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Coming Up at the Free Library in Frankford

Greetings and a happy holiday season to all!

See below for Frankford Neighborhood Library’s upcoming Winter Programs:

For Teens
Teen Trivia Contest – Black History!
Tweens and teens, ages 12 to 19, are welcome to participate in our trivia contest.  The subject is Black History and teens will battle for cool prizes.  No registration required.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 | 4:30 p.m.

For Teens
Letter to My Father Literacy Workshops
Tina Smith Brown, creator of Letter2myFather, believes that relationship (or lack of relationship) with our fathers fundamentally impacts the direction of our lives. She also believes that any resulting misdirection can be effectively redirected through careful, critical and conscientious examination of self in light of that relationship. Through her very mobile, go-anywhere  literary workshops she lays a foundation for teens to effectively begin the process of self-examination that leads to healing and celebration!
Tuesdays, March 1 & 8, 2016 | 4:30 p.m.

For Adults
Extended Time Tuesdays – with our Digital Resource Specialist
Do you need more time on a computer to type a paper, write e-mails, search for and apply for jobs?  Join us every first Tuesday for extended, two-hour computer sessions.  Our Digital Resource Specialist will be available at this time to answer your computer questions. Space will be limited.
1st Tuesday of the month | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
January 5, February 2 & March 1

For Teens
Teen Third Tuesdays
Crafts, games and fun for Teens Only.  Snacks will be provided.
3rd Tuesday of the month | 4:30 p.m.
January 19, February 16 & March 15

For Kids
Wii Wednesdays with Vince
Come play your favorite Wii games with Mr. Vince.  For school-aged kids.
Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m.   |   January 6, 13, 20 & 27
February 3, 10, 17 & 24
March 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30

For School- age Kids
Leap Afterschool Program (Note: The LEAP Afterschool program is system-wide and is not specific to Frankford Library)
provides homework assistance, computer literacy, and library skills for students in grades K-12, and daily literacy enrichment activities for elementary school students. LEAP operates from September to June at all Free Library neighborhood libraries and Parkway Central Library, and Tuesday-Friday in the three regional libraries.
Mondays- Thursdays | 3pm -5:30 p.m.
Saturday | 1pm-5pm

The library has been without a Children’s Liberian for over a year. We hope to welcome our new Children’s Library on staff in the coming months. I am sure s/he will be eager to offer preschool and school –age programs once settled. If and when additions and/or changes arise, I will be sure to update you all.

Many holiday wishes and blessings!
LaBae Daniels
Library Supervisor & Adult/Teen Librarian
Free Library of Philadelphia
Frankford Branch
4634 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19124-5804
Phone: 215-685-1473
Email: danielsl@freelibrary.org
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Op-ED From Tony Qiu and Devan Kartha

We need funding in our schools

There is currently no state budget and no plan from our state as to how much funding will be given to the students this year. The school district taking out loans does nothing to remedy the solution long term and simply covers up a much bigger problem in the State legislature. If a budget does not pass, the school district gets one step closer to falling apart and if more money is not allotted to pay money back to the loan we just took out, future students suffer more.

Lack of funding has been a long-standing issue plaguing the Philadelphia School District. Over these past years, schools have seen cuts in teaching staff and faculty and student extracurricular activities – clubs and sports. Recently, we have seen a large number of schools shut down as a result of overcrowding, poor building quality and lack of funding, however, this problem can be managed and dealt with and worked out and for sure it will be.

The back and forth between our state legislators, however, seems as though it may never end. Almost three hundred million dollars are being paid each year towards outstanding debts. The situation is ridiculous and has been for some time. America is not, by any means, a poor nation and there is no reason for ten percent of our school budget to be paid to loans and interest that we wouldn’t need if not for a serious budget issue.

Could our schools have their loans paid off? A bailout of some sort? We know that we have received less than the students before us and we can only see this trend continuing and worsening for the students after us. It is imperative that a solution is found and quickly.

Tony Qiu and Devan Kartha
Masterman Class of 2016

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Back to School at Marshall

Its was time to hit the books again and we were there last week at historic John Marshall School at 4500 Griscom Street.  There were smiles all around from parents and children and even crossing guard, Megan Kramer, was in high spirits greeting the kids as she watched out for them crossing Orthodox Street.

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