to GarageBand or make a video and direct your very own  short movie!

Young Adult School Age LEAP

Guess What This Is?

Tue, February 19, 2019 3:30 P.M.
Widener Library

Participants will guess at what various liquids are by using their senses of smell and feel to see if they can correctly name them.      

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LEAP into Science

Tue, February 19, 2019 3:30 P.M.
Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library

Come do science experiments with us!   Our Teen Leader Assistant, Tianna will host a program featuring one of our LEAP into Science kits.

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DIY Virtual Reality Glasses

Tue, February 19, 2019 3:30 P.M.
McPherson Square Library

McPherson Square is hosting a virtual reality program on today.  If you enjoy that program, stay afterward and make a pair of VR glass to take home.  

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Free Library of Circuity!

Tue, February 19, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library

Find out why polar opposites attract and how to make electricity flow! This program explores circuitry using a set of batteries, LEDs, mini motors and more! This program is open to youth during LEAP.

Young Adult School Age LEAP Science Technology STEM

Literacy

Tue, February 19, 2019 4:30 P.M.
Fumo Family Library

Join us for fun story times this month as we play Kahoot games to test your reading comprehension and make story cubes so we can construct our own stories.  

Young Adult School Age LEAP Literacy

African Mythology

Tue, February 19, 2019 4:30 P.M.
Lillian Marrero Library

Explore African Mythology through images and stories.

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Science Wednesday

Wed, February 20, 2019 3:00 P.M.
Widener Library

Pretend to be scientists, research and experiment with basic chemistry, make paper circuits, and explore!

Young Adult School Age LEAP STEM

Tech Club

Wed, February 20, 2019 3:30 P.M.
Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library

Come learn about technology with us!  Our Teen Leader Assistant, Elba and Damon will host a program for the children to learn and work with technology.

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Teen Resume Workshop

Wed, February 20, 2019 3:30 P.M.
McPherson Square Library

Hey Teens, it is cold outside, but deadlines for summer jobs will be fast approaching.  Make sure that you are ready.  Starting today, come to McPherson Square and get help making a resume.  

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DIY Virtual Reality Glasses

Wed, February 20, 2019 3:30 P.M.
McPherson Square Library

McPherson Square has a pair of VR glasses this week.  Come try them.  If you enjoy using the VR glass, make a pair of VR glass out of cardboard to take home.  

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Free Library of Circuity!

Wed, February 20, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Kingsessing Library

Find out why polar opposites attract and how to make electricity flow! This program explores circuitry using a set of batteries, LEDs, mini motors and more! This program is open to youth during LEAP.

Young Adult School Age LEAP Science Technology STEM

Game Time

Wed, February 20, 2019 4:30 P.M.
Fumo Family Library

Enjoy our large and rotating collection of tabletop games with our friendly LEAP staff.  Marble Games :  Monday, February 4 | Join us as we play a variety of fun and interesting marble games. Rover Play: Wednesdays, February 6, 13, 20 | Come join us in using our new…

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Youth Yoga and Mindfulness Workshop

Wed, February 20, 2019 4:30 P.M.
Lillian Marrero Library

We will learn about mindfulness as a practice and simple ways to incorporate it into your everyday life.

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Artsy Thursday

Thu, February 21, 2019 3:00 P.M.
Widener Library

Explore using various mediums and materials to create art. Paint, draw, sew, or just experiment for fun. 

Young Adult School Age LEAP Art arts & crafts

Minecraft community

Thu, February 21, 2019 3:00 P.M.
Kensington Library

Come join our Minecraft community at the Kensington library!  We host a Minecraft session in the computer lab every Thursday from 3-5:30 p.m., where we build everything from farms and villages to swank modern homes. We have our own Minecraft Realm, a persistent server which allows us all to…

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Sewing club

Thu, February 21, 2019 3:30 P.M.
Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library

Enjoy learning the basic techniques of sewing on a real sewing machine.

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