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Grab & Go Craft Bags
Mon, June 30, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Katharine Drexel Library
Grab & Go Craft Bags Visit the library on select Mondays this summer to pick up a Grab & Go Craft bag for children in K-5th grade! Instructions are included in the bag. Supplies are limited and are first-come, first-served.
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Kids’ Sensory Playtime
Mon, June 30, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
Sensory play encourages children to explore and discover new sensations, materials, and experiences, fostering curiosity and learning. Activities will include using kinetic sand, clay, DIY fidget spinners, and sensory bins.
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Middle Grade Book Club
Mon, June 30, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Join us for a middle grade book club most Mondays this summer! We'll read the books together, then talk about what we've read. To celebrate finishing each book, there will be a craft or activity related to the book to highlight major elements in the story. Books on our roster…
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Summer Lunches for Kids
Mon, June 30, 2025
1:30 P.M.
Greater Olney Library
Monday, June 23 – Friday, August 15th @ 1:30 pm Free lunches are available for children up to 18 years old, provided by Nutritional Development Services. All meals must be eaten onsite. We cannot accommodate groups.
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Thinking Like a Historian!
Mon, June 30, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Greater Olney Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presents Thinking Like a Historian! Historians use objects, documents, and contextual knowledge to build an understanding of the past. Together with museum staff, students will be invited to do the same, using their eyes, hands, and critical thinking skills…
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***CANCELLED***Drop In Crafts
Mon, June 30, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Fox Chase Library
***THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO HVAC ISSUES***Drop in for a summer-themed craft! All supplies provided. From 2-3 p.m.
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Summer of Wonder: A Quacking good time
Mon, June 30, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Overbrook Park Library
Check in with your reading log, play literacy games like “Guess the Ducks,” and complete activities to earn fun prizes. Build reading confidence all summer long!
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One Crazy Summer Book Club
Mon, June 30, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library
Join us on the last Monday of each month this summer for the One Crazy Summer book club and spend the summer back in time with the Gaither sisters! Each month we'll focus on one of the three books in this award-winning series by Rita Williams-Garcia, which follows Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern…
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Chess Club for Tween, Teens, and Adults
Mon, June 30, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Lawncrest Library
Come in for an evening of chess from 4:00 to 6:30 PM. Use one of our sets or bring your own. Participants should have basic knowledge of chess.
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Beyblades Training Club
Mon, June 30, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Train your body and mind to be the best Beyblades trainer. We will talk about the science behind the Beyblades and train to become the very best we can be. Some Beyblades will be provided, and feel free to bring your own supplies. This program will take place from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.,most…
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Movie Mondays!
Mon, June 30, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Haverford Library
Stop in with the family on select Mondays in July and August for a family-friendly movie! Light snacks provided. Please contact the library for that day's title. Call 215-685-1964 or stop in!
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Summer Book Club for Kids
Mon, June 30, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Tacony Library
Book Club: Do you want your child to read more this summer? Would you like them to sharpen their comprehension skills and imagination? Sign them up for the Summer Book Club! Every week they will read with peers and journal about the reading. At the end of the summer they will create a…
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Preschool Storytime and Open Play
Tue, July 1, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
Join Ms. Kate for books, songs, and dancing on Tuesdays at 10:30-11:30am ! Then stick around for free play with toys! For ages 5 and under and their caregivers. (Please call ahead to arrange a pre-school or day care visit).
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Family Storytime at Parkway Pals!
Tue, July 1, 2025
10:30 A.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Join Miss Mary for a Family Storytime and to-go craft, while supplies last! This in-person, outdoor storytime will take place at Sister Cities Park and is in collaboration with Center City District. In the case of unfavorable weather, the program will be cancelled with no make up date…
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Read, Baby, Read: Baby and Toddler Storytime
Tue, July 1, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces that will help your young child develop important pre-literary skills while you bond and have fun together! This program is intended for our friends ages 2 and under, and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome.
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Come and Learn Tai Chi!
Tue, July 1, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Northeast Regional Library
A gentle movement class which stretches and strengthens muscles and relaxes your mind. A 50-minute program for Adults and Teens 13 and up. Come and learn about the ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi Qigong with Michael McCormack.
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Teen Tuesdays!
Tue, July 1, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Join us for a Summer of creativity! Learn Crochet, create your own T-shirt using a heat press machine, sign up for raffle prizes, watch Anime Series and other activities in the Everything Teen Center located on the 2nd Flr.
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Science in the Summer: Be a Health Scientist
Tue, July 1, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Be a Health Scientist this summer! Science in the Summer, in collaboration with The Franklin Institute, is a fun free STEM program for youth entering grades 2 – 6 that aims to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers! Learn all about finding ways to keep…
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Summer Lunches for Kids
Tue, July 1, 2025
1:30 P.M.
Greater Olney Library
Monday, June 23 – Friday, August 15th @ 1:30 pm Free lunches are available for children up to 18 years old, provided by Nutritional Development Services. All meals must be eaten onsite. We cannot accommodate groups.
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Board Games for Kids & Teens
Tue, July 1, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Whitman Library
Drop in any time between 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to play board games like Sorry, Candy Land, and many more! Games will be available to play on the children's side of the library. No large groups, please (10+ people) due to space constraints. Every Tuesday until August 19th. For children ages…