Showing 601 to 620 of 672
IN-PERSON - Andrew K. Diemer | Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad
Thu, November 3, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
TICKETS ON SALE TO THE PUBLIC ON THIS PAGE, AUGUST 24 at 10:00 A.M. Andrew K. Diemer is the author of The Politics of Black Citizenship: Free African Americans in the Mid-Atlantic Borderland, 1817-1863 , an examination of the ways in which free Black Philadelphians and Baltimoreans fought…
VIRTUAL - John Banville | The Singularities
Fri, November 4, 2022
12:00 P.M.
VIRTUAL
Cost: $11-virtual ticket; $34-virtual ticket with book;
TICKETS ON SALE TO THE PUBLIC ON THIS PAGE, AUGUST 24 at 10:00 A.M. “The heir to Nabokov” ( The Sunday Telegraph ), Irish novelist John Banville won the Man Booker Prize for The Sea , a story of loss and the fickle nature of memory. His many other novels include The…
Drafting a Masterpiece: Celebrated Writers from the Collection | Behind the Bookcase Tour (in-person)
Sun, November 6, 2022
2:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach
The Rosenbach’s collection holds some of the most beautiful and powerful lines ever written. We’ll look at and touch manuscripts and typescripts by Geoffry Chaucer, Walt Whitman, William Faulkner, and Toni Morrison. We’ll read aloud the work of some of the most creative minds…
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime
Mon, November 7, 2022
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
at
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…
Friends of Whitman Library Monthly Meeting
Mon, November 7, 2022
6:30 P.M.
Whitman Library
The Friends of Whitman Library meets (virtually) once a month, usually on the first Monday of the month. Anyone interested in learning more about the Friends of Whitman Library is welcome to join us. Please email WhitmanReads@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
Family Storytime
Tue, November 8, 2022
11:00 A.M.
Bustleton Library
On Tuesdays at 11 AM, we will have a family storytime. Bring your babies, toddlers, and older siblings for stories, songs, and play! Weekly storytimes will be through December 16th.
Office Hours for Philly Educators
Tue, November 8, 2022
3:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center
at
Parkway Central Library
The Field Teen Center is hosting weekly Zoom office hours for Philadelphia educators. Come to get curriculum support, book recommendations, database help, and any other library questions answered! No registration required - just drop in anytime between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays to chat with…
In Conversation with Lucasta Miller, author of Keats: A Brief Life in Nine Poems and One Epitaph (online)
Wed, November 9, 2022
2:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach
Cost: FREE
The epitaph John Keats composed for his own gravestone – ‘Here lies one whose name was writ in water’ – seemingly damned him to oblivion. When he died at the age of twenty-five, having taken a battering from the conservative press, few critics imagined he would be…
Unplugged Gamers
Wed, November 9, 2022
5:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Calling all table-top game enthusiasts, join us once a month for a rotating selection of board games, card games, and more! Program intended for children age 5-12 and their families.
Storytime & Craft
Wed, November 9, 2022
5:30 P.M.
Bustleton Library
School aged children are invited to our weekly storytime and craft at 5:30 on Wednesday evenings through December 16th.
Community Game Night
Wed, November 9, 2022
6:00 P.M.
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library
Join us for a casual drop in game night. Games will be available for all ages ranging from children to adult. Children 6 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Rabia Chaudry | Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family
Wed, November 9, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
TICKETS ON SALE TO THE PUBLIC ON THIS PAGE, AUGUST 24 at 10:00 A.M. Attorney, advocate, and podcaster Rabia Chaudry is the author of the New York Times bestseller Adnan's Story , a true-crime dive into the 2000 conviction of a young Baltimorean for the murder of his…
Quilting Workshop: Raw Edge Applique Class
Thu, November 10, 2022
11:00 A.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Join us for a beginner friendly quilting class to explore raw edge applique. We will use fabric and sewing techniques to create a different wall hanging in each workshop. For more information and to register for the workshops, please contact Leslie G. Harris…
Teen Thursdays
Thu, November 10, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Greater Olney Library
Join us on Teen Thursdays for a different activity each week. We’ll play our favorite games, cook our favorite meals, create arts and crafts projects, and more! High School Community Service hours available upon request. Cannot accommodate camp groups.
Civil War: Voices from America’s Darkest Conflict | Behind the Bookcase tour (in-person)
Thu, November 10, 2022
6:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach
From the writings of Abraham Lincoln to the wartime letters of Col. Alexander Biddle of the 121st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, to a Confederate children’s textbook, this tour provides a glimpse into the lives and thoughts of those who shaped and survived America’s worst…
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime
Mon, November 14, 2022
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
at
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…
ENAensemble presents the Serial Opera Project
Mon, November 14, 2022
7:00 P.M.
Music Department
at
Parkway Central Library
ENAensemble presents its second Serial Opera Project, a multi-month performance of a new chamber opera in three parts, written by three different composer-librettist teams and centered around the loose theme of “the celestial.” Each performance in the series will feature a premiere…
Family Storytime
Tue, November 15, 2022
11:00 A.M.
Bustleton Library
On Tuesdays at 11 AM, we will have a family storytime. Bring your babies, toddlers, and older siblings for stories, songs, and play! Weekly storytimes will be through December 16th.
Virtual Full Circle Career Workshop: Resume Re-Invention
Tue, November 15, 2022
12:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
at
Parkway Central Library
If you have a resume and still not getting call backs, this workshop is for you! If you would like more interviews, your resume may need improving and this workshop will show you how. There is rarely a resume that can’t be improved. This workshop is for jobseekers who have…
Get Crafty: Monthly Crafts for Adults and Teens
Tue, November 15, 2022
3:00 P.M.
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library
Join us for a monthly craft program. Each session will feature a seasonal activity. Open to ages 12 to adult.