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Headshots at the BRIC!
Thu, September 4, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Get a FREE headshot photo taken at the Business Resource and Innovation Center! Headshots are a unique service for entrepreneurs, nonprofit professionals, job seekers, and more. Use your photo to enhance your professional portfolio and make your LinkedIn profile stand out among the…
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Computer Skills for Beginners
Thu, September 4, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Lillian Marrero Library
Need computer help? Take a free digital skills workshop at the Library! Learn how to use a computer, get online, and more. Training provided by Beyond Literacy. Please call to register at 215-474-1235.
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Treasures from the Literature Vault
Thu, September 4, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Do you love old books? Then join us for Treasures from the Vault– a casual, hands-on book club program spotlighting items from the Literature vault! The vault, home to our closed reference collections, is a treasure trove of hundreds of fascinating pieces of literary history. This program…
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Sew What?! Evening ROOM 108 Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, September 4, 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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Adult Writing Club
Sat, September 6, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for a weekly drop in writing club for adults. For writers, authors and poets and any background or genre. Come bring your work and write along side other writers or chat about your inspiration and struggles. LGBTQ+, BIPOC and Neurodivergent friendly!
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Genuine Credit and Real Estate Secrets
Sat, September 6, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library
Learn how to read and improve your credit report. Get real answers to all your real estate questions. Workshop great for first-time & future home buyers. Workshop presented by Abigail Bridgeford AHWD, CRS, GRI, PSA Broker of Record-Licensed in PA & NY.
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Headshot Photos
Sat, September 6, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Get a free headshot photo taken at the library! Headshots are great for enhancing your professional portfolio or LinkdIn profile. No appointments are needed. The last person will be taken 10 minutes before the program's end (today that's by 4:20 p.m.). …
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English as a Second Language
Mon, September 8, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Wyoming Library
Community College of Philadelphia is offering English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. There is no cost to you and textbooks will be provided. Interested learners must complete a placement test. Test dates are scheduled for 7/8 and 7/10. Up to 30 individuals can…
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Stitch Craft
Mon, September 8, 2025
5:00 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Folks of all ages who knit, sew, crochet, weave, or stitch are welcome to bring their projects and join us to work on them in the company of other crafty people! Some materials and assistance may be provided based on availability. Mondays at 5:00 PM.
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Short Story Book Club
Mon, September 8, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Philbrick Hall
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Parkway Central Library
Room 131/132 in the Heim Center The Short Story Book Club meets on the second Monday of each month to discuss collections of short stories. September’s book will be A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enríquez .
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English as a Second Language
Tue, September 9, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Wyoming Library
Community College of Philadelphia is offering English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. There is no cost to you and textbooks will be provided. Interested learners must complete a placement test. Test dates are scheduled for 7/8 and 7/10. Up to 30 individuals can…
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LinkedIn Learning: Virtual Full Circle Career Workshop
Tue, September 9, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Virtual
Gain free access to this valuable tool for e-learning through the Free Library of Philadelphia. LinkedIn Learning helps you acquire knowledge to make you more competitive in the marketplace. Great tutorials for job seekers and those wishing to enhance their knowledge. To join, please register…
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PA CareerLink® Job Search Assistance
Tue, September 9, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Widener Library
Meet with a Community Workforce Connector from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for one-on-one job search assistance. Get individualized support with résumé development, career counseling, and professional development workshops. Call 1-833-750-5627 to learn more! PA CareerLink®…
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Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder...
Tue, September 9, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
If you love mysteries and thrillers, join us for our book club! As a genre, mysteries span countries, cultures, and historic periods, varying in tone, pace, and characterization. From the hardboiled to the cozy, from the plodding of a procedural to the twisty legal thriller, there are…
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Community Crafting
Tue, September 9, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Come join us to work on a craft project or start a new one whilke you chat with fellow crafters. We also have supplies and books to help you learn something new!
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Equity in Public Education | Bridging Blocks: A WHYY Community Conversation
Tue, September 9, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
This event will be held in Parkway Central's Skyline Room - please take the gold lobby elevators to the 4th Floor. In 2023, a Commonwealth Court Judge ruled that Pennsylvania’s underfunding of school districts is unconstitutional. In response, state lawmakers in 2024 approved…
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Rainbow Parent Book Club: There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather
Tue, September 9, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Fox Chase Library
There’s No Such Thing as Bad Weather Could the Scandinavian philosophy of “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes” hold the key to happier, healthier lives for American children? When Swedish-born Linda Åkeson McGurk moved to Indiana, she…
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English as a Second Language
Wed, September 10, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Wyoming Library
Community College of Philadelphia is offering English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. There is no cost to you and textbooks will be provided. Interested learners must complete a placement test. Test dates are scheduled for 7/8 and 7/10. Up to 30 individuals can…
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Sew What?! ROOM 108 Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Wed, September 10, 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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Business Tax 101
Wed, September 10, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Join us at the BRIC as we welcome the City of Philadelphia's Department of Revenue for a workshop going over the basics of business tax. We will cover the main taxes needed to run and operate a business in Philadelphia, and discuss self-service options like the Philadelphia Tax…