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Telling Tales: From Oral Tradition to Art
Now through Sat, January 4, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Storytelling has shaped cultures and captivated imaginations throughout history. Whether teaching moral lessons or celebrating epic heroes, each tale reflects our values, fears, and dreams. Stories reflect the context—past or present—in which they are created, told, and retold.…
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, January 6, 2025
10:30 A.M.
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. Cooler weather? We'll have storytime in the auditorium on the ground floor! Warmer weather? We'll be…
Teen Video Game Hang-out
Mon, January 6, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Charles Santore Library
Gaming and Snacks every Monday at Charles Santore Library! Come solo or with friends to play our Nintendo Switch on the BIG screen. Option to BYO Switch for local or online play. Come hangout, play games, and make friends. The Teen Video Game Hang-out is open to…
Claymobile at the Library
Mon, January 6, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Logan Library
The Claymobile is a pop-up ceramics studio. Participants will learn skills from professional teaching artists using clay to nurture imagination, critical thinking and persistence. All materials will be provided and space may be limited. Clay can be messy, please dress appropriately. …
Baby and Toddler Playtime!
Tue, January 7, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Play, talk, sing and explore books and toys while listening to music and gaining social, emotional, fine and gross motor skills. This program is intended for babies and toddlers along with parents, grandparents or caregivers. We will be meeting in the Storyhour Room.
Chess Club for Kids
Tue, January 7, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Charles Santore Library
Learn to play chess, or learn to play better chess! This program is intended for school age children and teens, grades 2-12.
Read Baby Read Storytime
Wed, January 8, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Fox Chase Library
“Read, Baby, Read” on Wednesdays at 10:30 am. Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces. This program is intended for our friends ages 2 and under and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome. Read, Baby, Read is a series of programs focused on language and literacy development…
Baby Bop Story and Activity Time
Wed, January 8, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Torresdale Library
Children and caregivers will interact using some of our favorite stories, songs and activities! Older siblings are welcome to attend and join in the fun! For children ages 6 months to 2 years. It's that time of year where we may need to cancel due to inclement…
Animal Tales with the Philadelphia Zoo
Thu, January 9, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
Each month, Charles L. Durham Library will be hosting the Philadelphia Zoo! Come listen to a story read by the librarian. Then, meet an animal from the story and discover and learn more about the animal with knowledgeable educators of the Philadelphia Zoo.
Fun Fridays
Fri, January 10, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Join us on Fridays for crafts, science experiments, or games! This program is for school age children, beginning at 3 p.m
Chess Club
Fri, January 10, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Fox Chase Library
For kids and teens, weekly on Fridays at 3:30 pm Join us on Fridays for chess club! All skill levels welcome.
Music and Movement Storytime
Sat, January 11, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes and movement that celebrates all things music! For ages 7 and under and their caregivers.
Family Storytime
Sat, January 11, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Overbrook Park Library
Join Miss Alicia every other Saturday at 10:30am for Family Storytime, where we'll share stories, songs, and more! Intended for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers, but all are welcome.
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, January 13, 2025
10:30 A.M.
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. Cooler weather? We'll have storytime in the auditorium on the ground floor! Warmer weather? We'll be…
Teen Video Game Hang-out
Mon, January 13, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Charles Santore Library
Gaming and Snacks every Monday at Charles Santore Library! Come solo or with friends to play our Nintendo Switch on the BIG screen. Option to BYO Switch for local or online play. Come hangout, play games, and make friends. The Teen Video Game Hang-out is open to…
Baby and Toddler Playtime!
Tue, January 14, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Play, talk, sing and explore books and toys while listening to music and gaining social, emotional, fine and gross motor skills. This program is intended for babies and toddlers along with parents, grandparents or caregivers. We will be meeting in the Storyhour Room.
Chess Club for Kids
Tue, January 14, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Charles Santore Library
Learn to play chess, or learn to play better chess! This program is intended for school age children and teens, grades 2-12.
The Phillypino Oral History Project: Exhibition
Now through Tue, January 14, 2025
8:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
The Phillypino Oral History Project is an intergenerational, community-based oral history and photography project capturing the rich narratives of Filipino immigrants who arrived in Philadelphia, particularly in the 1980’s, after the collapse of martial law imposed by dictator Ferdinand…
The Story Orchestra: Swan Lake
Wed, January 15, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Listen, move, and learn at this special interactive story time with The Rock School for Dance! Explore the joy of movement and storytelling with master educator, Jessica Kilpatrick as she brings the tale of The Story Orchestra to life at the Queen Memorial Library! This program is intended…
Read Baby Read Storytime
Wed, January 15, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Fox Chase Library
“Read, Baby, Read” on Wednesdays at 10:30 am. Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces. This program is intended for our friends ages 2 and under and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome. Read, Baby, Read is a series of programs focused on language and literacy development…