Fox Chase Library

October 2025 calendar! UPDATED 10/1: no storytimes; 10/2: Sew Cute! Sewing for kids (8+) at 3:30 pm; 10/3: Chair Yoga at 10:10 am, Board/Card games at 3:30 pm; 10/6: Screen-printing Workshop by Printmaking for the People at 11:15 am; 10/6: FLOP BOWL esports at 3:30 pm; 10/7: Teen D&D at 4 pm, Imperfect Parents book club at 5:30 pm; 10/8: Read, Baby, Read storytime at 10:30 am, Preschool Storytime at 1:30 pm; 10/9: Digital Junkyard at 11 am, Sew Cute! Sewing for kids (8+) at 3:30 pm; 10/10: Chair Yoga at 10:10 am, Board/Card games at 3:30 pm; 10/13: CLOSED FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY; 10/14: Meditation with Pat at 11:15 am, Adult Coloring with special guest Penny at 12:15 pm, Teen D&D at 4 pm, Imperfect Parents book club at 5:30 pm; 10/15: Read, Baby, Read storytime at 10:30 am, Preschool Storytime at 1:30 pm, Youth Care Team table at 3 pm; 10/16: Philadelphia Council for Aging 2.0 Make Your Voices Heard at 10 am and 2 pm, Sew Cute! Sewing for kids (8+) at 3:30 pm; 10/17: Chair Yoga at 10:10 am, Board/Card games at 3:30 pm; 10/18: Shabbat Singalong with Folkshul at 10:30 am, Adult D&D at 2:30 pm; 10/20: Movie Matinee Hocus Pocus at 12 pm, FLOP BOWL esports at 3:30 pm; 10/21: Teen D&D at 4 pm, Imperfect Parents book club at 5:30 pm; 10/22: Read, Baby, Read storytime at 10:30 am, Preschool Storytime at 1:30 pm; 10/23: Medicare 101 at 11 am, Sew Cute! Sewing for kids (8+) at 3:30 pm; 10/24: Chair Yoga at 10:10 am, Board/Card games at 3:30 pm; 10/25: Saturday Sew-cial Club (sewing for adults); 10/27: FLOP BOWL esports at 3:30 pm, Crochet with Krista at 5 pm; 10/28: Crafternoons with Melissa at 12 pm, Teen D&D at 4 pm, Imperfect Parents book club at 5:30 pm; 10/29: Read, Baby, Read yoga with Miss Mia at 10:30 am, Preschool Storytime at 1:30 pm; 10/30: Sew Cute! Sewing for kids (8+) at 3:30 pm; 10/31: Chair Yoga at 10:10 am, Board/Card games at 3:30 pm. Thank you!

October 2025 calendar of events. #FoxChaseLibrary #FoxChasePhiladelphia #Philadelphia

Children's Programs: SPECIAL EVENT: Eagles Eye Mobile; Friday, June 20, 10 am - 2:30 pm. Call 215-339-6770 or Email philadelphia@visiontolearn.org Read, Baby, Read; weekly on Wednesdays at 10:30 am. Sew Cute! Sewing for Kids; weekly on Mondays at 3:30 pm. Read, Baby, Read Yoga with Miss Mia; Wednesday 6/25 at 10:30 am. Teen Programs: SPECIAL EVENT: Youth Care Team table, Wednesday 6/14, 3:30 to 4 pm. To learn more go to: https://www.phillylovesfamilies.com/youth-care-team. Game Club for kids and teens, weekly on Fridays at 3:30 pm. Dungeons and Dragons for ages 11-17, weekly on Tuesdays at 4 pm. Adult Programs: SPECIAL EVENT: Linoleum Printmaking, Tuesday 6/10 at 11 am sign ups required. Rainbow Parenting Book Club, Tuesdays at 5:30 pm. Movement Mornings: Chair Yoga, Fridays at 10:10 am. Digital Junkyard, Thursday 6/12 at 11 am. Dungeons and Dragons, Saturday 6/14 at 2:30 pm. Monthly Movie Matinee: Wicked, Monday 6/16 at 12:00 pm (with captions). Saturday Sewcial Club, Saturday 6/21 at 2 pm. Crochet with Krista, Tuesday 6/24 at 5:45 pm. Meditation with Pat, Thursday 6/26 at 10:15 am. Adult Coloring, Thursday 6/26 at 11:15 am.

June calendar. Details in Alt Text! #FreeLibraryOfPhiladelphia #FoxChaseLibrary

Children's Programs: SPECIAL EVENT: Girl Scouts Storytime on Thurs 5/8 at 3:30 pm; Read, Baby, Read weekly on Wednesdays at 10:30 am; Sew Cute! Sewing for kids weekly on Mondays at 3:30 pm; Read to a Therapy Dog, date TBD; Read, Baby, Read Yoga with Miss Mia on Wednesday 5/30 at 10:30 am. Teen Programs: SPECIAL EVENT: Youth Care Team table on Wednesdays 5/14 and 5/21 at 3 pm; Chess Club weekly on Fridays at 3 pm; Dungeons and Dragons weekly on Tuesdays at 4 pm. Adult Programs: Movement Mornings Chair Yoga on Fridays at 10:10 am; English Conversation Class on Wednesdays at 3 pm; Digital Junkyard on Thursday 5/8 at 11 am; Saturday Sewcial Club on Saturday 5/10 at 2 pm; Crafternoons with Melissa on Tuesday 5/13 at 11 am; Dungeons and Dragons on Saturday 5/17 at 2:30 pm; Meditation with Pat on Thursday 5/22 at 10:15 am; Adult Coloring on Thursday 5/22 at 11:15 am; Monthly Movie Matinee: One Life on both Monday 5/12 at 12 pm and Thursday 5/15 at 11 am; Crochet with Krista on Tuesday 5/27 at 5:45 pm.

May 2025 Calendar! (details in Alt Text)

Sad news for World Book Day; "Trump administration eliminates grant designed to build back Philadelphia’s school libraries."
Read more here: www.inquirer.com/.../philadel....

Right to Read day is today, Monday April 7, 2025. Ways to support your public library: Use your card and encourage others to do so (yes, this includes our digital resources like Libby); Attend library events with family and friends; Contact your local and state reps and urge them to support librarians and the IMLS; Donate funds and/or your time to your library; Get involved with your library's Friends group; Attend library board meetings and budget hearings. learn more at: bit.ly/RightToReadDay #RightToRead #RightToReadDay #DrawnToFreedom

Right to Read day is today, Monday April 7, 2025.
Learn more at: bit.ly/RightToReadDay
#RightToRead #RightToReadDay #DrawnToFreedom

April is Autism Acceptance Month! Did you know we have an Autistic Voices collection that features #ActuallyAutistic people and well-researched allies? Many of the titles can also be found on this list on the Free Library website: catalog.freelibrary.org/Community/li...

#AutismAcceptanceMonth

Waiting for Sunrise on the Reaping? Try these other titles or ask your librarian for recommendations!
#HungerGames #SunriseOnTheReaping #Legendborn #ThroneOfGlass #SixOfCrows #ChildrenOfBloodAndBone

Our LEAP April calendar!

April 2025 calendar! Children's Programs: SPECIAL PROGRAM: Ants on a Log concert Thursday 4/24 at 3:30 pm To learn more, check out: https://www.antsonalogmusic.com/ Read, Baby, Read: weekly on Wednesdays at 10:30 am; Sew Cute! Sewing for Kids: weekly on Mondays at 3:30 pm; Read to a Therapy Dog: Monday 4/28 at 4 pm; Read, Baby, Read Yoga with Miss Mia: Wednesday 4/30 at 10:30 am; Teen Programs: Chess Club for kids and teens, weekly on Fridays at 3 pm; Dungeons and Dragons for ages 11-17, weekly on Tuesdays at 4 pm. Adult Programs: Movement Mornings: Chair Yoga: Fridays at 10:10 am; English Conversation Class: Wednesdays at 3 pm; Digital Junkyard: Thursday 4/10 at 11 am; Saturday Sewcial Club: Saturday 4/12 at 2 pm; Crafternoons with Melissa: Tuesday 4/15 at 11 am; Meditation with Pat: Thursday 4/17 at 10:15 am; Adult Coloring: Thursday 4/17 at 11:15 am; Dungeons and Dragons: Saturday 4/19 at 2:30 pm; Monthly Movie Matinee: Conclave: Tuesday 4/22 at 12:00 pm; Crochet with Krista: Tuesday 4/29 at 5:45 pm. Please note: We are CLOSED on 4/18 for Good Friday.

April 2025 calendar. Details in Alt Text! #FoxChaseLibrary #FreeLibraryOfPhiladelphia

All HOLDS at Fox Chase Library will be transferred to Northeast Regional Library at 2228 Cottman Avenue. Please call them at 215-685-0522 to confirm holds are there. Our book drop box will be CLOSED until further notice. Please renew online or via phone 1-833-TALK FLP (825-5357). Nearby branches are: Northeast Regional 2228 Cottman Avenue Adult/Teen 215-685-0522 Children’s 215-685-0509 Bushrod Library 6304 Castor Avenue 215-685-1471 Holmesburg Library 7810 Frankford Avenue 215-685-8756

All HOLDS at Fox Chase Library will be transferred to Northeast Regional Library at 2228 Cottman Avenue. Please call them at 215-685-0522 to confirm holds are there.
Our book drop box will be CLOSED until further notice. Please renew online or via phone 1-833-TALK FLP (825-5357).

All programs through March 1st are canceled due to a broken heater. Please stay tuned for more information as it becomes available. Thank you! Nearby branches are: Northeast Regional 2228 Cottman Avenue Adult/Teen 215-685-0522 Children’s 215-685-0509 Bushrod Library 6304 Castor Avenue 215-685-1471 Holmesburg Library 7810 Frankford Avenue 215-685-8756 If you need someplace warm during a Code Blue, Bustleton Branch is a designated warming center, 9 am - 9 pm. 10199 Bustleton Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19116-3718 215-685-0472 For our friends who rely on SEPTA, the 67 bus from Rhawn and Verree stops across the street from the Bustleton Branch!

All programs through March 1st are canceled due to a broken heater.
Please stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.
Thank you!

Fox Chase Library is still closed today, Tuesday 2/18, due to a lack of heat. If you need someplace warm today, Bustleton Branch is a designated warming center, 9 am - 9 pm. 10199 Bustleton Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19116-3718 215-685-0472 For our friends who rely on SEPTA, the 67 bus from Rhawn and Verree stops across the street from the Bustleton Branch!

Sadly, we are still closed due to a lack of heating. If you need someplace warm today, the Bustleton Branch is a designated warming center, 9 am - 9 pm (10199 Bustleton Ave, 19116).

Image of a thermostat, showing current temp at 58 degrees, heat set to 70 degrees.

Here is hoping we get the part needed to fix our heat today! As of 8:43 am (the clock on the thermostat is wrong) it was 58 degrees indoors, set to 70. BRRRR!!! Keep your fingers crossed that the repair happens today!

Today, Monday Feb 10th at 3:30 pm, is our special program: Story Quilting with Mama Carla! #FoxChaseLibrary #FreeLibraryOfPhiladelphia #BlackHistoryMonth #Quilts

It is chilly at the Fox Chase Branch today. We will do our best to stay open! Please bundle up if you are coming to visit us today. Thank you! #FoxChaseLibrary #FreeLibraryOfPhiladelphia

Toni Morrison's book, Beloved, is often on the list of banned/challenged books.
To learn more about her book and how to have discussions about the topics, check out the lesson plans created by the National Endowment for the Humanities:
edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plans...

We are open today 10 am - 5 pm. Read, Baby, Read is today at 10:30 for our youngest patrons! Thank you! #libraries #library #literacy #readbabyread #foxchase #foxchaselibrary #freelibraryofphiladelphia

Our children's section is rocking!! We have an amazing after school leader who is happy to help with homework and we have some new building toys. Come on by! #FreeLibraryOfPhiladelphia #FoxChase #LEAP

Our February Calendar! Children's Programs: Special Event: Story Quilting with Mama Carla on Monday 2/10 at 3:30 pm; Read, Baby, Read, weekly on Wednesdays at 10:30 am; Sew Cute! Sewing for Kids, weekly on Mondays at 3:30 pm; Read, Baby, Read Yoga with Miss Mia on Wednesday 2/26 at 10:30 am. Teen Programs: Chess Club for kids and teens, weekly on Fridays at 3 pm; Dungeons and Dragons for ages 11-17, weekly on Tuesdays at 4 pm. Adult Programs: Movement Mornings: Chair Yoga on Fridays at 10:10 am; English Conversation Class (note: same class as Northeast Regional) on Wednesdays at 3 pm; Digital Junkyard on Thursday 2/6 at 11 am; Dungeons and Dragons on Saturday 2/8 at 2:30 pm; Crafternoons with Melissa on Tuesday 2/11 at 11 am; Meditation with Pat on Thursday 2/13 at 10:15 am; Adult Coloring on Thursday 2/13 at 11:15 am; The Evolution of Baseball in Philadelphia hosted by Jeff Thomas on Friday 2/14 at 11:30 am; Saturday Sewcial Club on Saturday 2/15 at 2 pm; Monthly Movie Matinee: Conclave on Thursday, 2/20 at 11:00 am; Crochet with Krista on Tuesday 2/25 at 5:45 pm.

Feb calendar. Text in Alt Text!

Hello all! We're starting a Girl Scout troop in Fox Chase for K-3 graders. Informational meeting at Memorial Presbyterian Church of Fox Chase on Tuesday, January 28 at 6:30. Please see the flyer below.

Hope to see you there!

Eagles' A.J. Brown meets 'Inner Excellence' author Jim Murphy A.J. Brown met "Inner Excellence" author Jim Murphy Friday, days after he was seen reading the book on the sideline during the Eagles game.

Apparently it is "Inner Excellence" by Jim Murphy: awfulannouncing.com/nfl/eagles-a...

We are so happy to welcome Mama Carla for her amazing Story Quilting program on 2/10 at 3:30 pm. libwww.freelibrary.org/calendar/eve... #BlackHistoryMonth #FreeLibraryOfPhiladelphia #FoxChase #StoryQuilting #AfricanDiaspora

Fun new project for 2025! Crochet a granny square for every book you read this year, based on the colors of the book cover. When the year is over, sew them together for a scarf (if you read a lot, a blanket). This is our A/T Librarian's first one of 2025, based on @cmalongi.bsky.social 's Citadel.

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Our heat is fixed and we will be open today, Saturday 1/4, from 10 am until 5 pm. #library #FoxChase #FreeLibraryOfPhiladelphia

The Port Richmond library is closed again, as Rebuild roof project stalls The roof of the library is filled with leaks, and plaster is falling on the inside.

Sharing for our friends at Richmond Library: web.archive.org/web/20250104...

#Library #ReBuild #Help

We're still closed today, Friday, 1/3. It is uncomfortably cold in the building. We hope that things will be fixed soon. The contractor is actively working on it. We will update when we know more. Thank you all for your understanding!

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The Fox Chase Library is closed due to lack of heat in the building. We are waiting for an update.
Thank you!
The nearest branches while we are closed are:
Northeast Regional, 2228 Cottman Avenue
Welsh Road, 9233 Roosevelt Boulevard
We are always open online at www.freelibrary.org

The Free Library of Philadelphia will have limited hours December 31st, due to the holiday. Fox Chase Library will be open 12/31, 11 am to 1 pm. We will be closed tomorrow, January 1st. We will reopen on January 2nd at 10 am. Please have a safe holiday & we look forward to seeing everyone in 2025!

Did you upgrade your craft supplies this holiday season?

The library is looking for: sewing machines, fabric, thread, sewing needles, buttons, yarn, crochet hooks, knitting needles, embroidery floss, cross stitch hoops, picture frames, and craft books for projects!