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Kings' Crowns
Mon, May 10, 2021
6:00 P.M.
Online
Presented by North Philadelphia Libraries. Learn to make your own flower crown, like the one we see on the cover of The Tradition , with former Philly Youth Poet Laureate Husnaa Hashim. This workshop is designed for boys, though all children are welcome to attend. The virtual session…
Art Book Club online: Watercolor
Wed, May 12, 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 be inspired by the different ways artists have used water-based paints like watercolor and its close relative, gouache. Join…
Virtual Thursday Crafternoons!
Thu, May 13, 2021
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
at
Parkway Central Library
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:…
Layers of Tenderness: Screen Printing Poetry
Thu, May 13, 2021
6:00 P.M.
Online
Presented in collaboration with the Fabric Workshop and Museum . Learn to screenprint, a process where ink is pulled over a stencil to transfer a printed image onto cloth or paper. Create your own print with layers of imagery, as you enjoy an evening of poetry and rituals of care with The…
Art of Augustus Kollner
Wed, May 19, 2021
5:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
at
Parkway Central Library
Join the Free Library of Philadelphia's Print & Picture Collection and Art Department for a virtual survey of the art of Augustus Kollner (1813-1906) , a German-born artist who settled in Philadelphia in 1840. Kollner spent the next 50 years producing lithographs and…
Art of Augustus Kollner
Wed, May 19, 2021
5:00 P.M.
Art Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Join the Free Library of Philadelphia's Print & Picture Collection and Art Department for a virtual survey of the art of Augustus Kollner (1813-1906) , a German-born artist who settled in Philadelphia in 1840. Kollner spent the next 50 years producing lithographs and…
Quilting Family Stories
Wed, May 19, 2021
6:30 P.M.
Online
Presented by Paschalville Library Join this virtual session where we’ll learn the art of quilting our own family histories, while exploring themes from Jericho Brown's book, The Tradition . In this workshop led by Maisha Sullivan-Ongoza, we will learn basic quilting techniques,…
Paint and Show
Fri, May 21, 2021
4:00 P.M.
Online
Presented by Haddington Library and Overbrook Park Library. Listen to poetry from Useni Eugene Perkins's Hey Black Child, the One Book, One Philadelphia 2021 children's selection , and paint your impression of the poems in this guided interactive program for children. Click here to…
Virtual Thursday Crafternoons!
Thu, May 27, 2021
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
at
Parkway Central Library
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:…
Kings' Crowns
Tue, June 1, 2021
4:00 P.M.
Online
Presented by West Philadelphia Libraries. Learn to make your own flower crown, like the one we see on the cover of The Tradition , with former Philly Youth Poet Laureate Husnaa Hashim. This workshop is designed for boys, though all children are welcome to attend. The virtual session will…
Summer Mail Art Exchange
Sat, July 31, 2021
5:00 P.M.
Art Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Mail art is a perfect way to stay creative, spend some time away from screens and connect with others remotely. Last winter we held our first exchange and it was so much fun we're doing a second round. Would you like to join the Art Department summer mail art exchange?…