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Making Connections: A Basic Introduction to Soldering

It's time to get electric in the library! Join the Free Library of Philadelphia and instructor Daniel Verbit in learning how to heat, connect, and create electrical circuits. You will leave with a light up, wearable circuit board…

Teen Tuesdays: Friends. Food. Fun.

Calling all 7th through 12th graders! Dive into new worlds with our exciting new video game collection, unleash your creativity in our DIY craft sessions, and connect with friends over anime/manga, movies, and snacks. Bring a friend and…

Teen Tuesdays: Friends. Food. Fun.

Build Club

Join us every 2nd and 4th Thursdays for Build Club! Explore different types of toddler-friendly construction toys including MagnaTiles, Duplos, Blocks, and more. Open to all ages.

Teen Tuesdays: Friends. Food. Fun.

Handy Around the House

Do it yourself home repair, plumbing, painting, etc.

Fix your ride

Repair tips for cars, bikes, boats, and more!

Cut and Stitch

Grab the scissors for sewing projects, drapery, upholstery – even how to give a haircut!

Nell Irvin Painter | Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over

Celebrated historian Nell Irvin Painter’s many books include Sojourner Truth, Creating Black Americans , and, most recently, The History of White People , a national bestseller examining the dangerous socially constructed notion of…

This Old House

Philadelphia is on old city (by American standards anyway) and many of us live in older houses; let Bob Villa and Co. teach you how to treat them right.

Ikea Hacker

Ikea’s affordable Swedish furniture has become ubiquitous; learn to make it your own.

Home Time

Tips and ideas from the long running PBS series.

Home & Garden TV

An abundance of ideas from the cable television network.

eHow

More than 300,000 clear and concise articles on how to do things, plus a rapidly growing library of articles created by eHow's members.

DIY Network

Articles and videos from the cable network; watch average homeowners tackle jobs big and small.

DIY Home Improvements

Instructions for house projects big and small.

Burda Style

Online community devoted to sewing: instructions, advice, patterns, inspiration and more.

Bicycle Tutor

Instructional videos and articles covering everything you need to get your bike rolling again.

Apartment Therapy

Inspiration from do-it-yourselfers on the web.