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English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Tue, January 14, 2025
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, January 14, 2025
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…
Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) Information Table
Tue, January 14, 2025
2:30 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library
Please stop by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) information table to pick up free COVID-19 test kits, masks, and updated information on keeping healthy this fall and winter. PDPH outreach staff will be on hand to answer questions and provide resources, from 2:30 until 4:30…
Philadelphia Department of Health and Intellectual Disabilities (DBHIDS) Information Table
Tue, January 14, 2025
2:30 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library
Please stop by the Philadelphia Department of Health and Intellectual Disabilities (DBHIDS) information table to learn about the valuable mental wellnes resources the city can provide. From 2:30 until 4:30 p.m.
Intermediate English Classes
Tue, January 14, 2025
3:45 P.M.
Bustleton Library
Bustleton Library will host two intermediate English Classes on Mondays and Tuesdays from 3:45 to 5:45. These classes are free, but registration is required. This program is made possible through support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Miriam Spector Endowment for…
Chess Club for Adults
Tue, January 14, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Chess Club for Adults Join us on Tuesdays in the Humanities Department on the 2nd floor for an evening of chess from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, with exceptions to holidays and early closures. Use one of our sets or bring your own. Participants should have basic knowledge of…
Free Library Chess Club
Tue, January 14, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Are you looking for a place to play chess, or are you interested in learning how to play? Join us on Tuesdays from 4:00-7:00 pm in the Heim Center on the First Floor. We have 20 chess sets and a limited amount of clocks available for use, or feel free to bring your own. RSVP at Facebook…
Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder...
Tue, January 14, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
If you love mysteries and thrillers, join us for our recently formed book club! As a genre, mysteries span countries, cultures, and historic periods, varying in tone, pace, and characterization. From the hardboiled to the cozy, from the plodding of a procedural to the twisty legal…
James Baldwin Reading Group
Tue, January 14, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
"The People of Philadelphia Read James Baldwin" is a citywide series of book clubs at several locations across Philadelphia. Facilitated by the Saturday Free School as part of their "Year of James Baldwin." Tuesdays at 4:30pm at the Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional…
Chess Club
Tue, January 14, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
The Lovett Chess Club has been in existence for nearly a decade! Intermediate players of all ages are welcome. This is a cross-generational group that plays based on ability, not age. Come play with us! We'll be meeting in the Quiet Room. Most Tuesdays, from 5:00 -…
Inventing to Win® with Award-Winning Inventor Andrea Rose
Tue, January 14, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Zoom
Start the new year off right and start down the road to turn your idea into income! Are you an inventor or entrepreneur who wants to take their "Idea to Industry™" and would like to learn from an expert? Once again we are proud to be hosting Inventing to…
Falls Writing Group
Tue, January 14, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
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 all genres and skill levels. Meets most…
Bridging Blocks: “The Invisible Unhoused”
Tue, January 14, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
This event will be held in Parkway Central's Skyline Room - please take the gold lobby elevators to the 4th Floor. A January 2024 point-in-time study found that more than 5,000 Philadelphians were dealing with homelessness. That’s a 10% increase from a comparable period the…
Community Exercise
Tue, January 14, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Greater Olney Library
Improve your physical health, mental well-being, and emotional balance, while also practicing meditation to promote relaxation, flexibility, strength, and mindfulness! For all ages and skill levels. Presented by the Caribbean Community in Philadelphia.
English Conversation Group
Tue, January 14, 2025
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…
Tuesday night yoga
Tue, January 14, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Whitman Library
Join us for a free weekly yoga class taught by Anne-Marie Mulgrew, All levels welcome! Bring your own mat or use one of ours. Cleaning wipes for mats are also available. No need to register, just show up! This weekly class series will begin on October 1, 2024 and end on June 24, 2025.
The Phillypino Oral History Project: Exhibition
Now through Tue, January 14, 2025
8:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
The Phillypino Oral History Project is an intergenerational, community-based oral history and photography project capturing the rich narratives of Filipino immigrants who arrived in Philadelphia, particularly in the 1980’s, after the collapse of martial law imposed by dictator Ferdinand…
Do You Need an English Class?
Wed, January 15, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
English as a Second Language (ESL) classes will be offered by Community College of Philadelphia at various libraries throughout our city. Testing for ESL levels 1 - 4 will take place in-person here at Coleman Regional Library on January 15 and 17, at 10:00 a.m. Registration is…
Chair Yoga with Yoga4Philly
Wed, January 15, 2025
10:10 A.M.
Bustleton Library
Bustleton Library will be offering a Chair Yoga series on Wednesdays at 10:10. Chair Yoga will be presented by Yoga4Philly. No registration required. This program is sponsored by the Friends of Bustleton Library.
Walking Wednesdays
Wed, January 15, 2025
10:15 A.M.
Whitman Library
Put on your walking shoes as you join us every Wednesday for Walking Group. We meet at Whitman Library, walk up to Washington Ave and walk back to Whitman Library. No need to be a speed walker, this group is a walk at your own pace, low-pressure walking program.