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Fun Fridays
                        
                        
                            
                                Fri, November 14, 2025
                            
                            
                                3:00 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Northeast Regional Library
                            
                        
                    
Join us on Fridays for crafts, science experiments, or games! This program is for school age children, beginning at 3 p.m
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Friday Arts and Crafts
                        
                        
                            
                                Fri, November 14, 2025
                            
                            
                                3:00 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Paschalville Library
                            
                        
                    
End your week with a fun arts and crafts activity! Each week will feature a different craft themed around a different book in our collection.
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Fun Friday!
                        
                        
                            
                                Fri, November 14, 2025
                            
                            
                                3:00 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
                            
                        
                    
Every Friday from 3:00-4:30, we will have Nintendo Switch, board games, and snacks in the Children's Department. Hang out in the library after school and end your week right! This is intended for school-age children and their families.
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Friday LEAP After School Games
                        
                        
                            
                                Fri, November 14, 2025
                            
                            
                                3:00 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Queen Memorial Library
                            
                        
                    
Board games and puzzles featured from 3pm-4:45pm in the children's section (or we can move this into the meeting room if it becomes disruptive)
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Fiber Craft Fridays
                        
                        
                            
                                Fri, November 14, 2025
                            
                            
                                3:30 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Kingsessing Library
                            
                        
                    
Make pom-poms and yarn dolls; learn the basics of crochet; finger knit; mushroom knit; or just get cozy with some yarn on a Friday afternoon. Yarn will be out in the children’s area starting at 3:30pm and Librarian Rachel will provide a short fiber art craft starting at 4pm every week.…
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Animal Friday - Bird Migration
                        
                        
                            
                                Fri, November 14, 2025
                            
                            
                                3:30 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Andorra Library
                            
                        
                    
Rawr. Meow. Ribbit. Moo! This week, let's follow the lead of migrating birds and look at maps of the world together. We'll explore challenges birds face when they migrate. For preschool and school-age kids.
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Music and Movement Storytime
                        
                        
                            
                                Sat, November 15, 2025
                            
                            
                                10:30 A.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Walnut Street West Library
                            
                        
                    
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes and movement that celebrates all things music! For ages 7 and under and their caregivers.
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Amateur (HAM) Radio Testing Session (Philadelphia Volunteer Examiners)
                        
                        
                            
                                Sat, November 15, 2025
                            
                            
                                11:00 A.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                
                                    Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
                                
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                                Parkway Central Library
                            
                        
                    
This event is an Amateur Radio Volunteer Examiner (VE) Session hosted by the Free Library Amateur Radio Club and the Philly VEs. Available for anyone who wishes to take a US FCC Amateur Radio exam. All license classes (Technician, General, and Amateur Extra) are available to…
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Read to a Therapy Dog
                        
                        
                            
                                Sat, November 15, 2025
                            
                            
                                11:00 A.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Charles Santore Library
                            
                        
                    
Readers of all ages can read to Huey, a certified therapy dog, to gain confidence in reading and interacting with animals. Readers, both independent and learning, can practice reading skills with individual time allotted. Yes, you can just pet him too!
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Arte y Tradición: Taller Cultural de Toritos de Pucará
                        
                        
                            
                                Sat, November 15, 2025
                            
                            
                                11:30 A.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Northeast Regional Library
                            
                        
            
Aprende sobre el origen y el significado de los emblemáticos Toritos de Pucará , figuras de cerámica originarias de Puno, Perú, que simbolizan protección, prosperidad y buena fortuna en los hogares andinos. Tras una breve introducción y la…
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Art and Tradition: Cultural Workshop on the Toritos de Pucará
                        
                        
                            
                                Sat, November 15, 2025
                            
                            
                                11:30 A.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Northeast Regional Library
                            
                        
            
Learn about the origin and meaning of the iconic Toritos de Pucará , ceramic figures from Puno, Peru, that symbolize protection, prosperity, and good fortune in Andean homes. After a brief introduction and a short video about this tradition, participants will paint their own Torito using…
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PhilHarmonia Presents: Crossing the Narrow Bridge
                        
                        
                            
                                Sat, November 15, 2025
                            
                            
                                3:00 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                
                                    Music Department
                                
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                                Parkway Central Library
                            
                        
            
Join PhilHarmonia for a free afternoon concert at the Free Library of Philadelphia, Central Branch, on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM. This uplifting program celebrates the joy found in everyday life and encourages us to set aside unnecessary fears shaped by outside voices.…
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Seasonal Grab & Go Craft Bags
                        
                        
                            
                                Mon, November 17, 2025
                            
                            
                                11:00 A.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Katharine Drexel Library
                            
                        
                    
Seasonal Grab & Go Craft Bags Mondays, Oct 27, Nov 17, Dec 15 11:00 a.m. Visit the library select Mondays to pick up a seasonal Grab & Go Craft bag for children in K-5th grade. Create Halloween Puppets, Turkey Mosaics, and Winter Friends! Instructions are included in the bag. Supplies…
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Philadelphia Department of Public Health Resource Table
                        
                        
                            
                                Mon, November 17, 2025
                            
                            
                                11:00 A.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Lawncrest Library
                            
                        
                    
Philadelphia Department of Public Health Resource Table On Mondays, staff from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health will be onsite distributing information on measles, vaccines, bird flu and COVID-19 guidance and other resources. Hand sanitizer, COVID test kits, and masks for…
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Mental Health Resource Table
                        
                        
                            
                                Mon, November 17, 2025
                            
                            
                                1:00 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Haverford Library
                            
                        
                    
The City of Philadelphia's Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) will be at the library on the last Wednesday of the month. If you have questions about the mental health, or substance abuse services the City can provide, stop by to chat.…
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Balloon Racers
                        
                        
                            
                                Mon, November 17, 2025
                            
                            
                                3:00 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Haddington Library
                            
                        
                    
Create racecars using balloons and other supplies!
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Thanksgiving Craft Party!
                        
                        
                            
                                Mon, November 17, 2025
                            
                            
                                3:00 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Independence Library
                            
                        
                    
Pumpkins, leaves, and turkeys! Oh, my! Celebrate Thanksgiving with some fun crafts, stickers, and coloring! There will be activities for kids of all ages.
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Monday LEAP Art Explorers
                        
                        
                            
                                Mon, November 17, 2025
                            
                            
                                3:00 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Queen Memorial Library
                            
                        
                    
Materials for self-guided artwork creation will be available from 3pm-5:45pm in the children's section.
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Art Monday: Creative Drawing Challenge
                        
                        
                            
                                Mon, November 17, 2025
                            
                            
                                3:30 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Andorra Library
                            
                        
                    
For Art Monday this week, we'll have a creative drawing challenge. Being able to draw well is not required, but bringing a big imagination will be very helpful! For preschool and school-age kids.
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LEAP Into Gratitude Week: Craft Circle
                        
                        
                            
                                Mon, November 17, 2025
                            
                            
                                3:30 P.M.
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                                Dwight Evans Library of West Oak Lane
                            
                        
                    
Create gratitude cards to share with friends and family. This program is for all ages. Children under 7 years old must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
 
                             
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                