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LEAP: Art Day!
Mon, April 21, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Haverford Library
Let your creativity shine! Join us from 3:00–5:00 PM for hands-on art projects and crafts like bracelet making and more.
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Fiber Arts Group
Tue, April 22, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Stop by the library and bring a portable craft project (knitting, crochet, hand-sewing, embroidery, etc) that you are working on. Don't know how, but want to learn to hand-craft from others who are passionate about their work? Stop in and watch and learn some basics. This program is…
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Teen Job Fair
Tue, April 22, 2025
3:30 P.M.
McPherson Square Library
Join McPherson Library in our Annual Teen Job Fair at 3pm-5pm. We have everything to prepare youth for employment, including help with working papers, City Ids, resumes, and social security cards. Get to learn about training programs, job opportunities and meet employers! Únase a la…
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Visual Playwriting
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
This program celebrates drawing as a form of storytelling, guiding students through the process of creating a story from beginning to end using a blend of images and words. Over the course of these classes, students will learn the different elements that make up a story (such as character, plot,…
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Jaap de Roode | Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves
Tue, April 22, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Jaap de Roode | Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves REGISTER Ages before the dawn of modern medicine, wild animals were harnessing the power of nature's pharmacy to heal themselves. Doctors by Nature reveals what…
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Sew What?! Afternoon ROOM 108 Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Wed, April 23, 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. In-person, Wednesdays from 2-4:30 pm in…
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Craft & Create
Wed, April 23, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Widener Library
Description: Calling all kids ages 7 - 14! Show off your creative side during an afternoon of crafting every Wednesday at 3:30pm. All materials will be provided.
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Origami + Crafts with Ms. Safiya
Wed, April 23, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
Origami + Crafts with Ms. Safiya and Master the art of paper-folding on Wednesdays at 4 pm. Learn how to make paper animals, flowers, and more during our after-school program.
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Rhodri Lewis | Shakespeare's Tragic Art
Wed, April 23, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Rhodri Lewis | Shakespeare's Tragic Art REGISTER In Conversation with Emily Wilson In Shakespeare’s Tragic Art, Rhodri Lewis offers a powerfully original reassessment of tragedy as Shakespeare wrote it—of what drew him toward tragic drama,…
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Beginner's Hand Mending
Thu, April 24, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Learn basic hand sewing skills that can help you prolong the life of your wardrobe in this fun and informative workshop. Limited supplies will be available.
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Claymobile at the Library
Thu, April 24, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Join the Claymobile for a hands-on clay-making experience at the library! In this workshop, The Clay Studio's teaching artists will help participants explore their creativity and imagination while learning how to sculpt and decorate clay. No experience needed, and all materials will be…
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I Did That! (Balloon Art)
Thu, April 24, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Lillian Marrero Library
A hands-on balloon twisting class for all ages is happening on April 24th, 2025 at 3:30 pm. Come one come all as the library provides key characteristics needed to become a successful balloon artist. This will help with stage presence while building confidence. We all have star…
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Sew What?! ROOM 108 Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, April 24, 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. In-person, Thursdays from 5:00-7:30 in ROOM…
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RESCHEDULED - Comix Club
Thu, April 24, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Free Library of Philadelphia system has announced an early 1:00pm closure on Thursday, April 17th, so this month's meeting of Comix Club will take place on Thursday, April 24th instead. We typically gather every third Thursday, in the Art Department , on Parkway Central…
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Rebecca Romney | Jane Austen's Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend
Thu, April 24, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Rebecca Romney | Jane Austen's Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend REGISTER In Conversation with Allie Alvis Jane Austen's Bookshelf investigates the disappearance of…
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I Wish to Say: Write a Postcard to the President
Fri, April 25, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Stop by artist Sheryl Oring’s office and dictate your messages to the U.S. president at the Parkway Central Library from noon to 2 PM. This free, all ages public program will be led by Oring, whose work is currently featured in the “Secretary to the People” exhibit at the…
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Crochet Club
Fri, April 25, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Are you interested in crochet? Learn how to crochet or practice your skills with Mady and other children and teens. All supplies will be provided. This event will take place in the public area of The Central Children's Departmen
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Family Day on the Block with One Book
Sat, April 26, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Parkway Central Library
Saturday, April 26, 2025 Activities start at 11am, Screening 12:30pm Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine St. Montgomery Auditorium REGISTER In Partnership with the Philadelphia Film Society's Movie on the Block Series, join us for a family-focused afternoon filled with Arts and Crafts,…
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The Extraordinary Black Heritage in Philly’s Everyday Places
Sat, April 26, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Heim Center Room 131/132 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Join us to culminate the ending of the Black Histories of Philadelphia exhibition with a two hour panel discussion delving into the rich history of everyday Black Philadelphians. Explore how the stories of the past are being used as a…
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- Black History Month
- Community Events
- Discussion and Participation
- Other Great Programs
- Speakers and Lectures
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"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition
Now through Sat, April 26, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Black Histories of Philadelphia looks at some of the stories of people and places that make up Philadelphia’s countless histories. Some stories are kept, some fade over time, and others are misrepresented or silenced. The people featured in this exhibition created change through…