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Builder's Club Hands-On Building Challenge

Builder's Club Hands-On Building Challenge

Starts Wed, Nov 25, 2:00 PM · Free

Builder's Club is a hands-on building challenge at the Hamburg Public Library. Each month brings a different activity, so kids and teens can come back for a new challenge each time. The library…

Run by Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg

  • Kids
  • Teens
SciFi & Fantasy Book Club

SciFi & Fantasy Book Club

Starts Thu, Nov 26, 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

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Opt Outside Hike

Opt Outside Hike

Starts Fri, Nov 27, 10:00 AM · Free · Register by Nov 24

A guided morning walk on the trails at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center, offered as an alternative to the Black Friday shopping crowds. Families put down their phones, get some fresh air…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Families
Pokemon Club

Pokemon Club

Starts Sat, Nov 28, 10:00 AM · Free

Pokemon Club brings card fans together at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Members trade cards and play Trading Card Game battles with other players in the group. The club meets on Saturday…

Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Last Sunday Book Club at Bernville Area Community Library

Last Sunday Book Club at Bernville Area Community Library

Starts Sun, Nov 29, 2:30 PM · Free

The Last Sunday Book Club is an adult book club at the Bernville Area Community Library. Everyone in the group reads the same title, then meets to talk it over together. It runs on a Sunday afternoon…

Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville

  • Adults
  • Seniors
  • Teens
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Hopewell for the Holidays Living History Day

Hopewell for the Holidays Living History Day

Starts Sat, Dec 5, 11:00 AM · Free

Hopewell Furnace kept working through the holidays, and this event brings that season at the ironmaking village to life. Visitors can watch aluminum casting demonstrations and learn how molding and…

Run by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · Elverson

  • Kids
Owl Prowl at Blue Marsh Lake

Owl Prowl at Blue Marsh Lake

Starts Fri, Dec 11, 6:30 PM · Free · Register by Dec 9

Owls are busy at night as the year winds down. They call for mates, hunt for nesting spots, and get ready to lay their eggs. On this evening program, Naturalist Kathy Grim leads the group in…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Families
Mengel Natural History Society Talk on Birds and Nature

Mengel Natural History Society Talk on Birds and Nature

Starts Fri, Dec 11, 7:30 PM · Free

The Mengel Natural History Society hosts an evening presentation on birds and other nature, near and far, at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center. The speaker is Armas Hill, a retired nature…

Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Reading

  • Adults
Holiday Astronomy Stargazing at Cacoosing Meadows Park

Holiday Astronomy Stargazing at Cacoosing Meadows Park

Starts Fri, Dec 18, 6:00 PM · Free · Register by Dec 16

Spend an evening looking up at the sky during the holiday season. Members of the Berks County Amateur Astronomical Society set up telescopes so you can view the moon, planets, stars and nearby…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Families
Death Cafe Conversation Series for Adults

Death Cafe Conversation Series for Adults

Mon, Jan 4 to Mon, Feb 1 · Free

Death Cafe is a get-together for talking openly about death, with the aim of removing the taboo around the subject. Death doula Karen Glass facilitates this three part series at the Main Library in…

Run by Reading Public Library · Reading

  • Adults
Mengel Natural History Society Members Night

Mengel Natural History Society Members Night

Starts Fri, Jan 22, 7:30 PM · Free

The Mengel Natural History Society turns the floor over to its own members for this evening meeting at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center. The program is made up of three or four short…

Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Reading

  • Adults
Short Story Creative Writing Workshop

Short Story Creative Writing Workshop

Starts Mon, Jan 25, 5:00 PM · Free

Write a short story from start to finish in this four part workshop for adults at the Main Library on South Fifth Street in Reading. The sessions build on each other: the short story and story arc…

Run by Reading Public Library · Reading

  • Adults
Short Story Creative Writing Workshop for Adults

Short Story Creative Writing Workshop for Adults

Starts Mon, Feb 22, 5:00 PM · Free

Write your own short story from start to finish in this workshop series at the Reading Public Library. The sessions build on each other: the short story and story arc, creating characters, creating…

Run by Reading Public Library · Reading

  • Adults
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Reading YMCA Summer Day Camp for Kids

Reading YMCA Summer Day Camp for Kids

Jun 7 to Jun 11 · Member $0.00, Non-Member $0.00 · Register by Aug 20

The Reading YMCA runs a full day summer camp for children ages 6 to 12 who have completed kindergarten. Camp days run Monday through Friday, from morning drop-off to late afternoon pickup, with time…

Run by Reading YMCA · Reading

  • Kids
Clay Garden Flowers Workshop With Karen Adam

Clay Garden Flowers Workshop With Karen Adam

Starts Mon, Jul 19 · $0.00

Clay on Main in Oley hosts this workshop with Karen Adam. You shape a small ceramic garden flower sculpture, made to decorate a garden or a patio. The session meets on a Saturday at the studio on…

Run by Clay on Main · Oley

  • All ages
Reading YMCA Fall and Winter Competitive Swim Team

Reading YMCA Fall and Winter Competitive Swim Team

In progress since Oct 1, through Oct 30 · Member $0.00, Non-Member $0.00

The Reading YMCA runs a competitive swim team for swimmers at every level, with coaching focused on proper stroke technique and endurance. Swimmers train with the team, build camaraderie and work…

Run by Reading YMCA · Reading

  • Teens
Lego Free Build

Lego Free Build

In progress since Oct 24, next Sat, Oct 31, through Oct 31 · Free

Lego Free Build is a drop in building session for children at the Reading Public Library's Southeast Branch. Kids dig into the branch's bins of Legos and build whatever they like, with no set project…

Run by Reading Public Library - Southeast Branch · Reading

  • Kids
Books and Boots: Environmental Book Club

Books and Boots: Environmental Book Club

In progress since Oct 5, next Mon, Nov 2, through May 3 · Free

Books and Boots is a monthly book club at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center. The group reads both fiction and nonfiction, and the titles always have an environmental theme, from plants and…

Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · McConnell Classroom

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Preschool Storytime With Miss Betsy

Preschool Storytime With Miss Betsy

In progress since Oct 29, next Tue, Nov 3, through Nov 3 · Free

Miss Betsy leads Preschool Storytime at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library each week. Children listen to stories, sing songs, and make a craft together. It is a relaxed hour built for little ones…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Chair Yoga Series at Wyomissing Public Library

Chair Yoga Series at Wyomissing Public Library

In progress since Oct 29, next Thu, Nov 5, through Nov 5 · Free

Wyomissing Public Library hosts a gentle chair yoga series open to all levels. Sessions are led by Sandy Riley. You breathe, meditate, lengthen your muscles, and ease and strengthen your joints, all…

Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Sewing Circle at French Creek State Park

Sewing Circle at French Creek State Park

In progress since Oct 23, next Fri, Nov 6, through Nov 6 · Free

Join a group sewing project at French Creek State Park. Participants work together to make curtains for the park's cabins and cottages, from measuring and cutting panels to ironing and hemming. It is…

Run by French Creek State Park · Park Office

  • Adults
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Preschool Playtime Story Time and Activities

Preschool Playtime Story Time and Activities

In progress since Oct 30, next Fri, Nov 6, through Nov 13 · Free

Preschool Playtime brings young children together at the Fleetwood Area Public Library for a story or two, followed by play and fun activities. It is a relaxed hour where little ones listen, move and…

Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood

  • Kids
Preschool Story Time

Preschool Story Time

In progress since Oct 30, next Fri, Nov 6, through Nov 6 · 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

  • Kids
Hands-On History: Molding and Casting at Hopewell Furnace

Hands-On History: Molding and Casting at Hopewell Furnace

In progress since Oct 1, through Nov 29 · Free

At Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, you can try your hand as a Hopewell molder. In this hands-on program, you work through the process of making a sand mold and learn how the molder's craft…

Run by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · Elverson

  • Families
Adult Tennis at the Sinking Spring YMCA

Adult Tennis at the Sinking Spring YMCA

In progress since Sep 1, through Aug 11 · Member $0.00, Non-Member $0.00 · Register by Jul 31

The Sinking Spring Y offers adult tennis for players of all levels, whether you are picking up a racquet for the first time or sharpening skills you already have. The program is led by Ryan Knarr…

Run by Reading YMCA · Reading

  • Adults
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