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Virtual Full Circle Career Workshop: Job Search Strategies
Thu, October 14, 2021
3:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
at
Parkway Central Library
Have you been concerned that your job search strategy isn’t on target and you are losing exciting opportunities? Well you may be right! Job search is a challenging process requiring many ingredients for it to work well. Most job seekers don’t know all the critical ingredients, and go…
Make Your Own WPA Poster with Posters for The People
Thu, October 14, 2021
4:00 P.M.
Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Library
Drop in between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. for a free hands-on screen printing workshop. All ages welcome and no experience required. A teaching artist from Posters for the People will guide you in making your own poster based on W.P.A. posters from the Print and Picture…
VIRTUAL - Todd Doughty | Little Pieces of Hope: Happy-Making Things in a Difficult World
Thu, October 14, 2021
7:30 P.M.
Virtual
Cost: Free or $20.00-Book with ticket and signed book plate
REGISTER In conversation with Adriana Trigiani The senior vice president and deputy publisher of Doubleday, Todd Doughty has worked for Penguin Random House publishing for more than 20 years. When the World Health Organization named COVID-19 a global pandemic, he decided that he had to…
Chair Yoga
Fri, October 15, 2021
10:00 A.M.
Fumo Family Library
Join us each Friday at 10:00 a.m. for Chair Yoga live on the Fumo Family Library Facebook Page . The program will be taught by Kate Howell, a certified yoga teacher with over seven years of experience teaching in the Philadelphia area. Chair Yoga is a twist on traditional yoga making it…
Vaccination Clinic
Fri, October 15, 2021
1:00 P.M.
Logan Library
The COVID vaccine is available in your neighborhood! All Philadelphians, ages 12 and up, are eligible to receive the vaccine, for free. No ID or insurance is required. Both the Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be available here. Stop by the library from 1:00…
Free COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
Fri, October 15, 2021
1:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Get vaccinated at the Library! The Philadelphia Department of Public Health will administer free Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines for ages 12 and up. No insurance or IDs required. Walk-ins are welcome. Stop by any time between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Introduction to the Free Library’s Beatrix Potter Collection: A Virtual Event.
Fri, October 15, 2021
1:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
Introduction to the Free Library’s Beatrix Potter Collection Former Curator of the Beatrix Potter Collection , Karen Lightner, will talk about and show a selection of the most important items in the Rare Book Department’s collection: the manuscripts and original drawings for the…
Apple Cider Donuts with Chef Monica Glass
Sat, October 16, 2021
11:00 A.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
The be all, end all treat for fall- apple cider donuts! Fill your home with the smell of apples, cinnamon, and nutmeg as you bake along from your kitchen, and then enjoy the fruits of your labor with a warm, fresh donut. Award winning pastry chef Monica Glass will guide you step by step through…
Virtual Sundays on Stage: MISTER G - Family Concert
Sun, October 17, 2021
2:00 P.M.
Virtual
Join MISTER G - a Latin GRAMMY and Parents’ Choice Gold Award-winning artist, author, activist, and educator, hailed by the Washington Post as “a bilingual rock star" - for a spirited performance, which aims to help children see each other across borders and foster…
VIRTUAL - Adam Schiff | Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could
Mon, October 18, 2021
12:00 P.M.
Virtual
Cost: $34.00-Book with Ticket
TICKETS In conversation with Tracey Matisak, award-winning journalist and broadcaster The United States representative for California’s 28th congressional district and the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Adam Schiff was the lead manager for the first…
Start Adult Education classes through myPLACE: Math, Reading, and High School Equivalency
Mon, October 18, 2021
1:30 P.M.
Logan Library
Are you looking to earn your high school equivalency (a high school diploma, GED, HiSET, etc.), or take some refresher courses in math and reading? Continue your educational journey through myPLACE, a network of adult education classes organized through the city of Philadelphia. Start by taking…
Virtual Information Session: Citizenship Classes
Mon, October 18, 2021
6:00 P.M.
Virtual
Monday, October 18, 2021 6 - 7 pm Join us for a virtual information session to learn more about the Museum of the American Revolution's Citizenship classes . Register for the information session here . Questions? Email adultlearning @ freelibrary.org or call 215-686-8664 for more…
Online English Conversation Group
Mon, October 18, 2021
6:00 P.M.
Virtual
Mondays 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m Join us for a free conversation circle. Build your confidence in speaking English while meeting other international adults in a casual learning environment. This group is currently full. To join the waitlist, register at the link here . …
Monday Poets: Sham-e-Ali & Vasiliki Katsaru
Mon, October 18, 2021
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
One of the longest continuously running FLP progams, now in its 27th year, the Monday Poets Reading Series showcases a variety of talented poets with local and national reputations. Tickets at: sham-vasiliki.eventbrite.com . This is an online event on Zoom, a link will be sent the…
Virtual-Holmesburg Library Book Club
Mon, October 18, 2021
6:30 P.M.
Holmesburg Library
Holmesburg Library Book Club Location: Holmesburg Library and Virtual The Holmesburg Library's Book Club meets every two weeks on Monday night at 6:30PM. Join us for a lively discussion on some great books. For those who can’t participate in-person, we will contact you via…
VIRTUAL - Honorée Fanonne Jeffers | The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois with Kevin Young | Stones
Mon, October 18, 2021
7:30 P.M.
Virtual
Cost: Free or $31.00/$33.49 Book with ticket and signed book plate
REGISTER Honorée Fanonne Jeffers is the author of five poetry collections, including The Gospel of Barbecue , Red Clay Suite , and T he Age of Phillis , which was longlisted for the 2020 National Book Award for Poetry and won a 2021 NAACP Image Award. Critic at Large for The Kenyon…
Library in the Park with Nourishing Literacy
Tue, October 19, 2021
10:00 A.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Join PCI staff at the Goat Statue in Rittenhouse Square to check out library materials and sign up for a library card on Tuesday mornings from 10 am to 12 pm. This program will be canceled if there is rain or snow. Members of the Culinary Literacy Center's Nourishing Literacy team will be…
Clinica de vacunacion COVID-19 11:30-4
Tue, October 19, 2021
11:30 A.M.
Lillian Marrero Library
Clinica de vacunacion COVID-19 Todos los martes: 21 de septiembre al 26 de octubre 11:30am - 4pm Se ofren las vacunas Pfizer (mayores de 12 anos) y Johnson & Johnson No se requiere identificacion. Pasas de SEPTA gratuitos disponibles en el sitio. Llame al 311 para obtener asistencia gratis…
Covid-19 Vaccine Clinic 11:30-4
Tue, October 19, 2021
11:30 A.M.
Lillian Marrero Library
Free Covid-19 vaccine clinic every Tuesday starting September 21 through October 26 from 11:30am - 4pm. Pfizer (age 12+) and Johnson & Johnson vaccines offered. No ID required. Free SEPTA passes available on site, Call 311 for transportation assistance. Vaccine is free, no ID or insurance…
Virtual Full Circle Career Workshop: Excel Range Names and PivotTables
Tue, October 19, 2021
12:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Learn how to use named ranges...assigning names to a cell or range of cells in a workbook. We’ll also explore PivotTables, a powerful tool for summarizing, analyzing, exploring and presenting data, extracted from larger amounts of data elsewhere in an Excel workbook. Come learn the…