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Senior Safe Driving and Yellow Dot Program

Senior Safe Driving and Yellow Dot Program

Starts Wed, Oct 21, 12:00 PM · Free

The Highway Safety Network presents this program for older drivers who want to stay safe and confident behind the wheel. The session covers helpful tips, updated safety information, and strategies…

Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro

  • Seniors
Identifying Fraud and Scams

Identifying Fraud and Scams

Starts Wed, Oct 21, 6:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 14

Officers from the Spring Township Police Department walk through the phone and internet scams that turn up most often, and how to spot the warning signs before money or personal information changes…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Adults
Homeschool Pumpkin STEM at Boyertown Library

Homeschool Pumpkin STEM at Boyertown Library

Starts Thu, Oct 22, 11:00 AM · Free

Pumpkins are the starting point for a morning of science, technology, engineering and math activities at Boyertown Community Library. Children look at the parts of a pumpkin, test whether pumpkins…

Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown

  • Kids
  • Homeschool
Computer Class: Beginner Internet

Computer Class: Beginner Internet

Starts Thu, Oct 22, 2:00 PM · Free

This beginner computer class at the Reading Public Library's Southeast Branch covers basic internet skills. A guide leads the group through the steps, using Northstar Digital Literacy practice…

Run by Reading Public Library - Southeast Branch · Reading

  • Adults
Senior Series at the Reading Public Museum

Senior Series at the Reading Public Museum

Fri, Oct 23 to Fri, Nov 20 · Free

Senior Series is a senior-friendly afternoon program at The Reading Public Museum, where you learn more about the stories behind the exhibits. The topic for this session is still to be announced, so…

Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading

  • Adults
  • Seniors
  • Families
Afterschool STEAM Camp: Halloween Glow

Afterschool STEAM Camp: Halloween Glow

Starts Fri, Oct 23, 4:00 PM · Free

This not-so-spooky afterschool camp at Nolde Forest looks at bioluminescence, the science some animals use to light up the night. Students make glow in the dark crafts and learn what happens in the…

Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Reading

  • Families
Candy Bar Bingo at Boone Area Library

Candy Bar Bingo at Boone Area Library

Starts Fri, Oct 23, 5:00 PM · Free

Candy Bar Bingo puts a sweet spin on a familiar game. Players fill their cards, call out bingo, and win a candy bar as the prize. Expect a lighthearted hour of bingo, laughs and plenty of chocolate.…

Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro

  • All ages
Storytime and Eyeshine Hike

Storytime and Eyeshine Hike

Starts Fri, Oct 23, 6:00 PM · Free

Families gather at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center for an evening of stories and a walk in the dark. The program starts indoors at McConnell Hall with a storytime book read by Ms Andrea…

Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Reading

  • Kids
  • Families
Night Walk Under the Beaver Moon

Night Walk Under the Beaver Moon

Starts Fri, Oct 23, 6:30 PM · Free · Register by Oct 21

A naturalist-led evening walk at Shiloh Hills Park, timed for the light of the Beaver Moon. Naturalist Kathy Grim leads the group outdoors after dark to take in the moonglow, listen for owls calling…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Families
Pumpkin Painting for Adults at Reading Public Library

Pumpkin Painting for Adults at Reading Public Library

Starts Sat, Oct 24, 12:00 PM · Free

Adults are invited to paint a mini pumpkin at the Reading Public Library. The painting takes place in the adult reading area, and pumpkins are offered while supplies last. The program is open to ages…

Run by Reading Public Library · Reading

  • Adults
Forest Bathing Walk at Blue Marsh Lake

Forest Bathing Walk at Blue Marsh Lake

Starts Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 22

Spring Township Parks and Recreation invites adults to slow down and spend time outdoors with Mind and Body Instructor Robert Sarnoski. The group takes a slow, mindful walk and focuses the senses on…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Adults
Spooky Stories Halloween Story Time

Spooky Stories Halloween Story Time

Starts Mon, Oct 26, 10:15 AM · Free

Boone Area Library hosts a Halloween story time built around silly scares and creepy creatures. Children listen to seasonal stories together in a light, playful setting made for young readers and…

Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro

  • Kids
Computer Class: Beginner Internet

Computer Class: Beginner Internet

Starts Mon, Oct 26, 10:30 AM · Free

This computer class at the Reading Public Library's Northeast Branch covers basic internet skills. An instructor guides the group step by step, so you can work at a comfortable pace and ask questions…

Run by Reading Public Library - Northeast Branch · Reading

  • Adults
Urban Legends Talk at Exeter Community Library

Urban Legends Talk at Exeter Community Library

Starts Mon, Oct 26, 6:00 PM · Free

This session looks at the stories that haunt Pennsylvania: the tales tied to its roads, bridges, tunnels and towns, along with the legends that spread through internet communities. Come to hear how…

Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading

  • Seniors
  • Teens
  • Adults
Explore the "Dark Side" of the Daniel Boone Homestead

Explore the "Dark Side" of the Daniel Boone Homestead

Starts Mon, Oct 26, 7:00 PM · $13/person – Must be 18 years and older

This is an after-hours guided walk through the grounds of the Daniel Boone Homestead, built around the site's ghost stories and local legends. Groups hear about the mysteries surrounding Boone's…

Run by Daniel Boone Homestead · Birdsboro

  • Adults
Library Days at Berks Nature

Library Days at Berks Nature

Starts Tue, Oct 27, 10:00 AM · Free

Brandywine Community Library brings storytime outdoors at Berks Nature in Reading. A local librarian shares a story, and an educator leads a hike along the trails, so kids get a morning that mixes…

Run by Brandywine Community Library · Reading

  • Kids
Community Playdates with SAM

Community Playdates with SAM

Starts Tue, Oct 27, 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

  • Kids
  • Adults
Halloween Story Time at Boone Area Library

Halloween Story Time at Boone Area Library

Starts Wed, Oct 28, 10:15 AM · Free

Boone Area Library hosts a Halloween themed story time for children at its Mill Street location in Birdsboro. The stories fit the spooky season, so children can settle in and listen to Halloween…

Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro

  • Kids
Storytime: "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything"

Storytime: "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything"

Starts Wed, Oct 28, 10:30 AM · Free

Wernersville Public Library hosts an interactive storytime built around "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything" by Linda Williams. Children listen along and take part as the story is…

Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville

  • Kids
Computer Class: Beginner Internet

Computer Class: Beginner Internet

Starts Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 PM · Free

This beginner computer class at the Reading Public Library's Northwest Branch covers basic internet skills. An instructor guides the group step by step, so you can follow along at your own pace and…

Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading

  • Adults
Don't Yum My Yuck Chocolate Tasting Class

Don't Yum My Yuck Chocolate Tasting Class

Starts Wed, Oct 28, 4:00 PM · " Receive 2 chocolate samples with a paper strip containing PTC to help identify super-tasters! $5

Chocolate sommelier Estelle Tracy leads this tasting session at the Exeter Community Library, where the topic is taste itself and why one person's "yum" can be another person's "yuck." You taste and…

Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Tinker Tots Building Class at Boyertown Community Library

Tinker Tots Building Class at Boyertown Community Library

Starts Thu, Oct 29, 10:30 AM · Free

Tinker Tots is a building and making session for young children at Boyertown Community Library. Kids get plenty of blocks, building toys and other things to tinker with, so they can stack, sort and…

Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown

  • Kids
Movie Matinee & Munchies

Movie Matinee & Munchies

Starts Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM · Free

Reading Public Library hosts an afternoon of movies and snacks at the Main Library. Families and visitors of all ages settle in to watch a film together, and the group makes themed snacks to enjoy…

Run by Reading Public Library · Reading

  • Adults
  • Kids
  • Teens
Lighting in Early American Society, From Home to Battlefield

Lighting in Early American Society, From Home to Battlefield

Starts Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 26

This presentation looks at how people lit their homes, workplaces and public rooms in early America. Light mattered for household chores, skilled trades, writing and reading, and even the work of the…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Teens
  • Adults
Wee Ones Spirit of Halloween Leaf Walk

Wee Ones Spirit of Halloween Leaf Walk

Starts Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 29

This Halloween themed nature walk brings families out to Shiloh Hills Park with Naturalist Kathy Grim. Children and grown ups learn about local wildlife, meet wildlife puppets, and make colorful art…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Families
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
Storytime at Wernersville Public Library

Storytime at Wernersville Public Library

Starts Wed, Nov 4, 10:30 AM · Free

Storytime meets on Wednesday mornings at the Wernersville Public Library. The session starts at 10:30 and runs about an hour. It is a series, so families can come back week after week. The library…

Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville

  • Kids
Grateful & Thankful

Grateful & Thankful

Starts Sat, Nov 7 · $30 ($20 members)

This visual art class at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education invites young artists to explore the season of thankfulness. Taking inspiration from the book The Giving Tree, students talk about…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Kids
Stone Toolmaking Workshop for Families in Sinking Spring

Stone Toolmaking Workshop for Families in Sinking Spring

Starts Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 AM · Free · Register by Nov 4

Stone tools are among the earliest tools people made. Stones such as flint, quartz and obsidian were used to build, garden, clean animal hides, make arrowheads and much more. An educator from…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Families
How to Read Your Dog Like a Book

How to Read Your Dog Like a Book

Starts Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM · Free

Certified dog trainer Lauren Huha leads this class on reading your dog like a book. The session runs about an hour and is a chance to learn from a trainer and ask your own questions about what your…

Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Terrariums: Trendy Mini-Gardens Workshop

Terrariums: Trendy Mini-Gardens Workshop

Starts Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Nov 5

Penn State Master Gardeners lead this workshop on woodland terrariums, the small glass gardens you can keep going all year. They talk through how terrariums work and the quiet beauty of them, then…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Adults
Reading Rangers Outdoor Story and Nature Walk

Reading Rangers Outdoor Story and Nature Walk

Starts Mon, Nov 9, 10:00 AM · Free

Reading Rangers is a monthly outdoor program from Mifflin Community Library. Miss Andrea from the library and Miss Sarah from Nolde Forest pick a new topic each month that exists in nature or affects…

Run by Mifflin Community Library · Reading

  • Kids
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
Firefighter Storytime

Firefighter Storytime

Starts Thu, Nov 12, 11:00 AM · Free

Firefighter Storytime is a read-aloud program for children at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. One of Spring Township's own firefighters reads the story, so kids get to meet a local first…

Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn

  • Kids
Little Artists: Pumpkins, Gourds & Turkeys

Little Artists: Pumpkins, Gourds & Turkeys

Starts Sat, Nov 14 · $30 ($20 members)

Young artists make pumpkins, gourds and turkeys full of pattern and personality. Along the way they try collage, layering and touchable textures, which is an easy first step into mixed media art.…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Kids
History of Spring Township

History of Spring Township

Starts Sun, Nov 15, 2:00 PM · Free · Register by Nov 9

Local historian and author Paul Miller leads a slide presentation on the history of Spring Township and the boroughs that were formed from it over time. The images are vintage historical photographs…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Adults
Medicare 101 Workshop

Medicare 101 Workshop

Starts Tue, Nov 17, 4:30 PM · Free

This workshop at the Reading Public Library covers the basics of Medicare. The session walks through what you need to know before the Annual Enrollment Period, so you can make informed choices about…

Run by Reading Public Library · Reading

  • Adults
Night Walk Adventure

Night Walk Adventure

Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:30 PM · Free · Register by Nov 18

Night Walk Adventure is an evening outing at Shiloh Hills Park led by Naturalist Kathy Grim. The group heads out after dark to look for eyeshine and bioluminescence, and to learn how our eyes adjust…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Families
Run, Run, Rudolph: Association-Wide Holiday Fitness Challenge

Run, Run, Rudolph: Association-Wide Holiday Fitness Challenge

Nov 27 to Jan 8 · Member $15.00, Non-Member - · Register by Dec 4

Run, Run, Rudolph is a fitness challenge that runs across all YMCA of Reading & Berks County branches, connecting members through the holiday season. You earn points for showing up and moving…

Run by Reading YMCA · Reading

  • All ages
Opt Outside Hike

Opt Outside Hike

Starts Fri, Nov 27, 10:00 AM · Free · Register by Nov 24

A guided morning walk on the trails at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center, offered as an alternative to the Black Friday shopping crowds. Families put down their phones, get some fresh air…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Families
Holiday Gift Giving & Ornaments

Holiday Gift Giving & Ornaments

Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $30 ($20 members)

Kids make personalized ornaments and keepsakes for the people they love in this gift making workshop at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. Students work with a variety of materials and their own…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Kids
Little Artists: Holiday Gift Giving & Ornaments

Little Artists: Holiday Gift Giving & Ornaments

Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $25 ($15 members)

Little Artists is a gift making workshop for children ages 3 to 5 at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. Young students make personalized ornaments and keepsakes for the people they love, using a…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Kids
Hopewell for the Holidays

Hopewell for the Holidays

Starts Sat, Dec 5, 11:00 AM · Free

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site hosts Hopewell for the Holidays, a special event at the historic iron plantation. The park lists it as a craft and cultural demonstration, living history, and…

Run by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · Elverson

  • All ages
Owl Prowl at Blue Marsh Lake

Owl Prowl at Blue Marsh Lake

Starts Fri, Dec 11, 6:30 PM · Free · Register by Dec 9

Owls are busy at night as the year winds down. They call for mates, hunt for nesting spots, and get ready to lay their eggs. On this evening program, Naturalist Kathy Grim leads the group in…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Families
Graham Cracker Holiday Houses

Graham Cracker Holiday Houses

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

  • Kids
Holiday Astronomy Stargazing at Cacoosing Meadows Park

Holiday Astronomy Stargazing at Cacoosing Meadows Park

Starts Fri, Dec 18, 6:00 PM · Free · Register by Dec 16

Spend an evening looking up at the sky during the holiday season. Members of the Berks County Amateur Astronomical Society set up telescopes so you can view the moon, planets, stars and nearby…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Families
Accessible Art Lab

Accessible Art Lab

Starts Tue, Jan 5, 10:30 AM · Free

Accessible Art Lab is a drop in art session for adults at the Reading Public Library's Main Library. Participants work at their own pace on arts, crafts, and puzzles set out for self guided use, so…

Run by Reading Public Library · Reading

  • Adults