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Functional Journaling - A Virtual workshop to capture your thoughts and organize your life
Sat, August 20, 2022
11:00 A.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Journaling is not the same as keeping a diary. Journaling can be as simple as creating a to-do list or as complex as intentionally planning the next year of your life. It's a powerful tool to unlock the mind and facilitate personal development, but it’s hard to know where to start. The…
Paper Dolls Then and Now
Sat, August 20, 2022
2:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us virtually along with Martha Raively, Eileen Rudisill Miller, Valerie Keller, moderated by Chris Brown as they discuss the development of paper dolls from their birth in the late 1700s to today. Created as an adult form of entertainment, they evolved into…
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, August 22, 2022
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Miss Mary for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces at Shakespeare Park, across the street from the library! Stay for playtime immediately following storytime! Intended for our friends ages 2 and under and their caregivers. Bad weather? We'll have storytime in the auditorium on the ground…
Virtual Intermediate Grant Writing
Tue, August 23, 2022
10:00 A.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Intermediate Grant Writing is an interactive webinar that will build on the teachings of the first two parts of the Grant Writing Series. In this session, participants will learn and review aspects of a good grant proposal and practice reviewing actual grants. Bring your questions as there will…
Board Game Bonanza!
Tue, August 23, 2022
3:30 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for board games, card games, puzzles, and more! Perfect for the whole family! Please follow local COVID safety protocols.
Free Library Chess Club
Tue, August 23, 2022
5:30 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Are you looking for a place to play chess, or are you interested in learning how to play? Join us on Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30 pm in the Heim Center on the First Floor. We have 20 chess sets and a limited amount of clocks available for use, or feel free to bring your own. RSVP at Facebook Events .…
Introduction to Market Research
Wed, August 24, 2022
10:00 A.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Learn to conduct market research using free library resources! This class will introduce you to the knowledge required to begin researching your industry to better understand the state of your product or service. Learn the importance of researching your industry Get an…
Outdoor Music and Movement!
Wed, August 24, 2022
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Ms Naomi Wednesdays at 10:30 am at Shakespeare Park (across the street from the library on Vine St) for Music and Movement! Enjoy songs, dance, and fun explorations of rhythm and movement! This program is intended for our friends ages 6 and under and their caregivers. Weather-permitting.…
Military History Club
Wed, August 24, 2022
11:00 A.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
Join our monthy discussion group! We are commencing a discussion series centered on military conflicts. This month's discussion will focus on conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh War. August 24, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. | Heim Center Room 131/132 Central Senior Services |…
Summer Recipes for Diabetes and Heart Health
Wed, August 24, 2022
6:00 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
Enjoy an evening of healthy summer cooking tips and tricks, preparation of a quick diabetes and heart healthy meal, and the best part—EATING!!!—with Sugga Mamas Diabetes Prevention and Management . This light meal will consist of a main course, dessert, and beverage and…
Free Library Chess Club
Thu, August 25, 2022
1:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Are you looking for a place to play chess, or are you interested in learning how to play? Join us on Thursdays from 1:00-4:00 pm in the Heim Center on the First Floor. We have 20 chess sets and a limited amount of clocks available for use, or feel free to bring your own. RSVP not required, but…
Creative Constructing!
Thu, August 25, 2022
3:30 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us in the Story Hour Room to build, create, and imagine! Friends will use their imagination and different materials to create and play! We have Magnatiles, wooden blocks, foam blocks, cardboard boxes, and more! Please follow local COVID safety protocols.
Outdoor Preschool Storytime in Shakespeare Park
Fri, August 26, 2022
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, music, movement, and lots of fun for children ages 3-5 and their families! We will meet in Shakespeare Park, directly across the street from the Parkway Central Library's main entrance. In case of bad weather, check our instagram page for updates or…
Gala Concert of Operatic Hits
Fri, August 26, 2022
2:30 P.M.
Music Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Atlantic Coast Opera Festival and The Free Library of Philadelphia are excited to invite you to a special FREE performance of solo operatic Enjoy works from Carmen, La Bohème, all the way to Joseph Beer. Friday August 26th at 2:30 pm in the Montgomery…
Art Book Club: August
Fri, August 26, 2022
3:30 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
This informal art book appreciation and art making group meets twice a month: once in person in the Art Department and once online through a video-free private chat and image-sharing Slack forum.New club members can join the non-sequential meetings any time, whether just…
Up Above: Thinking About the Skies
Now through Fri, August 26, 2022
5:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
The dream of flying through the skies with a bird’s perspective has captivated people for centuries. Mythological tales and folklore encouraged humankind to consider the science of flight. Hot air balloons create a unique spectacle and sport. Crisscrossing the skies, airplanes allow for…
Exhibition: Up Above: Thinking About the Skies
Now through Fri, August 26, 2022
5:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
The dream of flying through the skies with a bird’s perspective has captivated people for centuries. Mythological tales and folklore encouraged humankind to consider the science of flight. Hot air balloons create a unique spectacle and sport. Crisscrossing the skies, airplanes allow for…
Up Above: Thinking About the Skies
Now through Fri, August 26, 2022
5:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
The dream of flying through the skies with a bird’s perspective has captivated people for centuries. Mythological tales and folklore encouraged humankind to consider the science of flight. Hot air balloons create a unique spectacle and sport. Crisscrossing the skies, airplanes allow for…
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, August 29, 2022
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Miss Mary for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces at Shakespeare Park, across the street from the library! Stay for playtime immediately following storytime! Intended for our friends ages 2 and under and their caregivers. Bad weather? We'll have storytime in the auditorium on the ground…
Free Library Chess Club
Tue, August 30, 2022
5:30 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Are you looking for a place to play chess, or are you interested in learning how to play? Join us on Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30 pm in the Heim Center on the First Floor. We have 20 chess sets and a limited amount of clocks available for use, or feel free to bring your own. RSVP at Facebook Events .…