Classes, activities & programs this week in Berks County

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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
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
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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
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
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
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
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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
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
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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
Scrabble Group for Adults at Spring Township Library

Scrabble Group for Adults at Spring Township Library

Starts Wed, Nov 4, 2:00 PM · Free

Spring Township Library hosts a weekly Scrabble group for adults. Bring a friend or come on your own and play against other fans of the word game. The group meets on Wednesday afternoons at the…

Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing

  • 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
Candle Making in Glassblown Vessels: Session B

Candle Making in Glassblown Vessels: Session B

Wed, Nov 4 to Fri, Nov 6 · Member: $114.75 / Non-Member: $135.00

This two-part evening workshop at GoggleWorks pairs hot glass with candle making. On the first night you work in the hot shop to shape your own glass vessel and learn how glassblowing works. On the…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
Film Photography: Portraits

Film Photography: Portraits

Wed, Nov 4 to Wed, Nov 18 · Member: $122.40 / Non-Member: $144.00

This workshop at GoggleWorks looks at how to make portraits of people, including strangers. Instructor Isa Brito, a street-portrait photographer based in New York, covers ways to get the picture you…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
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
Screen Print & Sew Throw Pillow Cover: Session B

Screen Print & Sew Throw Pillow Cover: Session B

Wed, Nov 4 to Wed, Nov 11 · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00

This workshop at GoggleWorks walks you through making a throw pillow cover from start to finish. On the first evening you work in the Printmaking Studio, where you pick from a set of designs and…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
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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
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
Pinochle Card Game Group at Sinking Spring Library

Pinochle Card Game Group at Sinking Spring Library

Starts Thu, Oct 29, 1:00 PM · Free

Pinochle players meet on Thursday afternoons at the Sinking Spring Public Library, from 1 to 4 p.m. Players gather around the table for a few hours of cards in a relaxed library setting. The group…

Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring

  • Seniors
  • Adults
Flameworked Beads 101

Flameworked Beads 101

In progress since Oct 22, next Thu, Oct 29, through Nov 19 · Member: $242.25 / Non-Member: $285.00

This beginner class introduces flameworking, the craft of shaping glass at a torch. Working with glass rods and a torch, students learn to heat, melt and form their own glass beads, with attention to…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Beginner Spanish Class at Berks Encore Reading

Beginner Spanish Class at Berks Encore Reading

Starts Thu, Oct 29, 11:00 AM

Berks Encore offers a beginner Spanish class at its Reading Wellness and Activity Center. It is built for people starting from the beginning, so no prior Spanish is needed. Come ready to listen…

Run by Berks Encore · Reading

  • Seniors
Chair YoChi: Gentle Yoga and Tai Chi Blend

Chair YoChi: Gentle Yoga and Tai Chi Blend

In progress since Oct 1, through Oct 29 · $2 fee

Chair YoChi blends gentle yoga with flowing Tai Chi in one class led by Elizabeth Bentz. The movements are slow and steady, giving you a way to stretch, breathe and work on balance at a comfortable…

Run by Berks Encore · Shillington

  • Seniors
Chair Yoga at Berks Encore Fleetwood

Chair Yoga at Berks Encore Fleetwood

In progress since Oct 1, through Oct 29 · Free

Chair Yoga meets Thursday mornings at 10 at the Berks Encore Fleetwood Wellness and Activity Center on Kutztown Road. The class uses a chair for support, so you can take part while seated or while…

Run by Berks Encore · Fleetwood

  • Seniors
Chair Yoga at Berks Encore Strausstown

Chair Yoga at Berks Encore Strausstown

In progress since Oct 1, through Oct 29 · Free

Chair Yoga is a gentle movement class on the wellness schedule at the Berks Encore Strausstown Wellness and Activity Center. It sits alongside the other exercise and activity programs the center runs…

Run by Berks Encore · Strausstown

  • Seniors
Chair Yoga at Berks Encore Wernersville

Chair Yoga at Berks Encore Wernersville

In progress since Oct 1, through Oct 29 · $5, free

Chair Yoga is one of the weekly wellness classes on the schedule at the Berks Encore Wernersville Wellness and Activity Center. The class meets Thursday afternoons at 1 PM. As the name says, the…

Run by Berks Encore · Wernersville

  • Seniors
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Chair Yoga Demo Class with Amy Schade

Chair Yoga Demo Class with Amy Schade

In progress since Oct 1, through Oct 29

Berks Encore is offering a one-time chair yoga demonstration class with Amy Schade at the Mifflin Wellness and Activity Center in Shillington. It is a chance to try chair yoga, a gentle practice done…

Run by Berks Encore · Shillington

  • Seniors
Crochet with May at Berks Encore Mifflin

Crochet with May at Berks Encore Mifflin

In progress since Oct 1, through Oct 29

Crochet with May is a crochet session led by May at the Berks Encore Mifflin Wellness and Activity Center on Liberty Street in Shillington. The group meets on Thursday afternoons at 12:30. It is one…

Run by Berks Encore · Shillington

  • Seniors
Cuentos Storytelling Club for Seniors

Cuentos Storytelling Club for Seniors

Starts Thu, Oct 29, 10:00 AM

Cuentos is a club for older adults run by Centro Hispano Daniel Torres. The Spanish word cuentos means stories, and the group gathers on Thursday mornings to spend time together. The club is one of…

Run by Centro Hispano Daniel Torres · Reading

  • Seniors
Duplicate Bridge at Berks Encore Wernersville

Duplicate Bridge at Berks Encore Wernersville

In progress since Oct 1, through Oct 29

Duplicate Bridge is a card group that meets Thursday mornings at the Berks Encore Wernersville Wellness and Activity Center on Sportsman Road. Players sit down together for the duplicate form of the…

Run by Berks Encore · Wernersville

  • Seniors
Grocery Bingo at Berks Encore Reading

Grocery Bingo at Berks Encore Reading

In progress since Oct 1, through Oct 29 · $2 fee

Grocery Bingo is a regular bingo game for older adults at the Berks Encore Reading Wellness and Activity Center, 40 North 9th Street in Reading. Players gather around the tables, mark their cards and…

Run by Berks Encore · Reading

  • Seniors
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