Virtual Programming
While our in-person events are on hold, we are offering virtual programming via a variety of platforms! Click an event to watch or join in.
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Online English Language Learning through Storytelling
Mon, May 24, 2021
4:00 P.M.
Virtual
Mondays 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. March 8 - May 24, 2021 Practice English by sharing stories and exploring literary and performing arts. Enjoy virtual performances and bring your whole self to these fun sessions to explore creativity and art-making guided by professional Philadelphia…
Virtual Course | Read the Blood of Dracula: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Mon, May 24, 2021
6:30 P.M.
Virtual
Registration Tuition for this course is $35 per session Rosenbach members receive a 10% discount on tuition. If you have questions about discounted tuition please call (215) 732-1600 x 138 or email gdonahue@rosenbach.org. Not a member? We invite you to join upon…
Virtual-Holmesburg Library Book Club
Mon, May 24, 2021
6:30 P.M.
Virtual
The Holmesburg Library's Book Club meets virtually every two weeks on Monday night at 6:30PM. For more information on how you can join and what book we are reading, please contact Adult/Teen Librarian David Koch at kochd@freelibrary.org
VIRTUAL - Kaitlyn Greenidge | Libertie
Mon, May 24, 2021
7:30 P.M.
Virtual
Cost: FREE
REGISTER HERE In conversation with Salamishah Tillet, the Henry Rutgers Professor of African American Studies and Creative Writing and author of In Search of The Color Purple: The Story of an American Masterpiece Kaitlyn Greenidge is the author of We Love You, Charlie Freeman , a…
Virtual Program | Watching wit Sisi
Mon, May 24, 2021
8:00 P.M.
Virtual
Join library assistant Sisi every Monday as she reviews streaming movies on a scale of one to five unruly quarantine eyebrows!
Philly Career Launch - Virtual Career Exploration
Tue, May 25, 2021
9:30 A.M.
Virtual
Calling all job seekers! Here’s your chance to launch a career. Join us for a day of self-reflection, small group discussion, and information sharing. Participants are encouraged to attend the full session, however drop-ins are welcome: Networking : 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Morning Session…
Virtual Preschool Storytime
Tue, May 25, 2021
10:00 A.M.
Virtual
Join Mr. John for Storytime on Facebook live ( Fumo Family Library ) Tuesdays at 10:00 am! Enjoy stories, songs, and fun! This program is intended for preschoolers.
VIRTUAL - Jennifer Ackerman | The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think
Tue, May 25, 2021
7:30 P.M.
Virtual
Cost: FREE
REGISTER HERE Longtime nature writer Jennifer Ackerman is the bestselling author of The Genius of Birds , “a lyrical testimony to the wonders of avian intelligence” ( Scientific American ) that has been translated into 20 languages and was a finalist for the 2017 National Academies…
Virtual Program | What's Dena Reading?
Tue, May 25, 2021
8:00 P.M.
Virtual
Check in with Librarian Dena every Tuesday night to see her talk about a book that she highly recommends!
VIRTUAL Patent (and other IP) Licensing 101
Wed, May 26, 2021
10:30 A.M.
Virtual
Do you have invention or product idea that could be profitable? Should you manufacture/market/sell your invention yourself OR license it to others in exchange for royalty payments? Do you want to understand the issues that arise in licensing your invention, trademark or copyright? Learn…
Virtual Woof and Meow Café!
Wed, May 26, 2021
3:00 P.M.
Virtual
Calling all young readers! Would you like to read to your own personal cat or dog audience? Then bring your favorite book and join us every Wednesday from 3-4PM! Each virtual reading session is hosted by Main Line Animal Rescue together with the Free Library. Some of our furry guests will even…
Virtual Chapter Book Club
Wed, May 26, 2021
4:00 P.M.
Virtual
Do love to read? Do you like talking about what you are reading? If you do, then this group is for you! Each month we will talk about a different chapter book, and do an interesting activity to go along with it. Participants will pick up a free copy of each month's…
Teen Reading Lounge
Wed, May 26, 2021
7:00 P.M.
Virtual
We’re excited for the start of another session of Teen Reading Lounge which will be again facilitated by @ afro_dominicana ! Starting April 28th we’ll be connecting, inspiring, reading and sharing our authentic stories. If you are a teen or you know a teen who may be…
VIRTUAL - Ray Didinger | Finished Business: My Fifty Years of Headlines, Heroes, and Heartaches
Wed, May 26, 2021
7:30 P.M.
Virtual
Cost: FREE
REGISTER HERE In conversation with Michael Smerconish Five-time Pennsylvania Sportswriter of the Year, Ray Didinger covered the NFL for The Philadelphia Bulletin and the Philadelphia Daily News for over 25 years. He has authored or coauthored 11 books about sports and sportswriting, including…
Virtual Program | Nightmares Before Bedtime
Wed, May 26, 2021
8:00 P.M.
Virtual
Join Librarian Ned every Wednesday at 8 pm as he reads you creepy stories to lull you to sleep. This one might be too scary for kids!
Virtual Program: Edible Alphabet English
Thu, May 27, 2021
10:30 A.M.
Virtual
Adults are invited to this FREE online English class. Each week we read, write, and speak in English--and cook a meal together (at our own homes, connected through video call). This class will meet on: THURSDAYS from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. April 29, 2021 - June 10, 2021 (No…
VIRTUAL - Book Discussion Group
Thu, May 27, 2021
2:00 P.M.
Virtual
This month we will be talking about The Price of Salt , by Patricia Highsmith . Patricia Highsmith's story of romantic obsession may be one of the most important, but still largely unrecognized, novels of the twentieth century. First published in 1952 and touted as "the novel…
Virtual Thursday Crafternoons!
Thu, May 27, 2021
4:00 P.M.
Virtual
Ready to get crafty? Miss Mary will post a video every Thursday at 4:00 p.m. on our social media pages for Thursday Crafternoons! She'll share a story and then talk about a craft that relates. This program is intended for our friends 12 and under. Instagram:…
Peace, Love, Unity + Having Fun
Thu, May 27, 2021
4:00 P.M.
Virtual
Energetic dancers will use breakdancing and abundant audience participation to explore hip hop's rich cultural history and how Black youth changed the world. Led by Hip Hop Fundamentals and can be joined on the McPherson Square Library Facebook page: McPhersonSquareBranch
Virtual Full Circle Career Workshop: Working Remotely – Telecommuting Tips and Tools for Job Seekers
Thu, May 27, 2021
4:30 P.M.
Virtual
a Full Circle workshop which shares strategies for setting up a productive, efficient remote workspace, and best practices for leveraging technologies like WebEx and Zoom for telecommuting and remote interviewing. Participants learn how to set themselves up for success in the remote work…