Parkway Central Library

Break out your markers and coloring paper and join us for Chapter Book Storytime with Ms. Scout! Listen along as Ms. Scout reads a chapter each weekend aloud from Neil Gaiman#39;s excitingly creepy The Graveyard Book . Videos will be posted to our Facebook page. Thank you to Mr. Gaiman for allowing librarians and educators to use his work during this time! Facebook: ParkwayCentralChildrens... Instagram: freelibraryccd Twitter: ParkwayCCD 05/09/20, 10:30 A.M. - Parkway Central Library

This workshop is now POSTPONED to FALL 2020 . Starting with the classic map fold, we will build a variety of book or zine structures. Bring your prints, drawings, altered pages, or decorative papers to combine into stars, extend into chains, or create pop-up elements. Pages can be nested and combined with found objects for sculptural effects. Options for covers and closures will be presented. No previous book art experience is required. Claire Marcus has a special interest in... landscape's power to evoke memory and narrative. Her work in book formats and mixed media is created with printmaking and drawing, stitched with found objects. Increasingly sculptural in form, it reflects her background as a fifth generation fiber artist, synthesizing family heritage with training in painting and architecture. Marcus holds MFA and BFA degrees in painting and a BA in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania where she studied with Neil Welliver and Rudy Burckhardt. Rackstraw Downes supervised her teaching fellowship. She has conducted standards-based, preschool- 20 residencies and community arts projects for the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts since 1998, working with a range of populations including adjudicated youth and adults. This free workshop will take place 10 AM - 1 PM in the Art Department of the Parkway Central Library. Materials will be provided, but participants may bring their own tools. The Art Department partners with the Philadelphia Center for the Book to bring free book arts workshops to Parkway Central from September to May. Space in these very popular classes is limited; please let us know in advance if you will not be able to attend after you have registered so that we can release tickets to those on the waiting list Registration is required and will open at a date in FALL 2020 to be determined by the instructor from: https://buildingwithmapfold.eventbrite.com 05/09/20, 10:00 A.M. - Parkway Central Library

Join Pathway Forward and the Free Library of Philadelphia#39;s Languages and Learning Center for FREE GED. and Adult Basic Education classes on Saturdays and Sundays. Free Classes on Saturdays 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. English/Social Studies GED Prep... 10:00 am - 12:00 p.m. Math/Reading Support Free classes on Sundays 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Math GED Prep 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Science GED Prep For placement, contact the Office of Adult Education at (215) 686-5250, call Rachel at 215-686-5392, or email adultlearningfreelibrary.org 05/09/20, 10:00 A.M. - Parkway Central Library

This class will hold the space for you to relax, integrate, and rest deep within yourself. Beginners at yoga as well as those who have yoga experience are welcome. The class will begin with breath and centering exercises to move into mindfulness and to draw the senses inward. We#39;ll practice balanced Classical Yoga postures that focus on finding gentle mobility and core strength. The process will be invigorating and calming for the body, mind, and spirit. Modifying and adap...ting poses using chairs and other props will make the practice adaptable and gentle. Yoga Instructor: Christina Gesualdi I am a Philly-based yoga teacher, dancer, and choreographer. I make experiential dance work that researches a certain softness and imaginative off-ness in the body. I am in love with the way Yoga as an experiential study, makes space for pluralism, subtlety, (and to use poet C.A. Conrad#39;s title) "deviant propulsion" of the self. I have taught Yoga for over 12 years. I am grateful for over 400hrs of Yoga teacher training and have been a curious student under Marie Ireola, Nicole Bindler, and Dawn Smelser at Motherheart for teacher training and the Inner Journey Program. I teach Yoga to senior citizens, undergraduates, and students of all levels at various gyms, Temple University and University of the Arts. I#39;ve also led embodied presence Yoga classes for kids at Neighborhood Bike Works Summer Cycling Camp and Girl#39;s Rock Philly Summer Camp. All sessions are free but registration is required. All registrants will be emailed virtual meeting information the day before. Register here. Friday, May 8 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 05/08/20, 10:00 A.M. - Parkway Central Library

Join Ms. Naomi on Fridays at 8:30 am on Facebook live (ParkwayCentralChildrens) for Music Movement! Enjoy songs, dancing, and fun exploring rhythm and movement! Can#39;t watch live? The program will be available on FB for 24 hours after the program. Intended for our friends ages 2-7 years but all are welcome to join in the fun! 05/08/20, 8:30 A.M. - Parkway Central Library

Ready to get crafty? Miss Mary will post a video every Thursday at 4:00 p.m. on our social media pages for Thursday Crafternoons! She#39;ll share a story and then talk about a craft that relates. This program is intended for our friends 12 and under. Instagram: freelibraryccd... Facebook: ParkwayCentralChildrens Twitter: ParkwayCCD 05/07/20, 4:00 P.M. - Parkway Central Library

Join us on Tuesdays Thursdays 2:00-3:00 p.m. to read to a therapy animal friend from PAWS for people on a live video conference. Reading to a dog helps children develop confidence and skills for reading aloud! Register here: https://tinyurl.com/PAWSFreeLibrary 05/07/20, 2:00 P.M. - Parkway Central Library

Join Miss Mary for Toddler Storytime on Facebook live (ParkwayCentralChildrens) Thursdays at 10:30 am! Enjoy stories, songs, and fun! The storytime will be available on our Facebook page after the live event is over! This program is intended for our friends 2-3 years but anyone is welcome to tune in! 05/07/20, 10:30 A.M. - Parkway Central Library

Interested in free (pro bono) legal assistance to apply for a patent for your invention? Pro-bono patent services are available locally, nationally and internationally, for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Registered Patent Agent Scott Keeley of the IP firm KeeleyDeAngelo will tell you what you need to know before applying, and how to get through the process once accepted.This free session will be presented virtually. You will need a computer (with or without a camera) or ...a phone to participate in the event. We will email you login information a day before the session. All sessions are free but registration is required. All registrants will be emailed the Zoom webinar login information the day before. Register here . Thursday, May 7 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 05/07/20, 10:00 A.M. - Parkway Central Library

Join us on Instagram Stories freelibraryccd and Facebook Stories (Facebook.com/Parkwaycentralchildrens) for a children#39;s mindfulness activity with Ms. Becky. Activities will include mindful writing prompts, read-alouds, music movement, and more! The videos will be posted on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m., just in time to wind down before bed! They will stay up for 24 hours, so you can view the activity anytime on Thursday during the day as well! 05/06/20, 6:30 P.M. - Parkway Central Library

Join Ms. Becky on Facebook Live every Wednesday in May at 2:00 p.m. for stories, songs, rhymes, music, movement, and lots of fun! These storytimes will have a yoga/meditation/mindfulness twist! Children ages 2-7 and their caregivers. Find the Parkway Central Library Children's Department on Facebook at Facebook.com/parkwaycentralchildrens for these and other fun videos! 05/06/20, 2:00 P.M. - Parkway Central Library

Join Miss Mary on Wednesdays at 10:30 am for a short stortime featuring two picture books! This will be presented on our Instagram Live (freelibraryccd), which will be available for 24 hours after the program on IG stories! This program is intended for our friends ages 2-7 years but anyone is welcome to join! 05/06/20, 10:30 A.M. - Parkway Central Library

Stories and imagination are a great way to escape where you are. Join Ms Scout on Tuesdays at 10:30 am for a Story Club prompt and then check back at 4 pm to see what everybody has come up with! Intended for our friends ages 12 and under! This will be posted on all our social media platforms! Facebook: ParkwayCentralChildrens... Instagram: freelibraryccd Twitter: ParkwayCCD 05/05/20, 4:00 P.M. - Parkway Central Library