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Middle Grade Book Club
Mon, June 16, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Join us for a middle grade book club most Mondays this summer! We'll read the books together, then talk about what we've read. To celebrate finishing each book, there will be a craft or activity related to the book to highlight major elements in the story. Books on our roster…
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Summer Book Club for Kids
Mon, June 16, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Tacony Library
Book Club: Do you want your child to read more this summer? Would you like them to sharpen their comprehension skills and imagination? Sign them up for the Summer Book Club! Every week they will read with peers and journal about the reading. At the end of the summer they will create a…
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June Adult Book Club - The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
Mon, June 16, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Whitman Library
Join us for our June Adult Book Club as we read and discuss The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters. Limited library copies will be available at the librarian's desk for participants. Please come to the meeting ready for discussion!
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Holmesburg Library Book Club
Tue, June 17, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Holmesburg Library
Holmesburg Library Book Club The Holmesburg Library's Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 5:30PM. Join us for a lively discussion on some great books. For more information on how you can join and what book we are reading, please contact Adult/Teen Librarian David Koch…
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Trans By Trans Book Club | The Risk It Takes to Bloom by Raquel Willis
Tue, June 17, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Virtual
Join us on the third Tuesday of the month for a virtual citywide book club for trans and nonbinary readers aged 25–45. Each month, we will be reading books written by trans and nonbinary authors and discussing trans imagination, writing craft, the art of creating our lives, and more. Free…
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Graphic Novel Club
Fri, June 20, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Do you love reading graphic novels? Do you like talking about what you've read? Then join us for general discussions of graphic novels, manga, and comics. Light snacks will be provided. Most Fridays, June 20 - August 15, from 3:00 - 4:30. For tweens and teens.
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Middle Grade Book Club
Mon, June 23, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Join us for a middle grade book club most Mondays this summer! We'll read the books together, then talk about what we've read. To celebrate finishing each book, there will be a craft or activity related to the book to highlight major elements in the story. Books on our roster…
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Summer Book Club for Kids
Mon, June 23, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Tacony Library
Book Club: Do you want your child to read more this summer? Would you like them to sharpen their comprehension skills and imagination? Sign them up for the Summer Book Club! Every week they will read with peers and journal about the reading. At the end of the summer they will create a…
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Record Of The Month Club
Tue, June 24, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Kingsessing Library
Like a Book Club, but for music! Listen to the selected album, then join us on the last Tuesday of every month for a free-flowing discussion about what we all liked and didn't like, the historical or personal significance of the album to us, fun facts or trivia, and any other hot musical…
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June Book Club: Yellowface
Tue, June 24, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Bushrod Library
Yellowface by RF Kuang White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences. Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn't write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American. Join us to discuss this novel!
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Adult Summer Scares Book Club
Tue, June 24, 2025
5:00 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Horror stories aren’t just for Halloween! Join us to discuss the book “Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes” by Erick LaRocca and hear Mütter Museum staff give their “Bone Detectives” lecture. Attend without doing the reading, if…
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Summer of Wonder Book Talk!
Tue, June 24, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
We will be discussing our top favorite reads for the summer! Bring your book picks with you, and be ready to share your best recommendations for summer reads with new friends. Best for school-age children, in grades 1 through 5. Refreshments will be served at the end of the program. 5:30 -…
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Silent Book Club
Wed, June 25, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Need a recommendation to complete your Summer Reading Log? Don't hestitate to ask Librarian Kate for a good book and join other children in Silent Book Club for a chance to read a Summer Reading Prize!
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Nature Book Club
Thu, June 26, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Andorra Library
Join us for a monthly book discussion. This month we will be talking about The Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold. A limited number of copies will be available at the library; please call before picking up your copy. Tea will be provided. We will be meeting at the Wissahickon…
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Weekly Summer Read-a-Thon
Thu, June 26, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
Read books and earn prizes all summer long. Each week at Cecil B. Moore, we’ll have our all- ages reading lounge set up. Come early and pick some lo-fi beats to set the moo. We’ll set a summer-long reading goal and compete together to see if we can read enough to get an ice cream…
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Virtual Book Club for English Language Learners - Intermediate & Advanced
Fri, June 27, 2025
9:00 A.M.
Virtual
Please join us for a series of meetings on Zoom to talk about the book Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Michaela and Elaine DePrince. This memoir tells the fascinating story of a child from Sierra Leone who was adopted by an American couple at the age of four, and went on to…
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Teen Summer Scares Book Club
Fri, June 27, 2025
1:00 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Horror stories aren’t just for Halloween! Join us to discuss the book “Find Him Where You Left Him Dead” by Kristen Simmons and watch a movie that fits the same theme. Attend without doing the reading, if you dare, but BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!!
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Graphic Novel Club
Fri, June 27, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Do you love reading graphic novels? Do you like talking about what you've read? Then join us for general discussions of graphic novels, manga, and comics. Light snacks will be provided. Most Fridays, June 20 - August 15, from 3:00 - 4:30. For tweens and teens.
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Middle Grade Book Club
Mon, June 30, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Join us for a middle grade book club most Mondays this summer! We'll read the books together, then talk about what we've read. To celebrate finishing each book, there will be a craft or activity related to the book to highlight major elements in the story. Books on our roster…
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One Crazy Summer Book Club
Mon, June 30, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library
Join us on the last Monday of each month this summer for the One Crazy Summer book club and spend the summer back in time with the Gaither sisters! Each month we'll focus on one of the three books in this award-winning series by Rita Williams-Garcia, which follows Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern…