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English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Wed, January 22, 2025
6:00 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 Natalia. The group will meet in HEIM 131/132 on the first floor.…
Uché Blackstock | Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
Wed, January 22, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Uché Blackstock | Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine REGISTER In Conversation with Dr. Joel Bervell The rousing, captivating story of a Black physician, her career in medicine, and the deep inequities that still exist in the…
City Planning Club - FIFA World Cup
Thu, January 23, 2025
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 FIFA World Cup. The group meets from…
Rare Books Roadshow
Thu, January 23, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Theatre Collection
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
Rare Books Roadshow
Thu, January 23, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
Rare Books Roadshow
Thu, January 23, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
Julia Fortenberry Author Visit
Thu, January 23, 2025
12:30 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Join us in welcoming author and illustrator, Julia Fortenberry. Julia has an MFA from Hunter College. Her paintings have been in the Whitney Museum of Art. Now she paints and writes for children. Astronaut Sisters, her newest book, has just been released. This event will…
Networking: Virtual Full Circle Career Workshop
Thu, January 23, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Networking is the #1 most successful strategy for landing a job. Attend this workshop to learn networking strategies and how networking is used most effectively in job search. To join, please register here . Zoom meeting information will be emailed upon registration. Full Circle Career Workshops…
Cooking for Teens: Crepe Day
Thu, January 23, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
By popular demand, it's time for crepe day! Teens aged 12 to 18 are welcome to join us on Thursday, January 23 for a delicious drop-in crepe making event. Teens will be able to cook their own crepe, then finish it off with a variety of sweet and savory toppings. Programs at the Field Teen…
Lego Club
Thu, January 23, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for fun with LEGOs! Explore your creativity with free builds, Lego challenges, and games! For school age children.
Sew What?! Evening Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, January 23, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Sew What?! Is a clever and creative get together for crafters who do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, felting, and more. Want to share what you're making with other fabric crafters? Join us to collaborate and learn. In-person, Thursdays from 5:00-7:30 in the Heim…
Sew What?! Evening Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, January 23, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Sew What?! Is a clever and creative get together for crafters who do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, felting, and more. Want to share what you're making with other fabric crafters? Join us to collaborate and learn. In-person, Thursdays from 5:00-7:30 in the Heim…
Nathalie Anderson & Lisa Sewell
Thu, January 23, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Nathalie Anderson & Lisa Sewell have been friends in poetry for over twenty-five years, sharing manuscripts, and working together to coordinate events at Swarthmore (where Anderson directed the program in Creative Writing before her recent retirement) and at Villanova (where Sewell…
Preschool Storytime
Fri, January 24, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Scout in the Auditorium for stories, songs, and rhymes, and stay for playtime afterwards! Intended for our friends ages 6 and under and their caregivers. ASL interpreted.
A Celebration of the Canadian Literary Scene
Fri, January 24, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
Canada is brimming with talented novelists, playwrights, and short-story writers that most Americans have never heard of. We hope that this program will be the first step in addressing this issue. We are proud to partner with the Ottawa Public Library in Canada’s capital city to bring you…
Rare Books Roadshow
Fri, January 24, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
Rare Books Roadshow
Fri, January 24, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
Rare Books Roadshow
Fri, January 24, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Theatre Collection
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
Chair Yoga
Fri, January 24, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for a 1-hour gentle yoga practice that uses a chair for seating and balance. Taught by Janet McAllister Faulls, a registered yoga teacher with over 13 years of experience in Philadelphia. All ages and abilities welcome. Please dress comfortably! Class will be held in Room…
Teen Bad Art Day
Fri, January 24, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
Who will triumph in the Field Teen Center's celebration of bad art? Come try your best to make the worst art possible! Programs at the Field Teen Center are open to individuals ages 12 to 18. Organized groups (including camp groups and school groups) must…