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Noliwe Rooks | Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black Children
Wed, March 26, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Noliwe Rooks | Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black Children REGISTER In Conversation with Benjamin Herold On May 17, 1954 the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education determined that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional. Heralded…
Edible Alphabet: Learn English Through Cooking
Thu, March 27, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
Thursdays 10:30 am - 1:30 pm (February 20 - March 27, 2025) Adults are invited to this FREE class for English language learners. Each week we read, write, and speak in English - and cook a meal together. Register at www.bit.ly/EAEnglish Questions? Email us at …
Kay Healy Author Visit
Thu, March 27, 2025
12:30 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Join us to welcome author Kay Healy as she discusses her new graphic novel, Casey's Cases: The Mysterious New Girl. This event will take place in the Montgomery Auditorium.
Accomplishment Stories: Virtual Full Circle Career Workshop
Thu, March 27, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
BE REMEMBERED...create memorable stories to deliver at your next interview highlighting past career accomplishments. Build these stories in advance--you’ll be better prepared! To join, please register here . Zoom meeting information will be emailed upon registration. Full Circle Career…
Build Club
Thu, March 27, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for Build Club! Explore different types of toddler-friendly construction toys including MagnaTiles, Duplos, Blocks, and more. Open to all ages.
Sew What?! Evening Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, March 27, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Sew What?! Is a clever and creative get together for crafters who do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, felting, and more. Want to share what you're making with other fabric crafters? Join us to collaborate and learn. In-person, Thursdays from 5:00-7:30 in the Heim…
Sew What?! Evening Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, March 27, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Sew What?! Is a clever and creative get together for crafters who do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, felting, and more. Want to share what you're making with other fabric crafters? Join us to collaborate and learn. In-person, Thursdays from 5:00-7:30 in the Heim…
Sew What?! Evening Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, March 27, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Sew What?! Is a clever and creative get together for crafters who do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, felting, and more. Want to share what you're making with other fabric crafters? Join us to collaborate and learn. In-person, Thursdays from 5:00-7:30 in the Heim…
Comix Club: Three is a Magic Number - make an experimental comic with Matt Madden
Thu, March 27, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
This month's special edition of Comix Club will host a special free workshop with the prolific Philadelphia-based artist, Matt Madden. Matt Madden will show you how to make a one-page comic using a prompt taken from a simple yet challenging poetry form called a tritina.…
Peter Wolf | Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses
Thu, March 27, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Peter Wolf | Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses REGISTER Peter Wolf grew up in the Bronx, a child of "fellow travelers" whose artistic inclinations influenced both his love of music and his initial desire to…
Preschool Storytime
Fri, March 28, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Scout in the Auditorium for stories, songs, and rhymes, and stay for playtime afterwards! Intended for our friends ages 6 and under and their caregivers. ASL interpreted.
Chair Yoga
Fri, March 28, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for a 1-hour gentle yoga practice that uses a chair for seating and balance. Taught by Janet McAllister Faulls, a registered yoga teacher with over 13 years of experience in Philadelphia. All ages and abilities welcome. Please dress comfortably! Class will be held in Room…
Motive: The Essence of Mystery (Authors Panel and Discussion)
Sat, March 29, 2025
12:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Join us in Room 108 on the First Floor of the Library! Motive: The Essence of Mystery Without a motive, there would be no story because there would be no crime. What is your process to ensure that the reader recognizes and relates to the criminal’s and the sleuth’s…
Wagashi Workshop
Sat, March 29, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
This hands-on program is open to adults and teens ages 15 and up. Registraion Required! Tickets are pay as you wish on a sliding scale and available here: https://Wagashi2025.eventbrite.com The Cherry Blossom Festival is a beloved annual Philadelphia tradition, when we welcome…
Molly Russakoff | Red Tape
Sat, March 29, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Philbrick Hall
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Heim Center Room 131/132 Molly Russakoff will read from her self-published novel, Red Tape. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Red Tape is the story of Helen Goldberg, a woman who is overwhelmed by the barrelling changes, greed and consumerism that has taken over…
Entrepreneur Book Club
Sat, March 29, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Most CEOs read 4 - 5 books a month - join their ranks! The Entrepreneur Book Club will read books that focus on starting, running, and enhancing business success, as well as titles that speak to the entrepreneurial mindset. We will meet in the BRIC on the fourth Saturday of the month. Join us in…
Wagashi Workshop
Sat, March 29, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
This hands-on program is open to adults and teens ages 15 and up. Registraion Required! Tickets are pay as you wish on a sliding scale and available here: https://Wagashi2025.eventbrite.com The Cherry Blossom Festival is a beloved annual Philadelphia tradition, when we welcome…
Patterns of Knowledge Exhibit
Now through Sat, March 29, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
"Patterns of Knowledge," now on view in the main lobby of Parkway Central Library, features the work of Philadelphia high school students apprenticing at The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM). Each piece, screen-printed on cotton satteen, explores themes of identity, culture, and…
Business Resource and Innovation Center is now on Instagram
Sat, March 29, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
The Business Resource and Innovation Center of Free Library of Philadelphia is on Instagram @ BRIC_FLP. Look out for posts and reels on our upcoming events and resources.
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, March 31, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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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…