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English Conversation Group - Advanced
Fri, July 19, 2024
3:45 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.
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Mon, July 22, 2024
11:00 A.M.
Parkway Central 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 Nancy. The group will meet in BRIC 60 on the ground floor. …
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Mon, July 22, 2024
12:00 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…
Intermediate ESL
Mon, July 22, 2024
1:30 P.M.
Independence Library
Join us as we read about and talk about a variety of topics, including current events, American cultural issues, English grammar, current American expressions, etc. - all with the goal of improving participants' proficiency in spoken and written English. Each week participants…
Financial Help and Credit Repair Chat
Mon, July 22, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Join Sherry Hoban, Executive Director of the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project (CBAP), for one-on-one financial help. Topics range from debt management to accessing annual credit reports. Bring all your financial questions! The program will meet in Parkway Central's First Floor lobby…
Friends of the Oak Lane Library - Monthly Meeting
Mon, July 22, 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 are welcome. We will meet…
Life at Sea!
Mon, July 22, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Climb aboard as we learn about life on a privateer ship, including what as a sailor you might have eaten, what their job might have been, and how they would have passed the time. Meet some of the Revolution's most famous sailors, like Philadelphian James Forten. Learn how to…
Growing Up Mindfully with CADEKids
Tue, July 23, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
Join us for an eight-week series towards helping youth develop self-regulation, communication, and conflict resolution skills. Kids will have fun with engaging activities, will learn about their important roles in their communities, and discover how to solve issues without violence or…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Tue, July 23, 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, July 23, 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…
Intermediate Practical English
Tue, July 23, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
May 30, 2024 to August 13, 2024, 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Improve your English through this in-person course taught by University of Pennsylvania graduate students. For intermediate learners. This course will strengthen your speaking, listening, and reading skills through navigating various real-life…
Trauma Processing Workshop for Teens (Ages 13-15)
Tue, July 23, 2024
3:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Empowering youth to develop skills to process community violence through storytelling. Workshops will use trauma-informed practices to support youth in building community connections and reducing the cycle of violence. Presented by First Person Arts. Please register here . Tuesdays,…
Trauma Processing Workshop for Teens (Ages 16-18)
Tue, July 23, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Empowering youth to develop skills to process community violence through storytelling. Workshops will use trauma-informed practices to support youth in building community connections and reducing the cycle of violence. Presented by First Person Arts. Please register here . Tuesdays, July 2nd…
Holmesburg Library Book Club
Tue, July 23, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Holmesburg Library
Holmesburg Library Book Club The Holmesburg Library's Book Club usually meets every two weeks on Tuesday night at 5:30PM. Join us for a lively discussion on some great books. For more information on how you can join and what book we are reading, please email Adult/Teen Librarian…
Learn the Basics of Estate Planning
Tue, July 23, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
Do you know how assets are managed and distributed when someone becomes incapacitated or dies in Philadelphia? Learn about the estate planning process from a representative of Philadelphia's Register of Wills. An ASL interpreter is available upon advanced request; please email…
Celebrity Memoir Book Club | Just Kids by Patti Smith
Tue, July 23, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Fumo Family Library
Join us for a new book club at Fumo Library! Each month we will discuss a different celebrity memoir. This program will be held every 4th Tuesday. July 23: Just Kids by Patti Smith August 27: Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith A limited number of books will be available at Fumo Library leading…
English Conversation Group
Tue, July 23, 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 English
Wed, July 24, 2024
11:30 A.M.
Walnut Street West Library
May 29, 2024 to July 31, 2024, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm In this class, you will practice and learn English reading, writing, speaking, and listening with a UPenn graduate student-teacher. The class will be useful and related to your daily life in Philadelphia. Sign up for the interest list…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Wed, July 24, 2024
3:30 P.M.
Charles Santore 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 volunteers Robin and Ted. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
Kids' Summer Book Club
Wed, July 24, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Join us every fourth Tuesday this summer for the One Crazy Summer book club and spend the summer back in time with the Gaither sisters! Each month we'll focus on one of the three books in this award-winning series by Rita Williams-Garcia, which follows Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern…