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Sew What?! Evening ROOM 108 Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, September 25, 2025
5:00 P.M.
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Sew What?! Is a clever and creative get together for crafters who do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, felting, and more. Want to share what you're making with other fabric crafters? Join us to collaborate and learn. In-person, Thursdays from 5:00-7:30 in ROOM…
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Collage Club
Tue, September 30, 2025
12:00 P.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Stop by the Art Department between 12 and 2pm and make a collage. Supplies are available any time the Art Department is open in our community collage station: scissors, glue and lots of paper and magazines donated especially for the purpose of collage making. And did we mention books? Many books…
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Vertical Display: Mina Smith Segal
Now through Tue, September 30, 2025
5:00 P.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Paintings by Mina Smith Segal are now on display through the end of September 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. The artist will be available in the Art Department at…
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Sew What?! Afternoon Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Wed, October 1, 2025
2:00 P.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Sew What?! Is a clever and creative get together for crafters who do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, felting, and more. Want to share what you're making with other fabric crafters? Join us to collaborate and learn. In-person, Wednesdays from 2-4:30 pm in…
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Sew What?! Evening ROOM 108 Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, October 2, 2025
5:00 P.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Sew What?! Is a clever and creative get together for crafters who do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, felting, and more. Want to share what you're making with other fabric crafters? Join us to collaborate and learn. In-person, Thursdays from 5:00-7:30 in ROOM…
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Micro Monuments: Miniature Sculpture Workshop
Sat, October 4, 2025
2:00 P.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Create structures and sculptures inspired by the big themes of America’s vast monuments. Participants will be able to use a range of materials including clay, fiber and wire to construct their original artworks. All supplies will be provided. Free and open to all ages. No…
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Sound The Chimes of My Abstract Body
Now through Mon, October 6, 2025
9:00 A.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Sound The Chimes of My Abstract Body is the name of an exhibition created by Art Department resident artist Ana Woulfe . Ana Woulfe created a self-imposed nine-month artist residency in the library’s Art Department for herself in this way: ** The Artist must…
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Gretchen Gettes plays the Viola da Gamba
Mon, October 6, 2025
1:00 P.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Gretchen Gettes plays the viola da gamba in the Art & Literature Department balcony. Gretchen Gettes is a professional musician living in Philadelphia, whose life philosophy is to do more of what she loves. When she heard the beautiful, earthy tone of the viola da gamba, an instrument dating…
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Collage Club
Tue, October 7, 2025
12:00 P.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Stop by the Art Department between 12 and 2pm and make a collage. Supplies are available any time the Art Department is open in our community collage station: scissors, glue and lots of paper and magazines donated especially for the purpose of collage making. And did we mention books? Many books…
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Photo club: Zoe Strauss
Tue, October 7, 2025
5:30 P.M.
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Parkway Central Library
This month Photo Club will host guest speaker, local photographer Zoe Strauss . Everyone is invited to attend. Zoe Strauss is an anarchist from Philadelphia, PA. She is the founder of the 3212 Think Tank. Photo Club meets periodically to share their work with each other. Books are always…
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Sew What?! ROOM 108 Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Wed, October 8, 2025
2:00 P.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Sew What?! Is a clever and creative get together for crafters who do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, felting, and more. Want to share what you're making with other fabric crafters? Join us to collaborate and learn. In-person, Wednesdays from 2-4:30 pm in…
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Sew What?! Evening ROOM 108 Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, October 9, 2025
5:00 P.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Sew What?! Is a clever and creative get together for crafters who do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, felting, and more. Want to share what you're making with other fabric crafters? Join us to collaborate and learn. In-person, Thursdays from 5:00-7:30 in ROOM…
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Collage Club
Tue, October 14, 2025
12:00 P.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Stop by the Art Department between 12 and 2pm and make a collage. Supplies are available any time the Art Department is open in our community collage station: scissors, glue and lots of paper and magazines donated especially for the purpose of collage making. And did we mention books? Many books…
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Woodburning demonstration with Brian Carney
Wed, October 15, 2025
1:00 P.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Stop by the Art Department for a look at woodburning, or pyrography. Brian Carney will show off some of his recent work and will demonstrate his technique. We'll have books to borrow and browse on the subject on hand. Image: Detail of woodburning work by Brian Carney
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Sew What?! ROOM 108 Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Wed, October 15, 2025
2:00 P.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Sew What?! Is a clever and creative get together for crafters who do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, felting, and more. Want to share what you're making with other fabric crafters? Join us to collaborate and learn. In-person, Wednesdays from 2-4:30 pm in…
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Sew What?! Evening ROOM 108 Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, October 16, 2025
5:00 P.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Sew What?! Is a clever and creative get together for crafters who do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, felting, and more. Want to share what you're making with other fabric crafters? Join us to collaborate and learn. In-person, Thursdays from 5:00-7:30 in ROOM…
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Comix Club
Thu, October 16, 2025
5:30 P.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Stop by with your comics project to work on or just hang out and read comics from the Philadelphia Comics Collection . This collection contains work published in Philly or made by local artists. The entirety of this collection is cataloged and available for in-library use. Please be aware…
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Rare Art Books: Danse Macabre
Mon, October 20, 2025
4:00 P.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Stop by the Art Department on the 2nd floor between 4:00 and 6:00pm to peruse special items from the art vault and beyond, on the subject of the Dance of Death visual tradion. In conjunction with Or Not to Be: An Exhibition from Special Collections , on view in the 3rd floor Dietrich…
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Collage Club
Tue, October 21, 2025
12:00 P.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Stop by the Art Department between 12 and 2pm and make a collage. Supplies are available any time the Art Department is open in our community collage station: scissors, glue and lots of paper and magazines donated especially for the purpose of collage making. And did we mention books? Many books…
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Sew What?! Afternoon Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Wed, October 22, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Sew What?! Is a clever and creative get together for crafters who do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, felting, and more. Want to share what you're making with other fabric crafters? Join us to collaborate and learn. In-person, Wednesdays from 2-4:30 pm in…