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PA CareerLink® Job Search Assistance
Tue, December 10, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Widener Library
Meet with a Community Workforce Connector from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for one-on-one job search assistance. Get individualized support with résumé development, career counseling, and professional development workshops. Call 1-833-750-5627 to learn more! PA CareerLink®…
PA CareerLink® Job Search Assistance
Tue, December 10, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Meet with a Community Workforce Connector from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., for one-on-one job search assistance. Get individualized support with résumé development, career counseling, and professional development workshops. Call 1-833-750-5627 to learn more! PA CareerLink®…
Fiber Arts Group
Tue, December 10, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Do you have a craving for a crafts group to meet up with? Would you like to connect, socially, with other creatives working on portable crafts projects? Are you looking to share your crafts project or project ideas with others? Stop by the library and bring a portable craft project…
Holiday Cooking with Ms. Keisha
Tue, December 10, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Tacony Library
Holiday Cooking with Ms. Keisha – for Adults Tuesday, December 10, 2024 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Come cook along with the mobile cooking teacher. Work as part of a team as you create delicious holiday recipes, including dessert! Then eat the wonderful meal you cooked. Enrollment…
Senior Strength Training
Tue, December 10, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Whitman Library
This Senior Strength and Conditioning class, led by a certified instructor, combines hand weights, chair exercises along with cardio work to improve your fitness, strength and balance. All equipment is provided. Please wear comfortable and appropriate attire. This program is sponsored by the…
Happy 113th Birthday to the Oak Lane Library!
Tue, December 10, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
The Oak Lane Library was opened to the public on December 7, 1911. Join the Friends of Oak Lane Library in celebrating the library's 113th birthday. Enjoy cake, refreshments, and good cheer. For all ages.
Friends of Wynnefield Library Book and Bake Sale
Tue, December 10, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Wynnefield Library
Join the Friends of Wynnefield Library for this fund-raising event to support our library.
Free Library Chess Club
Tue, December 10, 2024
4:00 P.M.
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 4:00-7:00 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…
Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder...
Tue, December 10, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
If you love mysteries and thrillers, join us for our recently formed book club! As a genre, mysteries span countries, cultures, and historic periods, varying in tone, pace, and characterization. From the hardboiled to the cozy, from the plodding of a procedural to the twisty legal…
Penn Med's Health Talk Tuesdays | Understanding Anxiety
Tue, December 10, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Holiday cheer is in the air, but all that fun can take its toll. Gift yourself a new, positive outlook on mental health. Join the Free Library and Penn Medicine to learn how you can cope with anxiety and other holiday blahs. Our guest speaker is Dr. Lily Brown, a clinical psychologist and…
Discover Food Sources in Philly: OK Produce at Reading Terminal Market
Tue, December 10, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Registration link: https://DiscoverFoodSources4.eventbrite.com Join us in the teaching kitchen for our Discover Food Sources series! Where can you source your food in Philly? OK Produce at Reading Terminal Market. Our December program will focus on a root vegetable recipe presented by…
Open Computer Lab and Computer Assistance
Tue, December 10, 2024
4:30 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Do you need extra assistance on the computer or a longer timeframe to apply for jobs, take a test, or fill out applications? Walk in to receive computer help or call 215-685-1866 to register for a longer computer reservation (up to 1.5 hours) during our open computer lab hours!
James Baldwin Reading Group
Tue, December 10, 2024
4:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
"The People of Philadelphia Read James Baldwin" is a citywide series of book clubs at several locations across Philadelphia. Facilitated by the Saturday Free School as part of their "Year of James Baldwin." Tuesdays at 4:30pm at the Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional…
Holiday Origami! Folding Fun for All
Tue, December 10, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Learn to make holiday ornaments and classic origami cranes. This is an intergenerational, family event.
Author Talk: Anna Engels
Tue, December 10, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Join local author and teacher Anna Engels for a short reading from her book A Fool for an Heir , followed by a look at her process as a writer, and an audience Q&A. Engels grew up in Latvia and currently teaches at Villanova University. A Fool for an Heir is a fictionalized biography…
Falls Writing Group
Tue, December 10, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Join us as we launch the new Falls Writing Group! Connect with other writers for motivation, accountability, and inspiration via free writing, prompts and writing games, group sharing, feedback sessions and more. This will be a positive and non-judgmental community open to writers of…
Made With Love: Papier-Mâché Workshop
Tue, December 10, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Join us at the library to craft your own gifts for friends and family! Participants will design, construct, and decorate papier-mâché gifts, just in time for the winter holidays. The creativity workshops will take place in the Education, Philosophy, and Religion Department, Room 205…
Made With Love: Papier-Mâché Workshop
Tue, December 10, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Join us at the library to craft your own gifts for friends and family! Participants will design, construct, and decorate papier-mâché gifts, just in time for the winter holidays. The creativity workshops will take place in the Education, Philosophy, and Religion Department, Room 205…
English Conversation Group
Tue, December 10, 2024
5:45 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Build your confidence in speaking English while meeting other adults in a casual learning environment. No registration is required. This group is for intermediate/advanced English speakers and is led by Free Library volunteer Gleb. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
Tuesday night yoga
Tue, December 10, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Whitman Library
Join us for a free weekly yoga class taught by Anne-Marie Mulgrew, All levels welcome! Bring your own mat or use one of ours. Cleaning wipes for mats are also available. No need to register, just show up! This weekly class series will begin on October 1, 2024 and end on June 24, 2025.