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LEAP: Art Day!
Mon, June 16, 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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Queen Imperial Waist Bead Workshop
Mon, June 16, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Widener Library
Join us and the Queen’s Storehouse at 2pm for hands-on workshop teaching the history and culture surrounding waist beads. Then, express yourself by creating your very own set of wait beads to match your personality!
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LEAP Into Art
Mon, June 16, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Haverford Library
Sock puppet making, Grab a sock and get crafty! Create your own sock puppet friend using colorful decorations, googly eyes, and your wildest ideas. Then, put on a show with your new character!
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The Claymobile: A Pop-Up Ceramics Studio
Tue, June 17, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Haddington Library
Join us as the Claymobile brings a unique “pop-up” ceramics studio to the Haddington Branch Library! Led by professional teaching artists, this hands-on program uses the creative possibilities of clay to spark imagination, build critical thinking skills, and encourage…
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Fiber Arts Group
Tue, June 17, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Stop by the library and bring a portable craft project (knitting, crochet, hand-sewing, embroidery, etc) that you are working on. Don't know how, but want to learn to hand-craft from others who are passionate about their work? Stop in and watch and learn some basics. This program is…
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Zine & Button-Making Workshop with South Street Art Mart
Tue, June 17, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Wadsworth Library
Calling all tweens and teens -- express yourselves! Our friends from South Street Art Mart will help you make zines (homemade magazines) or buttons about whatever your passion is. You will be able to take your creations home at the end of the workshop.
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Sew What?! Donatucci Evening Sewcial
Tue, June 17, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. 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, Tuesdays from 2-4pm. Bring in…
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Juneteenth 365: Flag Making
Tue, June 17, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Widener Library
Curious about Juneteenth and its impact on African American history, especially in Philadelphia? Join us at 4pm for a powerful and creative program where we’ll explore the meaning of Juneteenth, its local significance, and the symbolism behind the Juneteenth flag and other flags of…
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LEAP into Fun!
Tue, June 17, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join the LEAP team for craft and construction projects in our Story Hour Room. All ages (12 and under) are welcome! The Literacy Enrichment Afterschool Program (LEAP) offers K-12 out-of-school programming that fosters an inclusive, informal learning environment for children,…
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Adult Fiber Arts Club at Whitman Library
Tue, June 17, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Whitman Library
Are you a fan of crocheting, knitting, weaving, or any other fiber art? Feel free to bring a project or start a new one to our drop-in fiber arts club and meet other fiber artists! All skill levels are welcome. Limited materials will be provided.
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Animals, Botanicals, and Otherworldly Things: Papier-Mâché Workshop
Tue, June 17, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
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Parkway Central Library
Come sculpt lumpy creatures, wild plants, and delightfully strange objects using papier-mâché. Artist Emilia Brintnall will guide you through her process adding color, humor, and a healthy dose of weird to your projects. The creativity workshops will take place in the Education,…
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Sew What?! ROOM 108 Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Wed, June 18, 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…
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Sew What?! Evening CANCELED!! Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, June 19, 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 ROOM…
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Fiber Arts Friday: Skill Share
Fri, June 20, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Oak Lane Library
Do you need space to work on your crocheting, knitting, and embroidery projects? Do you love to sew but don't have a machine? Join other crafters for conversation, skill sharing, and snacks. Sewing machines are available on a first-come, first-served basis. A limited supply of thread, yarn,…
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Sew What?! Donatucci Afternoon Sewcial
Fri, June 20, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. 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, Fridays from 2-4pm. Bring in…
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Graphic Novel Club
Fri, June 20, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Do you love reading graphic novels? Do you like talking about what you've read? Then join us for general discussions of graphic novels, manga, and comics. Light snacks will be provided. Most Fridays, June 20 - August 15, from 3:00 - 4:30. For tweens and teens.
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Semblance and Resemblance: Tiberino and Her Inspirations | Exhibition Opening
Fri, June 20, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
This exhibit showcases the works of celebrated Philadelphia artist Ellen Tiberino and her late mother, the groundbreaking Ellen Powell Tiberino (1945–1992). Through mosaic, pencil, paper, and pigment, the two Ellens captured the spirit and likenesses of their world—creating works…
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Semblance and Resemblance: Tiberino and Her Inspirations | Exhibition Opening
Fri, June 20, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
This exhibit showcases the works of celebrated Philadelphia artist Ellen Tiberino and her late mother, the groundbreaking Ellen Powell Tiberino (1945–1992). Through mosaic, pencil, paper, and pigment, the two Ellens captured the spirit and likenesses of their world—creating works…
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Juneteenth | Legacy In Ink Community Book Fair and Exhibition Opening
Sat, June 21, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
In partnership with Black Docents Collective and Literacy Nation, we welcome all to attend our daylong Juneteenth celebration with Workshops, Discussions, and Presentations on Saturday, June 21 from 10 AM to 4 PM. Authors, illustrators, editors, publishers and book enthusiasts will…
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Sit and Stitch
Sat, June 21, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Join us for a casual, drop-in meet-up for crafters of all varieties and levels. Bring your own knitting, crochet, embroidery, or other project for socializing and inspiration. We will meet in the adult area of the library.