Movie Day

Mon, July 1, 2019 1:00 P.M.
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library

Enjoy an afternoon movie at the Library.

Young Adult School Age Preschool Toddler Family Programs Film Screening Movies & Television Summer Reading

Play Fit with Mr. Bey

Mon, July 1, 2019 1:30 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library

Join our LEAP Maker Mentor, Mr. Bey, for weekly fun and exercise using our climbing wall and play space.

Young Adult School Age Health Programs LEAP Summer Reading Health

Welcome America - Citywide Reading Event

Mon, July 1, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Haddington Library

Join us for an entertaining, kid-friendly afternoon filled with fun activities from Minizines, a workshop that furthers the goals of Make Art Philly by providing examples and instruction in something that can be made relatively quickly from materials often readily at hand (including…

Young Adult School Age Preschool Community Events Children Summer Reading Read by 4th

Welcome America - Citywide Reading Event

Mon, July 1, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Whitman Library

Join us for an entertaining, kid-friendly afternoon filled with fun activities from Minizines, a workshop that furthers the goals of Make Art Philly by providing examples and instruction in something that can be made relatively quickly from materials often readily at hand (including…

Young Adult School Age Preschool Community Events Children Summer Reading Read by 4th

Discover and Explore Your Ancestry

Mon, July 1, 2019 2:00 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library

Learn basic research strategies, interview living relatives and create a one-of-a-kind keepsake book.  We recommend that you attend all 6 sessions.  From 2:00 to 4:30 p.m., for teens and adults. We'll meet on July 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29; along with August 5

Adult Young Adult Senior Discussion and Participation Other Great Programs Workshops and Enrichment Genealogy Summer Reading

Knitting With Miss Merrily

Mon, July 1, 2019 2:30 P.M.
Charles Santore Library

Miss Merrily shares her knitting expertise after school on Fridays. All school age children (and parents) are welcome to try their hand at this fun and creative craft. Materials provided.

Young Adult School Age Arts and Crafts Programs Summer Reading Teens Knitting arts & crafts

Teen Anime Club

Mon, July 1, 2019 3:00 P.M.
Teen Center at Parkway Central Library

Teens interested in watching Anime are invited to join the Field Teen Center Teen Anime Club! Mondays in the Field Teen Center from 3pm-5pm.   Program for teens ages 12-18 only. Contact TeenCenter@freelibrary.org or call 215-686-5395 for more info. Follow @FLPTeenCenter on Facebook and…

Young Adult Other Great Programs Teens Anime & Manga

Board Game Night

Mon, July 1, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Whitman Library

Play classic games like Scrabble, Uno, Twister, Jenga, and chess, or try new board games like Settlers of Catan. Have a game at home that you’d like to share? Bring it along to challenge new players and make new friends. We’ll have games for all ages.     

Adult Young Adult Other Great Programs Children Family Summer Reading Teens Board Games and Role-Playing

¡A Conversar! Spanish Practice for Kids, Teens, and Adults

Mon, July 1, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Kensington Library

Has your Spanish gotten rusty? Do you have nagging questions about grammar and vocabulary? Stop by to practice conversing in Spanish, pick up new vocabulary, and connect with other Spanish learners. ¡Conversemos! For more information, or to let us know you’re coming, contact Sara…

Adult Young Adult School Age Discussion and Participation Language Study

Open Chess Play

Mon, July 1, 2019 5:00 P.M.
Fox Chase Library

We have the boards and pieces, now we need you to play! Chess boards will be put out on Mondays at 5PM. All ages and levels welcome. Children 7 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Adult Young Adult School Age Senior Other Great Programs Children Summer Reading Teens Chess Seniors Five Senses

Monday Evening Movies: "It was 50 years ago today..."

Mon, July 1, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library

Adults and teens can view a movie about a Summer of '69 event from a different perspective.  Stop in and see what we'll be showing this evening.  Of course we'll have popcorn

Adult Young Adult Senior Film Screening Movies & Television Summer Reading History

Bop and Cha-Cha

Mon, July 1, 2019 6:30 P.M.
Greater Olney Library

Mondays at 6:30! Join us for a fun time! Learn how to Bop and Cha-Cha, or show off your moves. No experience necessary. All ages invited! ***Classes provided by the North 5th Street Revitalization Project***

Adult Young Adult School Age Senior Other Great Programs Children Family Summer Reading Teens dance

Beginning Ukulele Lessons

Mon, July 1, 2019 6:30 P.M.
Fumo Family Library

 Have you ever wanted to learn a really easy instrument? Now is your chance. Join Ray Verna for this fun summer class. Need a uke? Let us know.

Adult Young Adult Workshops and Enrichment Other Great Programs Music Summer Reading

Black Resistance Discussion Lab and Tour

Mon, July 1, 2019 7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

A special exploration of At these Crossroads will be followed by a dialogue with historians, community advocates, and activists who will consider Douglass's and Du Bois's work within the framework of African American resistence against violence from its beginnings to today's urgent…

Adult Young Adult Senior Discussion and Participation African American History

Teen Chess Club

Tue, July 2, 2019 12:00 P.M.
Teen Center at Parkway Central Library

Teens of any skill level are welcome to join us for Chess Club. Tuesdays in the Field Teen Center from 12pm-2pm. Program for teens ages 12-18 only. Contact TeenCenter@freelibrary.org or call 215-686-5395 for more info. Follow @FLPTeenCenter on Facebook and Instagram.

Young Adult Other Great Programs Games and Gaming Chess

Experiment Garden with Ms. Kesha

Tue, July 2, 2019 1:00 P.M.
Lillian Marrero Library

Feel the dirt and see what you can grow in our community garden! 

Young Adult School Age Other Great Programs Family Programs Children Environment & Nature Family Makers & Makerspaces Summer Reading Teens Five Senses

Summer Teen Tuesdays: Comic Book Coloring

Tue, July 2, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library

Have fun with our comic-themed coloring books!

Young Adult Arts and Crafts Programs Summer Reading Teens

Teen Tuesday

Tue, July 2, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Fumo Family Library

Each week enjoy a fun make and take project such as jewelry making, zine workshops, incense making, working with clay, etc.

Young Adult Arts and Crafts Programs Summer Reading Teens arts & crafts

Teen Tuesdays | Perler Beads and Button Making

Tue, July 2, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Fumo Family Library

Be creative and design your own characters.  

Young Adult Other Great Programs Summer Reading Teens

Teen Tuesdays: #Trashtag Challenge

Tue, July 2, 2019 3:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library

Teens and tweens are invited to join Ms. Deb in  weekly wonderful activities.  For kids in 6th to 12th grade.  We'll meet from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.  Today, we'll talk about the trashtag challenge.  Take a photo of an area that needs cleaning up, then take a picture…

Young Adult Other Great Programs Summer Reading