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Read to a Therapy Dog!
Wed, April 9, 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…
Encontrar Nuestra Voz: V Taller de Creación Poética (Salón virtual) | Finding Our Voice: V Poetic Creation Workshop (Virtual room)
Wed, April 9, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Nos complace presentar, Encontrar Nuestra Voz: V Taller de Creación Poética , un evento que se llevará a cabo en el marco del XIX Festival Internacional de Poesía (FIP) Palabra en el Mundo , celebrando este año su XI edición en…
Beginner Spanish Learning Circle
Wed, April 9, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Registration required, space is limited: www.bit.ly/CENSpanishSpring2025 . March 19 - May 21, 2025, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Join this group to learn and practice basic Spanish grammar and vocabulary for beginners. We'll use Mango Languages at our library meetings and at home during the week…
Katie Kitamura | Audition
Wed, April 9, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Katie Kitamura | Audition: A Novel REGISTER In Conversation with Adam Dalva One woman, the performance of a lifetime. Or two. An exhilarating, destabilizing Möbius strip of a novel that asks whether we ever really know the people we love. Two people meet…
Resume Review with Dress For Success
Thu, April 10, 2025
12:30 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Need to refresh your resume? We're excited to partner with Dress for Success Greater Philadelphia to offer resume review services and job search assistance on the first Thursday of each month! Resume review will be offered on first-come, first-served basis. Get help from…
Lego Club
Thu, April 10, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for fun with LEGOs! Explore your creativity with free builds, Lego challenges, and games! For school age children.
Sew What?! Evening Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, April 10, 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, April 10, 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, April 10, 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…
Preschool Storytime
Fri, April 11, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Scout for stories, songs, and rhymes, and stay for playtime afterwards! Intended for our friends ages 6 and under and their caregivers. In good weather, this program will be held outdoors in Shakespeare Park, directly across the street from the library's main entrance. In…
printPHILLY! Print Fair
Sat, April 12, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
The Philadelphia Print Consortium and the Free Library of Philadelphia are pleased to announce the third annual printPHILLY! print fair, free and open to the public at Parkway Central Library on Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 10 AM to 4 PM. Visit printphilly.org for…
Music Special Collections Showcase
Sat, April 12, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Fleisher Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Join Special Collections staff for a pop-up event highlighting materials from the Music Special Collections including the Edwin A. Fleisher Collection of Orchestral Music , the Drinker Collection of Choral Music, and Sheet Music. You will explore and learn…
I Wish to Say: Write a Postcard to the President
Sat, April 12, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Stop by artist Sheryl Oring’s office and dictate your messages to the U.S. president at the Parkway Central Library from noon to 2 PM. This free, all ages public program will be led by Oring, whose work is currently featured in the “Secretary to the People” exhibit at the…
"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition
Now through Sat, April 12, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Black Histories of Philadelphia looks at some of the stories of people and places that make up Philadelphia’s countless histories. Some stories are kept, some fade over time, and others are misrepresented or silenced. The people featured in this exhibition created change through…
"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition
Now through Sat, April 12, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Black Histories of Philadelphia looks at some of the stories of people and places that make up Philadelphia’s countless histories. Some stories are kept, some fade over time, and others are misrepresented or silenced. The people featured in this exhibition created change through…
"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition
Now through Sat, April 12, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Black Histories of Philadelphia looks at some of the stories of people and places that make up Philadelphia’s countless histories. Some stories are kept, some fade over time, and others are misrepresented or silenced. The people featured in this exhibition created change through…
*FULL* Computer Skills for Beginners
Mon, April 14, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Parkway Central Library
** Class is full and not accepting new students. Please call the number below to be placed on the waitlist or find an alternate class location. ** Need computer help? Take a free digital skills workshop at the Library! Learn how to use a computer, get online, and more. Training provided by…
Chess Club for Kids!
Mon, April 14, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us each Monday from 3:30-4:30pm for Chess Club! Kids 12 and under are welcome to play and learn with support from a skilled chess player. All supplies provided. No experience is necessary; all skill levels welcome! This event will be held in the Story Hour Room, within the Central…
Chess Club for Kids!
Mon, April 14, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us each Monday from 3:30-4:30pm for Chess Club! Kids 12 and under are welcome to play and learn with support from a skilled chess player. All supplies provided. No experience is necessary; all skill levels welcome! This event will be held in the Story Hour Room, within the Central…
Languages of Philadelphia: Russian / Двуязычные чтения для русскоязычных семей
Tue, April 15, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Bilingual Russian Family Storytime Have you ever wanted to learn another language? Join us at Parkway Central Library in Montgomery Auditorium for a special French storytime! Part of our Languages of Philadelphia storytime series, this storytime is intended for children aged 6 and under and…