LEAP Chess Club

Sat, January 19, 2019 1:00 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

1pm-2pm in the Story Hour Room, intended for school age children. No experience necessary.   Parkway Central Library Children's Department Ground Floor, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 215.686.5369 ***Programs are subject to change*** Find us on…

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Make Slime!

Sat, January 19, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Katharine Drexel Library

 Join us as we experiment with every day ingredients to create different types of slime.

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LEGO Club

Sat, January 19, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library

Join Miss Siobhan for a Saturday Lego Club!  Let your imagination lead the way.  Build with our different sets of blocks and explore your creativity.  For school-age builders, bu we will also have larger blocks available for younter kids..  

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Science Lab - Sound Edition!

Sat, January 19, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Lillian Marrero Library

Explore the science of sound with experiments, crafts, and musical activities!

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Seeing Kensington's hidden treasures

Tue, January 22, 2019 3:30 A.M.
McPherson Square Library

Come as we do activities around the One Book One Philly selection,  Last Stop on Market Street .  We will write poems, create popup pages, or make 3D models of our favorite places in Kensington.  (Stay afterward for the art show.)

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Tech Tuesday

Tue, January 22, 2019 3:00 P.M.
Widener Library

Hands on exploration of various technical devices and  applications. Learn to write a song or music to GarageBand or make a video and direct your very own  short movie!

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Paper Craft Club

Tue, January 22, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Whitman Library

Let's make origami, kirigami, and other crafts using simple materials and big imaginations. We'll even work together to build a display entry for the Bloom Philly Window & Lobby Decorating Contest that leads up to the 2019 Flower Show. This year's theme is "Flower…

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Storytime

Tue, January 22, 2019 4:30 P.M.
Fumo Family Library

Reading is incredibly important for our young children, so we encourage you to join us for story time for children K-5th grade. We will read a story together, discuss it to ensure comprehension, ending with a small activity based off the theme of the book.

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Science Wednesday

Wed, January 23, 2019 3:00 P.M.
Widener Library

Pretend to be scientists, research and experiment with basic chemistry, make paper circuits, and explore!

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Let's Make Slime!

Wed, January 23, 2019 3:30 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library

Let's make some slime together using different household ingredients.  For school-age kids.

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Art Club

Wed, January 23, 2019 3:30 P.M.
Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library

Come learn to draw with us!  Our Teen Leader Assistant, Amir will host a program for the children to learn how to draw.

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I have a Dream Collages

Wed, January 23, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Lillian Marrero Library

Explore the imagery and hidden meanings of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous speech, and create colorful collages to represent his words.

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Make Slime!

Wed, January 23, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library

Whether you have not made slime before, or you're a slime-making guru, you are welcome to come and make slime at LEAP!

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Building Towers with Spaghetti & Marshmallows

Wed, January 23, 2019 4:30 P.M.
Fumo Family Library

Join us for a small fun physics lesson using spaghetti and marshmallow towers!  

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Artsy Thursday

Thu, January 24, 2019 3:00 P.M.
Widener Library

Explore using various mediums and materials to create art. Paint, draw, sew, or just experiment for fun. 

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Minecraft community

Thu, January 24, 2019 3:00 P.M.
Kensington Library

Come join our Minecraft community at the Kensington library!  We host a Minecraft session in the computer lab every Thursday from 3-5:30 p.m., where we build everything from farms and villages to swank modern homes. We have our own Minecraft Realm, a persistent server which allows us all to…

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Indoor Exercise

Thu, January 24, 2019 3:30 P.M.
Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library

Come move and have fun with us! 

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Board Games

Thu, January 24, 2019 4:30 P.M.
Fumo Family Library

Join us for some fun time playing board games. We have checkers, chess, Monopoly, Clue, and many others!  

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DIY Snow Clouds

Thu, January 24, 2019 4:30 P.M.
Lillian Marrero Library

Make your very own snow clouds using standard household materials. 

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Yoga and Mindfulness for Kids

Thu, January 24, 2019 4:45 P.M.
Andorra Library

Join us every Thursday for yoga and mindfulness.  Please plan to wear comfortable, flexible clothing and bring a yoga mat if you have one (mats may be available for kids that do not have thier own).  Please arrive 5 minutes early to sign up for LEAP.  For kids in K-12 only (no…

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