Mon, July 22, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute

Kids, it’s your turn to make a grown-up read! Pick a parent, grandparent, or other adult relative to read the following books with you. Discuss them together, then come to the library for our book club. Best of all, you get to keep the books!   Rising Kindergarten – 1st grade:…

Wed, July 24, 2019 1:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library

Join us for an interactive book club for young girls of color.  We'll focus on books with characters that look like us!  For girls, ages 7 to 11.

Wed, July 24, 2019 7:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

This group meets on selected Wednesdays.  For more information and to reserve a copy of the month's selection, please contact the library at 215-685-9290. Upcoming book selections are: June 19: Mad, Bad Dangerous to Know by Colm Toibin July 24: A State of Freedom by Neel Mukherjee…

Thu, July 25, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute

Please join our book discussion group for Adults at the Philadelphia City Institute.  We meet on the last Thursday of every month, at 2:00 p.m. in the meeting room.  For our current title and a copy of the book, please inquire at the Reference Desk. All book discussions will be held in…

Thu, July 25, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute

  Students ages 10-14 are invited to read and discuss great books with friends and library staff We will be reading Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson, Ghost by Jason Reynolds, Tumble & Blue by Cassie Beasley, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle, and The First Rule of…

Mon, July 29, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute

Kids, it’s your turn to make a grown-up read! Pick a parent, grandparent, or other adult relative to read the following books with you. Discuss them together, then come to the library for our book club. Best of all, you get to keep the books! Rising 2nd-3rd grade: The Year of the Dog by…

Wed, July 31, 2019 1:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library

Join us for an interactive book club for young girls of color.  We'll focus on books with characters that look like us!  For girls, ages 7 to 11.

Wed, July 31, 2019 6:30 P.M.
Oak Lane Library

Are you interested in discussing murder, mystery and mayhem?  This new summer book club will be led by librarian Deb Ahrens.  Tonight we'll be discussing " A Death of No Importance" , by Mariah Fredericks.  We'll have 10 free books to give away for this…

Thu, August 1, 2019 10:30 A.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

Join us the first Thursday of the month at 10:30 a.m. Today we'll be talking about Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith. Upcoming selections include: September 5th - Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole October 3rd - Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh November 7th -…

Thu, August 1, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute

  Students ages 10-14 are invited to read and discuss great books with friends and library staff We will be reading Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson, Ghost by Jason Reynolds, Tumble & Blue by Cassie Beasley, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle, and The First Rule of…

Mon, August 5, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute

Kids, it’s your turn to make a grown-up read! Pick a parent, grandparent, or other adult relative to read the following books with you. Discuss them together, then come to the library for our book club. Best of all, you get to keep the books! Rising 4th – 5th grade:  The…

Wed, August 7, 2019 1:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library

Join us for an interactive book club for young girls of color.  We'll focus on books with characters that look like us!  For girls, ages 7 to 11.

Wed, August 7, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library

Join us as we discuss Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo, by Zora Neale Hurston. Tonight's discussion led by Diana Dickerson. Branch staff can assist you to obtain copies of the books, from the Free Library system. Are you interested in leading the discussion?  Do you have…

Thu, August 8, 2019 3:00 P.M.
Teen Center at Parkway Central Library

The Field Teen Center Book Club (Book TBA) Snacks will be provided. Program for teens ages 12-18.  Contact TeenCenter@freelibrary.org or call 215-686-5395 for more info. Follow @FLPTeenCenter on Facebook and Instagram. Teen programming at the Field Teen Center is made possible in part by…

Mon, August 12, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Independence Library

Do you enjoy reading? We read critically acclaimed nonfiction old and new. All readers welcome. For additional information, please call 215- 685-1633. Written in 1930 and published in 1931, Allen, longtime Editor-in -Chief of Harper’s Magazine and a renowned American historian…

Wed, August 14, 2019 1:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library

Join us for an interactive book club for young girls of color.  We'll focus on books with characters that look like us!  For girls, ages 7 to 11.

Thu, August 15, 2019 11:30 A.M.
Whitman Library

Do you love a good mystery? Join us on the third Thursday of each month for a casual chat about our favorite detective series, true crime podcasts, unsolved cases, cozy mysteries and more.  We’ll pick a different book to read and discuss each month, but there’s no pressure to…

Wed, August 21, 2019 1:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library

Join us for an interactive book club for young girls of color.  We'll focus on books with characters that look like us!  For girls, ages 7 to 11.

Wed, August 28, 2019 1:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library

Join us for an interactive book club for young girls of color.  We'll focus on books with characters that look like us!  For girls, ages 7 to 11.

Wed, August 28, 2019 7:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

This group meets on selected Wednesdays.  For more information and to reserve a copy of the month's selection, please contact the library at 215-685-9290. Upcoming book selections are: June 19: Mad, Bad Dangerous to Know by Colm Toibin July 24: A State of Freedom by Neel Mukherjee…