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Spring Migration Bird Walk with Expert Birder, Holger Pflicke!
Sat, April 19, 2025
9:30 A.M.
Andorra Library
Please join the Free Library of Philadelphia and Holger Pflicke for a Spring Migration Bird Walk! We plan to stay out for 1-2 hours, depending on the location, and walk mostly on flat and well-traveled paths. All events are open to everyone and all skill levels. We will go over binocular…
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Read To a Therapy Dog
Mon, April 21, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Readers of all ages can read to Huey, our certified therapy dog! Both independent readers and those still learning can practice reading skills to gain confidence in reading and interacting with animals. Yes, you can pet them too! You may wish to call in advance day-of to confirm that…
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SKULL KING with the PA Game Commission
Tue, April 22, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Haddington Library
Did you know you can tell what an animal eats just by looking at their skull? Come join PA Game Commission educators! We will learn about an animal’s niche in their habitat and find clues to their behavior.
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New Flowering: Poetry
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Kensington Library
Join us on Tuesday, April 8 & 22, at 4:00-5:30 PM for New Flowering: Poetry as poet and neighbor Aja Beech presents intergenerational workshops. Come on by, and celebrate Poetry Month and Earth Day with us and go home with poems and things to grow!…
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The Center for Aquatic Sciences: Who Lives Where?
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Eastwick Library
Meet animals from the Center for Aquatic Sciences! Does it live in a tree or burrow underground? Learn about the best habitats and resources needed to survive in the wild. All ages are welcome, children must be accompanied by an adult.
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The Center for Aquatic Sciences: Who Lives Where?
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Eastwick Library
Meet animals from the Center for Aquatic Sciences! Does it live in a tree or burrow underground? Learn about the best habitats and resources needed to survive in the wild. All ages are welcome, children must be accompanied by an adult.
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Jaap de Roode | Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves
Tue, April 22, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Jaap de Roode | Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves REGISTER Ages before the dawn of modern medicine, wild animals were harnessing the power of nature's pharmacy to heal themselves. Doctors by Nature reveals what…
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Read to a Therapy Dog!
Wed, April 23, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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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…
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Pennypack Park Bird Walk with Expert Birder, Holger Pflicke
Wed, April 23, 2025
4:45 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Please join Northeast Regional Library and Holger Pflicke in Pennypack Park for a Spring Migration Bird Walk! We plan to stay out for 1-2 hours, depending on the location, and walk mostly on flat and well-traveled paths. All events are open to everyone and all skill levels. We…
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Animal Champions
Thu, April 24, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
With the world constantly changing, those who can adapt reign supreme. Meet some animals with amazing adaptations that help them thrive. This program is offered by the Center for Aquatic Studies at The Adventure Aquarium. We might meet a terrapin like this one, or another animal.
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Philadelphia City Nature Challenge Bioblitz
Fri, April 25, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Be a part of the Philadelphia City Nature Challenge! Between April 25 and April 28th, Philadelphia and it's adjacent counties will be competing against other cities in the world to see who can find the most species in their regions. Today, join us for a nature exploration of plants, bugs,…
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Snakes Alive!
Fri, April 25, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Snake expert Scott Prior will bring some of his large collection of live snakes - all harmless! He will share interesting facts about them and dispel some of the hype and negativity surrounding snakes. If you are brave enough, you can pet them! Space may be limited. For all ages.
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Spring Migration Bird Walk
Sat, April 26, 2025
9:30 A.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Please join the Free Library of Philadelphia and Holger Pflicke for a Spring Migration Bird Walk! We plan to stay out for 1-2 hours, depending on the location, and walk mostly on flat and well-traveled paths. All events are open to everyone and all skill levels. We will go over binocular…
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Nature Storytime at Naturepalooza
Sat, April 26, 2025
1:30 P.M.
Andorra Library
Join Miss Molly for Nature Storytime at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education's Naturepalooza! We will tell some nature stories with some boogie down dancing in between. This program is best suited for preschool and young school-aged kids. The Schuylkill Center…
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Meet the Insects & Arachnids with Insectopia
Sat, April 26, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for a meet & greet with some very fascinating insects, arachnids, & an entomologist (bug scientist)! Kids & adults alike will have a great time learning about these arthropods & will even have the opportunity to hold them. All ages welcome!
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Philadelphia City Nature Challenge: Garden Sit and Sketch
Mon, April 28, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Be a part of the Philadelphia City Nature Challenge! Between April 25 and April 28th, Philadelphia and it's adjacent counties will be competing against other cities in the world to see who can find the most species in their regions. Join us for an all-ages program in our garden where you can…
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Read To a Therapy Dog
Mon, April 28, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Readers of all ages can read to Huey, our certified therapy dog! Both independent readers and those still learning can practice reading skills to gain confidence in reading and interacting with animals. Yes, you can pet them too! You may wish to call in advance day-of to confirm that…
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Ants on a Log Earth Month Concert
Mon, April 28, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Celebrate E a r t h M o n t h with a special concert from Ants on a Log on Monday April 28 at 5:30pm! The Ants' Earth Month show features themes of climate justice and environmental education. This concert is the perfect way to acknowledge Earth Day which is less than a…
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Animal Champions
Tue, April 29, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
CAS Presents: Animal Champions Tuesday, April 29th at 4:30pm Students will meet live animals and learn about the adaptations that help them to survive in their habitat. This program is being presented by the Center for Aquatic Sciences for school age children. No groups, please.
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Read to a Therapy Dog!
Wed, April 30, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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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…