113 programs. Continuing education, literacy and lifelong-learning classes.
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Starts Thu, Sep 17, 10:30 AM · Free
Builders, Blocks & Books is a drop-in play program at the Wyomissing Public Library for children ages 3 and up. Children spend the time with floor and table play activities, with blocks and books on…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Thu, Sep 17, 10:30 AM · Free
Preschool Play is a play time for young children at the Brandywine Community Library in Topton. While they play, children practice listening, following directions, and taking turns with others their…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Thu, Sep 17, 11:00 AM
This educational workshop meets Thursday mornings and is part of the activities and classes offered through Casa de la Amistad, the senior center run by Centro Hispano Daniel Torres in Reading.…
Run by Centro Hispano Daniel Torres · Reading
Starts Thu, Sep 17, 11:00 AM · Free
Homeschool Libratory is a weekly series at the Fleetwood Area Public Library for homeschooling families. Each meeting takes up a new topic to explore together, so children can keep coming back for…
Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood
Starts Thu, Sep 17, 11:00 AM · Free
Read and Play Storytime brings young children together at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library for stories, songs, and simple activities. After the reading and singing, there is time to play and…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
Starts Thu, Sep 17, 3:00 PM · Free
WFMZ journalist, anchor and reporter José Martinez visits the Exeter Community Library to talk about his book. He will read a short excerpt and discuss identity, belonging and the immortal…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Thu, Sep 17, 6:00 PM · Free
Bedtime Storytime is an evening story session for children at Mifflin Community Library in Shillington. Families gather to listen to stories together at the end of the day, and it runs as a series…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington
Thu, Sep 17 to Thu, Oct 1 · Free
Trixie is a therapy dog who comes to Mifflin Community Library so people can read aloud to her. Readers settle in with a book and read to a calm, patient listener, which can be an easy way to build…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington
Starts Fri, Sep 18, 10:00 AM · Free
Story Time brings young children together for read-aloud stories followed by a craft. It meets on Friday mornings at 10:00 at the Schuylkill Valley Community Library on Washington Road in Leesport…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
Fri, Sep 18 to Fri, Oct 2 · Free
Baby & Tot Story Time is a drop-in story time for the youngest library visitors at Boyertown Community Library. Miss Sorcha leads the group through new songs and fun stories, with time to play and…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Fri, Sep 18, 10:30 AM · Free
Montessori Storytime is a read-aloud program for children at the Exeter Community Library. Miss Dee leads the sessions in the children's section of the library, and all ages are welcome to come and…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 18, 10:30 AM · Free
Mother Goose on the Loose, or MGOL, brings together nursery rhymes, music, and movement at the Wyomissing Public Library. The activities help young children build social, language, and literacy…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Fri, Sep 18 to Fri, Sep 25 · Free
Little Friends Story Time is a story hour for young children at the Robesonia Community Library. Each session mixes read-aloud stories, songs and a simple craft project, so children get a turn to…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Fri, Sep 18 to Fri, Oct 2 · Free
Preschool Story Time is a library program built around a book and a craft. Staff share a story geared toward preschool children, then the group moves on to a fun craft that grown-ups and children…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
Tales for Tails is a reading program for children at Schuylkill Valley Community Library. Kids come in and read aloud to a therapy dog, a calm and patient listener that makes practicing out loud…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 11:00 AM · Free
Children get to practice reading out loud to a therapy dog, a listener who is happy to sit and pay attention. Readers can bring a book and read as much or as little as they like, or simply spend the…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 5:00 PM · Free
Silent Book Club is a quiet reading hour for adults at the Northeast Branch of the Reading Public Library. The library provides the space; everyone else brings a book and settles in to read. There is…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northeast Branch · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 20, 1:00 PM · Daniel Boone Homestead Associate Members $45 and Non-Members $50
This beginner-level workshop at the Daniel Boone Homestead looks at how candles were made in early America. Led by Greg and Peggy Geesaman of Heritage Art and Craft Studio, participants work with…
Run by Daniel Boone Homestead · Birdsboro
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 9:30 AM · Free
Baby Lap Sit is a storytime for the library's youngest visitors. The group meets on Monday mornings at 9:30 and runs about half an hour. It is recommended for babies and toddlers from ages 0 to 2. As…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
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, 10:30 AM · Free
Infant Lapsit & Storytime is a 30-minute nursery rhyme program at the Bernville Area Community Library. Each session mixes books, baby bouncing, puppets, songs, scarves and instruments, so little…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 10:30 AM · Free
Spring Township Library hosts Read & Play Storytime, a morning program for young children and the grown-ups who bring them. Each session mixes stories, songs, and simple activities, with time left…
Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 12:00 PM · Free
In the Classroom is a series of classroom style sessions at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library. Each meeting brings a lesson on a different subject or theme, so students get a mix of topics across…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 1:00 PM · Free
For The Love Of Books is a children's literature class at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library in Bethel, led by Miss Betsy. Each session digs into a children's book, followed by an activity, a…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 3:15 PM · Free
Teen Book Club meets at Kutztown Community Library for readers age 10 and up. Members read through a book week by week, then come together to talk about it and complete an activity or craft tied to…
Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown
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
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
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 10:00 AM · Free
Preschool Storytime is a weekly gathering for young children at Mifflin Community Library. It meets on Tuesday mornings and runs as an ongoing series, so families can come back week after week. The…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 10:30 AM · Free
Community Playdates with SAM bring young children and their grown-ups together at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library in Bethel. Children play at fun, educational stations alongside other kids…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 10:30 AM · Free
Brandywine Community Library hosts a morning story time for children from birth through kindergarten age. Miss Amber reads to the group and adapts the session to the children who show up that day.…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 10:30 AM · Free
Storytime with Miss Tara brings young children together at the Kutztown Community Library for stories, songs and fun. Miss Tara leads each session, so children get a mix of listening, singing and…
Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown
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, 4:30 PM · Free
Young readers come to Spring Township Library to practice reading aloud to friendly therapy dogs. The dogs are trained and certified, and they make patient listeners. Reading to a therapy dog can…
Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing
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 Wed, Sep 23, 9:15 AM · Free
Families with young children are invited to explore the library before it opens to the public. During this morning session, little ones can take part in hands-on, sensory-rich activities in a cozy…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 10:00 AM · Free
Mifflin Community Library runs a storytime for toddlers on Wednesday mornings at 10am. It is set up as a series, so families can come back week after week. Sessions are held at the library at 6…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 10:15 AM · Tickets are $2 per person, cash only, day of
The Boone Area Library takes story time outdoors with a trip to Weavers Orchard. Children listen to apple themed stories in the orchard setting, making it a short morning outing rather than a visit…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 10:30 AM · Free
Preschool Storytime at the Wyomissing Public Library brings young children together for books, songs, rhymes and movement activities. Along the way, children build social, language and literacy…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Wed, Sep 23 to Wed, Nov 18 · Free
This is a storytime for kids at Wernersville Public Library, with a focus on early childhood development and early intervention. Along with the storytime, staff from Service Access Management (SAM)…
Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville
Wed, Sep 23 to Wed, Oct 28 · Free
This storytime at Boyertown Community Library is built for older children. Kids listen to books together, work on literacy skills, play a game, and make a craft to take home. The program is meant for…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 12:00 PM · Free
Mid-Day Muffins is a snack and social time hosted by the Reading Public Library before story time. Baked goods are set out along with coffee and tea, so adults can enjoy a warm drink while the…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
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 Thu, Sep 24, 11:00 AM
This is a question and answer session with the League of Women Voters, held at the Berks Encore Reading Wellness & Activity Center on 40 North 9th Street in Reading. Guests take questions from the…
Run by Berks Encore · Reading
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 4:00 PM · Free
Wernersville Public Library hosts a book club for young adults built around "Sunrise on the Reaping," the dystopian prequel to The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The group talks through the book…
Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM · Free
Bestsellers & Baked Goods is a series at Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library for adults who enjoy talking about books. Each gathering looks at the newest bestsellers, with coffee or tea and a baked…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM · Free
Exeter Community Library hosts a silent book club that meets at Ridgewood Winery in Birdsboro. As the name says, it is a quiet reading group, so the time together is spent with books rather than a…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Birdsboro
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:30 PM · Free
Readers who enjoy science fiction and fantasy meet each month at the Fleetwood Area Public Library to talk about a shared book. The group gathers in Room 111 on the fourth Thursday of the month in…
Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood