Events: Calendar of Events

Many in-person programs are cancelled or postponed. Check out our virtual programming , which you can watch or join in from home.

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Virtual-Crafty Kids

Tue, July 6, 2021 10:00 A.M.
Greater Olney Library

Virtual Crafty Kids What will we make today? Grab your construction paper, glue, markers, and pencil! Join us on Olney Library's Facebook and Instagram accounts by 10 am to see instructions and an example of a craft you can create at home. Post your…

School Age

Virtual Storytime with Penny the Bunny

Tue, July 6, 2021 10:00 A.M.
Katharine Drexel Library

Virtual Storytime: Enjoy stories and songs with Penny the Bunny and Miss Carole in our pre-recorded storytime posted on select Tuesday mornings at 10:00! Find us on the Katharine Drexel Branch Library Facebook page.

Preschool

Storytimes

VIRTUAL Story Club!

Tue, July 6, 2021 10:00 A.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

How many ways can you tell a story? Check in with Ms. Scout for a weekly story prompt and then write, draw, tell, sing, dance, or build your response! Instagram: @freelibraryccd Facebook: ParkwayCentralChildrens Twitter: @ParkwayCCD

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Parkway Pals Storytime at Sister Cities Park

Tue, July 6, 2021 10:30 A.M.
Sister Cities Park

Friends 12 and under are welcome to join Miss Mary at Parkway Pals in Sister Cities Park for storytime and a to-go craft (while supplies last)! Enjoy stories, songs, and fun! This program is in collaboration with Center City Districts. Weather permitting so please check social media day-of…

Storytimes

Storytime in the Garden

Tue, July 6, 2021 10:30 A.M.
Tacony Library

Preschool Storytime Join Ms. Suzin for stories and activities for ages 3-5 with an adult caregiver in the library garden. Please call Tacony Library at 215-685-8755 to register. City of Philadelphia COVID-19 compliance rules will be followed.

Preschool

Storytimes

Student Meal Distribution

Tue, July 6, 2021 12:00 P.M.
Greater Olney Library

Student Meal Distribution, 12 to 2 pm Visit Olney Library to pick up FREE a seven meal kit, complete with breakfast and lunch, juices and milk! One box per child. First come, first served. Graciously provided by the Nutritional Development Services of the…

Clay, Play, Read!

Tue, July 6, 2021 2:00 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library

Don't miss this six-week clay and early literacy program for children ages 3-8 and their families! This is a hybrid program: every other week the program will be held outdoors and in person; the remainder sessions will be held on Zoom. Participating families will receive art kits,…

Take and Make Crafts

Tue, July 6, 2021 3:30 P.M.
Fox Chase Library

Join us every 2 weeks for a new "Take and Make" Craft! Watch us complete it on our Facebook page and follow along with your own craft kit that you can pick up in the Library! For school age children. July 6-July 16 - Planting seeds - start something beautiful and see what grows …

School Age

Virtual-Would You Rather

Wed, July 7, 2021 10:00 A.M.
Greater Olney Library

Virtual Would you Rather Wednesdays? Play the popular game with us on social media with your family at home or comment with your answers! Questions will be added to Olney Library's Facebook and Instagram accounts by 10 am.

In-Person Music and Movement with Ms Naomi!

Wed, July 7, 2021 10:30 A.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Join Ms Naomi Wednesdays at 10:30 am at Shakespeare Park (across the street from the library on Vine St) for Music and Movement! Enjoy songs, dance, and fun explorations of rhythm and movement! This program is intended for our friends ages 6 and under and their caregivers. As per City of…

Family Programs

Storytimes

[Outdoors] Summer Reading 2021 Giveaways

Wed, July 7, 2021 11:00 A.M.
Whitman Library

Stay busy this summer! Whitman Library staff will be tabling in the back patio area with new & free books (for adults, teens, and children) and summer reading activity packets (for teens and children.) Enter through the 2nd St. gate to find us. Wednesdays 11 am-2 pm

Family Programs

Read, Baby, Read! Storytimes for Babies and Toddlers

Wed, July 7, 2021 11:00 A.M.
https://www.instagram.com/read.baby.read/

Read! Sing! Play! Help your child learn through stories and songs. All programs are for children ages birth through 24 months and their caregivers. Expecting parents and siblings welcome. This program will appear on Read, Baby, Read's Instagram: @read.baby.read Read,…

Toddler
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[Outdoors] 1776 to Now!

Wed, July 7, 2021 11:00 A.M.
Independence Library

Explore what Philadelphia was like in 1776! Join Miss Margaret B. and Miss Margaret D. to learn about how the city looked to our founding fathers. Kids 6-12 and their caregivers are welcome to meet us in front of the Independence Branch for stories and crafts. This program is possible…

School Age

Family Programs

Outdoor Event

Summer Reading Outside

Wed, July 7, 2021 2:00 P.M.
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library

Join us outside at our Summer Reading table! Sign up for Summer Reading and get your swag bag with supplies, ideas, prizes and more, or stop by to grab a snack, share your progress, grab a free book and enter our end of summer raffles! Wednesdays and Fridays between 2:00 p.m. and…

Family Programs

Summer Reading

Clay, Play, Read!

Wed, July 7, 2021 4:00 P.M.
Kensington Library

Virtual-Crafty Kids

Thu, July 8, 2021 10:00 A.M.
Greater Olney Library

School Age

Talk + Walk

Thu, July 8, 2021 10:00 A.M.
Lillian Marrero Library

Weather permitting let’s talk + walk the community of Fairhill! Family friendly

Health and Wellness

Outdoor Storytime

Thu, July 8, 2021 10:30 A.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library

Join your children's librarians for outdoor storytime in Vernon Park. We'll read, sing, dance and play... just like old times! This program is best for ages 3 - 6, and older and younger siblings are welcome to join the fun! Children can also sign up for summer reading, or…

Preschool

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Read Baby Read! Virtual Baby Storytime

Thu, July 8, 2021 10:30 A.M.
Lillian Marrero Library

Books, songs, and rhymes for infants and toddlers. Read, Baby, Read is a series of programs focused on language and literacy development for babies and toddlers (*0-24 months) and their caregivers. Posted Thursdays at 10:30am. FB @ LillianMarreroBranch IG @ LillianMarreroLibrary…

Toddler
Baby

Family Programs

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Storytime Fun in Shakespeare Park!

Thu, July 8, 2021 10:30 A.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers are invited to join us in Shakespeare Park every Thursday during Summer of Wonder at 10:30 a.m. for a fun & exciting in-person, socially distanced Storytime activity with a Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central Children's Department…

Preschool

Family Programs

Storytimes