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Black History Month Vinyl Listening Session – African American Broadway Soundtracks
Sat, February 22, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Music Department
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Parkway Central Library
Saturday, February 22, 2025 10 AM – 12 PM Parkway Central, Music Department Parkway Central's Music Department is offering a wonderful opportunity to explore the significant contributions of African American artists to Broadway history! February, being Black History Month,…
Music and Movement Storytime
Sat, February 22, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes and movement that celebrates all things music! For ages 7 and under and their caregivers.
Crochet Club
Sat, February 22, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Wynnefield Library
Join Wynnefield Library and Sisters Interacting Through Stitches to create craft projects by sharing skills at all levels in quilting, knitting, crocheting, sewing, and felting. Throughout the year we will engage in special projects for Autism Acceptance, Women’s History, Heart…
LOOK OVER HERE Presents: The Secret Black People Meeting Comedy Show
Sat, February 22, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Join local performers for a stand-up showcase and interactive podcase about Black liberation, current events and how they relate to the Black condition. Themes and topics will draw from library materials and Black liberation as well as critical theory texts. This free event takes place in Room…
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…
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, February 24, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Miss Mary for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces! Stay for playtime immediately following storytime! Intended for our friends ages 2 and under and their caregivers. Cooler weather? We'll have storytime in the auditorium on the ground floor! Warmer weather? We'll be…
Fight Poverty with Serve Philadelphia Vista Corps
Mon, February 24, 2025
1:30 P.M.
General Information Department
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Parkway Central Library
Serve Philadelphia Vista Corps will be tabling at the Parkway Central Library lobby. Come get free swag, giveaways and find out how you can volunteer to help fight poverty in Philadelphia. For more information contact Sarah Chalmin at sarah.chalmin@phila.gov
Free COVID-19 At-Home Test Giveaway
Mon, February 24, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Whitman Library
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health will be at Whitman Library once a month with free at-home COVID tests, face masks, hand sanitizers, and other free hygiene supplies. No insurance or ID is required. 2:00-4:00 p.m. while supplies last. Please call 215-685-5488 or email…
Monday Poets 30th Anniversary Season: Trapeta B. Mayson and 王潇/Evan Wang
Mon, February 24, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Join the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Literature Department in celebrating the 30th Anniversary season of Monday Poets. This year’s theme is Sankofa (SAHN-koh-fah), a Twi word from the Akan Tribe of Ghana which loosely implies that to move forward, one must “go back and get…
Read To a Therapy Dog
Mon, February 24, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Readers of all ages can read to Huey, our certified therapy dog! 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! You may wish to call in advance day-of to confirm that…
Chair Yoga with Lindsey
Mon, February 24, 2025
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…
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow Author Visit
Tue, February 25, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for a pre-Ramadan visit with Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow. Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow is a Philadelphia-based author of popular educator-recommended children’s books. She is a two-time winner of the Muslim Bookstagram picture book award, and she has earned the prestigious…
Defender Day
Tue, February 25, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Haverford Library
Join us at the Haverford Library for free legal support for clients who are involved in a criminal case. Support will be on site from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. No registration required. This program is in partnership with the Defender Association of Philadelphia . Wheelchair…
Free Library Chess Club
Tue, February 25, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Are you looking for a place to play chess, or are you interested in learning how to play? Join us on Tuesdays from 4:00-7:00 pm in the Heim Center on the First Floor. We have 20 chess sets and a limited amount of clocks available for use, or feel free to bring your own. RSVP at Facebook…
Music and Movement Storytime
Sat, March 1, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes and movement that celebrates all things music! For ages 7 and under and their caregivers.
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, March 3, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Join Miss Mary for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces! Stay for playtime immediately following storytime! Intended for our friends ages 2 and under and their caregivers. Cooler weather? We'll have storytime in the auditorium on the ground floor! Warmer weather? We'll be…
Medicare Mondays 2025
Mon, March 3, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
Questions about Medicare? Unsure about your benefits? Turning 65 soon? Medicare Benefits Advisor Courtney Bell will help you find the plan that is best for you. Courtney Bell is a Medicare benefits advisor. She will be on-hand Mondays from 11:00-1:00 p.m. t o answer your questions about Medicare…
Read To a Therapy Dog
Mon, March 3, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Readers of all ages can read to Huey, our certified therapy dog! 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! You may wish to call in advance day-of to confirm that…
Chair Yoga with Lindsey
Mon, March 3, 2025
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…
Friends of Whitman Library Monthly Meeting
Mon, March 3, 2025
6:30 P.M.
Whitman Library
The Friends of Whitman Library is a volunteer group who meets once a month to discuss library happenings and fundraising opportunities. This meeting will take place inside the library. Anyone interested in learning more about the Friends of Whitman Library is welcome to attend! Please email…