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Many in-person programs are cancelled or postponed. Check out our virtual programming , which you can watch or join in from home.

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Virtual-Crafty Kids

Thu, August 5, 2021 10:00 A.M.
Greater Olney Library

Virtual Crafty Kids What will we make today? Grab your construction paper, glue, markers, and pencil! Join us on Olney Library's Facebook and Instagram accounts by 10 am to see instructions and an example of a craft you can create at home. Post your…

School Age

Virtual Crafternoon

Thu, August 5, 2021 12:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West

Every Thursday afternoon this summer Ms Echo will post a new craft tutorial using items you probably already have at home! Videos will be made available on the Walnut Street West Facebook page on Thursdays at 12 pm. All ages are welcome.

Arts and Crafts Programs

Clay, Play, Read!

Thu, August 5, 2021 4:00 P.M.
Lillian Marrero Library

Don't miss this six-week clay and early literacy program for children ages 3-8 and their families! This is a hybrid program: every 2 weeks the program will be held outdoors and in person; the remainder sessions will be held on Zoom. Participating families will receive art kits, activities,…

Take & Make Craft Kits

Mon, August 9, 2021 1:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library

Visit the library on Mondays to pick up a Take and Make craft kit for children in K-5th grade! Supplies are limited and are first-come, first-served.

School Age

Arts and Crafts Programs

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Virtual Messy Mondays

Mon, August 9, 2021 1:00 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Join Ms. Naomi in making a big mess! Pictures and instructions for fun sensory play with common household items. Geared at children of all ages. Everyone needs time to make a mess! Remember kids, at the library our motto is "We make messes and then we clean them up." so be sure to…

Family Programs

Grab and Go Craft Bags

Mon, August 9, 2021 2:00 P.M.
Welsh Road Library

Visit the library on select Mondays this summer to pick up a Grab & Go Craft bag for children in K-5th grade! Supplies are limited and are first-come, first-served.

School Age

Arts and Crafts Programs

Grab and Go Craft Bags

Mon, August 9, 2021 2:00 P.M.
Katharine Drexel Library

Visit the library on select Mondays this summer to pick up a Grab & Go Craft bag for children in K-5th grade! Supplies are limited and are first-come, first-served.

School Age

Arts and Crafts Programs

Virtual-Crafty Kids

Tue, August 10, 2021 10:00 A.M.
Greater Olney Library

School Age

Parkway Pals Storytime at Sister Cities Park

Tue, August 10, 2021 10:30 A.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Friends 12 and under are welcome to join Miss Mary at Parkway Pals in Sister Cities Park for storytime and a to-go craft (while supplies last)! Enjoy stories, songs, and fun! This program is in collaboration with Center City Districts. Weather permitting so please check social media day-of…

Storytimes

Summer Outdoor Craft Days

Tue, August 10, 2021 10:30 A.M.
Walnut Street West

Join us for an outdoor craft day. We will be painintg and personalizing sippy cups on August 10.

Arts and Crafts Programs

Teen Tuesdays-Make Your Own Button

Tue, August 10, 2021 2:00 P.M.
Holmesburg Library

Bring your creativity to our Summer of Wonder Program! Teens can make their own button with our new button-maker! Ages 12 and up. Look for us in the garden!

Young Adult

Arts and Crafts Programs

Clay, Play, Read!

Tue, August 10, 2021 2:00 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library

Don't miss this six-week clay and early literacy program for children ages 3-8 and their families! This is a hybrid program: every other week the program will be held outdoors and in person; the remainder sessions will be held on Zoom. Participating families will receive art kits,…

Art Book Club online: Cut Paper - week 2

Tue, August 10, 2021 5:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

This informal group meets in a video-free private chat and image-sharing forum with a librarian from the Free Library's Art Department to discuss and gather inspiration from the different ways artists have used cut paper in their work. Join us if you are an art…

Art of the Book

Crafts in the Garden!

Wed, August 11, 2021 1:00 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library

Learn something new each week. This week, we will make a collage paintin on canvas, using paper scraps, photos, stencils, etc., to design your personal work of art. This program is for families - adults, teens, and children, but children under 8 must be accompanied by a…

Fairies, Gnomes & Trolls: Garden Kingdom House Building Workshop

Wed, August 11, 2021 4:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

Do you love building fairy houses? Do you know the difference between boggarts, hobgoblins, elves, fairies, trolls, gnomes and all the other magical, itty-bitty creatures living in our garden? They need new homes, and YOU can design and build them at this workshop. Space and supplies…

School Age

Virtual-Crafty Kids

Thu, August 12, 2021 10:00 A.M.
Greater Olney Library

School Age

Virtual Crafternoon

Thu, August 12, 2021 12:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West

Arts and Crafts Programs

Clay, Play, Read!

Thu, August 12, 2021 4:00 P.M.
Lillian Marrero Library

Take & Make Craft Kits

Mon, August 16, 2021 1:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library

Visit the library on Mondays to pick up a Take and Make craft kit for children in K-5th grade! Supplies are limited and are first-come, first-served.

School Age

Arts and Crafts Programs

arts & crafts

Virtual Messy Mondays

Mon, August 16, 2021 1:00 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Family Programs