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Tiny Treasure Artist Book with Rebecca Kelly
Sat, June 14, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
This workshop is now full but you can still sign up for the waitlist at the link below. Inspired by the work of outsider artist Nellie Mae Roe and other self-taught artists we will explore a free, fresh approach to a miniature artist book! Using a simple one page book structure with…
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Queer Poetry Workshop with Stephanie Cawley
Sat, June 14, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Fishtown Community Library
What does it mean to see the world queerly? To read and write queerly? Join local poet Stephanie Cawley to read, write, think, feel, and share together, exploring these and other questions. This program will take place on the library's 3rd floor, accessible by stairs or elevator.
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Poetry Workshop for Teens
Tue, June 17, 2025
11:00 A.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Want to start writing poetry or develop the work you have? Come to our weekly poetry workshop, where we'll read, write, and workshop poems. Each session will be a mix of writing from prompts and giving each other feedback. All experience levels are welcome! Intended for ages 13 to 18.
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Poets Celebrate the Keystone State!
Tue, June 17, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Celebrate the Keystone State! Poets from Philadelphia and around the state give voice to the landscapes, hometowns, and vibrant stories of Pennsylvania collected in the new anthology, Keystone Poetry. Hosts: J. C. Todd & Amy Small-McKinney This reading is taking place in Room 108 on Parkway…
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Poetry Workshop for Teens
Tue, June 24, 2025
11:00 A.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Want to start writing poetry or develop the work you have? Come to our weekly poetry workshop, where we'll read, write, and workshop poems. Each session will be a mix of writing from prompts and giving each other feedback. All experience levels are welcome! Intended for ages 13 to 18.
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Black American Sign Language: An Introduction
Wed, June 25, 2025
1:00 P.M.
David Cohen Ogontz Library
Through storytelling, poetry, and discussions, we will learn the basics of BASL while exploring its historical and cultural context. This program is presented by Tempest Cooper and is designed to foster deeper communication skills and cultural understanding in an interactive setting.
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Open Mic Night at the Library
Fri, June 27, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
We are bringing back open mic night! Join us for an evening of music, poetry, spoken word, and more at our Nicetown Café . Program runs from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. and is for ages 21 and older. Dates are: June 27, July 25, August 22, September 26, and October 31.
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Poetry Workshop for Teens
Tue, July 1, 2025
11:00 A.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Want to start writing poetry or develop the work you have? Come to our weekly poetry workshop, where we'll read, write, and workshop poems. Each session will be a mix of writing from prompts and giving each other feedback. All experience levels are welcome! Intended for ages 13 to 18.
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Poetry Workshop for Teens
Tue, July 8, 2025
11:00 A.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Want to start writing poetry or develop the work you have? Come to our weekly poetry workshop, where we'll read, write, and workshop poems. Each session will be a mix of writing from prompts and giving each other feedback. All experience levels are welcome! Intended for ages 13 to 18.
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Black American Sign Language: An Introduction
Sat, July 12, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Through storytelling, poetry, and discussions, we will learn the basics of BASL while exploring its historical and cultural context. This program is presented by Tempest Cooper and is designed to foster deeper communication skills and cultural understanding in an interactive setting.
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Poetry Workshop for Teens
Tue, July 15, 2025
11:00 A.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Want to start writing poetry or develop the work you have? Come to our weekly poetry workshop, where we'll read, write, and workshop poems. Each session will be a mix of writing from prompts and giving each other feedback. All experience levels are welcome! Intended for ages 13 to 18.
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Author Talk | Betrayed: Violence Against Women
Tue, July 15, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
In a career that spanned four decades, Meg Groff worked as a legal aid attorney for woman and children victims of domestic violence. Not If I Can Help It: A Family Lawyer’s Battles for Justice for Victims of Domestic Violence and the Poor is Groff’s account, which includes both the…
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Poetry Workshop for Teens
Tue, July 22, 2025
11:00 A.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Want to start writing poetry or develop the work you have? Come to our weekly poetry workshop, where we'll read, write, and workshop poems. Each session will be a mix of writing from prompts and giving each other feedback. All experience levels are welcome! Intended for ages 13 to 18.
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Open Mic Night at the Library
Fri, July 25, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
We are bringing back open mic night! Join us for an evening of music, poetry, spoken word, and more at our Nicetown Café . Program runs from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. and is for ages 21 and older. Dates are: June 27, July 25, August 22, September 26, and October 31.
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Open Mic Night at the Library
Fri, August 22, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Join us for an evening of music, poetry, spoken word, and more at our Nicetown Café . Program runs from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. and is for ages 21 and older. Dates are: June 27, July 25, August 22, September 26, and October 31.
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Open Mic Night at the Library
Fri, September 26, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Join us for an evening of music, poetry, spoken word, and more at our Nicetown Café . Program runs from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. and is for ages 21 and older. Dates are: June 27, July 25, August 22, September 26, and October 31.
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Open Mic Night at the Library
Fri, October 31, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Join us for an evening of music, poetry, spoken word, and more at our Nicetown Café . Program runs from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. and is for ages 21 and older. Dates are: June 27, July 25, August 22, September 26, and October 31.