Group Events

Each Branch Friends Group works as its own entity. The people of any given neighborhood have the best idea of their needs. We believe that this autonomy is what makes the Friends so successful. Each group forms its own rhythm, determines its own unique focus based on neighborhood assets and challenges and works for its own growth. Contact Amy Dougherty @ 215-567-4562 for more information.

Unless stated otherwise, please contact the local branch for more information about these events.

Blackwell/WPR

Friends Meeting: Third Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Next meeting: February 17

Bushrod

Friends Meeting: Thursday, February 25 at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will include planning for future programming.

Bustleton

Friends Meetings: Second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

Donatucci

Friends Meeting: Wednesday, February 17 at 7:00 p.m.
Family Fun and Flea Market Day will be Saturday, May 15 with a rain date of May 22. Tables will be $15.

Durham, Charles

Friends Meeting: First Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Next meeting: March 3.

Fox Chase

Friends Meeting: Second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.
Fine Art and High Tea: Love, Lies, and Oil Paint Bus trip to the Delaware Art Museum and High Tea at the Hotel DuPont; Friday, February 12, 2010; Bus departs from Fox Chase Library at 9:45 a.m. and returns at approximately 6:15 p.m.; $82.00 per person; Payment Deadline: January 10, 2010. Questions? Please call Michele, 215.498.5908 and leave a message. Download the flyer here.
The Fox Chase Library Spring 2010 Craft and Demo Show will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 20. If you'd like to participate as a vendor, click here to download the application form.
Enjoy a day in Washington D.C. on Thursday, April 8. Bus departs Fox Chase Library at 7:30 a.m. and returns around 9:00 p.m. Payment is due by February 20 - get the reservation form here.
Visit Wheaton Village (also known as Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center) in the Glasstown Arts District of Millville, NJ with the Friends of Fox Chase on Tuesday, May 4, 2010. Download the reservation form here.
Broadway at the Academy: Join the Friends of Fox Chase for Broadway shows at the Academy of Music. All seats are in the Parquet. There is no bus trip involved - just get to the Academy of Music. There are only a limited amount of tickets so for more information or to reserve yours, call Michele at 215-498-5908. The shows will be:
- Disney's The Lion King; Wednesday, April 21, 2010; 7:30 p.m. performance; $86.00 per ticket. Purchase by October 5, 2009.
- Avenue Q; Sunday, June 20, 2010 (Father's Day); 6:30 p.m. performance; $60.00 per ticket. Purchase by December 1, 2009.
- Dreamgirls; Tuesday, June 22, 2010; 7:30 p.m. performance. $63.00 per ticket. Purchase by October 20, 2009.
The Addams Family on Broadway. Join this Friends of Fox Chase Bus Trip to New York City on Sunday, June 27, 2010. The show will be at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre at 205 W. 46th St. Click here for more info.

Greater Olney

Friends Meeting: Tuesday, March 9 at 4:00 p.m.

Haddington

Friends of Haddington Library presents Celebrating Black History and Beyond! with an interactive extravaganza of stories and music by Kenjava. Tuesday, February 23 at 5:00 p.m.

Kensington

Friends Meeting: Tuesday, March 2 at 5:00 p.m.

Lawncrest

Friends Meetings: held the first Wednesday of each month (except July and August) at 1:15 p.m. Topics for upciming meetings: March 3: Adventures in Harp Therapy with Leslie Stickley.
Tenth Annual Lunchbox Bingo: Wednesday, May 5. Tickets are $10 each and inclue your box lunch, soda or water, three playing cards, and a chance for a table prize. Open to all!!

Oak Lane

Friends of the Oak Lane Library sponsor a Valentine's Concert on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in the sanctuary of the Korean United Church (1200 W. Cheltenham Ave.) and admission is only $10. The evening will feature Miss Eva Young, piano, who has performed internationally in four countries and is the winner of a major piano concerto competition. She is a graduate of Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, has an MS from University of Michigan and a licentiate from the Royal Academy of Music in London. In addition we will have several other excellent musicians joining the concert. Michael Ronstadt, cellist, has an MS in cello performance from Cincinnatti Conservatory and is the nephew of Linda Ronstadt. Also, John Frazer, on clarinet, will join the evening concert. He has performed in many quartets with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, has played with Van Cliburn and also the Manhattan Transfer. Finally we have Dr. Cong Fan, a piano player who has performed at Carnegie Hall and teaches at Temple University. Free parking is available in the KUC Lot at 70th Ave. and Old York Road. Walk out the back and take the sidewalk directly to the rear of the church on 12th street. A reception will follow with a mix and mingle hour. We would like to fill the hall, so bring ALL of your friends. For more information, email T. Michael Poxon at tm.poxon@verizon.net

Overbrook Park

Free Tax Talks sponsored by the Overbrook Park Friends and H & R Block:
- Tuesday, February 9 at 6:00 p.m.: Educational Expenses & Tax Planning
- Tuesday, February 16 at 6:00 p.m.: Small Businesses
Celebrate Black History Month with the Friends of Overbrook Park Library. Tuesday, February 23 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Bring a Parent to the Library and check out a book, learn more about the history of Black Americans, listen to poetry readings, have fun with arts and crafts, enjoy refreshments, and win prizes.

PCI Library

Wednesday Matinee Movies at 2:00 p.m. Movies are shown in the lower level auditorium. We regret that there is no elevator to the lower level of the Philadelphia City Institute Library on Rittenhouse Square.
- February 2010: Isn't It Romantic?
  - February 10: Earrings of Madame de, France, 1953, 100 min., black and white. Max Ophuls's most cherished work starring Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, and Vittorio De Sica. In late 19th century Vienna, she secretly sells the earrings, a gift from her husband the General, to pay her debts. Then the General buys them for his departing mistress. Glittering! Dazzling!
  - February 17: The Misfits, USA, 1961, 124 min., black and white. Screenplay by Arthur Miller, directed by John Huston, starring Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable in the last film either completed, with Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter, Eli Wallach, Kevin McCarthy, Estelle Winwood, and James Barton. A depressed divorcee and an aging ex-cowboy meet in Reno.
  - February 24: Two for the Road, 1967, 111 min. Screenplay by Frederic Raphael. Stanley Donen directed Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney in a glorious road film through the South of France that could be retitled I'm Always True to You, Darlin', In My Fashion.
Friends Meeting: Second Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. (Off through the summer.)
The Amsterdam/Philadelphia City Institute Library 2009-10 Lecture Series will be held on Wednesdays: January 6, February 3, and March 3 in 2010 at 6:00 p.m. Topics will be the Economy and: Medical Care; Arts and Culture; The Press, etc. Featured speakers include: Karen Heller; Deputy Mayor Donald Schwarz, MD; and Gary Steuer, Chief Cultural Officer, Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy.

Queen Memorial

Friends Meetings: Third Wednesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. Next meeting: February 17.
Join the Friends for Classic Movies: Second & Fourth Wednesdays of each month at 1:00 p.m. Feel free to bring your own lunch.

Friends of Walnut West holds a book sale every Friday in good weather. The sales are outside of the library and run from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
The Friends are sponsoring a Chess Club for school children on Wednesdays from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the library. Adults who can play chess are encouraged to join us to help teach new players. Snacks will be served.

West Oak Lane

Friends Meeting: Second Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m.

Whitman

Friends Meeting: Wednesday, February 17 at 6:00 p.m.
DreamDancing - Wednesday, February 24 at 4:00 p.m. DreamDancing with Maria Spizuoco is a dynamic combination of yoga stretches, rhythmic African-inspired dance, and deep-guided relaxation. No prior yoga or dance background is needed. Maria Spizuoco is a graduate of Temple University's Dance Education program. Children, teens, and adults can all benefit from this program.
Friends of Whitman and The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will present Designing Containers for Small Gardens on Wednesday, March 10 at 6:00 p.m. Janet Carter, community gardener, will demonstrate creative ways to develop an attractive container garden using a variety of plants. The PA Horticultural Society's City Gardening series offers workshops and lectures to novice and experienced gardeners to increase their gardening know-how and create a network of city gardeners who appreciate the benefits of urban gardening.

Wyoming

Friends Meeting: Wednesday, February 1 at 6:00 p.m.