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How I Feel When I Hear No
Thu, November 14, 2024
11:15 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Our partners at The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing will be hosting this program. The objective is to teach caregivers to set boundaries when a no is required, acknowledging a child's emotions and validating those emotions with empathy and without judgement. We…
Resume Review with Dress For Success
Thu, November 14, 2024
12:30 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Need to refresh your resume? We're excited to partner with Dress for Success Greater Philadelphia to offer resume review services and job search assistance on the first Thursday of each month! Resume review will be offered on first-come, first-served basis. Get help from…
Financial Planning Campaign Introduction
Thu, November 14, 2024
1:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
You're invited to our upcoming workshop, where we’ll introduce an exciting initiative aimed at creating opportunities in an emerging field. This session is designed for visionaries, innovators, and anyone eager to be part of something transformative. In this workshop, you’ll…
Lego Club
Thu, November 14, 2024
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.
Art Book Club: November
Thu, November 14, 2024
4:30 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
We call it a "club" but this recurring event is simply an opportunity for anyone to stop by and page through rare and special items from the Art Department's vault, archival collections, closed reference shelves and offsite stacks, to discover the wide…
Sew What?! Evening Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, November 14, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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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, November 14, 2024
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…
Sew What?! Evening Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, November 14, 2024
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…
LCD Virtual Event: Best Practices When Dealing with Unresolved Repairs
Thu, November 14, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
An attorney from the Legal Clinic for the Disabled will present upon the best practices when dealing with unresolved repairs. The presenter will go over what protections a renter has in Philadelphia and how to properly initiate requesting for repairs, and or how to trouble shoot maintenance…
Podcasting 101
Thu, November 14, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Have a great idea for a podcast but don't know where to start? Join the hosts of Well There's Your Problem for a fun and informative workshop on starting your own podcast! Justin, Liam, and November will discuss podcasting basics such as finding your niche,…
Lori Ginzberg | Tangled Journeys
Thu, November 14, 2024
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Pay What You Wish
The Author Events Series presents Lori Ginzberg | Tangled Journeys REGISTER In conversation with Tamala Edwards In 1830 Richard Walpole Cogdell, a husband, father, and bank clerk in Charleston, South Carolina, purchased a fifteen-year-old enslaved girl, Sarah Martha Sanders. Before her…
Preschool Storytime
Fri, November 15, 2024
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.
Teen Video Games
Fri, November 15, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for video games at the Field Teen Center every Tuesday and Friday! We play a variety of games. New players and experienced pros welcome. Programs at the Field Teen Center are open to individuals ages 12 to 18. Organized groups (including camp groups and school…
BIG DUST: Photographs by Mark Cohen
Now through Fri, November 15, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Ten recent photographs by Philadelphia-based artist Mark Cohen are on display alongside library materials in the Art Department hallway gallery through November 14th, 2024. BIG DUST is like a warning , a broken window on the city surface. The planet is warming, and the politics are…
Judge David Tatel | Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice
Fri, November 15, 2024
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Pay What You Wish
The Author Events Series presents Judge David Tatel | Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice REGISTER In Conversation with Mattathias Schwartz David Tatel has served nearly 30 years on America’s second highest court, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C.…
Infant CPR/First Aid Workshop
Sat, November 16, 2024
10:30 A.M.
Parkway Central Library
In this interactive workshop for new/expecting parents, public health professional Kaila King-Collins will share basic infant and pediatric CPR skills. Participants will learn how to assess whether a child needs CPR, appropriate CPR techniques, how to use an AED machine, how to prevent and…
Saturdays on Stage: Los Bomberos de la Calle
Sat, November 16, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Get ready to dance and move with Philadelphia-based Los Bomberos de la Calle ! This musical group brings a piece of Puerto Rican culture and life everywhere they perform with vibrant, soulful music. This performance will feature bomba, plena, & musica Navidena! Doors open at 1:30p.m. All…
PhilHarmonia Presents: A Read on Philly
Sat, November 16, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Music Department
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Parkway Central Library
When you think of Philadelphia – do you think of cheesesteaks and pretzels, the Eagles, Phillies, and Flyers? Do you picture the Rocky Statue and Love Park? How about all of this inside our beloved Free Library? The friendly neighborhood chamber choir, PhilHarmonia , is…
COURTNEY BELL--MEDICARE--EVERY MONDAY
Mon, November 18, 2024
10:00 A.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
Courtney Bell is a Medicare benefits advisor. She will be on-hand Mondays from 10 am- 12 pm to answer your Pennsylvania Medicare questions. Attend one of her free workshops and find the best plan for you! This is a free workshop. No reservations are required. Please meet at the Senior…
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, November 18, 2024
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. Nice weather? We'll be in Shakespeare Park, across the street from the library! Unfavorable weather? We'll…