116 programs. Classes and workshops for adults, evenings and weekends included.
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Starts Mon, Sep 21, 10:00 AM · Free
This is a guided photography walk for adults who own a camera and want a reason to use it. A professional photographer leads the group and covers some basics of taking photos, so it suits people who…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northeast Branch · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 10:00 AM · Free
Pinochle Club is a drop-in card group for adults at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Players meet Monday mornings at 10:00 for a couple of hours of pinochle around the table. All levels are…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
Mon, Sep 21 to Tue, Sep 22 · Free
Ali's Book Club is a reading group from the Wernersville Public Library. The group meets twice a month to talk about a new book each month, with titles drawn from the Berks County Libraries…
Run by Wernersville Public Library · Sinking Spring
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 1:00 PM · Free
Open Chess is a drop-in chess gathering at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Players meet on Monday afternoons to set up a board and play a few games, and the session runs as an ongoing series…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 1:30 PM · Free
The Boyertown Community Library hosts a group game of American Mahjong for adults. Players gather around the table for an afternoon of tile play, and beginners are welcome to come learn the game…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 2:00 PM · Free
Barbie Club is a drop-in play session at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library, where people come together to play with dolls, share ideas and make things up as they go. It is a chance to meet…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 2:00 PM · Free
Staff from PA CareerLink come to Bernville Area Community Library to help area residents with the work of finding a job. You can get help with a job search, work on your resume, and build your…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 3:30 PM · Free
The Northwest Branch of the Reading Public Library hosts a game night built around Loteria, the picture card game played a bit like bingo. A caller draws cards, players mark their boards, and winners…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
Mon, Sep 21 to Mon, Oct 19 · Free
Thrive n Peak: Bridges, Growth, and Community is a discussion series from Reading Public Library for young men ages 13 and up. Sessions are led with a guest called Thane, who guides the group through…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 5:30 PM · Free
Novels at Night is a reading group that meets at Spring Township Library in Wyomissing. This is the in-person gathering, held on the last Monday of each month in the evening. The group also meets on…
Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 5:30 PM · Free
Readers who enjoy The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings meet at Wyomissing Public Library to talk through Tolkien's work together. Adam Richter, a lifetime Tolkien fan, leads the discussion. The group…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Mon, Sep 21 to Mon, Oct 19 · Member: $327.25 / Non-Member: $385.00
This class introduces metal casting, one of the core processes used in jewelry making. You work through the basics of mold making, preparing a casting, pouring metal, and finishing the piece.…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 6:00 PM · Free
Rocking Retirement is a one hour evening session at Exeter Community Library. It looks at simple strategies for creating a joyful and meaningful retirement. The session is aimed at adults and…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 6:00 PM · Free
Sweet Dreams Storytime is a short evening story session at the Exeter Community Library. It runs on Monday evenings from 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm and lasts about half an hour, which makes it an easy stop…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 6:15 PM · Free
This is a drop-in style crafting time for adults at Mifflin Community Library in Shillington. If you keep a junk journal or work on collage or art journaling, bring your current project along and…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 9:00 AM · There is a $5 fee per class
Qigong is an ancient Asian practice that combines breathing, mindfulness and gentle movement. The Wyomissing Public Library hosts a weekly practice on Tuesday mornings in its community room, led by…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 10:00 AM · Free
Toddler Storytime is a half hour of stories for young children at Exeter Community Library. It meets on Tuesday mornings from 10:00 to 10:30, so it fits easily into the start of the day. Children…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 11:00 AM · Free
Each Tuesday during Snack-tember, Sinking Spring Public Library sets out a new and interesting snack for visitors to sample. Just stop by the circulation desk and ask to try that week's snack.…
Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring
Tue, Sep 22 to Tue, Oct 6 · Free
Gentle Yin Yoga is a midday yoga series at Boyertown Community Library, led by Jen Wood. Yin style work means slow, held poses at an easy pace, so the class is a good fit for people who are new to…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 12:00 PM · Free
Attorneys from Curran Estate and Elder Law explain what life care planning means and what it involves. They cover who should do it and who it is for, and they help you think through your own…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 1:00 PM · Free
The Mahjong Club is a drop-in game group at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Players gather to play American-style mahjong, and all levels are welcome, so you can come to learn the tiles or to…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 1:00 PM · Free
Stitch and Chat is a drop-in group for people who like to work on needlecraft together at Brandywine Community Library. Members share skills with each other, and there are people in the group who can…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 4:00 PM · Free
Anime Club brings adult fans together at the Boyertown Community Library to watch anime and talk about it. Bring your enthusiasm for the shows you already love, and expect to hear about titles other…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 4:00 PM · Free
Bridge for All is an afternoon of bridge at the Wyomissing Public Library. Players gather to sit down at the table and play this popular card game together. Newcomers to bridge are welcome, and so…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 5:00 PM · Free
Crochetology is a crochet program at the Reading Public Library's Northwest Branch. Participants learn new stitches, practice reading a pattern, and create fiber art. Materials are provided, so there…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 5:30 PM · Free
Hawk Mountain returns to Exeter Community Library for an evening with live birds of prey. Visitors meet three live raptors up close and learn about the adaptations that help each bird hunt and…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 6:00 PM · Free
The Don't Read This Book Club meets at Brandywine Community Library in Topton for an open discussion of one title at a time. The pick for this meeting is More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera. Read the…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 6:00 PM · Free
Medicare 101 is an informational session for people who are turning 65 and want help making sense of Medicare. A representative from Gerhart, Hartman, & Ritner leads the session and walks through the…
Run by Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Painting with a Twist runs this guided painting session on Tuesday evenings from 7 PM to 9 PM. Everyone works on the same fall moonlight scene on a 16x20 canvas, following the steps out loud with a…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 10:00 AM · Free
Children's Storytime meets on Wednesday mornings at the Exeter Community Library on Prestwick Drive in Reading. Each session runs from 10:00 am to 10:45 am. The program is recommended for children…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 12:00 PM · Cost is $20 for both classes
This felting series at Wyomissing Public Library runs across two sessions, and each person makes a pair of miniature wool succulent plants to take home. The first session covers wet felting, where…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 1:30 PM · Free
Annette Pearson, known as Nette P, leads this card making class at the Wernersville Public Library. Bring an idea for a card you want to make, and she will help you work through it so you leave with…
Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 5:30 PM · Free
The (Censored) Book Club is a reading group for adults that meets at Wyomissing Public Library. Members read a selected title on their own and then come together at the library to talk it over as a…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 7:00 PM · Free
Eager Readers Book Club is a reading group for adults at Schuylkill Valley Community Library. Members read the same book on their own, then come together to talk about it. The current selection is…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 7:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person
A guided painting workshop where you follow step by step to make your own version of the Pagoda at sunset. No experience needed. Paint, sip, and take your artwork home at the end of the evening.…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
In progress since Sep 10, next Thu, Sep 17, through Oct 3 · In-County: $400 Out-of-County: $470
This 48-hour entry level course gives new firefighters a foundation in the core principles of the fire service. It covers the history, mission, organizational structure and culture of the profession…
Run by Berks County Fire Training Center · Reading
In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 21, through Oct 19 · Member: $283.05 / Non-Member: $333.00
This introduction to the potter's wheel covers the basics of throwing cylinders, cups, bowls and other forms. Instructor Heidi Sensenig guides students through throwing, shaping and trimming, along…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 21, through Oct 12 · Member: $235.88 / Non-Member: $277.50
This ceramics class covers the basics of building pots and other objects by hand, without a wheel. Students work with pinching, coil building, and soft slab construction. Each session opens with…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 21, through Oct 19 · Member: $306.00 / Non-Member: $360.00
Learn to Turn is a woodturning class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading. You work on the lathe and pick up the core techniques behind turned wood projects, such as bowls, pens and…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
In progress since Sep 15, next Tue, Sep 22, through Oct 13 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00
This introductory sewing class at GoggleWorks covers the groundwork: machine maintenance, seam ripping, stabilizing fabric, telling fabric types apart, and other basic skills. By the end you should…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
In progress since Sep 16, next Wed, Sep 23, through Sep 30 · Member: $130.05 / Non-Member: $153.00
This class covers the basics of screen printing at GoggleWorks in Reading. You begin by drawing your idea, then learn how to prepare a screen and pull ink across it to print your design. It runs over…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 28, through Sep 28 · Free
Junk Journal Club is a drop-in craft club at the Reading Public Library's Northwest Branch. People come together to journal, scrapbook, collage and decorate pages, all in one sitting. It is a relaxed…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Oct 5, through Dec 7 · Free
Death doula Karen Glass leads this three part Death Cafe series at the Main Library. A Death Cafe is a get-together held to remove the taboo around talking about death, so the time is spent in open…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
In progress since Sep 14, through Oct 19 · Member $75.00, Non-Member $95.00 · Register by Nov 30
The YMCA teaches swimming and water safety together, so swimmers build skills and confidence in the water. Learn to Swim Levels 1 through 4 move from water acclimation, where swimmers bob, float and…
Run by Reading YMCA · Reading
In progress since Nov 4, through Nov 3 · Free
Pickleball at the Sinking Spring YMCA is easy to pick up and social, and there are ways in for players at every level. Options include open play sessions, learn to play events, private lessons with a…
Run by Reading YMCA · Reading
In progress since Sep 16, next Wed, Nov 18, through Nov 18 · Free
Cinema Club is a film discussion group for adults hosted by Reading Public Library. The group picks a movie and then gets together to talk about it. The title up for discussion is "The Squid and the…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $100.00
Open Studio gives woodworkers time to use the GoggleWorks Woodworking Studio on their own. You bring your own project ideas and work independently, with a studio monitor on hand for oversight and…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $85.00
This is independent work time in the darkroom and photography studio at GoggleWorks in Reading. Sessions run Thursdays from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM, and access is sold by the month. Bring your own…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $85.00
Ceramics Open Studio gives experienced potters time to work on their own projects in the ceramics studio at GoggleWorks in Reading. Access runs on Fridays and is sold by the month, so you can keep…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $85.00
Fine Metals Open Studio gives metalsmiths independent access to the Metalsmithing Studio at GoggleWorks. You work on your own projects at your own pace, using the studio space and equipment. A studio…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading