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Dungeons & Dragons
Tue, May 6, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Fox Chase Library
Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is a tabletop role-playing game which relies on imagination and teamwork. Players gather together at a table, using dice, miniature figurines, maps, game rules and their imaginations to tell an exciting story together. For ages 11 - 17, weekly on Tuesdays at 4 pm…
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Philly Goat Project at the Pennypack Pier!
Tue, May 6, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Torresdale Library
Please join us and our friends from Philly Goat Project on Tuesday, May 6th for a live, interactive performance - starring goats! - outside on the Pier at Pennypack on the Delaware, followed by a goat parade and storywalk! Participants will also have an opportunity to…
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Community Crafting Circle
Tue, May 6, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Bring your crafting hobby of choice to the library and stitch with your neighbors at this low-key crafting circle. This program is intended for teens and adults.
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Free Library Chess Club
Tue, May 6, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Are you looking for a place to play chess, or are you interested in learning how to play? Join us on Tuesdays from 4:00-7:00 pm in the Heim Center on the First Floor. We have 20 chess sets and a limited amount of clocks available for use, or feel free to bring your own. RSVP at Facebook…
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Visual Playwriting
Tue, May 6, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
This program celebrates drawing as a form of storytelling, guiding students through the process of creating a story from beginning to end using a blend of images and words. Over the course of these classes, students will learn the different elements that make up a story (such as character, plot,…
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Learn to Draw Comics with Mighty Illustrators!
Tue, May 6, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Do you love to draw? Come learn new illustration techniques from professional cartoonist Meghan Turbitt. Participants will make their own comic strip to take home! Open to youth ages 9-18. This program is a partnership with Mighty Writers.
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Bridging Blocks: Transforming Public Transportation in the City
Tue, May 6, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Kingsessing Library
SEPTA serves more than 705,000 riders daily in the Philadelphia region. The regional transportation authority wants to modernize its fleet, but struggles with reduced ridership. Despite receiving record-level funding in recent years, SEPTA lags behind its peers in annual capital investments. Its…
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Introduction to Collage!
Tue, May 6, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Welsh Road Library
Please join us as we welcome Program Presenter Doriana Diaz who will introduce all interested individuals to the medium of collage. Explore this unique and original art form. Participants will have materials provided to create their own collages.
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Paper Marbling for Kids and Families
Tue, May 6, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Marbling is the art of floating watercolors on a fluid, and transferring the design to paper. Design and create your own personalized marbled bookmark with Master Marbler Mr. Ramon! Have some hands-on fun for teens, tweens and accompanied kids under age 10. Ramon Townsend started his…
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Typing Club
Tue, May 6, 2025
4:30 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Dedicate time to improve your typing skills! Improving your typing can help you communicate better and reduce strain on your hands and wrist. Practice your typing skills in our computer lab.
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Chess Club
Tue, May 6, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Roxborough Library
All ages and skill levels are welcome, boards and clocks are provided. Join RCC for a 30minute lecture from Coach Chris followed by free-play to practice, learn or prepare for one of our upcoming tournaments. Questions? Email RoxboroughChessClub@gmail.com Meets most…
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Chess Club
Tue, May 6, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
The Lovett Chess Club has been in existence for nearly a decade! Intermediate players of all ages are welcome. This is a cross-generational group that plays based on ability, not age. Come play with us! We'll be meeting in the Quiet Room. Most Tuesdays, from 5:00 -…
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House Plants 101
Tue, May 6, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
Growing healthy houseplants can sometimes be a challenge. Join us for a class on how to care for indoor plants. You can bring your own plants, and your questions, to get help on common issues. All gardening levels are welcome. This program will be led by Jessica Schweiger,…
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Talking Ball with Rebecca T. Alpert: Edith "The Kid" Houghton
Tue, May 6, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for a conversation on the life and times of Edith "The Kid" Houghton (1912-2013), star shortstop for the Philadelphia Bobbies and the first full-time woman scout in professional baseball, for the Philadelphia Phillies. Rabbi Rebecca T. Alpert will be leading the talk. Rabbi…
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Police Accountability For West Philly-Public Safety Meeting
Tue, May 6, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
The City of Philadelphia will present data about police use of force and answer questions from residents. How did this meeting come about? On March 20, 2023 plaintiffs reached an unprecedented settlement with the City of Philadelphia for the Philadelphia Police Department's excessive,…
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CPR Training Class
Wed, May 7, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Widener Library
Learn essential life-saving skills in this 2-hour non-certification CPR class at 10 am – 12 pm offered by OFCC Trainings. You will learn how to perform CPR and use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). A certification will not be granted upon class completion. Call…
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Tablet and Phone Help
Wed, May 7, 2025
11:00 A.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Need help printing a document from your phone? Can’t figure out how to work your iPad? Stop by our computer lab to receive help.
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Game Day Wednesdays
Wed, May 7, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Join us in the Adult/Teen department for Scrabble, chess, trivia, checkers, card games, and more! We'll have games, or you can bring your favorites. For more information, please contact Ms. Claire Hand, Adult/Teen Librarian, at handc@freelibrary.org. Most Wednesdays from 12:00 -…
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Digital Wellness Wednesdays
Wed, May 7, 2025
2:00 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Would you like some help organizing your emails or Google photo album? Stop by the computer lab on Wednesdays from 2 pm – 4 pm for help decluttering your devices.
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Writing Wednesdays: Snail Mail Letters
Wed, May 7, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Welsh Road Library
Join us every Wednesday from 2-4 PM as we encourage the lost art of letter writing. Practice your penmanship, enjoy a soothing, meditative hobby, or gain a new pen pal & brighten someone's mailbox with a handwritten letter. Supplies will be offered. All ages welcome!