Classes, activities & programs this month in Berks County

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Early American Candle Making and Living History Program

Early American Candle Making and Living History Program

Starts Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM · $45.00 per person · Register by Nov 1

This workshop from Spring Twp Parks & Recreation looks at how Early American households made light. You dip your own double wick candle from 100% beeswax using the traditional dripping method…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Adults
Group Swim Lessons at Reading YMCA

Group Swim Lessons at Reading YMCA

Nov 2 to Dec 7 · Member $100.00, Non-Member $150.00 · Register by Nov 2

The YMCA teaches swimming and water safety together, so swimmers build skills and confidence in the water. Learn to Swim Levels 1 through 4 move from water acclimation, where swimmers bob, float and…

Run by Reading YMCA · Reading

  • Kids
  • Adults
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
Chair Yoga for Adults

Chair Yoga for Adults

Starts Thu, Nov 19, 11:30 AM · $43.00 per person · Register by Nov 3

Chair yoga is a very gentle form of yoga for anyone who wants the benefits of a yoga practice without getting up and down from the floor. Participants move through postures and breathing exercises…

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

All this month programs

Hollow Wooden Forms

Hollow Wooden Forms

Starts Sun, Nov 1, 9:00 AM · Member: $157.25 / Non-Member: $185.00

This one day woodturning workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts focuses on making hollow form vases. You work at the lathe and practice the techniques used to shape and hollow these pieces, with…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
A Little Mean and Green Painting Class

A Little Mean and Green Painting Class

Starts Sun, Nov 1, 12:30 PM · $32 per person

Paint "A Little Mean and Green" on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from the studio artist, Rayven. The class runs on Sunday afternoons, and you take your finished canvas home with you.…

Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading

  • Adults
Mini-Makers Pinch Pot Turkey Clay Workshop

Mini-Makers Pinch Pot Turkey Clay Workshop

Starts Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00

Children and a grown-up work side by side to build a pinch pot turkey from clay. Karen Adam leads the group through basic pinch pot and handbuilding techniques, then everyone adds colorful feathers…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Kids
Fall Lecture on the German Regiment

Fall Lecture on the German Regiment

Starts Sun, Nov 1, 2:00 PM

The Conrad Weiser Homestead hosts a fall lecture on the German Regiment. A speaker presents the history of the unit, and you come to listen and learn. The talk is geared to adults, and families are…

Run by Conrad Weiser Homestead · Womelsdorf

  • Adults
  • Families
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Drawing Exploration

Drawing Exploration

Sun, Nov 1 to Sun, Nov 15 · Member: $81.60 / Non-Member: $96.00

This drawing class at GoggleWorks is open to all skill levels. Students explore what charcoal, pencil, and Sharpie can each do and build drawing skill and confidence through scribbling, drawing, and…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
Jack's Christmas Blacklight Painting Class

Jack's Christmas Blacklight Painting Class

Starts Sun, Nov 1, 6:00 PM · $45-$55 per person

Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township leads this guided blacklight painting event. An artist walks you step by step through the Jack's Christmas design, which glows under blacklight. You can paint…

Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading

  • Adults
Group Swim Lessons at Reading YMCA

Group Swim Lessons at Reading YMCA

Nov 2 to Dec 7 · Member $100.00, Non-Member $150.00 · Register by Nov 2

The YMCA teaches swimming and water safety together, so swimmers build skills and confidence in the water. Learn to Swim Levels 1 through 4 move from water acclimation, where swimmers bob, float and…

Run by Reading YMCA · Reading

  • Kids
  • Adults
Adult Art Class

Adult Art Class

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 10:00 AM · Free

This is a structured class in the appreciation and application of fine arts, offered at the Fleetwood Area Public Library. Students work through a set course rather than a one-time project, and the…

Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Have Fun Drawing Class at Yocum Institute

Have Fun Drawing Class at Yocum Institute

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 10:00 AM · $115 ($105 members)

Have Fun Drawing is a morning drawing class at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education for adults age 50 and up. All styles and all levels of skill are welcome. Beginners get instruction in the…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Adults
Pinochle Club at West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library

Pinochle Club at West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 10:00 AM · Free

Players gather at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library for a morning of pinochle, the classic card game played in pairs and rounds of bidding and tricks. The club meets on Monday mornings as an…

Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn

  • Adults
Monday Morning Book Club at Boyertown Community Library

Monday Morning Book Club at Boyertown Community Library

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 10:15 AM · Free

Adult readers meet at Boyertown Community Library on Monday mornings to talk about a shared book. Each gathering centers on one title that the group reads ahead of time, so you can come ready to…

Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Discovery Time STEM Stations for Young Children

Discovery Time STEM Stations for Young Children

Mon, Nov 2 to Mon, Nov 16 · Free

Discovery Time is a series of hands on STEM stations for young children at Schuylkill Valley Community Library. Children move between the stations and explore at their own pace, with a grown up…

Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport

  • Kids
Infant Lapsit & Storytime

Infant Lapsit & Storytime

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 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

  • Kids
Read & Play Storytime

Read & Play Storytime

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 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

  • Kids
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Preschooler Story Time

Preschooler Story Time

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 11:15 AM · Free

Preschooler Story Time brings young children together for a half hour of stories, crafts, songs and fun at the Bernville Area Community Library. It is meant for children ages 3 to 5. The group meets…

Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville

  • Kids
In the Classroom: A Classroom Style Lesson Series

In the Classroom: A Classroom Style Lesson Series

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 12:00 PM · Free

In the Classroom is a series of classroom style lessons at Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library. Each session covers a different subject or theme, so students meet an array of topics across the run of…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
For the Love of Books Children's Literature Class

For the Love of Books Children's Literature Class

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 1:00 PM · Free

Miss Betsy leads a class built around children's literature at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library. Each meeting takes a close look at a children's book, followed by an activity, a craft or a…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
Open Chess at West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library

Open Chess at West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 1:00 PM · Free

Bring your knowledge of the board, or your curiosity about it, to open chess at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Players meet on Monday afternoons from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. to sit down and…

Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Quilts: Stories Stitched Through Generations Talk

Quilts: Stories Stitched Through Generations Talk

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 1:00 PM · Free

Deborah Romig and her mother lead a lively look at quilting, from its history and creative process to the stories and memories stitched into quilts passed down through families. They share personal…

Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown

  • Adults
  • Seniors
American Mahjong for Adults at Boyertown Library

American Mahjong for Adults at Boyertown Library

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 1:30 PM · Free

Boyertown Community Library hosts a game of American Mahjong for adults. Players gather at the library to sit down together and play, and the group meets on a repeating schedule through the season.…

Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown

  • Adults
Community Game Night at Womelsdorf Community Library

Community Game Night at Womelsdorf Community Library

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 4:00 PM · Free

Community Game Night is a drop-in games session at the Womelsdorf Community Library. Bring your family and friends, then pick from a variety of games set out for children and adults. Stay for an hour…

Run by Womelsdorf Community Library · Womelsdorf

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Fiber Friends Hands-On Fiber Arts Class

Fiber Friends Hands-On Fiber Arts Class

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 4:00 PM · Free

Fiber Friends invites children to explore the world of fiber arts through fun, hands-on activities. Each session gives young crafters a chance to work with their hands and take home something they…

Run by Reading Public Library · Reading

  • Kids
Ali's Book Club Reads Shut Up and Read

Ali's Book Club Reads Shut Up and Read

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 6:00 PM · Free

This is a special edition of Ali's Book Club at the Wernersville Public Library. The group reads Shut Up and Read, a memoir by Jeannine A. Cook, and meets for an in-depth discussion of the book and…

Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Bedtime Storytime With Miss Betsy

Bedtime Storytime With Miss Betsy

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 6:00 PM · Free

Miss Betsy leads a cozy evening storytime at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library, with milk and cookies to go along with the stories. It is a calm way to wind down the day together at the library…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
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Have Fun Drawing Class for Adults

Have Fun Drawing Class for Adults

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 6:30 PM · $135 ($125 members)

Have Fun Drawing is an adult class at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education in West Lawn. It meets on Monday evenings, and all styles and all levels of skill are welcome. Beginners get instruction…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Adults
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
Our Brain on AI: The Future of Humanity with AI

Our Brain on AI: The Future of Humanity with AI

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 10:30 AM

Alvernia University's Seniors College offers this session on artificial intelligence and the human mind. Professor Emeritus Spencer S. Stober, Ed.D., leads a look at AI as more than a tool…

Run by Alvernia University · Reading

  • Seniors
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
Preschool Storytime With Miss Betsy

Preschool Storytime With Miss Betsy

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 11:00 AM · Free

Miss Betsy leads Preschool Storytime at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library. Each session brings stories, songs and a craft, with time for little ones to listen, sing along and make something to…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
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
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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
Art That Glows: Glowing Art Class for Kids

Art That Glows: Glowing Art Class for Kids

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 4:00 PM · $75 ($65 members)

Art That Glows is a short art course at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education for young artists ages 5 to 8. As the days get shorter, children brighten the dark with projects that shimmer and shine…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Kids
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
Intro to Digital Photography Class

Intro to Digital Photography Class

Tue, Nov 3 to Tue, Dec 1 · Member: $204.00 / Non-Member: $240.00

This class takes the technical maze out of digital photography and keeps it creative. You learn not only how to use your camera, but why certain techniques work, so you can build your own creative…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
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
Let It Snow Rustic Snowman Painting Class

Let It Snow Rustic Snowman Painting Class

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 7:00 PM · $42 per person

Paint a rustic snowman scene on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from a studio artist. Kale leads this session at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. Paint, canvas and supplies are set…

Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading

  • Adults
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Sensory Friendly Library Time

Sensory Friendly Library Time

Starts Wed, Nov 4, 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

  • Kids
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
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
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