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New Play Reading Series
Tue, December 6, 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 Heim Center East. …
IN-PERSON - Deb Perelman | Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files: A Cookbook
Tue, December 6, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $16.50 ticket or $41.50-book with ticket
TICKETS In conversation with Dena Heilik, head of Philbrick Hall, the Fiction and Movie department at Parkway Central. She also cohosts a monthly library Cookbook Club that has been running continuously for six years. Receiving praise from outlets like The New York Times…
Creative Constructing!
Thu, December 8, 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!
City Planning Discussion Group
Fri, December 9, 2022
11:00 A.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for our monthly City Planning discussion group. Discussion topics cover the greater Philadelphia region. This month covers the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission's 2050 plan. December 9, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. | Heim Center Room 131/132 Central Senior Services |…
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime
Mon, December 12, 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 13, 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 13, 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!
Virtual JEVS Career Strategies Workshop: Utilizing Mentors and Thought Partners in the Job Search
Wed, December 14, 2022
11:00 A.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Whether you are fresh out of college, looking to change careers, or currently unemployed, it can be very challenging to find a new job these days. Connecting with a mentor can help you set goals, build and expand your professional network, accelerate your job search, and open doors to more (and…
Creative Constructing!
Thu, December 15, 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!
Military History Club
Thu, December 22, 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 Iran-Iraq War. December 22, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. | Heim Center Room 131/132 Central Senior Services | 215-686-5331
Exhibition: What's New With You? Recent Additions to Special Collections
Now through Fri, December 30, 2022
5:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
The Special Collections located on the second floor of Parkway Central Library invite you to experience this rotating exhibition of recently accessioned materials. Curators in each of the collections actively work to aquire objects; sometimes the objects are purchased, some materials are…
Exhibition: What's New With You? Recent Additions to Special Collections
Now through Fri, December 30, 2022
5:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
The Special Collections located on the second floor of Parkway Central Library invite you to experience this rotating exhibition of recently accessioned materials. Curators in each of the collections actively work to aquire objects; sometimes the objects are purchased, some materials are…
Exhibition: What's New With You? Recent Additions to Special Collections
Now through Fri, December 30, 2022
5:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
The Special Collections located on the second floor of Parkway Central Library invite you to experience this rotating exhibition of recently accessioned materials. Curators in each of the collections actively work to aquire objects; sometimes the objects are purchased, some materials are…
Chronicling Resistance: The Exhibition
Now through Sat, December 31, 2022
5:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
The roots of activism in Philadelphia run deep, and local archives hold innumerable stories of resistance. But many of these stories — those that center historically marginalized peoples — have been diminished, erased, neglected, and buried. Chronicling Resistance: The Exhibition…
Public Typewriter
Now through Sat, December 31, 2022
5:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Stop by Art & Literature on Parkway Central Library's second floor any time we are open to use a 1950s Royal typewriter, courtesy of Philly Typewriter's Philadelphia Public Typewriter Program . A Perkins Brailler is also available to use for typing in braille,…
Typewriter Cause & Effect
Wed, January 18, 2023
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 national and global reaction to the typewriter through resistance and praise. The program will take place onsite in the Heim Center. You must enter through the Wood Street…
The Typewriter in the Workplace
Wed, February 15, 2023
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 share applications of the typewriter and how the machine changed industries for women, the railroad and more. The program will take place onsite in the Heim Center. You must enter…
IN-PERSON - Mehdi Hasan | Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking
Thu, March 2, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $16.50
TICKETS THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM NOVEMBER 17, 2022 ALL PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED TICKETS WILL BE VALID ON THE NEW DATE British American journalist Medhi Hasan hosts the eponymously titled The Mehdi Hasan Show , a news and politics program that airs on MSNBC and NBC’s…
Innovations & Standardization of the Typewriter
Wed, March 15, 2023
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 QWERTY keyboard to Magic Margins, a look at the evolution of the Typewriter & its functional staying power. The program will take place onsite in the Heim Center. You…
The Personal life of the Typewriter
Wed, April 19, 2023
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 share how the Typewriter found its home in the lives of artists, musicians and in our homes. The program will take place onsite in the Heim Center. You must enter through the Wood…