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Adult Writing Club
Sat, October 11, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for a weekly drop in writing club for adults. For writers, authors and poets and any background or genre. Come bring your work and write along side other writers or chat about your inspiration and struggles. LGBTQ+, BIPOC and Neurodivergent friendly!
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Visual Playwriting
Sat, October 11, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional 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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Fantasy Fiction Writer's Workshop
Tue, October 14, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Richmond Library
At this free writing workshop, we’ll explore the many genre conventions of fantasy and uncover the deeper truths that make stories unforgettable. You’ll learn to forge heroes through flaws and arcs, craft villains with secrets to unravel, and build vivid worlds alive with magic,…
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Creative Writing Group for Adults
Tue, October 14, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Staring at a blank page? Need a creative spark or a community that "gets it"? Looking for fresh ideas? We got you! Join a powerful circle of writers for a half-hour of focused writing, group reads, real feedback, and accountability without pressure. Oh, and snacks! Call the library…
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Poetry Writing with David Acosta (Seniors) (in Spanish/en español)
Wed, October 15, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Kensington Library
Poetry Writing with David Acosta (Seniors) (in Spanish/en español) Join author David Acosta for a poetry-writing experience! Participants will use a variety of exercises to engage in the writing process, with the goal of completing a poem by the end of the session. ¡Unése al…
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National Black Poetry Day
Fri, October 17, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Haddington Library
Celebrate acclaimed Black poets and learn to make your own poetry!
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Adult Writing Club
Sat, October 18, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for a weekly drop in writing club for adults. For writers, authors and poets and any background or genre. Come bring your work and write along side other writers or chat about your inspiration and struggles. LGBTQ+, BIPOC and Neurodivergent friendly!
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Poetry Writing with David Acosta (Teens)
Tue, October 21, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Kensington Library
Join author David Acosta for a poetry-writing experience! Participants will use a variety of exercises to engage in the writing process, with the goal of completing a poem by the end of the session.
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Fantasy Fiction Writer's Workshop
Tue, October 21, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Richmond Library
At this free writing workshop, we’ll explore the many genre conventions of fantasy and uncover the deeper truths that make stories unforgettable. You’ll learn to forge heroes through flaws and arcs, craft villains with secrets to unravel, and build vivid worlds alive with magic,…
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National Color Day Activity
Wed, October 22, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Haddington Library
Come and destress and create your own diary during this collaborative, interactive event. Use your imagination to create a storybook within your journal or decorate the front and keep it as a diary. This program is intended for patrons aged 6+.
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Adult Writing Club
Sat, October 25, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for a weekly drop in writing club for adults. For writers, authors and poets and any background or genre. Come bring your work and write along side other writers or chat about your inspiration and struggles. LGBTQ+, BIPOC and Neurodivergent friendly!
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Visual Playwriting
Sat, October 25, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional 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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Erasure POE-try
Mon, October 27, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for a blackout poetry event. Transform tales by Edgar Allan Poe into unique, upcycled work that is all yours! Create new poems or spooky stories, adding your own style with color and sketches. Materials provided.
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Creative Writing Group for Adults
Tue, October 28, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Staring at a blank page? Need a creative spark or a community that "gets it"? Looking for fresh ideas? We got you! Join a powerful circle of writers for a half-hour of focused writing, group reads, real feedback, and accountability without pressure. Oh, and snacks! Call the library…
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Fantasy Fiction Writer's Workshop
Tue, October 28, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Richmond Library
At this free writing workshop, we’ll explore the many genre conventions of fantasy and uncover the deeper truths that make stories unforgettable. You’ll learn to forge heroes through flaws and arcs, craft villains with secrets to unravel, and build vivid worlds alive with magic,…
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Absolute Trash Philadelphia Exhibition
Now through Thu, October 30, 2025
8:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Absolute Trash Philadelphia: An Investigation into the Postwar City, Wall Writing, and Local Media features selections from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and Temple University Libraries. In the hundreds of clippings and images gathered here, graffiti serves as a proxy…
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Adult Writing Club
Sat, November 1, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for a weekly drop in writing club for adults. For writers, authors and poets and any background or genre. Come bring your work and write along side other writers or chat about your inspiration and struggles. LGBTQ+, BIPOC and Neurodivergent friendly!
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Poetry Writing with David Acosta (Adults)
Tue, November 4, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Kensington Library
Join author David Acosta for a poetry-writing experience! Participants will use a variety of exercises to engage in the writing process, with the goal of completing a poem by the end of the session.
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Fantasy Fiction Writer's Workshop
Tue, November 4, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Richmond Library
At this free writing workshop, we’ll explore the many genre conventions of fantasy and uncover the deeper truths that make stories unforgettable. You’ll learn to forge heroes through flaws and arcs, craft villains with secrets to unravel, and build vivid worlds alive with magic,…
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Adult Writing Club
Sat, November 8, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for a weekly drop in writing club for adults. For writers, authors and poets and any background or genre. Come bring your work and write along side other writers or chat about your inspiration and struggles. LGBTQ+, BIPOC and Neurodivergent friendly!