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English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Mon, September 30, 2024
4:30 P.M.
Kensington 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 John. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Mon, September 30, 2024
4:30 P.M.
Northeast Regional 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 Trainee Faith.
Love and Revolution: James Baldwin Speaks to Our Time Exhibit
Now through Mon, September 30, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Celebrate 100 years of James Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) with selections from across the Free Library’s collections highlighting Baldwin’s work, influence, and legacy. On display outside the Social Science and History Department at Parkway…
StitchCraft Crafting Circle
Mon, September 30, 2024
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.
Simply Good Food: Savory Soups With Verna Swerdlow
Mon, September 30, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Everyone can cook! Join local cook Verna Swerdlow of Simply Good Food at Home for hand-on, seasonal, budget-friendly cooking classes. This beginner-friendly series focuses on easy recipes, whole foods, and kitchen basics. Limited to 12 participants. Open to adults…
Gentle Yoga with Josh
Mon, September 30, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Join us for a weekly class where we will offer gentle movement, quiet meditation and guided breath work. This class will be adapted to our different abilities and disabilities, especially as we age. For all ages and backgrounds. Led by Josh Mitteldorf, who has been teaching yoga in…
English Conversation Group
Mon, September 30, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Bustleton Library
Build your confidence in speaking English while meeting other adults in a casual learning environment. No registration is required, but it is encouraged ( https://www.remind.com/join/8cchfh ).
Become a Poll Worker
Mon, September 30, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Holmesburg Library
Learn about Becoming a Poll Worker Would you like to make money while performing an important civic duty? This session made possible through the Committee of Seventy will provide you with all the information you need to become a poll worker including the training opportunities.
Read To a Therapy Dog
Mon, September 30, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Readers of all ages can read to Cene, Fig and Huey, our certified therapy dogs! Both independent readers and those still learning can practice reading skills to gain confidence in reading and interacting with animals. Yes, you can pet them too!
Roxborough Writing Club
Mon, September 30, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Roxborough Library
Come join us for some free-writing, prompts, and sharing of each other’s work. This is a positive and nonjudgmental community for motivation and inspiration. Open to writers of all genres and skill levels. Meets most Monday evenings, from 5:30 - to about 6:45 p.m.
Falls Book Club
Mon, September 30, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Join the Falls Book Club - one of the Free Library's longest running programs. The book selection for this month will be Think Again: the Power of Knowing What You Don't Know , by Adam Grant. The group is open to all and new members are welcome. For more…
Kate Kim and K-Motion: Traditional Korean Dance Performance
Mon, September 30, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
This free performane will showcase various dynamic and beautiful Korean traditional dances, including Giwonmy, hand drunk dance, fan dance, flower dance, and more. Kate Kim is a professional Korean traditional dancer. She is recordnized by the Korean Government's Ministsry of Culture as a…
Chair Yoga with Lindsey
Mon, September 30, 2024
5:45 P.M.
Charles Santore Library
Chair Yoga is a form of yoga that uses a chair as the main prop versus a traditional mat. This makes the practice more accessible to those that have trouble putting pressure on the knees and wrists, and is suitable for all levels and ages. The program will be taught by Lindsey Gill, a certified…
Novel Therapies for Aging Brains
Mon, September 30, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
at
Parkway Central Library
Join us for a presentation on cutting-edge therapeutic approaches for neurological disorders like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, exploring how academic research on shark biology informs clinical applications. Afterward, the Culinary Literary Center will demonstrate a healthy salad…
Philadelphia Reads James Baldwin
Mon, September 30, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
at
Parkway Central Library
As part of the Year of James Baldwin, the Free Library is hosting one of many Philadelphia Reads James Baldwin reading groups throughout the city in collaboration with the Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation . Celebrate the life, work, and legacy of James Baldwin as we…
Math for GED
Tue, October 1, 2024
10:00 A.M.
Parkway Central Library
Our small learning group builds math skills you can use to pass tests, understand the world, and solve problems at work and at home. The topics we work with will be taken from various areas of math. Online materials are provided to explain concepts and give additional practice between group…
Mental Health Resource Table
Tue, October 1, 2024
11:00 A.M.
Haverford Library
Come speak with a Community Wellness Specialist today! Information and resources will be provided by the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services.
Mobile Constituent Services with State Rep Regina Young
Tue, October 1, 2024
12:00 P.M.
Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Library
Mobile Constituent Services with State Rep Regina Young Every Tuesday from 12:00 P.M.-4.00 P.M. The Office of PA State Representative Regina Young provides constituent services at the Donatucci Library every Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Representatives provide assistance with SEPTA…
English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Tue, October 1, 2024
12:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
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 Margie. Questions? Email adultlearning@freelibrary.org or call…
Citizenship Class Session
Tue, October 1, 2024
1:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
We are excited to offer Free Citizenship Classes in West Philadelphia! District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund will host an In-Person Citizenship Class at the Walnut Street West Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia on Tuesdays and Thursdays from…