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MEDICARE MONDAYS
Mon, November 17, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
✨ Got Medicare questions? ✨ Courtney Bell is back to help you make sense of it all! Join us in person for an easy, open Q&A where you can learn how Medicare works—and how it can work for YOU. ✅ Bring your questions ✅ Get clear answers ✅ Walk away with confidence See you on Mondays!
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Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, November 17, 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…
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English as a Second Language
Mon, November 17, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Community College of Philadelphia is offering English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. There is no cost to you and textbooks will be provided. Interested learners must complete a placement test. Test dates are scheduled for 9/22 and 9/24. Up to 15 individuals can…
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Philadelphia Department of Public Health Resource Table
Mon, November 17, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Widener Library
Philadelphia Department of Public Health Resource Table Get prepared for cold and flu season! Philadelphia Department of Public Health will be at the library giving away free at-home Covid-19 tests, hand sanitizers, and masks to anyone interested. No registration or sign-up needed.
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Philadelphia Department of Public Health Resource Table
Mon, November 17, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Lawncrest Library
Philadelphia Department of Public Health Resource Table On Mondays, staff from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health will be onsite distributing information on measles, vaccines, bird flu and COVID-19 guidance and other resources. Hand sanitizer, COVID test kits, and masks for…
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Youth City Planning Workshop
Mon, November 17, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library
What would your ideal Philly look like? Our friends from the Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development (DPD) are teaming up with the Free Library to host creative, hands-on workshops where youth can imagine and design the future of their neighborhoods! Join us for collage,…
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LET'S DANCE SERIES : BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED w/ SHIRLADELPHIA
Mon, November 17, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
Join us in the Central Senior Services area for an introductory dance class. We are beginning our series with BALLROOM Dance Styles. This series is dedicated for those who are blind and visually impaired. Registration is preferred. Drop in welcomed. MONDAYS OCTOBER 6, 2025 THRU…
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Pop Up Display and Celebration of the 1967 Freedom Walk for Black History and Culture
Mon, November 17, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
This celebration, in collaboration with the 5th and 6th graders of Jubilee School, honors original participants of the 1967 walkout along with those continuing the work. This free event includes a pop up display, presentation of original and current student demands, poetry, and music from…
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Chair Yoga with Lindsey
Mon, November 17, 2025
5:45 P.M.
Charles Santore Library
Chair Yoga is a form of yoga that uses a chair as the main prop versus a traditional mat. This makes the practice more accessible to those that have trouble putting pressure on the knees and wrists, and is suitable for all levels and ages. The program will be taught by Lindsey Gill, a certified…
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Monday Poets Season 31
Mon, November 17, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for another great installment of Monday Poets on November 17th at 6pm. Reading with us this evening will be: Bob Coles Robert Coles is a poet, writer, academic, and an Associate Professor Emeritus of African-American Literature at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.…
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CPR Training Class
Tue, November 18, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Widener Library
Learn essential life-saving skills in this 2 hour non-certification CPR class offered by OFCC Trainings. You will learn how to perform CPR and use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). A certification will not be granted upon class completion. To register, call…
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Mobile Constituent Services with State Rep Regina Young
Tue, November 18, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Library
Mobile Constituent Services with State Rep Regina Young Every Tuesday from 12:00 P.M.-4.00 P.M. The Office of PA State Representative Regina Young provides constituent services at the Donatucci Library every Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Representatives provide assistance with SEPTA…
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Pennie Health Care Help
Tue, November 18, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Library
Open Enrollment Period (OEP) is coming soon. Get the lowest costs on high-quality health coverage through Pennie, Pennsylvania’s official health insurance marketplace. Pennie Certified Assisters can help you in person here at Donatucci, Tuesdays from 1-4pm. Stop by, discover how Pennie can…
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Teen Lounge Tuesdays
Tue, November 18, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Join Blackwell Regional Library for the all-new Teen Tuesdays, now transformed into a Teen Lounge. Teens can drop in for video games, board games, monthly crafts, and more every Tuesday. It’s your space—come make it yours!
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Free Library Chess Club
Tue, November 18, 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…
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Invisible Barriers: How Ableism Affects Accessibility [WHYY Bridging Blocks]
Tue, November 18, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
This event will be held in Parkway Central's Skyline Room - please take the gold lobby elevators to the 4th Floor. More than 70 million adults in the U.S. reported having a disability in 2022, according to the latest CDC data. Accessibility, or the lack thereof, is a vital concern…
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Photo club
Tue, November 18, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
All photographers and photography fans are invited to drop in in on Photo Club meetings taking place every other month in the Art Department. Bring your own photo work to share with the group, whether you work with film, digital cameras or just your phone. This is a…
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English as a Second Language
Wed, November 19, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Community College of Philadelphia is offering English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. There is no cost to you and textbooks will be provided. Interested learners must complete a placement test. Test dates are scheduled for 9/22 and 9/24. Up to 15 individuals can…
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Chair Yoga with Janet
Wed, November 19, 2025
11:30 A.M.
Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Library
Join us for a 1-hour gentle yoga practice that uses a chair for seating and balance. Taught by Janet McAllister Faulls, a registered yoga teacher with over 13 years of experience in Philadelphia. All ages and abilities welcome. Please dress comfortably!
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State Senator Nikil Saval Mobile Office Hours
Wed, November 19, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Drop in any time from 1:00-4:00pm to meet with staff from State Senator Nikil Saval's office! Get FREE assistance with your needs as a constituent, including: Property Tax/Rent Rebate Applications Utilities Assistance (LIHEAP) SEPTA Senior Passes Unemployment Compensation CHIP and SNAP…