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Youth Cooking Class

Mon, June 30, 2025 3:30 A.M.
McPherson Square Library

SNAP-Ed food educators will be cooking health food and snacks once a month

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Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!

Mon, June 30, 2025 10:30 A.M.
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…

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Read, Baby, Read Storytime

Mon, June 30, 2025 11:00 A.M.
Widener Library

Read, Baby, Read Storytime Join Ms. Adrianna to foster your baby's love for reading with rhymes, bounces, songs, and stories! This Storytime is intended for children 2 and under, every Monday at 11am.

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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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Little Yogis: Yoga Series for Families

Mon, June 30, 2025 11:00 A.M.
Lovett Memorial Library

Take a fun and playful yoga journey led by Sarah of Surya Moon Yoga! We'll learn individual and partner poses through songs and storytelling, all while building confidence, creativity, and strong, healthy bodies.  Children and parents will practice how to center themselves through…

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Philadelphia Department of Public Health Resource Table

Mon, June 30, 2025 11:00 A.M.
Lawncrest Library

Philadelphia Department of Public Health Resource Table Monday, June 16, 2025 11:00 AM Mondays, beginning June 16th, staff from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health will be onsite distributing information on measles, vaccines, bird flu and COVID-19 guidance and other resources. …

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Read, Baby, Read Storytime!

Mon, June 30, 2025 11:30 A.M.
Fishtown Community Library

Join Miss Liz for  Read, Baby, Read storytime on Monday mornings at 11:30am. Stay after storytime for playtime! Intended for babies and toddlers ages 0-2, but all are welcome. In the colder months this event will be held indoors on the library's 3rd floor, accessible…

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Scrabble Club

Mon, June 30, 2025 12:00 P.M.
Widener Library

Come join us for the afternoons at 12pm for Scrabble from June 16th – August 11th. In this hour-long club, students of all ages will not only learn to play Scrabble, but they ’ll also build confidence, learn teamwork & good sportsmanship, and expand on…

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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 Meal Program

Mon, June 30, 2025 12:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library

Stop by and have a light lunch at the library. This program is for students enrolled in pre-K through 12th grade and meals will be available Monday - Friday, from noon - 1:00 p.m. This program runs through August 22.  Meals must be eaten at the library. This program is a…

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Nadia Salomon and London Ladd Author and Illustrator Visit

Mon, June 30, 2025 1:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE

Join us for an exciting author and illustrator presentation with Nadia Salomon and London Ladd who will both be in Philadelphia for the American Library Association Annual Conference.   A VOICE OF HOPE just won the Black Caucus of the American Library Association's BCALA…

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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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***CANCELLED***Sew Cute!

Mon, June 30, 2025 3:30 P.M.
Fox Chase Library

***THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO HVAC ISSUES*** Mondays at 3:30 pm: Sew Cute! Join us every Monday for Sew Cute! Sewing for Kids and Tweens. Miss Melissa will work with kids and tweens on basic sewing skills using a sewing machine. Participants do not need to show up every week. Projects…

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Free Library Staff Art Exhibit

Now through Mon, June 30, 2025 4:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Artwork by Free Library of Philadelphia staff will be on display in the Art Department hallway gallery and vertical displays from April 29th until June 30th, 2025. This exhibition showcases the varied talents within the Free Library of Philadelphia. Mediums on display include woodworking,…

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Ants on a Log Pride Concert!

Mon, June 30, 2025 4:00 P.M.
Wynnefield Library

Ants on a Log plays music for children and other childlike people. Full of humor and harmony, Ants shows are energetic, interactive, and engaging for both children and adults. Join us for this special concert, which is part of Ants on a Log's Pride Month Tour!…

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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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