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Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, July 21, 2025
10:30 A.M.
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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…
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Read, Baby, Read Storytime!
Mon, July 21, 2025
11:30 A.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Join Miss Liz for Read, Baby, Read storytime on Monday mornings at 11:30am. Stay after storytime for playtime! Intended for babies and toddlers ages 0-2, but all are welcome. In the colder months this event will be held indoors on the library's 3rd floor, accessible…
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Adult Basic Literacy Classes
Mon, July 21, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Kingsessing Library
Do you know an adult who wants to learn to read or write? We are offering FREE basic literacy course for adults to help them improve their basic skills. For more information, call 215-868-8664 or email adultlearning@freelibrary.org. Adult Basic Literacy classes at Kingsessing…
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GED Writing, Reading & Social Studies Prep Presented by Community College of Philadelphia
Mon, July 21, 2025
1:10 P.M.
Tacony Library
FREE GED Writing, Reading and Social Studies Prep at Tacony Library Presented by Community College of Philadelphia June 2 to August 18, 2025 Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 1:10 – 3:40 PM NO Class on June 18, June 19, and July 3 Are you planning to take the GED or HiSET…
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Summer of Wonder: A Quacking good time
Mon, July 21, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Overbrook Park Library
Check in with your reading log, play literacy games like “Guess the Ducks,” and complete activities to earn fun prizes. Build reading confidence all summer long!
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Music and Motion Storytime: An Author Visit with Thembi Palmer
Mon, July 21, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Join local storyteller Thembi Palmer on an action-packed adventure as she reads from her book "This Book Will Make You Do Things." Thembi's storytime will be full of instruments, dancing, and an obstacle course that will get both kids and adults on their feet.
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Family Storytime at Parkway Pals!
Tue, July 22, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Miss Mary for a Family Storytime and to-go craft, while supplies last! This in-person, outdoor storytime will take place at Sister Cities Park and is in collaboration with Center City District. In the case of unfavorable weather, the program will be cancelled with no make up date…
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Preschool Storytime
Tue, July 22, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Kensington Library
Join us inside the library for stories, rhymes, songs, and movement with your children's librarian! Best suited for children ages 2-5 and their caregivers.
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Read, Baby, Read: Baby and Toddler Storytime
Tue, July 22, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces that will help your young child develop important pre-literary skills while you bond and have fun together! This program is intended for our friends ages 2 and under, and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome.
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Read, Baby, Read Storytime
Tue, July 22, 2025
11:30 A.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Come join Ms. Dee for songs, stories, rhymes and lap time! Stick around for playtime afterward. This program is intended for ages 0 - 24 months, along with their caregivers. This program has been made possible by a grant from the William Penn Foundation.
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Adult Basic Literacy Classes
Tue, July 22, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Do you know an adult who wants to learn to read or write? We are offering FREE basic literacy course for adults to help them improve their basic skills. For more information, call 215-686-8664 or email adultlearning@freelibrary.org. Please note this class will be taking place in the upstairs…
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Teen Summer Scares Book Club
Tue, July 22, 2025
1:00 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Horror stories aren’t just for Halloween! Join us to discuss the book “The Getaway” by Lamar Giles and give your favorite cartoon character a creepy makeover. Attend without doing the reading, if you dare, but BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!!
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Read Baby Read Storytime & Playgroup
Tue, July 22, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Haverford Library
Join Ms. Ariel for fun-filled stories, songs and fingerplays for parents and their infants and toddlers to enjoy. Stay afterwards and explore our play space areas. Older siblings welcome.
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Teen Tuesdays
Tue, July 22, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Lawncrest Library
Get your free book, drop in for games, crafts, reading challenges, and more. We’ll offer materials; you bring your ideas, your friends, and your vibe. The library is your space: come bring it to life!
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Twilight Tales Family Story Time
Tue, July 22, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library
Join us every Tuesday at the library for an interactive Storytime that includes favorite read-aloud books, songs, and craft that are fun for the whole family!
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Stories and Songs for Babies and Toddlers
Wed, July 23, 2025
10:15 A.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Join Ms. Grace for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces perfect for infants and toddlers along with their caregivers! Free play with baby-friendly toys will wrap up the program. Siblings welcome. Read, Baby, Read is a series of programs focused on language and literacy development for…
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Toddler Storytime
Wed, July 23, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Come join Ms. Dee for songs, movement, and stories! Stay awhile for playtime afterward. This program is intended for children ages 2 - 6 and their caregivers.
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Preschool Storytime & Playgroup
Wed, July 23, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Join us for Preschool storytime every Monday! Enjoy stories, rhythms, and songs. Stay after storytime for playgroup. This program is intended for ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome.
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GED Writing, Reading & Social Studies Prep Presented by Community College of Philadelphia
Wed, July 23, 2025
1:10 P.M.
Tacony Library
FREE GED Writing, Reading and Social Studies Prep at Tacony Library Presented by Community College of Philadelphia June 2 to August 18, 2025 Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 1:10 – 3:40 PM NO Class on June 18, June 19, and July 3 Are you planning to take the GED or HiSET…
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Read to a Therapy Dog!
Wed, July 23, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Kingsessing Library
Young readers are invited to share stories with Cene, a local certified therapy dog from Comfort Caring Canines. Children can take turns of up to ten minutes reading aloud in a judgment free space. Children ages 7 and under must be accompanied by a caregiver. Space may be limited; first come,…