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Incense Making Workshop
Sat, May 11, 2019 2:00 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Urbanstead will teach you how to transform your herbs into incense for your home. Participants will learn how to turn all natural ingredients and oils into hand-rolled cone and hand dipped stick incense.
Adult Young Adult Other Great Programs Environment & Nature
Hands-on History at The Free Library, Parkway Central
Sat, May 11, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at
Parkway Central Library
In coordination with Tempesta di Mare GREAT BOOKS Classic Tales for Orchestra , Hands-on History explores literary masterpieces in Western literature that have inspired outstanding musical compositions. A selection of books and musical compositions will be shared, and on…
Adult Young Adult Senior Family Programs Speakers and Lectures Workshops and Enrichment Literature Music Philadelphia Special Collections children's literature Hands-On History
Movement Mondays
Mon, May 13, 2019 4:30 P.M.
Fumo Family Library
Join us for some exercise and fun activities. LEAP (Literacy Enrichment Afterschool Program) homework help and literacy activities offered for grades K-12 while school is in session.
Young Adult School Age LEAP
Pop-Up Cooking Classes with the Mobile Cooking Teachers
Mon, May 13, 2019 5:30 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Stop by once a month for Ree & Kei’s Pop-up Mobile Cooking classes. Bringing the fun back into the kitchen! Lessons include: knife skills, team building, cooking and baking principles, food safety, healthy choices, and how to cook with less sugar and salt. You will enjoy a…
Adult Young Adult Health Programs Culinary Literacy Cooking & Nutrition Health
Navigating Retirement Part 2
Mon, May 13, 2019 5:30 P.M.
Wynnefield Library
How much money do you need for retirement? When should you begin to collect Social Security? What investments are safe? What is my tax liability? How do I pay for medical expenses? All these questions will be addressed in this important 2-part session. Workshops Series made possible by Senator…
Adult Young Adult Senior Discussion and Participation Workshops and Enrichment Personal Finance & Investing
Make and Take: Hand Salve Workshop
Mon, May 13, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Whitman Library
In this workshop you will learn how to make your own moisturizing salve at home using all natural ingredients like shea butter and beeswax as well as easy to grow at home herbs! You will leave with a salve sample made in the group as a class and the knowledge to make your own salves! This…
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Kids Can Cook
Tue, May 14, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Healthy Cooking class for school-aged children, taught by serv-safe certified cooking instructor Keisha Prosser. Learn about food safety, prepare a full meal, and then help eat what you’ve created! For additional information, please call the librarian at 215-685-1899.
Young Adult School Age Discussion and Participation Culinary Literacy Cooking & Nutrition Health
Crafternoon
Tue, May 14, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
Join is for a short story and craft activity suitable for all skill levels. Ages 7 and up. Programs subject to change. Daycare groups and schools must call ahead to schedule an appointment.
Young Adult School Age Arts and Crafts Programs Crafts & Hobbies arts & crafts
Literacy Tuesdays
Tue, May 14, 2019 4:30 P.M.
Fumo Family Library
Join Ms. Abigail for story-telling, letter-writing, poem-crunching, and crafty fun with words. LEAP (Literacy Enrichment Afterschool Program) homework help and literacy activities offered for grades K-12 while school is in session.
Young Adult School Age LEAP Literacy
Whitman at 200: A Tea Party with Pastry Chef Nick Malgieri
Tue, May 14, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center at
Parkway Central Library
Celebrate Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday with Pastry Chef Nick Malgieri. We will be enjoying three baked treats from the 19th century and with a tea party fit to celebrate Walt Whitman, America’s “poet of democracy.” This program is presented in partnership with the…
Adult Young Adult Senior Workshops and Enrichment Culinary Literacy
Jon McGoran Book Launch - Splintered
Tue, May 14, 2019 6:30 P.M.
Philbrick Hall at
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
SKYLINE ROOM- 4th Floor The chimeras are back! The Free Library of Philadelphia presents the launch party for Jon McGoran’s ninth book, Splintered, the sequel to his acclaimed young adult science fiction thriller Spliced. Splintered further explores the near-future world of Spliced,…
Adult Young Adult Author Events Teens Science Fiction
Lankenau Live Healthy Series: Choose to be Fit
Wed, May 15, 2019 2:30 P.M.
Wynnefield Library
Educators from Lankenau Medical Center will lead a workshop on health and wellness.
Young Adult School Age Health Programs Health & Fitness
STEAM Wednesdays
Wed, May 15, 2019 4:30 P.M.
Fumo Family Library
Join us for a new experiment or fun game that challenges your mind! LEAP (Literacy Enrichment Afterschool Program) homework help and literacy activities offered for grades K-12 while school is in session.
Young Adult School Age LEAP Games and Gaming Science
Primary Challenges: Housing Equity Discussion
Wed, May 15, 2019 4:30 P.M.
McPherson Square Library
In advance of the May 21 mayoral and city council primary elections, explore issues that impact Philadelphia’s neighborhoods through panel discussions and community conversations with policy-makers, candidates, civic groups and self-advocates. How can Philadelphia ensure equitable…
Adult Young Adult Senior Community Events Discussion and Participation Politics
But What of Black Women? An Evening of Tea and Letters
Wed, May 15, 2019 6:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
"But what of black women?... I most sincerely doubt if any other race of women could have brought its fineness up through so devilish a fire." -- W.E.B. Du Bois African American Women of the 19th and early 20th centuries would have enjoyed tea at social events, as well as…
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Yoga
Wed, May 15, 2019 6:30 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Wipe away the stress of the week and get your body and mind ready for a relaxing weekend. Decompress, unwind, and relax and start your weekend off the right way. Brittany from Roots2Rise will be our instructor.
Adult Young Adult Health Programs Body, Mind & Spirit Yoga
Tommy Orange | There There: A Novel with Rachel Kushner | The Mars Room
Wed, May 15, 2019 7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
“Masterful. . . . A devastating debut novel” ( The Washington Post ), Tommy Orange ’s There There has been lauded as a new American treasure by some of the country’s greatest writers and esteemed publications. A New York Times bestseller and one of its 10 Best Books of…
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S.A.G.A. CLUB
Thu, May 16, 2019 3:30 P.M.
Teen Center at
Parkway Central Library
S.A.G.A, short for Sexuality and Gender Acceptance, is the new Youth G.S.A. (Gay Straight Alliance) located at the Field Teen Center at the Parkway Central Library. Please invite any friends that would be interested supporting Queer communities! Program for teens ages 12-18. Snacks will be…
Young Adult Discussion and Participation LGBTQ Teens
Friends of the Wynnefield Library Book and Bake Sale
Thu, May 16, 2019 3:30 P.M.
Wynnefield Library
Support our library and purchase baked goods and donated books at this worthy event sponsored by the Friends of Wynnefield Library
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