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Dementia Basics Everyone Should Know

Dementia Basics Everyone Should Know

Starts Tue, Nov 10, 9:30 AM · Free · Register by Nov 3

This one hour workshop from Spring Township Parks & Recreation looks at what dementia is and how to support people living with it. Participants go over five key messages about dementia and talk about…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Adults
IMAX Family Movie Night With the Reading YMCA

IMAX Family Movie Night With the Reading YMCA

Starts Fri, Nov 6 · Member $0.00, Non-Member $0.00 · Register by Nov 4

The YMCA of Reading and Berks County hosts family movie nights at the IMAX. Families come out on Friday evenings for a family friendly film, time together, and a chance to connect with other YMCA…

Run by Reading YMCA · Reading

  • Families
  • Kids

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Nature Explorers Outdoor Story Time for Toddlers

Nature Explorers Outdoor Story Time for Toddlers

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 9:30 AM · Free

Nature Explorers brings toddlers and preschoolers outside for a story and a nature related activity with the Sinking Spring Public Library. Groups meet on Tuesday mornings in the pavilion at Sinking…

Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring

  • Kids
Preschool Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 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

  • Kids
Homeschool First Aid Class With Health for Humanity

Homeschool First Aid Class With Health for Humanity

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 10:15 AM · Free

Health for Humanity leads this first aid workshop at Boyertown Community Library, built around CPR. Young learners hear the key points about what CPR is and why it matters, then take part in…

Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown

  • Kids
  • Homeschool
Library Field Trip at Blue Marsh

Library Field Trip at Blue Marsh

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 10:30 AM · Free

The Reading Public Library teams up with a nature resource specialist for a guided walk on the Squirrel Run Trail at Blue Marsh Lake. Walkers look at the changing colors of fall and talk about the…

Run by Reading Public Library · Reading

  • Kids
  • Teens
Preschool Storytime With Miss Betsy

Preschool Storytime With Miss Betsy

Tue, Nov 3 to Tue, Dec 1 · 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. The program meets twice a week, on Tuesdays…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
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Gentle Yin Yoga Lunchtime Class for Adults

Gentle Yin Yoga Lunchtime Class for Adults

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 12:00 PM · Free

Gentle Yin Yoga is a lunchtime yoga class held at the Boyertown Community Library and led by Jen Wood. It runs as a series, so you can come back as the sessions continue. The class is a good fit for…

Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown

  • Adults
  • Seniors
JR. Book Club

JR. Book Club

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 12:00 PM · Free

JR. Book Club is a reading group for kids at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library in Bethel. Members read the month's book on their own first, then meet for a friendly discussion along with…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
Mahjong Club

Mahjong Club

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 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

  • Adults
Pinochle Card Club

Pinochle Card Club

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 1:00 PM · Free

The Pinochle Card Club meets at Mifflin Community Library for afternoon card play in the Community Room. Players gather to play pinochle, the trick-taking card game, in a session that runs about two…

Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington

  • Seniors
  • Adults
Double Digit Hangout After School Program

Double Digit Hangout After School Program

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 3:00 PM · Free

Double Digit Hangout is an after school drop-in series at the Fleetwood Area Public Library for students in grades 5 through 8. If you are looking for something to do once the school day ends, this…

Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood

  • Kids
  • Teens
Anime Club for Adults at Boyertown Community Library

Anime Club for Adults at Boyertown Community Library

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 4:00 PM · Free

Anime Club is a chance to watch anime with other fans and talk about it afterward. The group meets at Boyertown Community Library and gathers to share favorite series and films. The club is for…

Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown

  • Adults
Hero Quest and Game Club

Hero Quest and Game Club

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 4:30 PM · Free

The Boone Area Library hosts a game club for teens in its Community Room. The main event is Hero Quest, a dungeon crawler board game led by Game Master Patrick Randall. Each meeting picks up with the…

Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro

  • Teens
BYO, Bring Your Own Book Club

BYO, Bring Your Own Book Club

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 6:00 PM · Free

This is a drop-in book club at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library in Bethel. Come talk about anything you have been reading or listening to, whether that is a print book, an audiobook, an ebook or…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Adults
  • Seniors
A1 and A2 Italian Classes at Fleetwood Library

A1 and A2 Italian Classes at Fleetwood Library

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 6:15 PM · Free

Learn "la bella lingua" at the Fleetwood Area Public Library. These Italian classes meet on Tuesday evenings, except on the third Tuesday of the month, and run as an ongoing series at the library on…

Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Children's Storytime

Children's Storytime

Starts Wed, Nov 4, 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

  • Kids
  • Adults
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Chair Zumba Seated Dance Fitness Class

Chair Zumba Seated Dance Fitness Class

Nov 4 to Nov 25 · Free

Chair Zumba is a seated take on Zumba dance fitness, held Wednesday mornings at the Berks Encore Strausstown Wellness and Activity Center at 44 East Avenue in Strausstown. Participants follow the…

Run by Berks Encore · Strausstown

  • Seniors
Native American Heritage Month Storytime and Craft

Native American Heritage Month Storytime and Craft

Starts Wed, Nov 4, 10:30 AM · Free

The Wernersville Public Library hosts a Wednesday morning storytime for children in honor of Native American Heritage Month. Children listen to a reading of "Spirit Shadow" by Ginger Reno, then stay…

Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville

  • Kids
Preschool Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Starts Wed, Nov 4, 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

  • Kids
Knitting Club at Mifflin Community Library

Knitting Club at Mifflin Community Library

Starts Wed, Nov 4, 1:00 PM · Free

The Knitting Club meets at Mifflin Community Library in Shillington, where knitters get together to work on their projects and share the afternoon. It is a drop in style community group for adults…

Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington

  • Seniors
  • Adults
LEGO Club at Kutztown Community Library

LEGO Club at Kutztown Community Library

Starts Wed, Nov 4, 4:00 PM · Free

LEGO Club brings elementary and middle school builders together at the Kutztown Community Library. Each meeting comes with a new building challenge, so kids can try out ideas with LEGO bricks and see…

Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown

  • Kids
Knitting and Craft Night

Knitting and Craft Night

Starts Wed, Nov 4, 5:00 PM · Free

This is a drop-in craft circle at the Sinking Spring Public Library. Crafters gather on Wednesday evenings to work on knitting, crocheting, mending and other fiber arts while they relax and chat with…

Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring

  • Seniors
  • Adults
Mug Cakes and Movies for Teens

Mug Cakes and Movies for Teens

Starts Wed, Nov 4, 5:00 PM · Free

Teens can relax at the Boyertown Community Library with a mug cake and a movie. The group learns how to make cake in a mug using just a few ingredients and a microwave, then settles in to watch a…

Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown

  • Teens
Jeannine A. Cook Book Discussion: Shut Up and Read

Jeannine A. Cook Book Discussion: Shut Up and Read

Starts Wed, Nov 4, 6:00 PM · Free

The Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library hosts a group discussion of "Shut Up and Read" by local author Jeannine A. Cook. The book tells the true story of how she left an abusive past behind and built a…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Chair Yoga at Berks Encore Strausstown

Chair Yoga at Berks Encore Strausstown

Nov 5 to Nov 26 · Free

Berks Encore holds a chair yoga class at its Strausstown Wellness and Activity Center. The class meets on Thursday mornings at 9 AM. It is one of the wellness activities offered at the center, which…

Run by Berks Encore · Strausstown

  • Seniors
Chair Yoga at Berks Encore Fleetwood

Chair Yoga at Berks Encore Fleetwood

Nov 5 to Nov 26 · Free

Chair Yoga meets Thursday mornings at the Berks Encore Fleetwood Wellness and Activity Center on Kutztown Road in Fleetwood. The class uses a chair for support, so you can work on stretching…

Run by Berks Encore · Fleetwood

  • Seniors
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Builders, Blocks and Books Play Time

Builders, Blocks and Books Play Time

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 10:30 AM · Free

Builders, Blocks and Books is a drop-in play program at Wyomissing Public Library for children ages 3 and up. Children spend the session with floor and table play activities, building and exploring…

Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing

  • Kids
Pollywog Story Time With Mr. Ron

Pollywog Story Time With Mr. Ron

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 10:30 AM · Free

Pollywog is a story time led by Mr. Ron at the Wernersville Public Library. Each session mixes reading with art and learning, so children listen to stories and take part in activities built around…

Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville

  • Kids
Homeschool Libratory at Fleetwood Area Public Library

Homeschool Libratory at Fleetwood Area Public Library

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 11:00 AM · Free

Homeschool Libratory is a weekly series at the Fleetwood Area Public Library. Each meeting explores a different topic, and the library invites the whole family to come and take part together.…

Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood

  • Kids
  • Homeschool
Read and Play Storytime

Read and Play Storytime

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 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

  • Kids
Read with Rocky at Wernersville Public Library

Read with Rocky at Wernersville Public Library

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 11:15 AM · Free

Read with Rocky is a reading program at Wernersville Public Library. Put your paws on a good book and share it with Rocky. The program takes place in the children's section of the library. It is…

Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Block Party Lunch for Preschoolers

Block Party Lunch for Preschoolers

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 12:00 PM · Free

Block Party is a lunchtime play session for preschoolers at Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library in Bethel. It follows right after Preschool Storytime, so families can stay on for more time together.…

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

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 12:30 PM · 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
American Mahjong at Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library

American Mahjong at Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 1:00 PM · Free

Players gather at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library in Bethel to play American Mahjong, a tile game that mixes strategy, conversation and a bit of friendly competition. Beginners who are still…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Mahjong Club

Mahjong Club

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 1:00 PM · Free

The Mahjong Club meets at the Wernersville Public Library on Thursday afternoons, from 1 to 3 pm. Players of all levels are welcome, whether you have played for years, are just starting out, or…

Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Good Nights for Good Mornings Sleep Workshop

Good Nights for Good Mornings Sleep Workshop

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 1:30 PM · Free

This workshop takes a close look at sleep: why we sleep, why sometimes we do not, and the biological processes that depend on it. The session covers what the body is doing during sleep and why it…

Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
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Piecing It Together Puzzle Club

Piecing It Together Puzzle Club

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 2:00 PM · Free

The Piecing It Together Puzzle Club meets Thursday afternoons at Schuylkill Valley Community Library in Leesport. Members work together on a community jigsaw puzzle that stays out for the group to…

Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport

  • Seniors
  • Adults
First Response Life Saving Skills Lab

First Response Life Saving Skills Lab

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 3:00 PM · Free

Boone Area Library hosts a first response life saving skills lab in the library's Community Room. Educators from Tower Direct teach the session. The lab covers CPR, Stop the Bleed, and Narcan…

Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Knit, Crochet and Craft

Knit, Crochet and Craft

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 4:00 PM · Free

Knit, Crochet and Craft is a friendly club at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library where people come to relax, chat and work on handwork together. Bring a project of your own, or join the group and…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Jazz 3: Intermediate Jazz Dance Class

Jazz 3: Intermediate Jazz Dance Class

Thu, Nov 5 to Mon, May 24 · $0.00 per month

Jazz 3 is a jazz dance class offered by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center as part of its school year program. The class meets on Thursdays in the late afternoon and runs through the studio season.…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
Bedtime Storytime at Mifflin Community Library

Bedtime Storytime at Mifflin Community Library

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 6:00 PM · Free

Bedtime Storytime is an evening story session for children at Mifflin Community Library. Kids are welcome to come in their pajamas and bring a plush toy along for the stories. The program runs as a…

Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington

  • Kids
Crafter Hour Monthly Craft Night at Hamburg Library

Crafter Hour Monthly Craft Night at Hamburg Library

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 6:00 PM · Free

Crafter Hour is a monthly evening of crafting at the Hamburg Public Library. Each month brings a different project, so there is always something new to make and learn. The group meets on Thursday…

Run by Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg

  • Seniors
  • Adults
Read to Trixie the Therapy Dog

Read to Trixie the Therapy Dog

Thu, Nov 5 to Thu, Nov 19 · Free

Trixie is a therapy dog who visits the Mifflin Community Library in Shillington to listen to readers. The idea is simple: pick out a book, settle in with Trixie, and read aloud to her. The visits run…

Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
IMAX Family Movie Night With the Reading YMCA

IMAX Family Movie Night With the Reading YMCA

Starts Fri, Nov 6 · Member $0.00, Non-Member $0.00 · Register by Nov 4

The YMCA of Reading and Berks County hosts family movie nights at the IMAX. Families come out on Friday evenings for a family friendly film, time together, and a chance to connect with other YMCA…

Run by Reading YMCA · Reading

  • Families
  • Kids
Gentle Chair Yoga at Kutztown Community Library

Gentle Chair Yoga at Kutztown Community Library

Starts Fri, Nov 6, 8:00 AM · Free

Chair yoga is a gentle, beginner-friendly session built around flexibility, balance and relaxation. Every pose is done seated or with the support of a chair, so the class works for a wide range of…

Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Preschool Playtime Story Time and Activities

Preschool Playtime Story Time and Activities

Fri, Nov 6 to Fri, Nov 13 · Free

Preschool Playtime brings young children together for a story or two, followed by time to play and try simple activities. It is a relaxed morning at the Fleetwood Area Public Library, with listening…

Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood

  • Kids
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Helping Hands Picture Bingo for Kids and Parents

Helping Hands Picture Bingo for Kids and Parents

Starts Fri, Nov 6, 10:15 AM · Free

Helping Hands Bingo is a picture bingo game led by Miss Amber in the Community Room at Boone Area Library. Instead of numbers, players match pictures on their cards, so younger children can join in…

Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro

  • Kids
Mother Goose on the Loose Storytime

Mother Goose on the Loose Storytime

Starts Fri, Nov 6, 10:30 AM · Free

Mother Goose on the Loose, also called MGOL, brings nursery rhymes, music and movement together for the youngest library visitors and their grown-ups. The songs and rhymes support social, language…

Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing

  • Kids
Bestsellers and Baked Goods Book Talk

Bestsellers and Baked Goods Book Talk

Starts Fri, Nov 6, 11:00 AM · Free

Spend a cozy hour at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library talking about the newest bestsellers. Learn what has just arrived on the shelves, sip coffee or tea, and enjoy a baked good or two while you…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Seniors
  • Adults
Move and Groove Fitness Class With Vi

Move and Groove Fitness Class With Vi

Starts Fri, Nov 6, 1:00 PM · Free

Country Meadows Fitness Director Vi Schultz leads this fitness class at the Wyomissing Public Library. The hour is built around moving and stretching, and the pace is meant to help you feel your best…

Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing

  • Seniors
Open Mic Night at Boyertown Community Library

Open Mic Night at Boyertown Community Library

Starts Fri, Nov 6, 6:00 PM · Free

Spend an evening of poetry, music, and spoken word at the Boyertown Community Library. The featured poet is Heather Nicole, a Boyertown graduate and author of Heart Cavities. Local poet Manny…

Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown

  • Adults
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