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Entrepreneur Book Club

Sat, February 22, 2025 2:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center at Parkway Central Library

Most CEOs read 4 - 5 books a month - join their ranks! The Entrepreneur Book Club will read books that focus on starting, running, and enhancing business success, as well as titles that speak to the entrepreneurial mindset. We will meet in the BRIC on the fourth Saturday of the month. Join us in…

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Business

Kindness Encyclopaedias -- Pop Up

Now through Sat, February 22, 2025 3:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

NOW OPEN weekdays 1-3 PM, through February 22, except when Parkway Central Library is closed. Philadelphia artist Kelly Lawler graces Parkway Central Library with her Kindness Encyclopaedias as part of a one month interactive installation on the first floor of the library. Gather…

Book Club: Felon by Reginald Dwayne Betts

Mon, February 24, 2025 5:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library

Reginald Dwayne Betts, formerly incarcerated teen turned writer, educator, and Yale-educated JD recipient, offers a collection of poetry reflecting on his experience behind bars. This program is free and open to the public and we strongly encourage those who have experienced incarceration to…

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Senior

Falls Book Club

Mon, February 24, 2025 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 The Wide Circumference of Love, by Marita Golden. The group is open to all and new members are welcome. Our Book Club meets generally on the last Monday of the…

Adult
Senior

Discussion and Participation

Horror Book Club

Mon, February 24, 2025 5:45 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library

Looking for folks who share a passion for quality literature that give you the creeps? Richmond Library's HORROR BOOK CLUB is temporarily happening at Fishtown Community Library! The last Monday of every month. 18+ only!

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James Baldwin Reading Group

Tue, February 25, 2025 4:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library

"The People of Philadelphia Read James Baldwin" is a citywide series of book clubs at several locations across Philadelphia. Facilitated by the Saturday Free School as part of their "Year of James Baldwin." Tuesdays at 4:30pm at the Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional…

Nature Book Club

Thu, February 27, 2025 3:00 P.M.
Andorra Library

Join us for a monthly book discussion. This month we will be talking about Mend by Kate Sekules. A limited number of copies will be available at the library; please call before picking up your copy. Tea will be provided. We will be meeting at the Wissahickon Environmental Center…

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Monthly Book Club

Wed, March 5, 2025 4:00 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Join us to discuss books and life and eat snacks! This book club is ideal for fourth through sixth graders. This month we will be discussing The Eyes & the Impossible by Dave Eggers. Copies of each book will be available to check out at the reference desk.

School Age

Family Programs

Short Story Book Club

Mon, March 10, 2025 6:00 P.M.
Philbrick Hall at Parkway Central Library

The Short Story Book Club meets on the second Monday of each month in Philbrick Hall to discuss collections of short stories. March's book will be Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut.

Adult

Discussion and Participation

Classic Mystery Book Club: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

Tue, March 11, 2025 11:30 A.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

Join us for a series of book discussions on classic and historical mystery novels! This month we will be reading and discussing The Maltese Falcon , by Dashiell Hammett. In the Maltese Falcon, detective Sam Spade is thrust into the middle of a struggle for a priceless statuette - one that people…

Adult
Senior

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Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder...

Tue, March 11, 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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Senior

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Holmesburg Library Book Club

Tue, March 18, 2025 5:30 P.M.
Holmesburg Library

Holmesburg Library Book Club The Holmesburg Library's Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 5:30PM. Join us for a lively discussion on some great books. For more information on how you can join and what book we are reading, please contact Adult/Teen Librarian David Koch…

Adult
Senior

Trans By Trans Book Club | Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

Tue, March 18, 2025 6:00 P.M.
Virtual

Join us on the third Tuesday of the month for a virtual citywide book club for trans and nonbinary readers. Each month, we will be reading books written by trans and nonbinary authors and discussing trans imagination, writing craft, the art of creating our lives, and more. Free paperback copies…

Adult

Discussion and Participation

Entrepreneur Book Club

Sat, March 29, 2025 2:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center at Parkway Central Library

Adult

Business

Falls Book Club

Mon, March 31, 2025 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 Enemies: a Love Story, by Isaac Bashevis Singer. The group is open to all and new members are welcome. Our Book Club meets generally on the last Monday of…

Adult
Senior

Discussion and Participation

Monthly Book Club

Wed, April 2, 2025 4:00 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Join us to discuss books and life and eat snacks! This book club is ideal for fourth through sixth graders. Copies of each book will be available to check out at the reference desk.

School Age

Family Programs

Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder...

Tue, April 8, 2025 4:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library

Adult
Senior

Book Clubs

April Book Club: Clap When You Land

Tue, April 8, 2025 4:30 P.M.
Bushrod Library

Book Club: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo In this novel, written in verse, two sisters - one in New York, the other in the Dominican Republic, learn of the other's existence after their father is killed in a plane crash.

Book Clubs

Trans By Trans Book Club

Tue, April 15, 2025 6:00 P.M.
Virtual

Join us on the third Tuesday of the month for a virtual citywide book club for trans and nonbinary readers aged 25–45. Each month, we will be reading books written by trans and nonbinary authors and discussing trans imagination, writing craft, the art of creating our lives, and more. Free…

Adult

Discussion and Participation

Entrepreneur Book Club

Sat, April 26, 2025 2:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center at Parkway Central Library

Adult

Business