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Down North Pizza at the CLC
Thu, September 4, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for a thoughtful conversation about the justice system and pizza. Down North Pizza, located at 28th st and Lehigh Ave, is a mission-driven restaurant which exclusively hires formerly incarcerated individuals. At this event, founder and owner, Muhammad Abdul-Hadi will discuss the vision…
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Russell Shorto and Molly Beer | Angelica & Taking Manhattan
Thu, September 4, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Russell Shorto and Molly Beer | Angelica & Taking Manhattan In Conversation with Michelle Craig McDonald In this enthralling and revealing woman’s-eye view of a revolutionary era, Molly Beer breathes vibrant new life into a period usually…
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English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Fri, September 5, 2025
12:00 P.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 Philip. The group will meet in BRIC 60 on the ground floor. …
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Film Screening: The Legendary Marion Williams
Sat, September 6, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Music Department
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Parkway Central Library
2:00PM in the Montgomery Auditorium Join us for a screening of the documentary The Legendary Marion Williams and a panel discussion honoring the life, legacy, and unmatched voice of Marion Williams—the gospel icon who influenced a generation of artists such as Little Richard and…
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Fiber Friends
Sat, September 6, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Fiber artists are invited to join us for an afternoon of crafting and conversation with fellow artists. All skill levels are welcome. Assistance with knitting and sewing can be provided, and we have a sewing machine to use. Some supplies will be available. For Adults, teens and…
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Teen Leadership Team
Mon, September 8, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Queen Memorial Library
What books and video games do you want to see at your library? What programs and services should we have for teens? Join us for conversation and snacks from Small Oven Pastry Shop! Open to anyone 12-18. *Community service hours are available.*
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English Conversation Group - Mixed Level
Mon, September 8, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
No registration required, all are welcome. Build your confidence in speaking English while meeting other adults in a casual learning environment. This group is for speakers of all levels. Questions? Email AdultLearning@freelibrary.org or call 215-686-8664.
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Quilters of the Round Table Needle Arts & Narratives: Show & Tell
Tue, September 9, 2025
11:30 A.M.
Wynnefield Library
Quilters of the Roundtable (QRT) invites you to a legacy conversation and a needle arts demonstration with essayist/poet/fiber artist Debra Powell-Wright featuring photos and first-person stories about Quilters of the Roundtable members Julie Simmons, Frances Conwell, Asake-Denise Jones, plus…
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Equity in Public Education | Bridging Blocks: A WHYY Community Conversation
Tue, September 9, 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. In 2023, a Commonwealth Court Judge ruled that Pennsylvania’s underfunding of school districts is unconstitutional. In response, state lawmakers in 2024 approved…
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English Conversation Group
Tue, September 9, 2025
5:45 P.M.
Fishtown Community 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 Gleb. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
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Four-Legged Freedom Dreams: A Book Conversation
Tue, September 9, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Philadelphia authors Bitter Kalli ( Mounted: On Horses, Blackness, and Liberation , 2025) and Chi-ming Yang ( Octavia E. Butler: H is for Horse , 2025) for a community conversation about their new books. They will read from each others’ work and reflect on their shared interests in…
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Fiber Friends
Wed, September 10, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Fiber artists are invited to join us for an afternoon of crafting and conversation with fellow artists. All skill levels are welcome. Assistance with knitting and sewing can be provided, and we have a sewing machine to use. Some supplies will be available. For Adults, teens and…
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English Conversation Group
Wed, September 10, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Build your confidence in speaking English while meeting other adults in a casual learning environment. No registration is required.
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English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Thu, September 11, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West 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. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call 215-686-8664.
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English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Thu, September 11, 2025
1:30 P.M.
Lawncrest Library
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+ 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 Nan.
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Trymaine Lee | A Thousand Ways to Die : The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America
Thu, September 11, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Trymaine Lee | A Thousand Ways to Die : The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America In Conversation with James Peterson and local gun violence prevention organizers: Chantay Love, EMIR: Every Murder Is Real, Pastor Carl Day, Culture…
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English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Fri, September 12, 2025
12:00 P.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 Philip. The group will meet in BRIC 60 on the ground floor. …
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Fiber Friends
Sat, September 13, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Fiber artists are invited to join us for an afternoon of crafting and conversation with fellow artists. All skill levels are welcome. Assistance with knitting and sewing can be provided, and we have a sewing machine to use. Some supplies will be available. For Adults, teens and…
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English Conversation Group - Mixed Level
Mon, September 15, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
No registration required, all are welcome. Build your confidence in speaking English while meeting other adults in a casual learning environment. This group is for speakers of all levels. Questions? Email AdultLearning@freelibrary.org or call 215-686-8664.
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PMC Shares Workshop: Threats to the Independence of PA's Judiciary
Mon, September 15, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
The independence of our Judiciary, the third branch of government, is crucial to the continuance of our democracy. There are various threats and challenges to this important institution. This will be a conversation about these threats, and how concerned Pennsylvanians can take action to defend…