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Read To a Therapy Dog
Mon, February 24, 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…
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…
Introduction to Birding
Sat, March 1, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Join us for an introductory session designed to provide foundational knowledge and skills for birdwatching, focusing on birds found in and around Philadelphia. Participants will learn bird identification techniques, key characteristics of local species, and effective birdwatching methods. By the…
Read To a Therapy Dog
Mon, March 3, 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…
Habitat Heroes
Mon, March 10, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Tacony Library
Join us with the Center for Aquatic Sciences and meet locally endangered animals and learn what they can do to help conserve the animals that live in their own backyards. For families of all ages.
Read To a Therapy Dog
Mon, March 10, 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…
Author Talk: Bill Konstant
Tue, March 11, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Cost: FREE
Join local author and wildlife biologist as we discuss Jewel of the Wissahickon: Rewilding the Dixon Meadow , by Bill Konstant and Glenn Mason. The Dixon Meadow Preserve is 14 acres of former farmland on the Wissahickon Creek that was rewilded into a nature preserve. There will also be a…
Read to a Therapy Dog!
Wed, March 12, 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…
Animal Tales with the Philadelphia Zoo
Thu, March 13, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
Each month, Charles L. Durham Library will be hosting the Philadelphia Zoo! Come listen to a story read by the librarian. Then, meet an animal from the story and discover and learn more about the animal with knowledgeable educators of the Philadelphia Zoo.
Beneficial Bats
Sat, March 15, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Join the University of Pennsylvania's Wildlife Futures Program as they discuss all things bats: their biology, the benefits of having bats around, and ongoing bat research. They will also have some animal artifacts, from skulls to specimens, and even some wildlife research tools, for…
Read To a Therapy Dog
Mon, March 17, 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…
Author Talk: Marcy Norton | The Tame and the Wild
Tue, March 18, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Room 108 Join University of Pennsylvania Historian Marcy Norton , to discuss her dramatic new interpretation of the encounter between Europe and the Americas that reveals the crucial role of animals in the shaping of the modern world. Surekha Davies, in Nature , calls it “A meticulous…
Read to a Therapy Dog!
Wed, March 19, 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…
Read To a Therapy Dog
Mon, March 24, 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…
Read To a Therapy Dog
Mon, March 31, 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…
Read To a Therapy Dog
Mon, April 7, 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…
Read to a Therapy Dog!
Wed, April 9, 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…
Animal Tales with the Philadelphia Zoo
Thu, April 10, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
Each month, Charles L. Durham Library will be hosting the Philadelphia Zoo! Come listen to a story read by the librarian. Then, meet an animal from the story and discover and learn more about the animal with knowledgeable educators of the Philadelphia Zoo.
Reptiles Rock
Mon, April 14, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Tacony Library
Join us with the Center for Aquatic Sciences and see how reptiles, although slithery or scaly, are not scary. Learn how reptiles use unique adaptations to survive in many different habitats. For families of all ages.
Read To a Therapy Dog
Mon, April 14, 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…