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Starts Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 15
Penn State Master Gardeners lead this Halloween themed gardening program for kids, part of the Family Nature Series from Spring Township Parks and Recreation. The hour mixes holiday fun with plant…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
This family clay workshop at GoggleWorks pairs each child with an adult. Together you shape a pinch pot and then turn it into a creature of your own design. Instructor Zoungy Kligge leads the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 PM · Member: $39.10 / Non-Member: $46.00
Children and a grown-up work side by side to sew colorful mismatched throw pillows. Pairs share the experience of learning to use a sewing machine, and there is one machine for each parent and child.…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Oct 19, 10:15 AM · Free
Miss Amber leads a pumpkin themed story time at the Boone Area Library. Children gather to hear books and stories on a pumpkin theme. The program meets on a weekday morning at the library on North…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Mon, Oct 19, 5:30 PM · Free
Penn State Master Gardener Laurie Sterner leads this session on planting bulbs in the fall. She covers the different types of bulbs, tips for buying them, and how to plant them or store them until…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Mon, Oct 19, 5:30 PM · Free · Register by Oct 16
Naturalist Lisa Gauker of Berks County Parks and Recreation leads this mix of mushroom science and art at the Shiloh Hills Park Environmental Center. Lisa talks about mushrooms, then takes the group…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 10:00 AM · Free
This Arboretum Education talk at the Reading Public Museum looks at sustainable agriculture in the developing world. Andrew Gerlicz, a professor with the University of Vermont Institute of…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Tue, Oct 20 to Tue, Nov 10 · Single class: $45 for Museum Members, $55 for Non-Members Whole 4 week course: $125 for Museum Members, $185 for Non-Members
The Reading Public Museum offers a short art history course for adults, taught jointly by Scott Schweigert, Curator of Art and Civilizations, and Geoff Fleming, Executive Director and CEO. The course…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 5:00 PM · Free
The Literary Lounge Book Club is an evening discussion group for adults at Boyertown Community Library. Readers come together at the library to talk over one book at a time. The current title is…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 5:45 PM · Free
The Evening Readers Book Club is a monthly reading group that meets at Exeter Community Library on Prestwick Drive in Reading. Members gather in the early evening on the third Tuesday of each month…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 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, Oct 21, 10:15 AM · Free
Boone Area Library brings story time outdoors with a field trip to French Creek State Park. Meet us at the park's main office on Park Road in Elverson for a story time with a nature theme. The…
Run by Boone Area Library · Elverson
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
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
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
Starts Thu, Oct 22, 11:30 AM · $43.00 per person · Register by Oct 3
Chair Yoga is a very gentle class for adults who want the benefits of yoga without getting down to the floor and back up again. Using a chair for support, you move through postures and practice…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
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
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
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
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
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
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
Starts Sat, Oct 24 · $40 ($30 members)
Kids build a miniature Halloween world of their own design. Using a mix of materials, students put together tiny seasonal scenes such as a pumpkin patch, a group of trick or treaters, or even a…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
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
Starts Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 PM · $40.00 per person · Register by Oct 19
This workshop introduces theorem painting, a technique where stencils carry the design and you learn how to work the paint. Participants use multiple stencils to apply oil paints to a fabric surface…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Starts Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Children and their grown-ups work side by side to build a pinch pot turkey out of clay. In this family workshop with instructor Karen Adam, you learn basic pinch pot and handbuilding techniques, then…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
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
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
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
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
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
Starts Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 30
This history program invites you to sit in on a conversation with John Adams, the second President of the United States. He is presented as an imperfect, burdened, but ever-striving man, and the talk…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
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
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
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
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