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Music and Movement Storytime
Sat, January 4, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes and movement that celebrates all things music! For ages 7 and under and their caregivers.
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Sat, January 4, 2025
11:00 A.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 Gail. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Sat, January 4, 2025
2:30 P.M.
South Philadelphia 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 Christine. Questions? Email AdultLearning@freelibrary.org or call…
Telling Tales: From Oral Tradition to Art
Now through Sat, January 4, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Storytelling has shaped cultures and captivated imaginations throughout history. Whether teaching moral lessons or celebrating epic heroes, each tale reflects our values, fears, and dreams. Stories reflect the context—past or present—in which they are created, told, and retold.…
Telling Tales: From Oral Tradition to Art
Now through Sat, January 4, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Storytelling has shaped cultures and captivated imaginations throughout history. Whether teaching moral lessons or celebrating epic heroes, each tale reflects our values, fears, and dreams. Stories reflect the context—past or present—in which they are created, told, and retold.…
Telling Tales: From Oral Tradition to Art
Now through Sat, January 4, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Storytelling has shaped cultures and captivated imaginations throughout history. Whether teaching moral lessons or celebrating epic heroes, each tale reflects our values, fears, and dreams. Stories reflect the context—past or present—in which they are created, told, and retold.…
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, January 6, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Miss Mary for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces! Stay for playtime immediately following storytime! Intended for our friends ages 2 and under and their caregivers. Cooler weather? We'll have storytime in the auditorium on the ground floor! Warmer weather? We'll be…
Intermediate ESL
Mon, January 6, 2025
1:30 P.M.
Independence Library
Join us as we read about and talk about a variety of topics, including current events, American cultural issues, English grammar, current American expressions, etc. - all with the goal of improving participants' proficiency in spoken and written English. Each week participants…
Philadelphia Department of Public Health Resource Table
Mon, January 6, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Fumo Family Library
Speak with a representative from Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health! Resources will be available as well as free COVID tests, pads, condoms, and other health-related supplies.
Claymobile at the Library
Mon, January 6, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Logan Library
The Claymobile is a pop-up ceramics studio. Participants will learn skills from professional teaching artists using clay to nurture imagination, critical thinking and persistence. All materials will be provided and space may be limited. Clay can be messy, please dress appropriately. …
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Tue, January 7, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
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 Margie. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
Baby and Toddler Playtime!
Tue, January 7, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Play, talk, sing and explore books and toys while listening to music and gaining social, emotional, fine and gross motor skills. This program is intended for babies and toddlers along with parents, grandparents or caregivers. We will be meeting in the Storyhour Room.
Adult Basic Literacy Classes
Tue, January 7, 2025
1:30 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Do you know an adult who wants to learn to read or write? We are offering FREE basic literacy course for adults to help them improve their basic skills. For more information, call 215-686-8664 or email adultlearning@freelibrary.org. Please note this class will be taking place in the upstairs…
Sew What?! Afternoon Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Wed, January 8, 2025
2:00 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, Wednesdays from 2-4:30 pm in the…
Sew What?! Afternoon Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Wed, January 8, 2025
2:00 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, Wednesdays from 2-4:30 pm in the…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Wed, January 8, 2025
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.…
Military History Club: The Civil War - Background
Thu, January 9, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Newspapers and Microfilm Center
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Parkway Central Library
Join our monthly discussion group! For 2025, we'e covering the United States Civil War to align with the 160th anniversary of the war's end. This month's discussion will provide background on the lead up to the Civil War. The group meets from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM in the Heim Center,…
Animal Tales with the Philadelphia Zoo
Thu, January 9, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
Each month, Charles L. Durham Library will be hosting the Philadelphia Zoo! Come listen to a story read by the librarian. Then, meet an animal from the story and discover and learn more about the animal with knowledgeable educators of the Philadelphia Zoo.
Digital SAT Pre-Proctored Exam
Thu, January 9, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
College and test prep workshops return to the Free Library for the 2024-2025 school year, hosted by Field Teen Center in partnership with The Alexander Advantage . This free series is for high school students up to age 18. This in-person workshop will provide the…
Sew What?! Evening Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, January 9, 2025
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…