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Mon, May 20, 2013
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2013 marks the 6th annual Philly Beer Week. What began as a “what if discussion” between a Daily News reporter and some bar owners has now grown into an annual event with more than 250 participating organizations and more than 1,000 events. To the best of our knowledge, Philly Beer Week was the first city-wide week long celebration of craft beer. In the six years since its founding, more than 100 cities have followed our lead.
This year the Free Library is proud to be able to declare ourselves the Official Library of Beer Week. We’re celebrating by not just offering a great selection of information resources on beer history, beer tasting, and making your own beer--we're also hosting several special events! Check out the following activities:
Brewed in Philly: Come to the second floor of Parkway Central any time between May 31 and June 30 to catch a glimpse into local beer history in this exhibition featuring historic maps, documents, and images from the Free Library’s Collections. Informative and interesting, Brewed in Philly is a great place to stop for a breather between all the PBW events you are planning on attending in Fairmount and Logan Square. Local beer historian Rich Wagner contributed his expertise, and items from his personal collection for this special exhibition. See more images from our collection in the online exhibition.
Meet the Hammer of Glory: May 31, 4:40 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. This year the Free Library is a stop on the Hammer of Glory Relay. The Hammer of Glory, as seen here being wielded by Mayor Michael Nutter, is the official symbol of Beer Week. Every year Beer Week begins with the Hammer (or HOG, for short) taking an epic voyage around Philadelphia that ends at Opening Tap--the official opening event of Beer Week. This year the HOG will make a stop at Parkway Central. Take a picture of yourself and your friends with the Hammer at the Library and tweet it to us @freelibrary or post it to us on our Facebook page. Free Library of Philadelphia librarians will be taking the Hammer from Parkway Central to The Kite and Key by book truck, where you can join in for the Troeg’s Opening Tap Tailgate with limited edition beers and representatives from Troeg's Brewing.
Browse and Brews: June 5, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Join the Raven Society and special guests for a Library fundraiser that pairs beer, food, learning, and history. The event will feature beer generously donated by Manayunk Brewing Company, Philadelphia Brewing Company, Saint Benjamin Brewing, and Yards Brewing Company paired with food from Diverse Catering. There will also be a variety of local beer experts on hand to answer any questions you might have about beer, including George Hummel and Nancy Rigberg from Home Sweet Homebrew and local beer historian Rich Wagner. Tickets are $30, $20 for Ravens Members, and $10 for designated drivers. Purchase here.
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Mayor Nutter with the Hammer of Glory |
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Image of 19th Century brewing from the Library's Collections |
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Fri, March 8, 2013
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March 10-16 is Teen Tech Week @ The Free Library of Philadelphia and we’re calling on all Philadelphia teens to take a minute to check in at their Library or Hot Spot. We have tons of fun programs this week all around the city from robotics to gaming. But you don’t need to come to an event to participate in Teen Tech Week. You can explore our website, to learn a new language with Mango, find us on Facebook and Twitter, check out a book about building robots, or just use one of our computers to message a friend.
Here’s some fun stuff coming up this week:
Whether it's at the library or over the internet, this is a great week to geek out on technology at the Library!
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Tue, March 5, 2013
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Every year, teen poets and spoken word artists come together to blow us away with their words and performances-- Teen Poetry Slam returns to the Free Library on Friday, April 5!
If you’re coming out to perform, this is what you have to know:
• Performers must attend a high school within the Philadelphia city limits.
• Performers must be prepared to present twice.
• Poems must be performed, not read.
• Performances are limited to 1 ½ minutes.
• No props or audio
• Keep it clean!
• Registration is open NOW: e-mail teenpoetry@freelibrary.org or call 215-686-5415
• Registration deadline is April 1, 2013, at 5:00 p.m.
Prizes: 1st Prize: $150, 2nd Prize: $100, 3rd Prize: $75.
If you’re coming out to listen, here’s what you need to know: Philadelphia teens can bring it! If you have never attended Teen Poetry Slam before, make this the year you come out. Having attended three years in a row I never cease to be amazed at the level of talent and passion that appears on that stage. Mark your calendar -- April 5, 3:30 p.m. You will not be disappointed.
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Fri, January 18, 2013
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If you’re reading this blog, you probably know that the Library is a great place to go when you’re looking for something. It’s also a great place to go if you’re looking for someone.
Last February, the Free Library did a series of Literary Speed Dating events that over 100 people participated in and resulted in 81 matches. Everyone had so much fun that we’re doing it again this year.
Speed Dating at the Free Library is for people who love adventure, love love, and love books. So bring a book with you that you loved or hated or just finished as an ice breaker.
It’s free; all you have to do is register via e-mail:
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 5:30 p.m.: Speed Dating for people in their 20s and 30s, Walnut Street West Library. To register, e-mail Dan at ryand@freelibrary.org
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 6:00 p.m.: Speed Dating for people in their 20s and 30s, Parkway Central Library, Room 108. To register, e-mail Aurora at deshauteursa@freelibrary.org.
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Monday, February 11, 2013, 6:00 p.m.: Speed Dating for people in their 40s and 50s, Parkway Central Library, Room 108. To register, e-mail Aurora at deshauteursa@freelibrary.org.
If Speed Dating seems a little fast for you, check out Online Dating 101 at Lucien Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional on Wednesday, February 6 at 6:00 p.m. Anthropologist and online dating expert Kat Richter will help you get your profile out there to start meeting new people online.
This February we hope to see you at the Free Library L’amour!
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Mon, November 19, 2012
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The Free Library was saddened to hear about the passing of Michael McGonigle, film lecturer at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Michael was very generous with his time and talents and donated his time to lecture about film at the Free Library often. Some memorable lectures he has given at the Free Library include “The Titanic in Film,” “Native Americans in Film,” and “Immigrants and the American Dream in Cinema.” Michael was a featured lecturer during our annual One Book, One Philadelphia events and he was eagerly looking forward to dealing with the themes of this year's book, The Buddha in the Attic, by Julie Otsuka.
Michael’s formal schooling ended after one year at Temple University, but he always had a love of knowledge and research. His passion for self-education made him a strong supporter of institutions like the Free Library of Philadelphia. His lectures always inspired further research, which he encouraged by handing out bibliographies further reading. Sometimes he went even further. For his lecture on the Titanic he included a recipe so that after learning about Titanic, participants could go home and prepare the last meal that was served on the Titanic.
We will miss him and extend our condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.
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Film Lecturer Michael McGonigle |
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