Drop-in afternoon of visual storytelling with collage and scrapbook materials to create a family history book, part of the library's Hyperlocal Heritage series.
Let's Art: Collage Your Family Story is happening at the Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library on Friday, October 23, from 3 PM to 4:30 PM. It's a drop-in afternoon of visual storytelling built around scissors, glue, photos and imagery, and it's open to everyone from first-timers to working artists.
The session is part of Let's Art!, a community art program at the Coleman Library where patrons have been making art together for over a year. It sits within the library's Hyperlocal Heritage series, a space to get creative with personal archives and make books, zines, scrapbooks and collages that put storytelling in people's own hands and leave something for future generations to remember their family story. The series is supported by the William Penn Foundation and the Philadelphia Funder Collaborative for the Semiquincentennial.
On the day, collage and scrapbook materials are provided, so you don't need to bring anything to get started. You're welcome to bring your own photographs, though, which is where the family story part comes in. The whole thing is a drop-in, so you can just show up and start working.
Every week we pick 🏆 the 5 best 🏆 things to do in Philadelphia and send them to your inbox. Just one weekly email, no spam.
By submitting your email, you accept our Privacy Policy
If you're interested in other ways to handle your family history, the Coleman Library also runs Teen Craft Co-op and Digitize Your Archives, the latter of which offers digital scanning to help preserve family and community archives. Collage Your Family Story runs Friday, October 23, from 3 PM to 4:30 PM at the Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library, 68 West Chelten Avenue (Greene St. & Chelten Ave.), Philadelphia, PA 19144.
Date
Friday, 23 October 2026
15:00
Recommended Age
+14 years
