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Outdoor Read, Baby, Read Storytime
Thu, October 14, 2021
10:30 A.M.
Richmond Library
Join Ms. Meghan in front of the library for lap time with stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces at our in-person, outdoor storytimes! For babies with caregivers. Siblings welcome. Please follow current masking making guidelines. Check our Facebook page for weather cancellations. Text @ricbaby to…
Preschool Storytime - Outdoors
Thu, October 14, 2021
10:30 A.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Meet your children's librarians in Vernon Park for storytime with your preschooler, ages 3 to 5 years old. We'll have fun sharing stories, songs, and rhymes that will help your child further develop those important early literacy skills! Bring a blanket or chair to sit on and…
Outdoor Preschool Storytime
Thu, October 14, 2021
11:00 A.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Join us every Thursday in September and October at 11am at Malcolm X Park (5100 Pine Street) for Preschool storytime! Enjoy stories, songs, and fun! This program is intended for ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome. Please follow current masking guidelines.…
CareerLink Job Searching
Thu, October 14, 2021
1:00 P.M.
Kingsessing Library
Get help with your resume, job search, interviewing, online applications and more! Service provided by CareerLink from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. Free! No registration required.
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
3:30 P.M.
Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Library
Drop in between 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 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…
It's Halloween All Month: Escape Room
Thu, October 14, 2021
4:00 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library
We'll be celebrating Halloween all month long with fun events. Today we will try to solve clues to try and escape our meeting room. This program will take place inside the library and space is very limited.
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…
Fact-Check Friday
Fri, October 15, 2021
10:00 A.M.
Walnut Street West
Why should fiction get all the recommendations when non-fiction is just as fun?! Every Friday check out our Instagram page to learn a fun fact from one of our many great children’s non-fiction books. Instagram @walnutstwestlibrary
Read, Baby, Read Outdoor Storytime
Fri, October 15, 2021
11:00 A.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Join us every Friday in September and October at 11AM at Malcolm X Park (5100 Pine Street) for lap time with stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces at our in-person, outdoor storytime! This program is for babies and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome. Please follow current masking…
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…
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…
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.
LEGO Club
Fri, October 15, 2021
3:30 P.M.
Greater Olney Library
You bring your imagination; we supply the LEGOs. Program is for school age children, ages 7 and up. Masks are required. We cannot accommodate groups at this time.
Virtual Friday Reads Book Talk
Fri, October 15, 2021
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Looking for your next read? Let the Central Children's Department librarians help you decide with these short book talks of some of our favorite new, and old, books! This program is intended for our friends 12 and under. Instagram: @freelibraryccd Facebook:…
Apple Cider Donuts with Chef Monica Glass
Sat, October 16, 2021
11:00 A.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
at
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…
In-Person Baby & Toddler Storytime with Miss Mary!
Mon, October 18, 2021
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Join Miss Mary Mondays at 10:30 am at Shakespeare Park (across the street from the library on Vine St) for Baby & Toddler Storytime! Enjoy stories, songs, and fun! This program is intended for our friends ages 2 and under and their caregivers. Weather-permitting. Please check CCD's…
Middle Grade Monday
Mon, October 18, 2021
12:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West
Middle school is hard enough without having to figure out what new books to read. Don’t worry - Ms. Echo has you covered! Join us on Instagram every Monday for a new book recommendation as well as a first page read-aloud. Instagram @walnutstwestlibrary