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The Claymobile: A Pop-Up Ceramics Studio
Sat, May 17, 2025
1:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for a hands-on pottery & sculpture session with a pro teaching artist. Get messy, get creative, and sculpt your own masterpiece. Once it’s fired, you’ll have a one-of-a-kind piece to take home! Presented by The Clay Studio. For teens and grown-ups, aged 13+
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Fiber Friends 2.0
Sat, May 17, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Fiber artists are invited to join us for an afternoon of crafting and conversation with fellow artists. All skill levels are welcome. Assistance with knitting and sewing can be provided, and we have a sewing machine to use. Some supplies will be available. For Adults, teens and…
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Author Talk: Hope and Struggle in the Policed City
Sat, May 17, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for an author talk with Menika Dirkson, author of Hope and Struggle in the Policed City . Menika Dirkson is a Philadelphia native and an Assistant Professor of African American History at Morgan State University. She received her PhD in History from Temple University. Her research…
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Tea for Three: Lady Bird, Pat, and Betty
Sat, May 17, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
What is the hardest unpaid job in the world? A President's wife! A play by Eric H. Weinberger and Elaine Bromka. Emmy Award-winning Elaine Bromka stars in this deeply moving and witty play. Enjoy this remarkable live one-woman performance brought to you by the Free Library of…
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Tea for Three: Lady Bird, Pat, and Betty
Sat, May 17, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
What is the hardest unpaid job in the world? A President's wife! A play by Eric H. Weinberger and Elaine Bromka. Emmy Award-winning Elaine Bromka stars in this deeply moving and witty play. Enjoy this remarkable live one-woman performance brought to you by the Free Library of…
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Switch Saturdays
Sat, May 17, 2025
3:30 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Stop by and play games on the Switch!
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Taking Bop to the Future: Bop Dance Workshop
Sat, May 17, 2025
3:30 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Flaco’s Dance Factory, powered by a grant from Black Music Philly and in partnership with the Free Library of Philadelphia, is giving you a chance to learn our homegrown dance! Bop is as “Philly” as cheesesteaks and water ice, so bring your kids, grandkids, and everyone else.…
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Email Basics
Mon, May 19, 2025
11:00 A.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Learn to use your email account and get a new email address.
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Film Club: Crazy Rich Asians
Mon, May 19, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Philbrick Hall
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Parkway Central Library
Room 108 Join Philbrick Hall's Film Club for a special viewing of Crazy Rich Asians. A native New Yorker Rachel Chu accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting…
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LEAP Movie Matinee
Mon, May 19, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Shake off the Mondays and start your week with an afterschool movie. From 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
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LEAP: Art Day!
Mon, May 19, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Haverford Library
Let your creativity shine! Join us from 3:00–5:00 PM for hands-on art projects and crafts like bracelet making and more.
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Teen Video Game Hang-out
Mon, May 19, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Charles Santore Library
Gaming and Snacks every Monday at Charles Santore Library! Come solo or with friends to play our Nintendo Switch on the BIG screen. Option to BYO Switch for local or online play. Come hangout, play games, and make friends. The Teen Video Game Hang-out is open to…
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Crocheting
Mon, May 19, 2025
4:00 P.M.
McPherson Square Library
Learn how to crochet with local artist Katie Brown. We have all supplies, just bring yourself.
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Create and chill for teens
Mon, May 19, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Are you working on a short story, a novel or a poem? Are you an artist looking for a chill space to work on your next piece? Just want to meet up with other teen readers, writers and artists? Join us for an afternoon of creativity and connection. Open to anyone ages 12-18. Snacks provided by…
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LEAP Movie Day
Mon, May 19, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Eastwick Library
Join us for the children’s movie Mufasa: The Lion King. For children, teens, adults ages 6+
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Free Film Screening: Far East Deep South
Mon, May 19, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Far East Deep South is an award-winning documentary feature film that follows the Chiu family on a surprising journey through Mississippi in search of their lost family history. The film sheds light on the racially complex history of the early Chinese in the segregated South. Learn more at…
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Yarntastic Crochet and Knit Club
Mon, May 19, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Roxborough Library
BYOY (Bring your own yarn) and projects to work on together. This is not an organized class and all ages and skills are welcome. Meets from 5:00 to about 7:00 p.m.
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Gentle Yoga with Josh
Mon, May 19, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Join us for a weekly class where we will offer gentle movement, quiet meditation and guided breath work. This class will be adapted to our different abilities and disabilities, especially as we age. For all ages and backgrounds. Led by Josh Mitteldorf, who has been teaching yoga in…
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One Book, One Philadelphia Book Discussion of “The Upcycled Self” by Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter
Mon, May 19, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Wynnefield Library
Come join us for Wynnefield Library’s OBOP Book Discussion of “The Upcycled Self” by Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter. Participants will discuss the book, its themes, and how it relates to our everyday lives. Refreshments will be provided. Please register in…
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Urban gardening with native plants
Mon, May 19, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Whether your landscape is a rooftop deck, sidewalk in front of a row home, strip of grass or small yard, you can have a native plant garden in Philadelphia. Landscaping with native plants is one of the most impactful choices we can make to help heal our environment, offset effects of climate…