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Philly Young Playwrights Present: Visual Playwriting for Teens
Wed, November 20, 2024
3:30 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
Join the Field Teen Center and Philly Young Playwrights for a free Visual Playwriting workshop, perfect for theater kids, comics artists, animators, and writers. Learn how to bring your stories to life with both words and art. All supplies included. Location : Field Teen Center, Ground…
Read to a Therapy Dog!
Wed, November 20, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Independent readers and children who are learning to read are invited to practice their reading skills with a certified therapy dog from Comfort Caring Canines. Yes, you can pet them, too! Dogs will be accompanied by their handler during this program & each child will be assigned…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Wed, November 20, 2024
6:00 P.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 Natalia. The group will meet in HEIM 131/132 on the first floor.…
Bill Clinton | Citizen: My Life After the White House
Wed, November 20, 2024
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $55.00
The Author Events Series presents Bill Clinton | Citizen: My Life After the White House REGISTER A powerful, candid, and richly detailed memoir from an American icon, revealing what life looks like after the presidency: triumphs, tribulations, and all. On January 20, 2001, after nearly thirty…
Optimizing Social Security
Thu, November 21, 2024
1:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
You're invited to our upcoming workshop, "Optimizing Social Security," designed to help you maximize your Social Security benefits and make informed decisions for your financial future. In this workshop, you’ll learn: The best strategies for claiming Social Security benefits…
Headshots at the BRIC!
Thu, November 21, 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…
Resume Writing Advanced: Virtual Full Circle Career Workshop
Thu, November 21, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Do you have a resume that needs upgrading? This workshop will teach you the best way to use your resume, how to customize your resume for specific jobs, and how to improve and enhance your resume content. To join, please register here . Zoom meeting information will be emailed upon registration.…
Teen Advisory Board Meeting
Thu, November 21, 2024
3:30 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
Calling all teens! Are you interested in making your voice heard at the Field Teen Center? Youth ages 12-18 are welcome to join our new Teen Advisory Board. Snacks will be provided! Teen Advisory Board members will attend monthly meetings and work with Teen Center librarians to plan and…
VIRTUAL Office Hours: Penn Law Intellectual Property Clinic
Thu, November 21, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Have a question to ask a legal professional about patents, trademarks, copyrights or trade secrets? Entrepreneurs, nonprofit directors, artists and inventors: you can reserve an appointment to attend free consultations with the University of Pennsylvania Law School…
Build Club
Thu, November 21, 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.
Sew What?! Evening Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, November 21, 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, November 21, 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 21, 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…
Sustainability: Part 1 Selected Themes of Sustainability in Architecture and Design
Thu, November 21, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Join us at 5:30 pm. for a presentation on a selection of themes in architecture and design, which reflect and anticipate the expanding notion of sustainability both environmentally and culturally. Q&A with the audience will follow the presentation. Afterwards, at 7:00 pm., we'll…
Comix Club
Thu, November 21, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
We gather in the Art Department , on Parkway Central Library's 2nd floor from 5:30-7:30 p.m. to read, talk and draw comics.If you're new to the club: simply stop by and bring your comics project to work on or just hang out and read comics from the Philadelphia…
Sustainability: Part 2 Sustainable Food
Thu, November 21, 2024
7:00 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
Sustainability Part 2 is at 7:00 pm. in the Culinary Literary Center where Jonathan Deutsch will do a talk, demonstration, and tasting of upcycled food. Speaker: Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, CHE, CRC, is professor in the Departments of Food and Hospitality Management and Nutrition Sciences at…
Colin Hamilton | The Discarded
Thu, November 21, 2024
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $25.00
The Author Events Series presents Colin Hamilton | The Discarded REGISTER A dazzling array of metafictions, Colin Hamilton’s The Discarded focuses on the lonely work of a solitary librarian assigned to the discard room. This hidden basement space is piled high with books purged from the…
Preschool Storytime
Fri, November 22, 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. ASL interpreted.
Chair Yoga
Fri, November 22, 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…
Teen Video Games
Fri, November 22, 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…