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Knitting with Miss Merrily
Mon, December 16, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Charles Santore Library
Ms. Merrily shares her knitting skills. All school age children (and parents) are welcome to try their hand at this fun and creative craft. Materials provided.
Crocheting
Mon, December 16, 2024
4:00 P.M.
McPherson Square Library
Learn how to crochet with local artist Katie Brown. We have all supplies, just bring yourself.
Kids’ Bird Bonanza!
Mon, December 16, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
Join the Audubon Mid-Atlantic from the Discovery Center at our branch for hand-on activities to learn about bird artifacts, bird adaptations, migration, watersheds and pollution, seeds and seed dispersal, garden work, and bird walks.
Middle School Hangout! Festive Cookie Decorating
Mon, December 16, 2024
4:30 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
Come for snacks and stay for crafts! Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Winter Solstice... December is a month for celebrating! Join us for a cozy afternoon of cookie decorating and hot cocoa. Take home whatever you don't eat. All supplies and snacks will be provided. We'll…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Mon, December 16, 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, December 16, 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.
Learn About Kwanzaa
Mon, December 16, 2024
4:30 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library
We will learn about each day of Kwanzaa and how it can connect to our everyday lives. Participants will create something that is specific to the African American/African diaspora experience such as mat weaving, card making, beading and collaging. Healthy snacks will be provided.
Queer Film Club
Mon, December 16, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
LGBTQIA+ Movies with ACTUAL happy endings! Join us for a screening of a film, title to be announced. Program will be held in the 3rd floor meeting room, accessible via stairs or elevator. Open to adults. All are welcome!
Monday Poets 30th Anniversary Season: Jeffrey Ethan Lee and Cydney Brown
Mon, December 16, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Join the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Literature Department in celebrating the 30th Anniversary season of Monday Poets. This year’s theme is Sankofa (SAHN-koh-fah), a Twi word from the Akan Tribe of Ghana which loosely implies that to move forward, one must “go back and get…
Falls Book Club
Mon, December 16, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Join the Falls Book Club - one of the Free Library's longest running programs. The book selection for this month will be Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman. The group is open to all and new members are welcome. For more information please reach out to the…
Film Screening: Clash of the Titans (1981)
Mon, December 16, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
To accompany "Telling Tales: From Oral Tradition to Art," the latest Special Collections exhibition on the 2nd floor of Parkway Central Library , we are showing three films related to mythology this fall! The series includes Jason and the Argonauts (1963) on Monday, October 28th, Puss…
Film Screening: Clash of the Titans (1981)
Mon, December 16, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
at
Parkway Central Library
To accompany "Telling Tales: From Oral Tradition to Art," the latest Special Collections exhibition on the 2nd floor of Parkway Central Library , we are showing three films related to mythology this fall! The series includes Jason and the Argonauts (1963) on Monday, October 28th, Puss…
Yoga
Mon, December 16, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Richmond Library
Transition into your evening with an all-levels yoga flow hosted by Mishana Yoga & Wellness. Beginners and all bodies are welcome to get energy flowing, open your body, build strength, and calm your mind. Donations welcome.
Whitman December Adult Book Club
Mon, December 16, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Whitman Library
Join us for our December Adult Book Club as we read and discuss The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. Check out a copy with the library or read your own. Limited library copies will be available at the librarian's desk for participants to check out. Please come to the meeting…
The Dehumanization of Jews in Russian and Soviet Cartoons
Mon, December 16, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: free
Room 108 In this evening’s talk Bob Weinberg of Swarthmore College will explore anti-Jewish visual imagery from the late tsarist era to the early years of the Soviet Union to reveal popular and official attitudes toward and perceptions of Russian and Soviet Jewry. Bob Weinberg is the…
Resource Table - Community Wellness
Tue, December 17, 2024
10:00 A.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Stop by the resource table from the Community Wellness Engagement Unit of the City of Philadelphia's Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services (DBHIDS). See how they can help you, your family or friends. 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
Baby & Toddler Storytime
Tue, December 17, 2024
11:00 A.M.
Lillian Marrero Library
Join us for a fun morning filled with singing, dancing, and stories followed by a short play session. For children 5 and under and their caregivers.
Meet Santa!
Tue, December 17, 2024
11:00 A.M.
Independence Library
Ho, ho, ho! Santa is coming to town! There will be cozy drinks, sweet treats, candy cane crafts, and stocking stuffers. For kids all of ages!
State Rep. Ben Waxman Mobile Office Hours
Tue, December 17, 2024
11:00 A.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
State Rep. Ben Waxman’s Office is providing mobile office hours in Rittenhouse Square. They will be available to provide constituents with information on state government-related programs and services available. The staff can also assist you with government-related problems you may have.…
Read to a Therapy Dog
Tue, December 17, 2024
11:00 A.M.
Charles Santore Library
Readers of all ages can read to Huey, a certified therapy dog, to gain confidence in reading and interacting with animals. Readers, both independent and learning, can practice reading skills with individual time allotted. Yes, you can just pet him too!