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Resume Review with Dress For Success
Thu, December 5, 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…
Headshots at the BRIC!
Thu, December 5, 2024
1:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Get a FREE headshot photo taken at the Business Resource and Innovation Center! Headshots are a unique service for entrepreneurs, nonprofit professionals, job seekers, and more. Use your photo to enhance your professional portfolio and make your LinkedIn profile stand out among the…
Saving Your Future: Basic Principles for Building a Solid Financial Foundation
Thu, December 5, 2024
1:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for an empowering workshop, "Saving Your Future: Basic Principles for Building a Solid Financial Foundation," where you'll learn essential strategies to take control of your finances and set yourself up for long-term success. In this workshop, you’ll discover: The…
Leveraging AI for Job Search Success: Virtual Full Circle Career Workshop
Thu, December 5, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Join our dynamic and interactive workshop designed to harness the power of AI in elevating your job search strategy. Learn how to comfortably use AI tools to craft tailored resumes, compelling cover letters, and standout LinkedIn profiles. This hands-on session offers practical, real-world…
Build Club
Thu, December 5, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for Build Club! Explore different types of toddler-friendly construction toys including MagnaTiles, Duplos, Blocks, and more. Open to all ages.
Treasures from the Literature Vault
Thu, December 5, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Do you love old books? Then join us for Treasures from the Vault– a casual, hands-on book club program spotlighting items from the Literature vault! The vault, home to our closed reference collections, is a treasure trove of hundreds of fascinating pieces of literary history. This program…
Sew What?! Evening Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, December 5, 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…
Sew What?! Evening Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, December 5, 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…
Hybrid Event - PMC Shares: Judicial Ethics and Discipline in PA
Thu, December 5, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Learn about Pennsylvania's judicial ethics requirements, including recusal and disciplinary processes. Pennsylvania has a Judicial Code of Conduct, a Judicial Conduct Board, and a Judicial Ethics Advisory Board. This program will discuss what they each do, and what you can do if you have a…
The Intertextual Self: New Approaches to the Memoir
Thu, December 5, 2024
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Pay What You Wish
The Author Events Series presents The Intertextual Self: New Approaches to the Memoir REGISTER Memoirists most often focus on the authenticity of their own voice and experience, and how best to render on the page the intersection of memory and current insight. This traditional approach creates…
Preschool Storytime
Fri, December 6, 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.
Rare Books Roadshow
Fri, December 6, 2024
11:00 A.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
Rare Books Roadshow
Fri, December 6, 2024
11:00 A.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
Rare Books Roadshow
Fri, December 6, 2024
11:00 A.M.
Theatre Collection
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
Scripting The Movies: The Mankiewicz Brothers in Hollywood
Fri, December 6, 2024
11:00 A.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
American films of the 1930s and '40s have a witty, sarcastic and literary feel to them that have never been equaled. The reason for this have largely to do with the influence of two men, who happened to be brothers, Herman and Joseph Mankiewicz. Herman (1897-1953), co-wrote Citizen…
Chair Yoga
Fri, December 6, 2024
1:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for a 1-hour gentle yoga practice that uses a chair for seating and balance. Taught by Janet McAllister Faulls, a registered yoga teacher with over 13 years of experience in Philadelphia. All ages and abilities welcome. Please dress comfortably! Class will be held in Room…
Crochet Club
Fri, December 6, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Are you interested in crochet? Learn how to crochet or practice your skills with Mady and other children and teens. All supplies will be provided. This event will take place in the public area of The Central Children's Departmen
Book Paper Scissors
Sat, December 7, 2024
10:00 A.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Book Paper Scissors is an artists’ book fair, free and open to the public. 2024 marks the 15th year of the fair held at the library in collaboration with the Philadelphia Center for the Book . This festive event features artists’ books, handmade paper, prints, zines,…
Exhibition Tour: Telling Tales: From Oral Tradition to Art
Sat, December 7, 2024
11:00 A.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Join us Saturday, December 7 at 11 AM for a tour of the latest exhibition from the Free Library's Special Collections Division: Telling Tales: From Oral Tradition to Ar t . Meet on the Second Floor of Parkway Central Library in West Gallery 2. All ages can enjoy the…
Novels In Progress - Thorns & Roses: A Stem by Lauren Holguin and STOPPING by Nikki Volpicelli
Sat, December 7, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Molly's Bookstore presents Novels in Progress Series. Thorns & Roses: A Stem by Lauren Holguin Poet and burnt out elementary teacher Lola is devastated by the death of her beloved Abuela. Rushing from Philly to the Los Angeles she worked to get away from, Lola misses her opportunity…