Ryerss Museum and Library
7370 Central Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19111
(215) 685-0544
ryerssmuseum@gmail.com

Hours:
Friday: 10-4
Saturday: 10-4
Sunday: 10-4

Admission: FREE
Donations welcome

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  • Opening late, 11/20/2022

    We will be opening at NOON on Sunday, November 20, 2022 due to staff shortages. Sorry for any inconvenience.…

  • Movie Night: Hotel Transylvania 2 on Oct. 8!

    Ryerss will be showing a FREE movie in Burholme Park! Bring a blanket and your family on October 8th to see Hotel Transylvania 2. The movie starts at 7 pm, with refreshments for sale. Free crafts and other activities start at 5.

    Call (215) 685-0544 or email ryerssmuseum@gmail.com for any questions!…

  • Fall Storytime Dates

    Come to Ryerss for Storytime the second and fourth Saturday of every month starting at 10:30. The October sessions will be:

    October 8th: Fall , Farms and Fun

    October 22nd: Here Comes Halloween!

    Call us at (215) 685-0544 or email ryerssmuseum@gmail.com for more information!…

  • Storytime is back!

    Yes! We’re Back! Join us for a STORYTIME REUNION Friday, June 24 at 11 am We’ll gather on the porch for Stories, Songs and Fun with Friends Bring a picnic lunch for your family We’ll provide water ice
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    Events

    Ryerss Museum & Library hosts a number of monthly events, listed below as well as special annual events. All of our activities are free and open to the public. Please call or check our Facebook page to confirm monthly events as the calendar is subject to change.

    Ryerss June/July 2026 Calendar of Events:

     

    Friends of Ryerss Used Book Sale 

    First Saturday of every month from 11:00 – 3:00 in the basement
     

    July 17

    		  

    1-3:00

    		  

    Book Club: The Maid by Nita Prose
    July 18

    (rescheduled)

    		 1-3:00 Storytime End of Year Party! Ben and Me: Ben Franklin’s Amazing Inventions. Email ryerssmuseum@gmail.com to register
    July 19 1-3:00 Sunday Fibercraft Group
    July 24 1-3:00 Friday Fibercraft Group
    July 26 1-3:00 Sunday Fibercraft Group
    Aug 1 11-3:00 Used book sale in the basement. Sponsored by the Friends of Ryerss
    Aug 7 1-3:00 Friday Fibercraft Group
    Aug 9 1-3:00 Sunday Fibercraft Group
    Aug 21 1-3:00 Book Club: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
    Aug 21 1-3:00 Friday Fibercraft Group
    Aug  22 11-3:00 Busy Builders on the front porch. It’s back! Lots and lots of play construction activities for builders, young and old. Sponsored by the Friends of Ryerss
    Aug 23 1-3:00 Sunday Fibercraft Group

    Coming in September
    Sept 27 1-3:00 In Pursuit and the Making of America – Philadelphia | Episode 6:  Wealth (1876 – 1917) Join us for a special screening of the documentary. Free Please email ryerssmuseum@gmail.com to register

     

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