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Toddler Storytime
Tue, April 29, 2025
11:15 A.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Join Library Staff on Tuesdays for toddler storytime. We will enjoy songs, stories, rhymes, and follow up with a special toddler playtime!
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Tue, April 29, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
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 Margie. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
Nanny Appreciation Storytime
Thu, May 1, 2025
10:15 A.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Join us this May Day to say "Thank You" to all the nannies who give so much to our littlest patrons every day with a very special storytime! Adriana from National Domestic Worker's Alliance will be on hand to offer resources and help us say "Thank You!"
Yu-Gi-Oh Card Club
Fri, May 2, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Come and play the trading card game Yu-Gi-Oh! Both new and seasoned players are welcomed. Staff will be present to teach the basics of the game. We'll also have cards that you can use! For ages 9-18.
Storytime
Sat, May 3, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Join library staff for stories, songs, and a simple craft! We will meet at Markward Playground / Schuylkill River Park (406 S. Taney St.).
Queer Comics Club
Sat, May 3, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Join our book club where we explore graphic novels and manga centering queer stories and voices. Open to all ages! Meeting dates: May 3 & 17.
Author Talk: Jeanne Bonner
Mon, May 5, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Literary translator Jeanne Bonner will read from her translation, This Darkness Will Never End, a short story collection written in Italian by Hungarian-born writer, Edith Bruck, who survived the Holocaust and has been publishing works of literature inspired by this brutal experience for more…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Tue, May 6, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
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 Margie. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
Storytime
Sat, May 10, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Join library staff for stories, songs, and a simple craft! We will meet at Markward Playground / Schuylkill River Park (406 S. Taney St.).
Book Talk: Building Ghosts - Past Lives and Lost Places in a Changing City
Mon, May 12, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
“Building ghosts” are the idiosyncratic remnants or imprints of demolished buildings, left behind on the sides of neighboring structures. Mostly seen in older Northeastern cities with rowhomes or party-wall adjacencies, they can reveal remarkable things, such as an old staircase…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Tue, May 13, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
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 Margie. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
Storytime
Sat, May 17, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Join library staff for stories, songs, and a simple craft! We will meet at Markward Playground / Schuylkill River Park (406 S. Taney St.).
Queer Comics Club
Sat, May 17, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Join our book club where we explore graphic novels and manga centering queer stories and voices. Open to all ages!
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Tue, May 20, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
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 Margie. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
Storytime
Sat, May 24, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Join library staff for stories, songs, and a simple craft! We will meet at Markward Playground / Schuylkill River Park (406 S. Taney St.).
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Tue, May 27, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
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 Margie. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Tue, June 3, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
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 Margie. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Tue, June 10, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
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 Margie. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Tue, June 17, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
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 Margie. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
College Prep Workshop Series: SAT Crash Course for Teens
Mon, June 23, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
June 23: SAT Crash Course for Teens (4:00-7:00 pm) June 30: The College Application Essay (4:00-6:00 pm) July 7: How the Brain Learns for Teens (4:00-5:30 pm) Presented by Anna Moss: www.mindthetest.com