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Movie Days!
Tue, April 22, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Wyoming Library
Join us on Tuesdays for a family friendly movie! Light snacks will be provided. Please stop by or contact the library for the weekly movie title.
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Celebrate Earth Day with Wangari Maathai
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Celebrate Earth Day! Enjoy a read aloud of a picture book about Kenyan Environmentalist Wangari Maathai, then plant your own seed to take home.
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Visual Playwriting
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial 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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Chess Club for Kids
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Charles Santore Library
Learn to play chess, or learn to play better chess! This program is intended for school age children and teens, grades 2-12.
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Chess Club
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:00 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Learn to play chess or improve your game! All ages and all levels welcome.
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All Ages Chess Club
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Neighbors of all ages are invited to play chess with us! All supplies provided. No experience is necessary, all skill levels welcome! Chess Club will be held inside the library in the meeting room.
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Fun With Robots
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Roxborough Library
We invite young, aspiring engineers to participate in our Fun With Robots afterschool program. Graduate student researchers from the University of Pennsylvania's Robotics' Laboratory will provide educational - and fun - robotics presentations and workshops at the library. Topics…
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Read, Color, and Comb Storytime
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Wadsworth Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for an interactive storytelling journey describing how Tanisha Thompson and her daughters Veriteady and Klere Kado Thompson published their children's book It's Time to Comb Your Hair. This program will include a live reading from the authors, activities and coloring,…
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New Flowering: Poetry
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Kensington Library
Join us on Tuesday, April 8 & 22, at 4:00-5:30 PM for New Flowering: Poetry as poet and neighbor Aja Beech presents intergenerational workshops. Come on by, and celebrate Poetry Month and Earth Day with us and go home with poems and things to grow!…
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Earth Day Storytime Yoga
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Join Jana Gumby of Prescribe Outside and Heartwell Yoga for family storytime yoga in celebration of Earth Day! We will use song, stories, yoga poses, breath and relaxation to explore yoga and mindfulness in celebration of the Earth! 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
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The Center for Aquatic Sciences: Who Lives Where?
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Eastwick Library
Meet animals from the Center for Aquatic Sciences! Does it live in a tree or burrow underground? Learn about the best habitats and resources needed to survive in the wild. All ages are welcome, children must be accompanied by an adult.
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The Center for Aquatic Sciences: Who Lives Where?
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Eastwick Library
Meet animals from the Center for Aquatic Sciences! Does it live in a tree or burrow underground? Learn about the best habitats and resources needed to survive in the wild. All ages are welcome, children must be accompanied by an adult.
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Builder Club: For Kids of All ages
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Haverford Library
Do you love LEGOS, blocks, Magna-Tiles, Lincoln Logs or anything you can build? If so, then stop by Builder Club to construct your wildest dreams! All ages welcome; toddlers will have their own space to build with age-appropriate blocks.
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Coffee & Conversations: Open Mic Spoken Word Night
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for an evening of poetry and community at Coffee & Conversations: Words That Carried Us! Celebrate National Poetry Month with us as we explore the words that have lifted, comforted, and inspired us through life’s journey. Tonight's theme, Words That Carried…
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Chess Club
Tue, April 22, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Roxborough Library
All ages and skill levels are welcome, boards and clocks are provided. Join RCC for a 30minute lecture from Coach Chris followed by free-play to practice, learn or prepare for one of our upcoming tournaments. Questions? Email RoxboroughChessClub@gmail.com Meets most…
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Twilight Tales Family Story Time
Tue, April 22, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library
Join us every Tuesday at the library for an interactive Storytime that includes favorite read-aloud books, songs, and craft that are fun for the whole family!
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Toddler and Preschooler Storytime
Wed, April 23, 2025
10:15 A.M.
Charles Santore Library
We’re going to read books, sing songs and move our bodies at the library with Ms. Lindsay. This storytime is intended for children 18 months to 5 years old. Siblings welcome. Groups can call to arrange a separate visit at 215-686-1766.
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Read, Baby, Read Family Storytime
Wed, April 23, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Read, Baby, Read Family Storytime Wednesdays, January 15 – May 21 at 10:30am Join us for stories, songs, bounces & rhymes! Best for children age 6 months to 4 years, but older siblings welcome! This program is made possible by a generous grant from the William Penn Foundation.…
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Baby Lap Sit Storytime
Wed, April 23, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for lap time with stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces! For ages 2 and under and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome.
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Storytime at Haverford Library!
Wed, April 23, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Haverford Library
Wenesday Storytime- Beginning October 30th...Featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and more. Come foster of a love of reading and promote the development of early literacy skills. For children 5 and under and their caregivers.