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Rare Books Roadshow
Thu, March 13, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
Rare Books Roadshow
Thu, March 13, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
Resume Review with Dress For Success
Thu, March 13, 2025
12:30 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Need to refresh your resume? We're excited to partner with Dress for Success Greater Philadelphia to offer resume review services and job search assistance on the first Thursday of each month! Resume review will be offered on first-come, first-served basis. Get help from…
Contemporary Correspondence for Job Seekers: Virtual Full Circle Career Workshop
Thu, March 13, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Each resume you send has more impact if it has a cover letter, but not just any cover letter--a “T” Cover Letter. During the workshop you will learn how to quickly and efficiently write a “T” Cover Letter and, as a value add, learn about developing “Exit…
Build Club
Thu, March 13, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for Build Club! Explore different types of toddler-friendly construction toys including MagnaTiles, Duplos, Blocks, and more. Open to all ages.
Sew What?! SKYLINE ROOM Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, March 13, 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 the…
Sew What?! SKYLINE ROOM Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, March 13, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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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 the…
Short Film Premiere: Voices Studio's "Juste Un Homme"
Thu, March 13, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Philbrick Hall
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Parkway Central Library
Room 108 Join us for the premiere of local Philadelphia production companyVoices Studios' new short film "Juste Un Homme" (Just A Man). Evoking the message of how music moves us, this English-French language film follows a French musician's frantic journey in making it to…
Joshua Bennett | Spoken Word: A Cultural History
Thu, March 13, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $22.00 (Auditorium $5 + Book Price $17)
The Author Events Series presents Joshua Bennett | Spoken Word: A Cultural History REGISTER In 2009, when he was twenty years old, Joshua Bennett was invited to perform a spoken word poem for the Obamas, at the same White House "Poetry Jam" where Lin-Manuel Miranda declaimed the…
Preschool Storytime
Fri, March 14, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Scout in the Auditorium for stories, songs, and rhymes, and stay for playtime afterwards! Intended for our friends ages 6 and under and their caregivers. ASL interpreted.
Chair Yoga
Fri, March 14, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for a 1-hour gentle yoga practice that uses a chair for seating and balance. Taught by Janet McAllister Faulls, a registered yoga teacher with over 13 years of experience in Philadelphia. All ages and abilities welcome. Please dress comfortably! Class will be held in Room…
Reviewing Kirkus Reviews
Sat, March 15, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Kirkus Reviews may be responsible for more open bottles of champagne and tears of sorrow than any other entity associated with the worlds of children’s literature and publishing. As a result of its direct and unflinching book reviews, it is read, referenced, and trusted by…
Business Resource and Innovation Center is now on Instagram
Sat, March 15, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
The Business Resource and Innovation Center of Free Library of Philadelphia is on Instagram @ BRIC_FLP starting today at 5:00 pm est. Look out for posts and reels on our upcoming events and resources.
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, March 17, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Miss Mary for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces! Stay for playtime immediately following storytime! Intended for our friends ages 2 and under and their caregivers. Cooler weather? We'll have storytime in the auditorium on the ground floor! Warmer weather? We'll be…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Mon, March 17, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Parkway Central Library
Build your confidence in speaking English while meeting other adults in a casual learning environment. No registration is required. This group is for intermediate/advanced English speakers and is led by Free Library volunteer Nancy. The group will meet in BRIC 60 on the ground floor. …
*FULL* Computer Skills for Beginners
Mon, March 17, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Parkway Central Library
** Class is full and not accepting new students. Please call the number below to be placed on the waitlist or find an alternate class location. ** 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…
Medicare Mondays 2025
Mon, March 17, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
Questions about Medicare? Unsure about your benefits? Turning 65 soon? Medicare Benefits Advisor Courtney Bell will help you find the plan that is best for you. Courtney Bell is a Medicare benefits advisor. She will be on-hand Mondays from 11:00-1:00 p.m. t o answer your questions about Medicare…
Financial Help and Credit Repair Chat
Mon, March 17, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Join Sherry Hoban, Executive Director of the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project (CBAP), for one-on-one financial help. Topics range from debt management to accessing annual credit reports. Bring all your financial questions! The program will meet in Parkway Central's First Floor lobby…
Chess Club for Kids!
Mon, March 17, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us each Monday from 3:30-4:30pm for Chess Club! Kids 12 and under are welcome to play and learn with support from a skilled chess player. All supplies provided. No experience is necessary; all skill levels welcome! This event will be held in the Story Hour Room, within the Central…
Author Talk: Jill Eicher| Mellon vs. Churchill
Mon, March 17, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Virtual Program Andrew Mellon, one of the most accomplished businessmen of his era, faced the daunting task of collecting the war debts from European governments still devastated by World War I. Dealing with the U.S. Congress and the heads of foreign governments on the world stage became one of…