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Adventures in Playland! Preschool Play Party

Fri, March 21, 2025 3:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

Explore a rotating thematic collection of imaginative play based toys specifically curated by Free Library Children's librarians! Playtime in the library promotes healthy brain development, builds exploration, language, social and physical skills, encourages creativity, and provides…

Preschool

Chestnut Hill Concert Series: Junk Drawer String Band

Tue, March 25, 2025 5:15 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

The Junk Drawer String band is composed of odds and ends of the Philly Bluegrass and Old-Time scene. The Junk Drawer Band delivers a exuberant performance that combines powerful vocals with virtuosic strumming and picking, plus a rubberband ball and a couple of buttons. The band includes…

Live Performances

Music

Yoga for Curious Kids

Wed, March 26, 2025 10:30 A.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

In this class, children and their favorite adult will experience 45 minutes of fun and inspirational interaction, encouraging the child's natural thirst for knowledge. This class is personalized around children's curiosities as they learn yoga through social interaction,…

Other Great Programs

Yoga

Adventures in Playland! Preschool Play Party

Thu, March 27, 2025 10:30 A.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

Preschool

Build It Club

Thu, March 27, 2025 3:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

STEM-based building toys for free play with kids of all ages. We have pre-Duplo, Duplo, and big-kid LEGOs, for kids of all stages of LEGO capabilities, and kids are encouraged to work through ideas using LEGO instructional books. We will also build with Magna Tiles, Kennex, and good…

LEGO
STEM

Infant and Toddler Playgroup

Fri, March 28, 2025 10:30 A.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

Play, talk, explore books and toys while listening to music and gaining early social, emotional, fine and gross motor skills. For youngsters along with their parents, grandparents or caregivers. Come one time, or all the time. Meets most Fridays.

Toddler
Baby

Family Programs

Children

Music with Ms. Molly!

Thu, April 3, 2025 10:30 A.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

These sessions are based on music appreciation, learning rhythms, incorporating elements of early childhood education into music, and are most of all, fun! Classes are themed around various children's interests, such as space, boats, monsters, trucks, animals and more. We will also…

Other Great Programs

Music

Storytime with Ms. Prather

Thu, April 10, 2025 10:30 A.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

Join our Children's Librarian for stories, songs, rhymes, dance and play. Best for infants through preschool aged children, along with their caregivers. Groups must reserve their spot in advance by calling the library. Also meets February 20, March 20, April 10 and May 15.