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Snakes Alive!
Sat, July 19, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Join snake expert Scott Prior for a fun, interactive presentation of live snakes from around the world. We'll learn general information on types of snakes, their habits, and care and conservation, dispelling negativity and fears. If you dare, you can touch…
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Summer STEM Camp with Stevie the Inventor
Sat, July 19, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Hosted by beloved STEM educator and entrepreneur Stevie The Inventor, the camp invites children to dive into science, technology, engineering, and invention through exciting, hands-on activities. Each session will feature DIY projects, Nanobot building classes, invention challenges, and a…
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Kids’ Sensory Playtime
Mon, July 21, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
Sensory play encourages children to explore and discover new sensations, materials, and experiences, fostering curiosity and learning. Activities will include using kinetic sand, clay, DIY fidget spinners, and sensory bins.
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Grab & Go Craft Bags
Mon, July 21, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Katharine Drexel Library
Grab & Go Craft Bags Visit the library on select Mondays this summer to pick up a Grab & Go Craft bag for children in K-5th grade! Instructions are included in the bag. Supplies are limited and are first-come, first-served.
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Face Painting and Balloon Art!
Mon, July 21, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Eastwick Library
Join us for some Summer of Wonder fun and laughter with Taffy Fun at the library! Face painting and balloon art will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until the program ends at 3:50pm.
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Summer of Wonder in the Sun
Mon, July 21, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Overbrook Park Library
Every Monday in July, Check in for summer of Wonder Reading and summer Guess the Ducks Challenge – Complete fun literacy activities to win a prize!
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Thembi Palmer Author Visit!
Mon, July 21, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Experience a fun-filled, interactive visit with author Thembi Palmer! With This Book May Make You Do Things! , Thembi will have both adults and children on their feet! This session is jam-packed with props, actions, instruments, dancing and may include movement stations to jump,…
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Summer Book Club for Kids
Mon, July 21, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Tacony Library
Book Club: Do you want your child to read more this summer? Would you like them to sharpen their comprehension skills and imagination? Sign them up for the Summer Book Club! Every week they will read with peers and journal about the reading. At the end of the summer they will create a…
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Family Storytime at Parkway Pals!
Tue, July 22, 2025
10:30 A.M.
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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 and Open Play
Tue, July 22, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
Join Ms. Kate for books, songs, and dancing on Tuesdays at 10:30-11:30am ! Then stick around for free play with toys! For ages 5 and under and their caregivers. (Please call ahead to arrange a pre-school or day care visit).
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Teen Tuesdays!
Tue, July 22, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Join us for a Summer of creativity! Learn Crochet, create your own T-shirt using a heat press machine, sign up for raffle prizes, watch Anime Series and other activities in the Everything Teen Center located on the 2nd Flr.
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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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Board Games for Kids & Teens
Tue, July 22, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Whitman Library
Drop in any time between 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to play board games like Sorry, Candy Land, and many more! Games will be available to play on the children's side of the library. No large groups, please (10+ people) due to space constraints. Every Tuesday until August 19th. For children ages…
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Science in the Summer: Be a Health Scientist
Tue, July 22, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Science in the Summer Tuesdays, July 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, & Aug. 5th Join us for GSK's Science in the Summer program: Be a Health Scientist! This program is for children entering 2nd through 6th grades. Registration is required as supplies and space are limited;…
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Rainbow Parent Book Club: I Will Die on This Hill
Tue, July 22, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Fox Chase Library
Join us on Tuesdays in July from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. We will be reading and discussing Meghan Ashburn and Jules Edwards' book I Will Die On This Hill as well as other issues surrounding raising autistic (and generally neurodiverse) kids. You do not need to attend all five dates. Please come…
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Thembi Palmer Author Visit!
Wed, July 23, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Haverford Library
Experience a fun-filled, interactive visit with author Thembi Palmer! With This Book May Make You Do Things! , Thembi will have both adults and children on their feet! This session is jam-packed with props, actions, instruments, dancing and may include movement stations to jump,…
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Snakes Alive!
Wed, July 23, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Roxborough Library
Join snake expert Scott Prior for a fun, interactive presentation of live snakes from around the world. We'll learn general information on types of snakes, their habits, and care and conservation, dispelling negativity and fears. If you dare, you can touch…
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Read, Baby, Read Family Storytime
Wed, July 23, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Family Storytime Wednesdays July 9, 16, 23, 30 at 11am Join us for stories, songs, bounces & rhymes! Best for children age 6 months to 4 years, but older siblings welcome! This program is made possible by a generous grant from the William Penn Foundation.
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Life at Sea!
Wed, July 23, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Wyoming Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presents: Life at Sea! Climb aboard as we learn about life on a privateer ship, including what a sailor might have eaten, what his job might have been, and how he would have passed the time. Meet some of the Revolution’s most famous sailors. All…
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Wonder Wednesdays (STEAM)
Wed, July 23, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library
Explore the wonderful world of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math this July! Join us every Wednesday in July for some fun with STEAM. There will be Robots, magnets, slime and so much more!