Free Library Youth Services

Preparing for a plane trip might be hard enough, but what happens when you bring your pet rhinoceros with you? Chaos ensues!

With rhythmic, lyrical text and laugh-out-loud pictures, Never Take Your Rhino on a Plane is an instant classic that will delight readers from beginning to end. Join us for a special read aloud and Q&A session with up and coming author K.E. Lewis.

Saturday, June 28, 2:30pm: Independence Branch Free Library

Free books will be available for signing while supplies last. ALA attendees are encouraged to join!

Coming up next: Author visits with Andrea Tsurumi!

Join us for a visit with local author and illustrator Andrea Tsurumi! From Accident! and Crab Cake to Mr. Watson’s Chickens, their beloved books are packed with hilarious visuals and amusing, thought-provoking stories. Andrea will read their picture books, talk about their experience making children’s books, and share a fun craft! This program is best suited to preschool and school age children and their families. A limited number of Tsurumi’s books will be available at each library visit.

Full schedule:
Monday June 2, 10:45am: Nicetown-Tioga Library
Monday June 2, 3:45pm: Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library (Free Library of Philadelphia)
Tuesday June 3, 11:30am: Library
Tuesday June 3, 3:45pm: Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library

This series is made possible by funding from the Philadelphia City Institute Board of Managers.

Brr! It's cold outside! Cozy up with a favorite book or share a winter's tale with your loved ones.

Join us online or through the Beanstack Tracker app to earn wintry badges and start a new reading streak!

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