Virtual Programming
While our in-person events are on hold, we are offering virtual programming via a variety of platforms! Click an event to watch or join in.
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STEAM at the Library (Virtual)
Fri, December 4, 2020
10:00 A.M.
Virtual
Join us to learn some science! Each time we'll explore a different topic and do simple experiments. This week learn about bridges, and what makes a bridge strong! You can find our videos posted here https://www.facebook.com/freelibraryofphiladelphialogan , every…
Chair Yoga
Fri, December 4, 2020
10:00 A.M.
Virtual
Join us each Friday at 10:00 a.m. for Chair Yoga live on the Fumo Family Library Facebook Page . The program will be taught by Kate Howell, a certified yoga teacher with over seven years of experience teaching in the Philadelphia area. Chair Yoga is a twist on traditional yoga making it…
VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP - Places for the People: WPA Travel Posters Exhibit at Carpenters' Hall
Fri, December 4, 2020
3:00 P.M.
Virtual
Join curator Ennis Carter to virtually visit the WPA Travel Poster exhibit of rare posters on loan at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia from the Free Library of Philadelphia's Print & Picture Collection and her own collection. Learn more about the screenprinting process too! Special…
Minecraft Day
Fri, December 4, 2020
3:00 P.M.
Virtual
Come join us for Minecraft Club, where up to eight players can play together on our very own Minecraft Realm! We will be hosting sessions on Mondays and Fridays from 3PM - 5:30PM. Work by yourself or cooperatively. Appropriate for ages 8 and up. Please note: requires Minecraft Java Edition for…
Virtual Storytelling Workshop with ASAP Drama
Sat, December 5, 2020
11:00 A.M.
Virtual
In this interactive workshop series, children and teens will focus on the 5Ws (Who, What, When, Where, and Why) to learn effective storytelling practices, through a range of engaging activities inspired by the dramatic arts. This program will take place on Facebook Live on the Youth Services and…
Virtual Sundays on Stage: Burble, Fizz, Kaboom! By Box of Light
Sun, December 6, 2020
2:00 P.M.
Virtual
Enjoy a very theatrical take on the sciences, in this playful performance that combines chemical reactions, solutions, molecules, and phase changes with a great sense of humor. This show will be shared on our Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/FLPYouthServices/ ) and available for…
Virtual Mindfulness Meditation via Facebook Live
Mon, December 7, 2020
10:00 A.M.
Virtual
Join Miss Abbe on Mondays at 10:00 a.m. live ( Fumo Family Library ) for some calm Mindfulness Meditation using a body scan and breathing techniques, ground your body and mind.
Minecraft Day
Mon, December 7, 2020
3:00 P.M.
Virtual
Come join us for Minecraft Club, where up to eight players can play together on our very own Minecraft Realm! We will be hosting sessions on Mondays and Fridays from 3PM - 5:30PM. Work by yourself or cooperatively. Appropriate for ages 8 and up. Please note: requires Minecraft Java Edition for…
VIRTUAL | Teen Reading Lounge
Mon, December 7, 2020
3:30 P.M.
Virtual
Teen Reading Lounge is an award-winning, nontraditional book club for teens ages 12-18. Teens help to create the reading list for the program and, working with trained facilitators, to design creative and civic engagement projects that bring big ideas to life. Youth ages 12-18 must register…
Monday Poets: An Ode to Unity & Dissent
Mon, December 7, 2020
6:30 P.M.
Virtual
In this season of uprisings, cries for justice, and calls for unity, Philadelphia Poet Laureate Trapeta B. Mayson and Youth Poet Laureate Mia Concepcion organized nine Philly poets to write a collaborative " Ode to Unity and Dissent. " The poets each wrote and recorded their own verses…
VIRTUAL | Homework Hangout for Teens
Tue, December 8, 2020
4:00 P.M.
Virtual
Join us for a relaxing virtual co-working space on Instagram Live on Tuesday evenings! We'll listen to calming music, set goals, and chat about what we're working on. Bring your homework, an art project, or just yourself. Watch live on Instagram .
Art Book Club online: The Cartographic Imagination - Part 1
Tue, December 8, 2020
5:00 P.M.
Virtual
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 approaches to visual representation of real or imagined landscapes taken by map makers and…
Medieval Life Spotlight: Cooking | Digital Demonstration
Now through Tue, December 8, 2020
7:00 P.M.
Virtual
What can make certain ingredients familiar across the globe and across time? This interactive program includes recipes to prepare together! The history of spices such as cloves begins in Malaysia, where colonization and trade brought this ingredient to medieval England. We will examine how the…
Mindfulness Meditation via Instagram Live
Wed, December 9, 2020
10:00 A.M.
Virtual
Join Miss Abbe on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. on Instagram Live for some calm Mindfulness Meditation using body scan and breathing techniques, ground your body and mind.
French Conversation Circle
Wed, December 9, 2020
11:00 A.M.
Virtual
Bonjour! Salut! Bonsoir! Join the Languages and Learning Center’s newest class: The French Conversation Circle! This FREE online class will build your knowledge and confidence in the French language all while introducing you to other French-loving adults in a casual and fun learning…
Virtual-Wednesday Tongue Twister
Wed, December 9, 2020
3:30 P.M.
Virtual
Log onto our Facebook or Instagram account to see our weekly tongue twister challenge. Can you say the phrase three times fast??
Virtual-Help Design the Lawncrest Library!
Wed, December 9, 2020
6:00 P.M.
Virtual
Help Design the Lawncrest Recreation Center & Library! We invite community members to attend one of two kick off events to celebrate the launch of Rebuild Lawncrest Recreation Center and Library. Zoom Workshop 1 Wednesday, December 9, 6:00 - 7:30 pm Zoom Workshop Saturday, December 12,…
A Discussion of Milford Graves Full Mantis with Director Jake Meginsky
Thu, December 10, 2020
8:00 P.M.
Virtual
Starting in the 1960's, Milford Graves was central to the revolutionary new vision of jazz represented by musicians like Albert Ayler, Sonny Sharrock, and Paul Bley, all of whom released albums featuring Grave's astonishing percussion work. A true polymath, Graves has also spent his life…
Chair Yoga
Fri, December 11, 2020
10:00 A.M.
Virtual
Join us each Friday at 10:00 a.m. for Chair Yoga live on the Fumo Family Library Facebook Page . The program will be taught by Kate Howell, a certified yoga teacher with over seven years of experience teaching in the Philadelphia area. Chair Yoga is a twist on traditional yoga making it…
Minecraft Day
Fri, December 11, 2020
3:00 P.M.
Virtual
Come join us for Minecraft Club, where up to eight players can play together on our very own Minecraft Realm! We will be hosting sessions on Mondays and Fridays from 3PM - 5:30PM. Work by yourself or cooperatively. Appropriate for ages 8 and up. Please note: requires Minecraft Java Edition for…