Central Library

Hours

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Public Transportation

Bus Routes:

2 (nbound)	16th & Spring Garden (south of Vine, North of Race) 16th & Hamilton (Comm. College of Phila.)
2 (sbound)	17th & Vine
7 (nbound)	22nd & Ben Franklin Pkwy
7 (sbound)	21st & Ben Franklin Pkwy
27 (nbound)	16th & Spring Garden
27 (ebound)	Broad & Vine
32 (nbound)	20th & Vine
32 (sbound)	21st & Ben Franklin
33 (nbound)	20th & Vine
33 (sbound)	21st & Ben Franklin Pkwy

Get the 32, 33, and 76 busses at the NE corner of 15th and JFK Blvd. There are bus shelters at that corner with the route numbers on them. The stop is across the street from City Hall; in front of the Municipal Services Building; to the right across 15th street is JFK plaza, where the "LOVE" sculpture is located.

38 (ebound)	20th & the Pkwy
38 (wbound)	21st & the Pkwy
43 (ebound)	19th & Spring Garden
43 (wbound)	19th & Spring Garden
48 (nbound)	22nd & the Pkwy
48 (sbound)	21st & the Pkwy

Subway-Surface Lines:

Broad Street Subway (orange) get off at the Race-Vine stop, and walk 5 blocks west. Subway-Surface (green) get off at the 15th street, catch the 32, 33, or 76 at 15th and JFK. Market-Frankford (blue) get off at 15th street, exit to 15th and Market, walk one block north to 15th and JFK to catch the 32, 33, or 76.

For bus/train schedules visit SEPTA

Branch History

Spotlight On...

PAFA Family Art Workshop - Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 2:00PM

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts artists lead an exciting art-making workshop for the whole family!

This FREE event will take place in the Children's Department Story Hour Room.

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Readings from the Chamber Music Collection - Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 2:00PM

Bassoonist Raymundo Jacinto and the Parkway Central’s Music Department invite you to a series of monthly readings and performances from the chamber music repertoire.

The Free Library of Philadelphia invites local musicians to read from music discovered in the Free Library’s Chamber Music Collection.  This circulating collection of individual parts from around 30,000 works of the chamber repertoire serves ensembles ranging between 1 and 10 instruments.  Musicians interested in participating should contact the Music Department for information on finding and taking home works from our collection to prepare for future readings: erefmus@freelibrary.org / 215-686-5316.

This FREE event will take place in Room 108.

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Preschool Storytime - Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 11:00AM

Join us in the Story Hour Room for stories, songs and fun.

Program geared towards 2 to 4 year olds,  but older children up to 5 and younger children are welcome.

This program is for individual children and their caregivers.  To schedule a program for your group, call 215-686-5369.

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