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Gadget Help?
Fri, March 31, 2023
10:15 A.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Need one on one help with your gadgets? Our Digital Resource Specialist are taking appointmsnets to help with computer tablets, smart phone, and other electronics devices. Call or visit the Gadget Bar in the heim Center on the first floor to make your appointment. Monday and Fridays 10:15 -…
Gadget Help?
Mon, April 3, 2023
10:15 A.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Need one on one help with your gadgets? Our Digital Resource Specialist are taking appointmsnets to help with computer tablets, smart phone, and other electronics devices. Call or visit the Gadget Bar in the heim Center on the first floor to make your appointment. Monday and Fridays 10:15 -…
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, April 3, 2023
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Miss Mary for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces! Stay for playtime immediately following storytime! Intended for our friends ages 2 and under and their caregivers. Cold or rainy weather? We'll have storytime in the auditorium on the ground floor. Nice weather? We'll be…
Free Cone Day!
Mon, April 3, 2023
12:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West
Enjoy an ice cream cone at Walnut Street West Library courtesy of Ben & Jerry's! Please consider making a donation to support the Library and all the "sweet" work they do for our community! Cash is accepted on site during Free Cone Day and online donations can be made by…
Free Library Chess Club
Tue, April 4, 2023
5:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Are you looking for a place to play chess, or are you interested in learning how to play? Join us on Tuesdays from 5:00-7:30 pm in the Heim Center on the First Floor. We have 20 chess sets and a limited amount of clocks available for use, or feel free to bring your own. RSVP at Facebook…
Jazz Concert: Leon Jordan, Jr. and Band
Wed, April 5, 2023
4:00 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Join us for a live concert to celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month! Leon Jordan, Jr. and band will explore the musical legacy of the late great jazz trumprter Miles Davis.This show is sponsored by American Federation of Musicians, Local 77 (the Philadelphia musicians' union) and the Music…
Jazz Appreciation Month Concert
Wed, April 5, 2023
5:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Join us for a live concert featuring Carlos Santiago with violinist Gabe Miller. This show is sponsored by American Federation of Musicians, Local 77 (the Philadelphia musicians' union) and the Music Performance Trust Fund.
The Language of Food: An Open Mic Poetry Night
Wed, April 5, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
"I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox...." William Carlos Williams From Dunbar , to Plath , Young and more, we’re celebrating our emotional and cultural connections to food. The Culinary Literacy Center in partnership with the…
The Language of Food: An Open Mic Poetry Night
Wed, April 5, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
"I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox...." William Carlos Williams From Dunbar , to Plath , Young and more, we’re celebrating our emotional and cultural connections to food. The Culinary Literacy Center in partnership with the…
Free Library Chess Club
Thu, April 6, 2023
1:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Are you looking for a place to play chess, or are you interested in learning how to play? Join us on Tuesdays from 1:00-4:00 pm in the Heim Center on the First Floor. We have 20 chess sets and a limited amount of clocks available for use, or feel free to bring your own. RSVP at Facebook…
Easter Egg Hunt
Sat, April 8, 2023
10:30 A.M.
Walnut Street West
Families with children are invited to come to the annual egg hunt at Walnut Street West! There will be stories, activities, and perhaps even an Easter Bunny sighting. The egg hunt will begin at 10:30am for children ages 2-6 and 12:00pm for children ages 7-10 The library building will be closed,…
Gadget Help?
Mon, April 10, 2023
10:15 A.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Need one on one help with your gadgets? Our Digital Resource Specialist are taking appointmsnets to help with computer tablets, smart phone, and other electronics devices. Call or visit the Gadget Bar in the heim Center on the first floor to make your appointment. Monday and Fridays 10:15 -…
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, April 10, 2023
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Join Miss Mary for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces! Stay for playtime immediately following storytime! Intended for our friends ages 2 and under and their caregivers. Cold or rainy weather? We'll have storytime in the auditorium on the ground floor. Nice weather? We'll be…
Stop the Bleed. Save a Life.
Mon, April 10, 2023
2:00 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library
Death due to traumatic bleeding can occur in less than 5 minutes. In one hour, you can learn to save a life. In response to increased violence throughout Philadelphia an experienced RN will teach non-medical individuals the proper steps to aid an injured person until help arrives. This…
Hometown Heroes of Jazz
Mon, April 10, 2023
5:00 P.M.
Wynnefield Library
The Renaissance Sextet, led by Leon Jordan Sr. will be celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month by featuring the music of our local Jazz luminaries such as Jaco Pastorius, John Blake Jr. and even our own Andrew Neu and Dave Posmontier! This concert was made possible by the American Federation…
Jazz Appreciation Month Concert
Mon, April 10, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Join us for a live concert featuring composer/percussionist Doug Hirlinger and saxophonist Andrew Urbina. This show is sponsored by American Federation of Musicians, Local 77 (the Philadelphia musicians' union) and the Music Performance Trust Fund.
All Ages Board Game Day
Tue, April 11, 2023
2:30 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Join fellow game board enthusiasts as we get hands on and play everything from mancala to chess to Labyrinth in a fun, supportive environment. Come out for some friendly competition and learn more about ways to use our games throughout the year. Don’t know how to play? We will have…
Free Library Chess Club
Tue, April 11, 2023
5:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Are you looking for a place to play chess, or are you interested in learning how to play? Join us on Tuesdays from 5:00-7:30 pm in the Heim Center on the First Floor. We have 20 chess sets and a limited amount of clocks available for use, or feel free to bring your own. RSVP at Facebook…
Cherry Blossom Festival Wagashi Workshop
Tue, April 11, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
Wagashi are traditional sweets served as part of a Japanese tea ceremony . Made with rice flour and filled with ingredients such as red bean paste, wagashi are naturally vegan and gluten-free. (If you have dietary restrictions or other questions, please email us at kitchen@freelibrary.org.)…
Free Library Chess Club
Thu, April 13, 2023
1:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Are you looking for a place to play chess, or are you interested in learning how to play? Join us on Tuesdays from 1:00-4:00 pm in the Heim Center on the First Floor. We have 20 chess sets and a limited amount of clocks available for use, or feel free to bring your own. RSVP at Facebook…