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Resume Writing Advanced: Virtual Full Circle Career Workshop
Thu, January 22, 2026
2:00 P.M.
Virtual
Do you have a resume that needs upgrading? This workshop will teach you the best way to use your resume, how to customize your resume for specific jobs, and how to improve and enhance your resume content. To join, please register here . Zoom meeting information will be emailed upon registration.…
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Your Life, Your Choice!
Thu, January 22, 2026
5:30 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Join a one-hour RN-led discussion on Advanced Care Planning—learning how to make informed decisions about your future health care and communicate them with loved ones and doctors. Sample Advance Directive forms will be available. Topics include: Hospice care vs. Palliative, tube feeding…
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Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, January 26, 2026
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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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…
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Computer Skills for Beginners: Registration Open
Mon, January 26, 2026
11:00 A.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Need computer help? Take a free 8-week digital skills course at the Library! Learn how to use a computer, get online, and more. Training provided by Beyond Literacy. Please call to join the course waitlist and register at 215-474-1235 . Class held in Room 15 on the Ground floor near the…
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Pajama Storytime!
Tue, January 27, 2026
5:30 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Wear your coziest pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal to this evening storytime. We'll read books and sing songs and rhymes in the Story Hour Room. This event is recommended for children 3 to 8 years old.
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English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Tue, January 27, 2026
5:45 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Build your confidence in speaking English while meeting other adults in a casual learning environment. No registration is required. This group is for intermediate/advanced English speakers and is led by Free Library volunteer Elizabeth. The group will meet in BRIC 60 on the ground floor. …
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Author Talk | Touch Me, I’m Sick
Thu, January 29, 2026
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Room 108 In a world that treats those who are sick and traumatized as problems in need of a cure, nonbinary writer, artist, educator, and Instagram creator Margeaux Feldman offers a different story. This compelling blend of theory, personal narrative, and cultural criticism offers a path…
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Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, February 2, 2026
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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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…
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First Wednesdays with the Rare Book Department
Wed, February 4, 2026
5:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join the Rare Book Department for extended evening hours on the first Wednesday of every month. The Department will be open until 7 p.m. and staff will be offering tours, pop-up programs, and sneak-peaks. Can’t make it? Don’t forget about our free daily tours at 11 a.m.,…
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Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, February 9, 2026
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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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…
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Altered Consciousness: A Film Series with EPR
Mon, February 9, 2026
5:30 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us in the Montgomery Auditorium at Parkway Central Library for the next installation in this film series! This series will feature screenings and discussions of movies that explore the theme of altered consciousness: hallucinations, dreams, memory. Screenings will take place monthly…
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Or Not to Be: Curator-Led Tour
Wed, February 11, 2026
10:00 A.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Free Library’s exhibition, Or Not to Be: Representations of Death in Special Collections , is inspired by Shakespeare’s famed “To be, or not to be” soliloquy in Hamlet, and looks at death from a wide variety of cultural perspectives.…
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Military History Club: The First Continental Congress as a governing body.
Thu, February 12, 2026
11:00 A.M.
Newspapers and Microfilm Center
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Parkway Central Library
Join our monthly discussion group! This month's discussion will cover The First Continental Congress as a governing body. The group meets from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM in the Heim Center, Room 131/132.
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Career Vision Board
Wed, February 18, 2026
4:30 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Get crafty and reflect on your career goals at the BRIC! Taking the time to reflect and envision your career path can help clarify your personal goals. Use your finished vision board as a source of inspiration and encouragement. The BRIC will provide all necessary materials,…
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City Planning Club -The Philadelphia Mint
Thu, February 19, 2026
11:00 A.M.
Newspapers and Microfilm Center
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Parkway Central Library
Join our monthly discussion group! We are continuing a discussion series centered on topics related to Philadelphia history, connecting local history with city planning and development. This month, participate in a thoughtful, guided discussion about the Philadelphia Mint. The group meets from…
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MBAT Open Office Hours
Thu, February 19, 2026
2:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
The City of Philadelphia's Mayor's Business Action Team (MBAT) is here to answer your business questions! MBAT is the one-stop shop for Philadelphia business owners and entrepreneurs. We're partnering up to host office hours with Business Services Managers. They are the…
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Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, February 23, 2026
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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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…
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Teen Digital Literacy - AI Gets Me
Mon, February 23, 2026
3:30 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
Part of the Teen Digital Literacy series brought to you by Field Teen Center and Common Sense Media. Join the conversation, play games, and share your opinions! "Technology influences how we build and maintain friendships. And with recent developments in AI technology, we now have…
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Or Not to Be: Curator-Led Tour
Thu, February 26, 2026
12:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Free Library’s exhibition, Or Not to Be: Representations of Death in Special Collections , is inspired by Shakespeare’s famed “To be, or not to be” soliloquy in Hamlet, and looks at death from a wide variety of cultural perspectives.…
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Or Not to Be: Representations of Death in Special Collections
Now through Sat, February 28, 2026
5:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
"Recognizing death is inescapable can be daunting, but it can also motivate us to live our best lives and make them meaningful." The Free Library's newest exhibition from the Special Collections Division, Or Not to Be , is inspired by Shakespeare's famed…