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Shabbat Storytime with Folkshul - Tu BiShvat
Sat, February 1, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Learn about Jewish culture, holidays, traditions, and values through stories, music, movement, mindfulness, and play! Children ages 0-5 and their caregivers welcome. February's theme is Tu BiShvat (birthday of the trees). Folkshul is an inclusive Cultural and Humanist Jewish…
Heritage Hangout
Sat, February 1, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Join Friends of the Tanner House and Free Library Exhibitions for their second annual Heritage Hangout from 2:30 - 4:30 PM. We invite all those interested in Black memory work, the archives, and heritage preservation to join us at Parkway Central Library to celebrate one another and steward…
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, February 3, 2025
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…
Read, Baby, Read Storytime!
Mon, February 3, 2025
11:30 A.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Join Miss Liz for Read, Baby, Read storytime on Monday mornings at 11:30am. Stay after storytime for playtime! Intended for babies and toddlers ages 0-2, but all are welcome. In the colder months this event will be held indoors on the library's 3rd floor, accessible…
Chess Club for Kids!
Mon, February 3, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us each Monday from 3:30-4:30pm for Chess Club! Kids 12 and under are welcome to play and learn with support from a skilled chess player. All supplies provided. No experience is necessary; all skill levels welcome! This event will be held in the Story Hour Room, within the Central…
Story Quilting with Mama Carla Wiley
Mon, February 3, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Combine the tales of the African diaspora with the opportunity to create your very own tied quilt square. Mama Carla Wiley will show you how to tell your stories in words and cloth. This program is intended for children, tweens, teens, families & caregivers, and patrons of all ages.
Read To a Therapy Dog
Mon, February 3, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Readers of all ages can read to Huey, our certified therapy dog! Both independent readers and those still learning can practice reading skills to gain confidence in reading and interacting with animals. Yes, you can pet them too! You may wish to call in advance day-of to confirm that…
Toddler Storytime
Tue, February 4, 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!
Baby & Toddler Storytime & Free Play
Tue, February 4, 2025
11:30 A.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for books, songs, and dancing! Then stick around for free play with toys! For ages 5 and under and their caregivers.
Baby and Toddler Playtime!
Tue, February 4, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Play, talk, sing and explore books and toys while listening to music and gaining social, emotional, fine and gross motor skills. This program is intended for babies and toddlers along with parents, grandparents or caregivers. We will be meeting in the Storyhour Room.
Music and Movement Storytime
Tue, February 4, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Haverford Library
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes and movement that celebrates all things music! For ages 7 and under and their caregivers.
Builder Club: For Kids of All ages
Tue, February 4, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Haverford Library
Do you love LEGOS, blocks, Magna-Tiles, Lincoln Logs or anything you can build? If so, then stop by Builder Club to construct your wildest dreams! All ages welcome; toddlers will have their own space to build with age-appropriate blocks.
Story Quilting with Mama Carla
Tue, February 4, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Combine the tales of the African diaspora with the opportunity to create your very own tied quilt square. Mama Carla Wiley will show you how to tell your stories in words and cloth. For all ages. Program runs approximately 90 minutes.
Toddler Storytime
Wed, February 5, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Eastwick Library
Join us for stories, songs, movement and other fun activities. There’s time for some free play at the end. For ages 5 and under and their caregivers.
Baby Lap Sit Storytime
Wed, February 5, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for lap time with stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces! For ages 2 and under and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome.
Baby Bop Story and Activity Time
Wed, February 5, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Torresdale Library
Children and caregivers will interact using some of our favorite stories, songs and activities! Older siblings are welcome to attend and join in the fun! For children ages 6 months to 2 years. It's that time of year where we may need to cancel due to inclement…
Preschool Storytime & Playgroup
Wed, February 5, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Join us for Preschool storytime every Monday! Enjoy stories, rhythms, and songs. Stay after storytime for playgroup. This program is intended for ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome.
The Spirit of Soul Food- Fried Catfish with Shrimp and Grits
Wed, February 5, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
Join us as we celebrate the spirit of Soul Food by teaching its history and providing cooking demonstrations for some of a popular soul food dishes: Fried Catfish with Shrimp and Grits. Soul Food has a history as rich as its flavors. It is a food tradition that began in the South where many…
Storytime Adventures!
Thu, February 6, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Join Miss Liz for Storytime Adventures on Thursday mornings at 10:30am, where we'll explore a new theme each week! Stay after storytime for playtime. Intended for preschoolers ages 3+ and their caregivers, but all are welcome. In the colder months this event…
中文故事時間 (Chinese Storytime)
Thu, February 6, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Walnut Street West Library
来中文故事時間把! 大家全用中文会看书唱吧！ Join us for Chinese Storytime! All are welcome to come read, sing, and learn at our storytime entirely in Chinese.