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Free Library Festival

Festival event photographs courtesy of Katie Riggan

On Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19, 2009, the Free Library hosted its third annual Free Library Festival. Drawing our largest crowd to date--estimated at 35,000!--the Festival presented more than 50 authors, performers, and programs, and 80 exhibitors at the Street Fair and Literary Marketplace. Thanks to our Festival Sponsors, the City of Philadelphia, and the Fairmount Park Commission, to the Free Library staff, and to our more than 200 dedicated Festival Volunteers for another fantastic fest!

Be sure to "book" the 3rd weekend in April 2010 for more books, music, and inspiration!*

_{* Tentatively scheduled 2010 Festival dates are subject to change! For festival updates, click here to join our mailing list!}

Festival Highlights

Mon, March 2, 2009

Molly O'Neill

Each week, we will share some of the fantastic authors, performers, and literary exhibitors scheduled to appear at this year's fest!

Highlights for Adults

Molly O'Neill | American Food Writing: An Anthology: With Classic Recipes
Saturday, April 18, Skyline Salon

Molly O'Neill was the food columnist for the New York Times Magazine for a decade and host of the PBS series Great Food. Her work has appeared in many national magazines, and she is the author of three cookbooks, including the award-winning New York Cookbook. From Henry David Thoreau to Anthony Bourdain, American Food Writing, which O'Neill edited, collects of the best food writing from over 250 years of American culinary history.

Fun for the Family

Peter Yarrow | The Peter Yarrow Songbook: Favorite Folk Songs
Saturday, April 18, Target Children's Stage

One-third of the five-time Grammy Award-winning folk group Peter, Paul, and Mary, social activist Peter Yarrow wrote some of the most iconic songs that the group recorded, including "Puff, The Magic Dragon," "Day is Done," and "Light One Candle." In collaboration with his daughter Bethany, Yarrow continues to bring the joy of folk music to a new generation in his collection of songbooks for children, which include Sleepytime Songs, Favorite Folk Songs, and the forthcoming Songs to Sing Together.

Peter Yarrow

Posted by Sara Goddard @ 12:23 PM