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Over the past year, the Free Library—along with The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre and many other partners throughout the city—has been celebrating the Year of the Bard: Shakespeare… continue reading Celebrate the Grand Finale of the Year of the Bard: Shakespeare at 450
By written by Michelle S. November 20, 2014
On Monday Dec 8 at 7:00 p.m ., audiences will welcome the return of Wayne Smith, Jr. to Montgomery Auditorium at the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Parkway Central Branch. We last heard from… continue reading Mysterious Travelers' Concert Series | Up next: Wayne Smith Jr | Video recap of Vince Turnbull
By written by Adam F. November 20, 2014
Maker Jawn Initiative at Free Library of Philadelphia to Expand to Adults with IMLS Grant Library Journal “We certainly haven’t finished exploration of on-the-floor Maker programming… continue reading Free Library in the News: November 10-14, 2014
By written by Samantha M. November 14, 2014
Our Fall 2014 Author Events schedule continues through the end of the year and into 2015 with The Monday Poets series on the first Monday of every month, the business-minded Leading Voices lecture… continue reading Top 10 Author Event Podcast Downloads October 2014
By written by Peter SM November 13, 2014
Have you seen the new trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron ? It has all the standard features of a summer blockbuster: slow motion clips, people running and screaming, and lots of explosions.… continue reading Avengers: Age of Ultron
By written by Christina P. November 12, 2014
On October 29th, Saxophonist Mike Cemprola led a jazz quartet on an intimate, often humorous, and forward looking set of his original compositions framed within a few contrasting takes on a pair… continue reading Mysterious Travelers' Concert Series - from Mike Cemprola to Vince Turnbull
By written by Adam F. November 10, 2014
There are almost 20 million veterans currently living in the United States, and almost 12 percent of Pennsylvania’s adult population has served in an American war. (Source: 2013 American… continue reading The Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month
By written by Timothy F. November 9, 2014
Find a book, and much more, at local library Philadelphia Inquirer It was at the Free Library of Philadelphia that I located, first, the river artifacts that wove their way into Flow: The… continue reading Free Library in the News: November 3-7, 2014
By written by Samantha M. November 7, 2014
On Sunday, October 26, the Grand Lobby of the Parkway Central Library transformed into a musical time machine. Local duo Soprano Meets Contrabass (opera Soprano Ana María Díaz… continue reading Pictures from “You’ve Never Heard Anything Like This Before: A Pop-Up Performance with Soprano Meets Contrabass” at the Parkway Central Library
By written by Perry G. November 7, 2014
Here are the Top 10 ebooks downloaded from the Free Library's OverDrive Digital Library in October 2014. More than 62,000 ebooks were checked out and downloaded for the month! Taking… continue reading Top 10 ebooks OverDrive Digital Library October 2014
By written by Peter SM November 7, 2014 1
Children's Books Starring Children with Disabilities The authors of these three coming of age stories seem to be heeding the advice of, “Write what you know,” attributed to… continue reading Books Starring Children with Disabilities
By written by Sarah S. November 7, 2014
If there are robust colors bursting from trees, the sun is setting earlier, and you are breaking out your sweaters, then it must be November! Some traditional and unique holidays this month that… continue reading November 2014 Early Literacy Calendar
By written by Jennifer W. November 3, 2014
This year’s general election takes place Tuesday, November 4, when Pennsylvanians will go to the polls and cast their votes for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, U.S. Congress, and State… continue reading Election Day 2014
By written by Timothy F. November 1, 2014
The Kids Of Ramonita de Rodriguez Branch Of The Library Say: HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Philebrity As part of the Free Library of Philadelphia‘s most excellent MakerJawn program… continue reading Free Library in the News: October 27-31, 2014
By written by Samantha M. October 31, 2014
A new job seeker workshop has started at Mercy Neighborhood Ministries. Every Wednesday, Digital Resource Specialist Osbia Jones assists job seekers in creating an account on JobScout , an online… continue reading Job Seeker Workshop at Mercy Ministries Hotspot
By written by Scott P. October 31, 2014 1
Howllo Boils and Ghouls, Welcome back to the Free Library of Frightadelphia's bloodcurdling blog on this most haunted of holidays, Halloween ! If you survived last year's playlist , then… continue reading Macabre Movies and Sinematic Sounds: A Halloween Playlist from Free Library's Spotify Channel
By written by Peter SM October 31, 2014
illustrator and author Matt Phelan from Ardmore, PA! The award was presented this month at the annual Pennsylvania Library Association Annual Conference . Matt is an illustrator and author of many… continue reading The 2014 Free Library of Philadelphia/Drexel University Children’s Literature Citation Winner Is...
By written by Peter SM October 30, 2014
Daylight saving time (aka daylight time, aka DST) has its origins in the United States with the Standard Time Act of 1918 (See Pub.L. 65-106, United States Statutes at Large , 65 th Congress), an… continue reading Fall Back
By written by Timothy F. October 30, 2014
Let's get the "Word on the Web" and check out some recent topics of interest and discussion from the tech, literary, library, and arts and entertainment intersections of the World… continue reading Word on the Web October 2014
By written by Peter SM October 29, 2014
On Thursday, October 16, the Free Library of Philadelphia celebrated the 25th anniversary of LEAP, our Literacy Enrichment Afterschool Program. Started in 1989, LEAP has evolved over the years… continue reading Celebrating 25 Years of LEAP, the Literacy Enrichment Afterschool Program
By written by Michelle S. October 28, 2014 1