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Cooking With Miss Keisha for Teens
Tue, May 13, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Tacony Library
Cooking with Ms. Keisha for Teens! Select Tuesdays, Winter & Spring 2025 4:00 – 6:00 PM For ages 13 and up Come cook along with the mobile cooking teacher. You’ll prepare a full meal while working in a team, then enjoy the wonderful food you cooked! Join us on Feb. 25,…
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Community Crafting Circle
Tue, May 13, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Bring your crafting hobby of choice to the library and stitch with your neighbors at this low-key crafting circle. This program is intended for teens and adults.
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Urban Gardening with Native Plants
Tue, May 13, 2025
4:00 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library
Don’t have a half-acre to turn into a native plant meadow? No problem! Whether your landscape is a rooftop deck, sidewalk in front of a row home, strip of grass, or yard of any size, you can have a native plant garden in Philadelphia. Landscaping with native plants is one of the most…
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Visual Playwriting
Tue, May 13, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
This program celebrates drawing as a form of storytelling, guiding students through the process of creating a story from beginning to end using a blend of images and words. Over the course of these classes, students will learn the different elements that make up a story (such as character, plot,…
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May Book Club: Dragon Hoops
Tue, May 13, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Bushrod Library
Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang This non-fiction graphic novel follows the story of a California high school basketball team on their road to the state championships. The stories of these real-life players are thrilling, and guaranteed to draw readers in, even those who don't follow…
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Typing Club
Tue, May 13, 2025
4:30 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Dedicate time to improve your typing skills! Improving your typing can help you communicate better and reduce strain on your hands and wrist. Practice your typing skills in our computer lab.
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Stanton Elementary Orchestra
Tue, May 13, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Everyone in the community is welcome to check out the Stanton Elementary Orchestra Petting Zoo of instruments and then stay for a concert in the garden! BYO Blanket!
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Chess Club
Tue, May 13, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Roxborough Library
All ages and skill levels are welcome, boards and clocks are provided. Join RCC for a 30minute lecture from Coach Chris followed by free-play to practice, learn or prepare for one of our upcoming tournaments. Questions? Email RoxboroughChessClub@gmail.com Meets most…
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Chess Club
Tue, May 13, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
The Lovett Chess Club has been in existence for nearly a decade! Intermediate players of all ages are welcome. This is a cross-generational group that plays based on ability, not age. Come play with us! We'll be meeting in the Quiet Room. Most Tuesdays, from 5:00 -…
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Music Department Movie Nights | Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Tue, May 13, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Music Department
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Parkway Central Library
John Williams & Steven Spielberg created the most famous collaboration between a composer and a director (thanks IMBD!). The Music Department is hosting movie nights this summer on second Tuesdays of the month through August. Come watch with us! Can't make it in person? You can check out…
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Bridging Blocks: Public Transportation
Tue, May 13, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
This event will be held in Room 108 on the first floor. SEPTA serves more than 705,000 riders daily in the Philadelphia region. The regional transportation authority wants to modernize its fleet, but struggles with reduced ridership. Despite receiving record-level funding in recent years, SEPTA…
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Music Special Collections Showcase
Wed, May 14, 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…
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Tablet and Phone Help
Wed, May 14, 2025
11:00 A.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Need help printing a document from your phone? Can’t figure out how to work your iPad? Stop by our computer lab to receive help.
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Game Day Wednesdays
Wed, May 14, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Join us in the Adult/Teen department for Scrabble, chess, trivia, checkers, card games, and more! We'll have games, or you can bring your favorites. For more information, please contact Ms. Claire Hand, Adult/Teen Librarian, at handc@freelibrary.org. Most Wednesdays from 12:00 -…
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COVID Resources at the Library
Wed, May 14, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Please stop by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) information table to learn about resources available to you, such as testing, vaccination, information about mental health care, housing or other needs. Pick up a free mask or take-home test kit. PDPH outreach staff…
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Digital Wellness Wednesdays
Wed, May 14, 2025
2:00 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Would you like some help organizing your emails or Google photo album? Stop by the computer lab on Wednesdays from 2 pm – 4 pm for help decluttering your devices.
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Writing Wednesdays: Snail Mail Letters
Wed, May 14, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Welsh Road Library
Join us every Wednesday from 2-4 PM as we encourage the lost art of letter writing. Practice your penmanship, enjoy a soothing, meditative hobby, or gain a new pen pal & brighten someone's mailbox with a handwritten letter. Supplies will be offered. All ages welcome!
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Sew What?! in the HEIM CENTER Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Wed, May 14, 2025
2:00 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, Wednesdays from 2-4:30 pm in the…
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Sew What?! HEIM CENTER Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Wed, May 14, 2025
2:00 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, Wednesdays from 2-4:30 pm in the…
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LEGO Party! for K-12
Wed, May 14, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Join us for creative building with the library's sizable LEGO collection each Wednesday from 2:00-4:30pm on the library's 3rd floor! This event happens during LEAP (Literacy Enrichment Afterschool Program), the library's FREE Daily Drop-In After…