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Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, February 24, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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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…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Mon, February 24, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Parkway Central 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 Nancy. The group will meet in BRIC 60 on the ground floor. …
Rare Books Roadshow
Mon, February 24, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
Rare Books Roadshow
Mon, February 24, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
Rare Books Roadshow
Mon, February 24, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Theatre Collection
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
*FULL* Computer Skills for Beginners
Mon, February 24, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Parkway Central Library
** Class is full and not accepting new students. Please call the number below to be placed on the waitlist or find an alternate class location. ** Need computer help? Take a free digital skills workshop at the Library! Learn how to use a computer, get online, and more. Training provided by…
Fight Poverty with Serve Philadelphia Vista Corps
Mon, February 24, 2025
1:30 P.M.
General Information Department
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Parkway Central Library
Serve Philadelphia Vista Corps will be tabling at the Parkway Central Library lobby. Come get free swag, giveaways and find out how you can volunteer to help fight poverty in Philadelphia. For more information contact Sarah Chalmin at sarah.chalmin@phila.gov
Chess Club for Kids!
Mon, February 24, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us each Monday from 3:30-4:30pm for Chess Club! Kids 12 and under are welcome to play and learn with support from a skilled chess player. All supplies provided. No experience is necessary; all skill levels welcome! This event will be held in the Story Hour Room, within the Central…
Meet the artist: Salvador Pereira
Mon, February 24, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
New drawings by Philadelphia-based Peruvian artist Salvador Pereira are now on display through the end of March in the Art Department's historic poster stands as part of our long-running series that exhibits work created by artists who use the library as a working space. Stop by and chat…
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow Author Visit
Tue, February 25, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for a pre-Ramadan visit with Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow. Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow is a Philadelphia-based author of popular educator-recommended children’s books. She is a two-time winner of the Muslim Bookstagram picture book award, and she has earned the prestigious…
Rare Books Roadshow
Tue, February 25, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Theatre Collection
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
Rare Books Roadshow
Tue, February 25, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
Rare Books Roadshow
Tue, February 25, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
Baby and Toddler Playtime!
Tue, February 25, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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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.
How to Jump Over the Age Barrier & Land a Job: Virtual Full Circle Career Workshop
Tue, February 25, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Strategic strategies for the mature worker and how to compete in a younger job market. To join, please register here . Zoom meeting information will be emailed upon registration. Full Circle Career Workshops are made possible in part by PECO Exelon. Tuesday, February 25 | 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
PA CareerLink® Job Search Assistance
Tue, February 25, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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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®…
Cooking for Teens: Popcorn Party
Tue, February 25, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
Pop till you drop! Teens aged 12 to 18 are welcome to join us on Tuesday, February 25 for a delicious drop-in popcorn making event. Teens will be able to pop their own stovetop popcorn, then finish it off with a variety of sweet and savory toppings. Programs at the Field Teen Center are open to…
Free Library Chess Club
Tue, February 25, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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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…
Pajama Storytime!
Tue, February 25, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Wear your coziest pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal to this evening storytime. We'll read books and sing songs and rhymes in the Story Hour Room. This event is recommended for children 3 to 8 years old.
Sophia Rosenfeld | The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life
Tue, February 25, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Sophia Rosenfeld | The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life REGISTER In Conversation with Emily Wilson Ellis Wachs Memorial Endowed Lecture Choice touches virtually every aspect of our lives, from what to buy and where to live to whom to…