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Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!

Mon, February 24, 2025 10:30 A.M.
Children's Department at 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…

Toddler
Baby

Storytimes

Chess Club for Kids!

Mon, February 24, 2025 4:00 P.M.
Children's Department at 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…

Family Programs

Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow Author Visit

Tue, February 25, 2025 10:30 A.M.
Children's Department at 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…

Baby and Toddler Playtime!

Tue, February 25, 2025 12:00 P.M.
Children's Department at 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.

Toddler
Baby

Family Programs

Pajama Storytime!

Tue, February 25, 2025 5:30 P.M.
Children's Department at 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.

Family Programs

Storytimes

Music and Movement!

Wed, February 26, 2025 10:30 A.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Join Ms Naomi for songs, dance, and fun explorations of rhythm and movement! This program is intended for our friends ages 6 and under and their caregivers. Wednesdays at 10:30am in the Montgomery Auditorium. Instagram: @freelibraryccd Facebook: ParkwayCentralChildrens

Family Programs

Storytimes

Read to a Therapy Dog!

Wed, February 26, 2025 4:00 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Independent readers and children who are learning to read are invited to practice their reading skills with a certified therapy dog from Comfort Caring Canines. Yes, you can pet them, too! Dogs will be accompanied by their handler during this program & each child will be assigned…

Build Club

Thu, February 27, 2025 4:00 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Join us for Build Club! Explore different types of toddler-friendly construction toys including MagnaTiles, Duplos, Blocks, and more. Open to all ages.

Arts and Crafts Programs

Preschool Storytime

Fri, February 28, 2025 10:30 A.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Join Scout in the Auditorium for stories, songs, and rhymes, and stay for playtime afterwards! Intended for our friends ages 6 and under and their caregivers. ASL interpreted.

Family Programs

Philadelphia Lullaby Project Celebration Concert

Sat, March 1, 2025 3:00 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Original songs performed by accomplished musicians and the Philadelphia families who wrote/created them for their children. This event is a collaboration with The Free Library of Philadelphia, Musicopia, and Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute with support provided by The William Penn…

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Storytimes

Baby and Toddler Playtime!

Tue, March 4, 2025 12:00 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Toddler
Baby

Family Programs

Music and Movement!

Wed, March 5, 2025 10:30 A.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Family Programs

Storytimes

Monthly Book Club

Wed, March 5, 2025 4:00 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Join us to discuss books and life and eat snacks! This book club is ideal for fourth through sixth graders. This month we will be discussing The Eyes & the Impossible by Dave Eggers. Copies of each book will be available to check out at the reference desk.

School Age

Family Programs

Julie Fortenberry Author Visit

Thu, March 6, 2025 12:30 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Cost: FREE

Join us in welcoming author and illustrator, Julia Fortenberry. Julia has an MFA from Hunter College. Her paintings have been in the Whitney Museum of Art. Now she paints and writes for children. Astronaut Sisters, her newest book, has just been released. This event will…

School Age

Lego Club

Thu, March 6, 2025 4:00 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Join us for fun with LEGOs! Explore your creativity with free builds, Lego challenges, and games! For school age children.

Preschool

Arts and Crafts Programs

Preschool Storytime

Fri, March 7, 2025 10:30 A.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Join Scout in the Auditorium for stories, songs, and rhymes, and stay for playtime afterwards! Intended for our friends ages 6 and under and their caregivers. ASL interpreted.

Family Programs

Chess Club for Kids!

Mon, March 10, 2025 4:00 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Family Programs