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Starts Thu, Nov 12, 6:00 PM · Free
Art Attack is a craft program at the Robesonia Community Library. Participants learn about wampum belts made by the Lenape and other Native American tribes, then make a paper wampum belt of their own…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Starts Fri, Nov 13, 6:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
Students paint the holiday season in this four week class with instructor Shawna Hansberry. Each artist picks the paint they want to work with, choosing from acrylic, tempera cakes, or watercolor.…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Fri, Nov 13, 8:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
Anime and manga are two popular forms of Japanese art that share a similar look. Anime usually appears in TV shows and movies, while manga is found in comic books and graphic novels. Both use a…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Nov 14 · $30 ($20 members)
Little Artists is a hands on art workshop from the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. Young children make pumpkins, gourds and turkeys full of pattern and personality, using collage, layering…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Nov 14 · $35 ($25 members)
In this seasonal art class at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education, students build their own cornucopia centerpiece out of upcycled materials. Working with everyday throwaways, young artists turn…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
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Starts Sat, Nov 14, 10:00 AM · Free
Lego Club brings young builders together at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Kids build with Lego bricks alongside other fans and get to see what everyone else comes up with. The club is open…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Nov 14, 10:00 AM · Free
Trixie, a friendly Old English Sheepdog, comes to the Sinking Spring Public Library to listen to stories and meet new people. Children and readers of any age can sit down with her and read aloud for…
Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Nov 15, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Kids and a grown-up work side by side to make a working fused glass nightlight for a child's room. A GoggleWorks art instructor walks the pair through safety tips, cutting glass, and how the fusing…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Nov 16, 10:15 AM · Free
Boone Area Library hosts a turkey themed story time for young children. Kids listen to turkey stories and then make a disguise a turkey craft to take home. The program is geared for children from…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Mon, Nov 16, 10:30 AM · Free
Community Playtime with BCIU is a drop in play session for children at Spring Township Library in Wyomissing. Children play while Miss Jess and a visiting representative from the BCIU are on hand.…
Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing
Starts Mon, Nov 16, 4:00 PM · Free
Build It Hang-out is a drop-in STEM program at Spring Township Library in Wyomissing. Kids work on engineering challenges and hands-on activities, with something different each time the group meets.…
Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing
Starts Mon, Nov 16, 4:00 PM · Free
Bring a book and read aloud to Gracie, a certified therapy dog, at the Kutztown Community Library. Gracie comes with her owner, Mrs. Blatt, and settles in to listen while readers take a turn with a…
Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown
Starts Mon, Nov 16, 5:00 PM · Free
Indian Run Environmental Education Center brings live owls to the Exeter Community Library for an early evening program about these birds. Visitors get to meet the owls up close and learn about the…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Nov 16, 5:30 PM · Free
The Boyertown Community Library hosts a step by step cooking class for adults. Together the group learns to make a pumpkin roll, plus an additional treat or two. All supplies are provided, so you can…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Mon, Nov 16 to Mon, Nov 30 · Free
Kids Art Exploration invites young artists to find the artist in all of us. Each session is a chance to experiment with a variety of art forms, try new ideas, and build confidence through…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
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Starts Tue, Nov 17, 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, Nov 17, 6:00 PM · Free
Hamburg Public Library hosts a board game night for families and friends. Players pick something from the library's game collection or bring a favorite game from home to share with others at the…
Run by Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg
Starts Wed, Nov 18, 10:30 AM · Free
This is a special storytime at the Wernersville Public Library for children and the adults who bring them. Along with the usual storytime, staff from Service Access Management speak with parents…
Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville
Starts Wed, Nov 18, 12:00 PM · Free
This is a storytime made for older kids. The group reads books together, builds literacy skills, plays a game, and finishes with a special craft. It is geared toward homeschool families with children…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Wed, Nov 18, 1:00 PM · Free
Kids gather at Schuylkill Valley Community Library to build with Lego bricks. The club meets in the afternoon and runs for two hours, with time to plan, build and see what other builders have made.…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
Starts Wed, Nov 18, 4:30 PM · We are welcoming back artist Kristina Smith! Join us to paint a new painting every month! Classes range in price from $5-$10 per student depending on the pai...
Artist Kristina Smith returns to the Boyertown Community Library to lead a painting class for children. Each month brings a new painting to work on, so kids can come back for a different project. The…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Thu, Nov 19, 10:00 AM
Museum educators lead a morning about medieval Europe, with knights, castles and clues to piece together. The session mixes special tours of the Museum with hands-on projects, and the whole family…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Thu, Nov 19, 1:00 PM · Free
Lego Club is a drop-in building session at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library in Bethel. Bring your ideas, dig into a supply of Lego bricks, and build whatever you imagine. The club welcomes all…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Thu, Nov 19, 4:30 PM · Free
Each session of this food tasting at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library pairs a new exotic food with a familiar comfort food. Children get to try something they may never have tasted before, with…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Fri, Nov 20, 9:30 AM · Free
Little Movers is a short morning program of rhymes, silly songs and movement at the Schuylkill Valley Community Library. The activities are put together to help young children get the wiggles out…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
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Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · Free
The Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library stays open after hours for a movie night with Miss Daphne. The feature is The Sheep Detectives, shown on the big screen, so bring your friends, settle in and…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Sat, Nov 21, 11:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
Young makers try glassblowing in a short workshop built for beginners. Working in the hot shop with a GoggleWorks instructor, each participant learns how hot glass is blown and shaped, then makes a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Nov 23, 10:15 AM · Free
Miss Amber leads a story time all about pie at the Boone Area Library in Birdsboro. Children listen to stories on a tasty theme and share the morning with other young readers and their grown-ups. The…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Mon, Nov 23, 2:00 PM · Free
Barbie Club is a drop-in play and craft time at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library in Bethel. Doll fans gather to play, make things and explore ideas together, and friendships grow along the way.…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Mon, Nov 23, 5:30 PM · Free
Exeter Community Library hosts Family Game Night, an evening of board games, card games, puzzles and more. Families, friends and neighbors play together in the library, and you are welcome to bring a…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Nov 23, 5:30 PM · Free
Novels at Night is an evening program from Spring Township Library. This listing covers the in person meetings, which the library holds on the last Monday of the month in the early evening at its…
Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing
Starts Mon, Nov 23, 6:00 PM · Free
The Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library hosts a program that follows what a Union soldier went through during a medical event in the Civil War, whether it came from disease or from combat. The…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Tue, Nov 24, 10:45 AM · Free
Early Intervention professionals join library storytimes and play dates at Exeter Community Library. Children play at learning stations while parents and caregivers talk with the visiting…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Wed, Nov 25, 10:30 AM · Free
Wernersville Public Library hosts a Wednesday morning storytime for children. The featured book is "Bear Says Thanks" by Karma Wilson, a picture book about giving thanks, read aloud by library staff.…
Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville
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
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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
Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $25 ($15 members)
In this gift making class, young children create personalized ornaments and keepsakes for the people they love. Students work with a variety of materials and follow their own imaginations, so the…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Dec 5, 10:00 AM · $30.00
Make your own ceramic winter tree with help from GoggleWorks artists. The workshop runs during the Handcrafted Holiday Market, a two day pop-up shop where artists and makers sell handmade gifts for…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
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
Starts Sun, Dec 6, 2:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
In this family workshop at GoggleWorks, children and an adult work side by side to make a set of jingle bells out of clay. Instructor Karen Adam covers basic pinch pot and handbuilding techniques…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Thu, Dec 10, 10:00 AM · Individual sessions: members $20 (1 adult and 1 child), non-members $30; additional adults or children extra
Museum educators lead a morning of special tours and hands-on projects built around holidays celebrated around the world and the festivals of light and life that mark them. Families take part…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Fri, Dec 11, 5:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, kids work with beads to build color patterns and make a personalized piece of jewelry, such as a necklace or a bracelet. Everyone takes their finished…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 12, 10:00 AM · $5
Kids build and decorate holiday houses out of graham crackers, icing and candy at this workshop from Muhlenberg Township Parks and Recreation. Some will make a simple cottage, others will pile on the…
Run by Muhlenberg Township · Reading
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
Starts Tue, Jun 29, 10:00 AM · $30.00
Learn the basics of hand embroidery in this workshop at Clay on Main in Oley. Kathleen Walck of Local Folk Creative Studio in Kutztown leads the session, and you make a three inch hoop art piece to…
Run by Clay on Main · Oley
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Starts Tue, Jul 20, 10:00 AM · $30.00
Learn the basic macrame stitches and use them to knot your own air plant hanger at Clay on Main in Oley. You choose from a variety of cord colors, and air plants are provided, so you leave with a…
Run by Clay on Main · Oley
Starts Thu, Aug 26 · $105 per month, family discounts available
This beginner martial arts class at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education is for children ages 6 through 12 at the white and yellow belt levels. It is a place to learn the basics of martial arts in…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Thu, Aug 26 · $70/month
Little Kuma is a karate class for young children at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. "Kuma" means bear in Japanese. The goal is to build karate skills and life skills in a safe, fun, and…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Thu, Aug 26 · $105 per month, eligible for family discounts
This karate class at Yocum Institute for Arts Education is for current students ages 6 through 12 who have reached the orange, blue, green or green stripe belt levels. It meets on Thursdays as part…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
In progress since Nov 4, through Nov 3 · Member $10.00, Non-Member $20.00, Member $100.00, Non-Member $120.00
The Reading YMCA runs pickleball at its Sinking Spring branch for players at every stage, from first-timers to those sharpening their shots. Options include open play sessions, learn-to-play events…
Run by Reading YMCA · Reading
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