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Beginner English
Mon, September 23, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Independence Library
Mondays and Wednesdays 3-4:30 pm (September 4 - November 18, 2024) For Beginner English learners, this course offers structured lessons to enhance your ability to read, write, listen, and speak in English. The class focuses on practical language use in everyday contexts and integrates cultural…
Friends of the Oak Lane Library - Monthly Meeting
Mon, September 23, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
The Friends of the Oak Lane Library is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit that aims to support programming and services at our library. Interested community members can get involved by attending monthly meetings or volunteering at events. Snacks provided, and all adults are welcome. We will…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Mon, September 23, 2024
4:30 P.M.
Northeast Regional 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 Trainee Faith.
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Mon, September 23, 2024
4:30 P.M.
Kensington 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 John. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Mon, September 23, 2024
4:30 P.M.
Kensington 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 John. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
English Conversation Group
Mon, September 23, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Bustleton Library
Build your confidence in speaking English while meeting other adults in a casual learning environment. No registration is required, but it is encouraged ( https://www.remind.com/join/8cchfh ).
Philadelphia Reads James Baldwin
Mon, September 23, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
at
Parkway Central Library
As part of the Year of James Baldwin, the Free Library is hosting one of many Philadelphia Reads James Baldwin reading groups throughout the city in collaboration with the Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation . Celebrate the life, work, and legacy of James Baldwin as we…
English Conversation Group - Advanced
Mon, September 23, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Build your confidence in speaking English while meeting other adults in a casual learning environment. No registration is required. This group is for advanced English speakers and is led by Free Library staff Jane and Lily. We will meet for about 45 minutes.
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Tue, September 24, 2024
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…
Intermediate English
Tue, September 24, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Tuesdays and Fridays 2-3:30 pm (September 20 - November 19, 2024) The course is for students with a basic understanding of English and interested in developing their communication skills. Learn and practice English for daily life in the in-person course taught by the University of…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Tue, September 24, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Independence 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 Stan. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
English Class - Mixed Level
Tue, September 24, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
This informal group is for mid-level beginner to intermediate learners and will cover vocabulary building, pronounciation, phrases, idioms, and basic grammar. Taught by IndoChinese American Council. Classes open to all, for more information please contact Dan O’Neill at…
Nature Book Club
Tue, September 24, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Andorra Library
Join us for a monthly book discussion. Our first book will be Crossings by Ben Goldfarb. A limited number of copies will be available at the library; please call before picking up your copy. Tea will be provided. We would like you to register, by using this link: …
We are Here: Community Portraits at Cecil B. Moore
Tue, September 24, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
"We are Here: Community Portraits at Cecil B. Moore" is an interactive program featuring discussions with neighborhood activists and community members about Freedom, Joy and Belonging. Taking inspiration from the Gender Wealth Framework from WOMEN'S WAY , all are invited to bring…
Page to Stage: Ages 5 - 12
Tue, September 24, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Wadsworth Library
In this one-hour session we invite children to listen to a story and then will ask them how it can be told as a play. We will do some theater warm-ups and then talk about the characters in the play. Each week we will focus on stories from Aesop's Fables. Children may volunteer to…
Page to Stage: Ages 13 - 18
Tue, September 24, 2024
5:15 P.M.
Wadsworth Library
In this one-hour session we invite children to listen to a story and then will ask them how it can be told as a play. We will do some theater warm-ups and then talk about the characters in the play. Children may volunteer to perform the scenes and then discuss some of the lessons the…
Falls Writing Group
Tue, September 24, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Join us as we launch the new Falls Writing Group! Connect with other writers for motivation, accountability, and inspiration via free writing, prompts and writing games, group sharing, feedback sessions and more. This will be a positive and non-judgmental community open to writers of…
Celebrity Memoir Book Club | Trejo by Danny Trejo
Tue, September 24, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Fumo Family Library
Love memoirs? Love celebrity gossip? Join us! Every 4th Tuesday of the month we will discuss a different memoir authored by a celebrity. A limited number of books will be available at Fumo Library leading up to each session. Pick up one of our copies or place a hold online or at any…
English Conversation Group
Tue, September 24, 2024
5:45 P.M.
Fishtown Community 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 Gleb. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
Beginner ESL Classes Presented by Community College of Philadelphia
Wed, September 25, 2024
10:00 A.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
The class will be taught by instructors from Community College of Philadelphia (CCP). These free classes will closely mirror the English as a Second Languate (ESL) classes taught on the CCP campus (which charges for the classes on campus). If you or someone you know is interested in…