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Languages of Philadelphia: Japanese | 日本語ファミリーストーリータイム
Wed, December 10, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Bilingual Japanese Family Storytime Have you ever wanted to learn another language? Join us at Parkway Central Library in the Children's Department for a special Japanese storytime! Part of our Languages of Philadelphia storytime series, this storytime is intended for children aged 6 and…
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Virtual: Advanced SimplyAnalytics Training
Wed, December 10, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Register to take your SimplyAnalytics skills to the next level in this advanced training session. Dive deeper into the platform's powerful features, including custom locations, advanced data filters, and business queries, to conduct more precise and sophisticated analyses. This course…
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Sew What?! Afternoon Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Wed, December 10, 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! Our staff of library workers can help you learn to use a…
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Gianna Scipione Author Visit with Teddy, the Therapy Dog
Wed, December 10, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Meet the author of Brave Buddy's Big Mission and get to meet Teddy, a therapy dog. Gianna Scipione writes stories that wag their tails straight into your heart. Inspired by the real-life facility dog at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Brave Buddy's Big Mission is…
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DIY Discs: Cut Your Own Vinyl Record workshop
Wed, December 10, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Music Department
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Parkway Central Library
We've been having a lot of fun listening to records at Library Mixtape. Have you ever wanted to try making your own? This is the 3rd in a series of 12 workshops in partnership with Consonant Collective . We will be meeting approximately once a month through August 2026 to make records…
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Virtual - PMC Shares Workshop: Veterans Court
Wed, December 10, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Many PA counties have various problem-solving courts, such as Veterans Court, which is focused on serving Veterans who may be struggling with addiction/substance abuse issues, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, other serious mental health issues, homlessness, reintegration,…
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English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Thu, December 11, 2025
10:00 A.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 Elizabeth. The group will meet in BRIC 60 on the ground floor. …
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Sew What?! Evening Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, December 11, 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! Our staff of library workers can help you learn to use a…
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Classic and Comforting Indian Breakfast!
Thu, December 11, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
Learn to make two Indian breakfast classics: Masala baked beans on toast and egg bhurji! In this cooking class, you'll learn how to make two classic and comforting Indian breakfast dishes. Masala baked beans on toast are a tasty mashup of Indian, American, and British cuisines, and egg…
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Beginner Spanish Learning Circle
Thu, December 11, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Beginning Spanish Learning Circle Parkway Central Library HEIM 131/132 (1901 Vine Street, 19103) Thursdays 6-7 pm (starting October 23, 2025) Join this group to learn and practice basic Spanish grammar and vocabulary for beginners. We'll use Mango Languages at our library meetings…
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Preschool Storytime
Fri, December 12, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Scout in Montgomery Auditorium for stories, songs, and rhymes, and stay for playtime afterwards! Intended for our friends ages 6 and under and their caregivers. This program has ASL interpretation.
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The Man Who Saw The Future: Science Fiction Writer Ray Bradbury
Fri, December 12, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Virtual
Ray Bradbury, a Midwestern native who never attended college or learned to drive, became the visionary who brought science fiction into the heart of American literature. Famous for saying, “My job is not to describe the future, but to prevent it,” Bradbury’s works have sold…
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Chair Yoga
Fri, December 12, 2025
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…
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FLoP Bowl Grand Finals
Sat, December 13, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
*** Registration is only open until September 15, 2025. Call or ask a librarian in person for signup info.*** Teens 12-18 are invited to participate in the 2025 FLoP (Free Library of Philadelphia) Bowl Grand Finals event at Localhost! Teens will compete live on stage at Localhost esports center…
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30th Annual Poetry Ink
Sat, December 13, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
30th Annual Poetry Ink We want you all: Published Poets, Unpublished Poets, Academic Poets, Street Poets, Poets who write Sonnets, Villanelle, Haiku, Ekphrastic poems, Concrete Poems, Epitaph, Limerick, Ballad, Ode, Free Verse. Join us for our 30th year of presenting 100 poets…
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Pre-Kwanzaa Concert with Karen Smith!
Sat, December 13, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Music Department
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Parkway Central Library
Learn songs, movement, and the seven principals of Kwanzaa with PEW fellow Karen Smith and her Drum Ensemble! "It's never too early to talk about Unity - Umoja - the first principle of Kwanzaa, and close out the year with Joy, Hope and Peace!"
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At This Table: A Monument Lab Residency Exhibition
Now through Sat, December 13, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
At This Table: A Monument Lab Residency Exhibition is a Free Library Exhibitions collaboration with Monument Lab that marks the culmination of the 2025 Monument Lab Residency, presenting new monumental prototypes by Philadelphia-based artists-in-residence Nazeer Sabree and Levester…
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Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, December 15, 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…
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Japanese Conversation Group- Beginner
Mon, December 15, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Parkway Central Library
Build your confidence in speaking Japanese while meeting other adults in a casual learning environment. No registration is required. This group is for beginning Japanese learners and is led by Free Library volunteer Stephanie. The classes will take place on the Ground floor in BRIC…
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Computer Skills for Beginners: Registration Open
Mon, December 15, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Need computer help? Take a free 8-week digital skills course at the Library! Learn how to use a computer, get online, and more. Training provided by Beyond Literacy. Please call to join the course waitlist and register at 215-474-1235 . Class held in Room 15 on the Ground floor near the…