Nicetown-Tioga Library

FREE, VIRTUAL NUTRITION LESSONS with Einstein's A Better Start and your local libraries start this week! Join us Wednesday, 6/16 at 6:30pm or Thursday, 6/17 at 12:00pm to learn tips for keeping fruits & veggies fresh! Click this link to sign up! https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx PLUS: Get ready for today's lessons by taking a vegetable personality quiz! Click here to find out which vegetable matches your personality and share your results in the comments! ... https://www.buzzfeed.com/audreyw/vegetable-personality-quiz See more

Check out Ms. Ann's (Torresdale Library) cute Storytime Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Last Day of School! https://fb.watch/5_bWoWmOYo/

Check out this awesome outdoor Summer Reading event for kids! It's free! Hosted by Logan Library and the Philly Goat Project. It's today from 2-4 PM at 4601 North 18th Street. Masks/social distancing required.

Read with Pride! Nicetown-Tioga Library has books that celebrate the LGBTQ+ community! June is not the only time these resources are important, but it's always a good time to highlight and display them! More books celebrating the LGBTQ+ community will be added to the collection. We will let you know when they are available! Feel free to place holds over the phone at (215) 685-9790 (Tuesday-Thursday 10 AM- 5PM) or by following the links within. After you place a hold and it i...s available make sure to schedule a contactless materials pickup time by calling us at (215) 685-9790. *original post credit: Joseph E Coleman Children's Department* Julian is a Mermaid, by Jessica Love- https://catalog.freelibrary.org/Record/2289629 Julian is a Mermaid, ebook- https://catalog.freelibrary.org/Record/2461663 Julian is a Mermaid, audiobook download- https://catalog.freelibrary.org/Record/2566896 King and the Dragonflies, by Kacen Callender- https://catalog.freelibrary.org/Record/2522842 King and the Dragonflies, ebook- https://catalog.freelibrary.org/Record/2537457 King and the Dragonflies, audiobook download- https://catalog.freelibrary.org/Record/2538463 Pride: the Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag- https://catalog.freelibrary.org/Record/2289452 It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book about Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn https://catalog.freelibrary.org/Record/2454893 Stonewall: A Building, an Uprising, a Revolution by Rob Sanders https://catalog.freelibrary.org/Record/2454659

Check out Ms. Natalie's (Oak Lane Library) Virtual Spotlight on LGBTQ+ Comics for Middle Grades (Ages 8 - 12) at 10 AM next Friday on facebook.com/freelibraryoak

Sharing from Philadelphia Home and School Council group: The carousel house rec center in Philadelphia is the only accessible rec center available for children who have additional needs in the city. The city is trying to close it down and build a new facilitybut that’s going to take a couple of years. Please sign the petition. http://chng.it/QSd5n4bdmn

Check out Mx. Kate's In-person Rainbow Storytime in Shakespeare Park (near Parkway Central Library) today at 10:30 AM! Complete with rainbow food craft! For more information check out the link below! https://libwww.freelibrary.org/calendar/event/106400

Check out this virtual discussion, The Life and Legacy of Kiyoshi Kuromiya, next Wednesday at 7 PM. Kuromiya was an icon in the struggles for civil rights and queer liberation in Philadelphia and beyond. To learn more about Kuromiya check out the event! Calendar listing: ... https://libwww.freelibrary.org/calendar/event/106611 To register for the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-life-and-legacy-of-kiyoshi See more

Want to learn more tips on how to make fresh produce stay fresh and last longer? Join Abetterstart Einstein and your local libraries for a free, virtual nutrition class on storing fruits and veggies! Join us on Wednesday, 6/16 at 6:30 pm or Thursday, 6/17 at 12:00 pm. Click this link (below) to sign up for this class and many more upcoming virtual nutrition classes! https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx

Learn more about the history of LGBTQ Pride and why we celebrate it with these read-alouds! https://youtu.be/Msik2trBypI

Celebrate Pride Month with the Free Library! We have events, program, resources and more! https://libwww.freelibrary.org/blog/post/4613

Announcing LAMP: Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped have officially changed their name to LAMP: Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians! Pennsylvanians with print disabilities can access free LAMP services no matter where they live. They'll find services, book recommendations, a calendar of statewide activities, information on joining LA...MP, and much more. This change will make services for Pennsylvania’s growing print-disabled population more discoverable, accessible, and inclusive. LAMP removes the word "disability" from the names, and focuses entirely on the services provided. The new website will provide a singular service point to aggregate, grow, and communicate all of Pennsylvania’s services to persons with print disabilities. Visit MyLAMP.org today for more information. https://libwww.freelibrary.org/blog/post/4424 See more

This June we are commemorating Immigrant Heritage Month to celebrate the incredible diversity, beauty, and strength of immigrant communities in Philadelphia! Th...e Free Library’s programming for Immigrant Heritage Month will include the Culinary Literacy Center’s Cultures in Culture series, which will highlight the process of fermentation in world cuisines. Each installment will feature the preparation of a fermented product from a different culinary tradition along with a dialogue about its use and importance in its country of origin. The series will include kefir, kimchi, pikliz, tapai, chimichurri, injera, hot sauce, and sourdough, and will be demonstrated by local immigrant chefs and entrepreneurs. Visit the Culinary Literacy Center’s web page to sign up for Cultures in Culture events. https://libwww.freelibrary.org//d/culinary-literacy-center #CelebrateImmigrants Visit the following link for more information: https://libwww.freelibrary.org/blog/post/4614

"The Philadelphia Board of Elections is offering more than 100 temporary clerical assistant jobs. Clerical assistants work at election satellite offices across the city, "helping voters to submit and obtain mail-in ballots and register new voters," City Commissioner Omar Sabir said."" https://www.radio.com//philly-hiring-100-to-staff-satellit

It’s Wellness Wednesday! This week, Einstein’s F.U.N. SNAP-Ed nutrition educators are featuring beans! #PASNAPED #EatTogetherPA Keep scrolling for... Bean fun facts & a black bean recipe!... Do you have a favorite bean recipe? Share your comments below!

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Philly School District to announce hybrid plan: Nov 30th for children K-2nd grade and then phasing in for other grades based on current circumstances, but parents still have option to continue all virtual. https://6abc.com//philly-schools-plan-to-begin-hy/7020903/

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Did you know that at the satellite election offices you can request a mail-in ballot in-person, receive it, fill it out and return it to cast your vote all at the same local location?! Now that's pretty easy and handy! For more information check out the link below: https://www.phila.gov/2020-09-29-visit-a-satellite-electio/

If you live, work, shop, or take SEPTA near Broad & Erie, the City wants to know what improvements you want for the two triangles, streets, and sidewalks! Learn more about the improvement ideas, watch a quick video, and take the survey here: www.tinyurl.com/survey-bge .

The Free Library Welcomes 'Hear Me Out' Dialogue Series Program! This free public program connects Pennsylvania library users across distances and differences for facilitated dialogues about issues that matter to our communities. The first session will be held on October 27th in partnership with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and will focus on the question Does My Vote Count? If you would like to join this discussion with others from around the state who are connecting thro...ugh their local libraries, please register at the link directly below: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hear-me-out-dialogue-series-do https://libwww.freelibrary.org/blog/post/4359