216 programs. Classes, camps and activities for children, with dates, prices and where to sign up.
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Starts Tue, Sep 22, 3:00 PM · Free
The Double Digit Hangout is an after-school get-together for students in grades 5 through 8 at the Fleetwood Area Public Library. Each meeting brings games and activities, a craft to work on, and…
Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 3:30 PM · Free
The Northwest Branch of the Reading Public Library marks Hispanic Heritage Month with an Art Pod craft session. In this one, kids and teens make sacred hearts, a craft drawn from Hispanic cultural…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
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, 5:00 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, 5:00 PM · Free
Miss Tara leads an evening storytime at the Kutztown Community Library. Children listen to stories, sing songs and enjoy a relaxed end to the day together. The program is for ages 0 to 6. Little ones…
Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown
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 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
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, 10:00 AM · Free
Preschool Storytime brings young children together for stories, songs, writing practice and an activity that ties in with the week's theme. It meets Wednesday mornings in Room 111 at the Fleetwood…
Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood
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, 2:00 PM · Free
Builder's Club is a hands-on building challenge for kids and teens at the Hamburg Public Library. Each month brings a different activity, so builders get a new problem to work on every time the group…
Run by Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 3:30 PM · Free
The Northwest Branch of the Reading Public Library hosts a STEM session built around a marble run. Children and teens work with a kit provided by the library, putting together tracks, ramps and turns…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
Wed, Sep 23 to Wed, Oct 28 · We are welcoming back artist, Kristina Smith, to teach us to paint a camping scene! This painting class will cost $10 per student
Kids Painting Class at the Boyertown Community Library gives young artists a guided painting session with artist Kristina Smith, who is returning to lead the group. Together the class paints a…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 10:00 AM · Free
Color with Sheldon is a relaxed coloring session at the Brandywine Community Library in Topton. Drop in, find the table set out with coloring supplies, pick a page and color for as long as you like.…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 10:00 AM
Educators from the Reading Public Museum lead a morning of special tours and hands-on projects built around illustrators Norman Rockwell and Andrew Wyeth and the way they told stories in paint.…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 3:30 PM · Free
Art Blast featuring Latino Artists is a hands-on art session for children at the Reading Public Library, held in the children's area of the Main Library at 100 S 5th St in Reading. The program marks…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 3:30 PM · Free
LEGO Club is back at the Brandywine Community Library. Children come to take on a new building challenge or to simply sit down and build with others. The library groups this club with its STEAM…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 4:00 PM · $80 ($70 members)
Little Artists: Sculpey and Squishies is a hands on class for young children who like to squish, roll and shape things. The focus is three dimensional work, and students use a variety of media…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 4:30 PM · Free
Kids ages 7 to 12 get a look at famous artists and the techniques they used, then put those ideas to work on a piece of their own. Each session pairs a short lesson with hands-on making time, so…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM · Free
Educators from the Indian Run Environmental Education Center bring their traveling owl program to Mifflin Community Library, and they bring feathered coworkers with them. Visitors meet three species…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM · Free
The Robesonia Community Library hosts a Mario Kart session in the Borough Meeting Room. Players race together on the screen, and everyone is welcome to join in, whether they play often or are picking…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM · Free
Novels at Night is a book discussion group hosted by Spring Township Library. Readers meet to talk about the group's current title, share what they thought of it, and hear what other people took from…
Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM · Free
Sit and Stitch is a monthly gathering for people who like to work on handwork in good company. It meets at the Hamburg Public Library on the fourth Thursday of each month, in the evening. Bring your…
Run by Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 9:00 AM · Free
Little Movers is a drop-in style program at the Schuylkill Valley Community Library in Leesport, built around rhymes, silly songs and plenty of movement. It is designed to help young children get the…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 3:00 PM · Free
Friday Crafternoon is a craft session for kids at the Robesonia Community Library. Miss Leah leads the activity, and children work on crafts in the library's space on South Brooke Street. This is a…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Starts Sat, Sep 26 · $40 ($30 members)
Autumn Slime Fest is a one-day slime making workshop at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education, built around the start of fall. Kids and teens ages 8 to 14 mix and take on a batch of seasonal slimes…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 12:00 AM · Member: $39.10 / Non-Member: $46.00
Bring your child into the printmaking studio at GoggleWorks and make prints from nature. Together you will stamp leaves to create prints you can keep at home or give to a friend. The class is open to…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 9:00 AM · Free
Kids Read and Walk brings stories outdoors at Blue Marsh Lake. On select Saturday mornings, families gather on the Dry Brooks Sensory Trail for stories, nature activities and more. The program is run…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Leesport
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 9:00 AM · Free
Schuylkill Valley Community Library invites families to the Sensory Trail at Blue Marsh Lake for an outdoor nature program. Children walk the trail and share a story in the open air, with the reading…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Free
Exeter Community Library invites kids to a morning program about graphic novels. Young readers come to learn about their favorite graphic novel authors and the books they write and draw. Free graphic…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Kids play with clay and learn to use the pottery wheel in this single Saturday morning workshop at GoggleWorks. Working as a team, the child and their adult shape clay together and create forms on…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 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, Sep 26, 10:30 AM · Free
Story Time with Ms. Sandy is a read-aloud program for children at the Brandywine Community Library in Topton. Ms. Sandy shares books and leads some fun along the way. The program runs as a series on…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 AM · Free
Hopewell Furnace was an iron-making operation, but it was also a place where families lived and worked. On Living History Day, staff and volunteers in historical clothing spread out across the…
Run by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · Elverson
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 AM · Free
Nature Stroll & Roll is a short guided walk on smooth paths at Berks Nature in Reading. Participants stroll or roll along at a gentler pace than a standard hike, with a guide leading the way. The…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 AM · Free
Slime Saturday is a hands-on science session for children at the Reading Public Library. Kids measure out the ingredients, mix them together, and work out what it takes to make the perfect batch of…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:30 AM · Free
Luna is a therapy dog who visits the Mifflin Community Library, and the idea is simple: come and read to her. Bring a book you would like to read aloud, or pick one out at the library when you…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 2:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Young makers play with clay and learn a variety of techniques to build their own spooky pumpkin lantern. Instructor Zoungy Kligge leads the workshop, and all skill levels are welcome. It meets on a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 10:15 AM · Free
Boone Area Library hosts a story time built around bears and berries. Children listen to themed stories and join in songs that follow the theme, then take part in a craft or activity that ties it all…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 3:45 PM · Free
Voices is a program for LGBT youth looking for a safe space. It is co-hosted by the Robesonia Community Library and the LGBT Center of Greater Reading. The group meets at the library on South Brooke…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 4:00 PM · Free
Family Movie Night is a drop-in movie program at the Southeast Branch of the Reading Public Library, at 1426 Perkiomen Ave in Reading. A film is shown on the big screen in the branch, and families…
Run by Reading Public Library - Southeast Branch · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 4:30 PM · Free
Little Songbirds is an interactive music class for young children at the Wyomissing Public Library. Kids sing and dance along with the leader, Amanda Cardinal, in a short session made for small…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 5:00 PM · Free
The Family Financial Toolkit is a class about money basics, held at the Exeter Community Library. Teens and their families learn practical ways to save, build a budget and understand how credit…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 6:00 PM · Free
Miss Kellee leads this evening session at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library for people who are new to backpacking. She covers what gear works best, how to handle food and eating on the trail, and…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Tue, Sep 29, 10:30 AM · Free
Brandywine Community Library takes story time on the road for a field trip to the historical 92926 caboose in Longswamp Park. Longswamp Township is celebrating the caboose and invited the library to…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Mertztown