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Headshots + Resume Review at the BRIC!
Thu, November 17, 2022
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…
Virtual Full Circle Career Workshop: LinkedIn Basics
Thu, November 17, 2022
3:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
In today’s Employment Marketplace, you need to be visible to companies that are hiring and people that can refer you to companies that are hiring – LinkedIn is a great way of accomplishing this. Getting started with LinkedIn can be confusing and intimidating – but it…
Creative Constructing!
Thu, November 17, 2022
3:30 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Come build something with us, with exciting new projects each week! Join us on Thursdays in the Story Hour Room!
IN-PERSON - Neal Gabler | Against The Wind: Edward Kennedy and the Rise of Conservatism, 1976-2009
Mon, November 21, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $16.50 ticket or $45.00 book with ticket
TICKETS Neal Gabler is the author of Catching the Wind: Edward Kennedy and the Liberal Hour , a “rich and insightful” ( The New York Times ) account of the figure known as the most complex of the Kennedys. His other work includes An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented…
Office Hours for Philly Educators
Tue, November 22, 2022
3:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
The Field Teen Center is hosting weekly Zoom office hours for Philadelphia educators. Come to get curriculum support, book recommendations, database help, and any other library questions answered! No registration required - just drop in anytime between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays to chat with…
IN-PERSON - Patti Smith | Songs and Stories
Tue, November 22, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $32.00 book with ticket--in-house simulcast
TICKETS AUDITORIUM SOLD OUT. IN-LIBRARY SIMULCAST/OVERFLOW TICKETS AVAILABLE. Heralded as the “punk poet laureate” for her unique fusion of rock, poetry, and visual arts, Patti Smith won the 2010 National Book Award for Just Kids , “a shockingly beautiful ……
Military History Club
Wed, November 23, 2022
11:00 A.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
Join our monthy discussion group! We are commencing a discussion series centered on military conflicts. This month's discussion will focus on the Israel Palestinian Conflict Part 2: 1948-present. November 23, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. | Heim Center Room 131/132 Central Senior Services | 215-686-5331
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime
Mon, November 28, 2022
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Miss Mary for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces at Shakespeare Park, across the street from the library! Stay for playtime immediately following storytime! Intended for our friends ages 2 and under and their caregivers. Bad weather? We'll have storytime in the auditorium on the ground…
IN-PERSON - David Rubenstein | How to Invest: Masters on the Craft
Mon, November 28, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $16.50 ticket
TICKETS Pine Tree Foundation Endowed Lecture In conversation with Richard Vague David Rubenstein is the co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s most successful private equity firms. The host of The David Rubinstein Show and…
Office Hours for Philly Educators
Tue, November 29, 2022
3:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
The Field Teen Center is hosting weekly Zoom office hours for Philadelphia educators. Come to get curriculum support, book recommendations, database help, and any other library questions answered! No registration required - just drop in anytime between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays to chat with…
Play Palooza!
Tue, November 29, 2022
3:30 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Come have fun with us, and explore new play-based activities each week! Join us on Tuesdays in the Story Hour Room!
New Play Reading Series
Tue, November 29, 2022
6:30 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Dramatists Guild and the Free Library of Philadelphia present four new plays read by professional actors from Philadelphia and surrounding counties. This event is free. Please register to attend here playreadings.eventbrite.com . This event will be held in the Room 108. Ken…
IN-PERSON - Misty Copeland | The Wind at My Back: Resilience, Grace, and Other Gifts from My Mentor, Raven Wilkinson
Tue, November 29, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $16.50 ticket or $38.80 book-with-ticket
TICKETS In conversation with Tamala Edwards, anchor, 6abc Action News morning edition The first African American principal dancer in the history of the elite American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland is one of the world’s most accomplished and recognizable artists. She is the author of the…
The First District of Pennsylvania: The Early Years of Philadelphia Public Schools
Now through Wed, November 30, 2022
9:00 A.M.
Government Publications Department
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Parkway Central Library
The School District of Philadelphia was named the first school district in Pennsylvania, when it was organized by law in 1818. The Controllers of the Public Schools of the First School District of Pennsylvania was established in 1845 to support the care, education and evolution of Philadelphia…
The Writing Instrument: Typewriter Origins
Wed, November 30, 2022
5:30 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join the Literature Department and Philly Typewriter for this 8-part typewriter series. Bryan Kravitz will discuss the multiple times the typewriter tried to find its design and the four men who finally achieved it. Register for this free session on…
Creative Constructing!
Thu, December 1, 2022
3:30 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Come build something with us, with exciting new projects each week! Join us on Thursdays in the Story Hour Room!
IN-PERSON - Tyler Kepner | The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series
Thu, December 1, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
TICKETS The national baseball writer for The New York Times since 2010, Tyler Kepner began his career as a teenager, interviewing players for a homemade magazine that garnered him national attention. His national bestseller K: A History of Baseball in Ten…
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime
Mon, December 5, 2022
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Miss Mary for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces in the auditorium on the ground floor! Stay for playtime immediately following storytime! Intended for our friends ages 2 and under and their caregivers. Read, Baby, Read is a series of programs focused on language and literacy…
Office Hours for Philly Educators
Tue, December 6, 2022
3:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
The Field Teen Center is hosting weekly Zoom office hours for Philadelphia educators. Come to get curriculum support, book recommendations, database help, and any other library questions answered! No registration required - just drop in anytime between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays to chat with…
Play Palooza!
Tue, December 6, 2022
3:30 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Come have fun with us, and explore new play-based activities each week! Join us on Tuesdays in the Story Hour Room!