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Fall Migration Bird Walk with Expert Birder, Holger Pflicke!
Sat, September 20, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Please join the Free Library of Philadelphia's Fishtown Community Library and Holger Pflicke for a Fall Migration Bird Walk! This walk will begin at Penn Treaty Park, 1301 N. Beach Street - meet at the entrance near the wooden sign. We plan to stay out for 1 hour, and walk mostly on…
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Fall Migration Bird Walk with Expert Birder, Holger Pflicke!
Sat, September 20, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Penn Treaty Park
Please join the Free Library of Philadelphia and Holger Pflicke for a Fall Migration Bird Walk! We plan to stay out for 1-2 hours, depending on the location, and walk mostly on flat and well-traveled paths. All events are open to everyone and all skill levels. We will go over binocular…
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History of Cartography: Depicting Time and Space
Mon, September 22, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Maps are as much about imagined worlds as they are about reality. Rarely are they just a means of getting from one place to another. Instead, they transform our thoughts and uncertainties into something we can see, understand, and control. Over six weeks, this course will look at some…
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Bartram’s Garden at the Library
Tue, September 23, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Kingsessing Library
Our friends from Bartram’s Garden will come visit the library to share nature lessons, crafts and activities with our neighbors. Join us in the outdoor storycircle in nice weather or indoors at the children’s area activity tables in rain or chilly weather.
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Bird Walk
Thu, September 25, 2025
3:15 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Thursdays are for the birds! Join South Philly Library for a walk to Columbus Square Park & catch a glimpse of some neighborhood birds. We will have some binoculars and bird guides available for use during the program to help identify the birds we see. Note: We'll meet at Columbus…
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Exploring Nature at Lovett Memorial Library
Fri, September 26, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Come explore nature right here at Lovett Library. This program will help all ages experience the natural world right in our own neighborhood. What can we find that is colorful, fuzzy, sticky, smooth or fragrant? Can we tune out the city traffic to hear a crow, red-bellied…
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Semblance and Resemblance: Tiberino and Her Inspirations | Exhibition
Now through Fri, September 26, 2025
5:00 P.M.
First Floor Gallery West
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Parkway Central Library
This exhibit showcases the works of celebrated Philadelphia artist Ellen Tiberino and her late mother, the groundbreaking Ellen Powell Tiberino (1945–1992). Through mosaic, pencil, paper, and pigment, the two Ellens captured the spirit and likenesses of their world—creating works…
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History of Cartography: Depicting Time and Space
Mon, September 29, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Maps are as much about imagined worlds as they are about reality. Rarely are they just a means of getting from one place to another. Instead, they transform our thoughts and uncertainties into something we can see, understand, and control. Over six weeks, this course will look at some…
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Walking Group
Thu, October 2, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
Take a leisurely walk around Mantua with us after lunch on these lovely fall Thursdays. Meet outside the library, we will leave no later than 1:10PM. Please call ahead to confirm walks on days with inclement weather.
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Bird Walk
Thu, October 2, 2025
3:15 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Thursdays are for the birds! Join South Philly Library for a walk to Columbus Square Park & catch a glimpse of some neighborhood birds. We will have some binoculars and bird guides available for use during the program to help identify the birds we see. Note: We'll meet at Columbus…
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Fall Migration Bird Walk with Expert Birder, Holger Pflicke!
Sat, October 4, 2025
9:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Please join the Free Library of Philadelphia and Holger Pflicke for a Fall Migration Bird Walk! We plan to stay out for 1-2 hours, depending on the location, and walk mostly on flat and well-traveled paths. All events are open to everyone and all skill levels. We will go over binocular…
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History of Cartography: Depicting Time and Space
Mon, October 6, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Maps are as much about imagined worlds as they are about reality. Rarely are they just a means of getting from one place to another. Instead, they transform our thoughts and uncertainties into something we can see, understand, and control. Over six weeks, this course will look at some…
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Walking Group
Thu, October 9, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
Take a leisurely walk around Mantua with us after lunch on these lovely fall Thursdays. Meet outside the library, we will leave no later than 1:10PM. Please call ahead to confirm walks on days with inclement weather.
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Bird Walk
Thu, October 9, 2025
3:15 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Thursdays are for the birds! Join South Philly Library for a walk to Columbus Square Park & catch a glimpse of some neighborhood birds. We will have some binoculars and bird guides available for use during the program to help identify the birds we see. Note: We'll meet at Columbus…
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Fall Migration Bird Walk with Holger Pflike
Sat, October 11, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Join us for a fall migration bird walk around the neighborhood led by expert birder Holger Pflicke. We plan to stay out for 1 - 2 hours and will be walking mostly on flat and well-traveled paths. This walk is open to anyone and beginners are welcome. There will be limited or no access to…
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Bartram’s Garden at the Library
Tue, October 14, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Kingsessing Library
Our friends from Bartram’s Garden will come visit the library to share nature lessons, crafts and activities with our neighbors. Join us in the outdoor storycircle in nice weather or indoors at the children’s area activity tables in rain or chilly weather.
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Walking Group
Thu, October 16, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
Take a leisurely walk around Mantua with us after lunch on these lovely fall Thursdays. Meet outside the library, we will leave no later than 1:10PM. Please call ahead to confirm walks on days with inclement weather.
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Bird Walk
Thu, October 16, 2025
3:15 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Thursdays are for the birds! Join South Philly Library for a walk to Columbus Square Park & catch a glimpse of some neighborhood birds. We will have some binoculars and bird guides available for use during the program to help identify the birds we see. Note: We'll meet at Columbus…
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History of Cartography: Depicting Time and Space
Mon, October 20, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Maps are as much about imagined worlds as they are about reality. Rarely are they just a means of getting from one place to another. Instead, they transform our thoughts and uncertainties into something we can see, understand, and control. Over six weeks, this course will look at some…
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Author Talk | Metropolitan Paradise
Tue, October 21, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
In the Social Science & History Department Please join us for a lecture by Carol Franklin, author of Metropolitan Paradise: Wissahickon Valley 1620-2020, The Struggle for Nature in the City . Published in 2010, the four part book focuses on the social, political, and ecological…