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Video Games
Fri, June 3, 2022
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 Friday! We play a variety of XBox, Playstation, and Nintendo Games, as well as Steam programs like Jackbox Games. New players and experienced pros welcome. Programs at the Field Teen Center are open to individuals ages 12 to 18.…
Getting to Know Me: Ayesha
Fri, June 3, 2022
3:00 P.M.
Frankford Library
Ayesha is a fictional character who is Muslim. She was born and raised in West Philadelphia, and has selected a number of objects that reflect her life, culture and heritage, which she would like to share with you. Shahadah Abdul-Rashid, program creator, will…
Produce Palette: an art and agriculture workshop
Fri, June 3, 2022
5:30 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
The Free Library of Philadelphia's Culinary Literacy Center and Art Department welcome you to a free, community class that will enhance both your culinary palate and your artistic palette! We will gather to draw or paint a still life of interesting fruits, to develop artistic skills,…
Produce Palette: an art and agriculture workshop
Fri, June 3, 2022
5:30 P.M.
Art Department
at
Parkway Central Library
The Free Library of Philadelphia's Culinary Literacy Center and Art Department welcome you to a free, community class that will enhance both your culinary palate and your artistic palette! We will gather to draw or paint a still life of interesting fruits, to develop artistic skills,…
Walls for Justice Planning Meeting/Summer Reading Kickoff Concert with the Foxy Doxies!
Sat, June 4, 2022
11:00 A.M.
Queen Memorial Library
The Queen Memorial Library is hosting a mural planning event with Walls For Justice, a local social justice & art organization, and YOU, to help design the new murals that will live on the outside of the library. All community members are welcome to visit and help design the new outer…
Summer Reading Kickoff Celebration
Sat, June 4, 2022
11:00 A.M.
Whitman Library
Stop by for book giveaways, art, health & music activities, and more free fun for the whole family! This event will take place outside in Whitman Library’s backyard, and the rain date is Saturday, June 11. Sponsored by Children First & The Friends of Whitman Library. This program…
Elders in the Garden: Roots, Routes, and Nurturing Community Futures
Sun, June 5, 2022
2:00 P.M.
The Paul Robeson House & Museum | 4951 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
In this outdoor event centered around the new installation of a storied garden at the Paul Robeson House & Museum, join our intergenerational gathering and ceremony honoring the narratives, wisdom, and sacred intention that sustains the "wild and delicate beauty" of neighborhood…
Independence Library Gittings Reading Contest
Mon, June 6, 2022
2:00 P.M.
Independence Library
From June 1- June 30 Borrow books from the Barbara Gittings Collection . Entries accepted in person at branch or online. Complete a contest entry form at the Independence branch or https://forms.gle/SgP2UEYKjEvZ5cCL9 and you will be entered to win prizes! Prizes are from local…
Pride Take and Make Kit
Mon, June 6, 2022
3:00 P.M.
Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library
Come to Rodriguez Library to pick up a pride-themed take and make during the month of June! Available during open hours while supplies last.
Art and Illustration Class
Mon, June 6, 2022
3:30 P.M.
Kingsessing Library
The Kingsessing Library will host a free Art and Illustration class led by artist, Martha O’Connell. Participants will play with art materials and learn techniques in drawing, collage, and printmaking in a relaxed and generative space. Please RSVP to RemsenB@freelibrary.org.
Virtual Spanish Conversation Group/Grupo de conversación en español de forma virtual
Mon, June 6, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Kensington Library
Has your Spanish gotten rusty? Do you have nagging questions about grammar and vocabulary? Or do you simply miss using your Spanish? Gather virtually with others to practice conversing in Spanish (lower to intermediate level), pick up new vocabulary, and connect with other Spanish…
Art on the Road
Mon, June 6, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Greater Olney Library
Join us for a fun and exciting art program! Professional Artists Mr. Abdul Karim and Mr. Ali Salman engage budding artists as they work together to create a one of a kind collaborative, community-created art piece. The art piece is inspired by a…
W. E. B. Du Bois Reading Group
Mon, June 6, 2022
6:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West
Starting May 9th, 2022 until June 20th 2022 Mondays at 6:00pm until 7:30pm Meeting VIRTUALLY over Zoom, hosted by the Walnut Street West Branch Our W. E. B. Du Bois Reading Group is continuing on to the next book in Du Bois’s Black Flame Trilogy. The Black Flame Trilogy is a trilogy…
Teen Job Fair
Tue, June 7, 2022
2:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Are you looking for a job? Representatives from organizations and businesses will be on hand to talk to you. This is a collaboration between the library and PA Careerlink@Northwest. The job fair will take place outside the libary and will run from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.…
Independence Library Gittings Reading Contest
Tue, June 7, 2022
2:00 P.M.
Independence Library
From June 1- June 30 Borrow books from the Barbara Gittings Collection . Entries accepted in person at branch or online. Complete a contest entry form at the Independence branch or https://forms.gle/SgP2UEYKjEvZ5cCL9 and you will be entered to win prizes! Prizes are from local…
Art on the Road
Tue, June 7, 2022
3:30 P.M.
Whitman Library
Join us for a fun and exciting art program! Professional Artists Mr. Abdul Karim and Mr. Ali Salman engage budding artists as they work together to create a one of a kind collaborative, community-created art piece. The art piece is inspired by a…
Zine Workshop for Teens
Tue, June 7, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library
Who are you? Tell the world in a zine, a classic DIY magazine meant to be shared! Using this year’s One Book, One Philadelphia selection as inspiration, teens are invited to explore aspects of their own identities as they learn to make a classic 8-page minizine. All…
Our Names and Their Meanings: Collage Workshop
Tue, June 7, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Haddington Library
In this workshop for children of all ages and caregivers, we'll read the One Book, One Philadelphia 2022 children's book, Alma and How She Got Her Name, and celebrate the stories and meanings of our own names with a collage activity. Sign up for this free event here. …
Mad Science Show Summer Reading Kickoff
Tue, June 7, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Richmond Library
Sign up for Summer Reading and watch a spectacular science show full of foggy dry ice storms, mind boggling vanishing paper, sizzling, shivering scissors, and special bubbly showers!
One Book 20th Anniversary Quilt Celebration
Tue, June 7, 2022
5:00 P.M.
Wynnefield Library
The One Book, One Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Quilt Celebration is a culmination of the creative and ingenious work of Ms. Frances Conwell, co-founder of Sisters Interacting through Stitches, in collaboration with the Wynnefield Library, community members, and partners…