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You may have noticed a few of our librarians' shining faces around town lately on buses, billboards, subway placards, and more, as part of our ad campaign in partnership with ADLOOP. We… continue reading Check Us Out: Meet Khaleef!
By written by Michelle S. June 20, 2013
Celebrate the long summer nights with Moonight Movies from Mt. Airy USA! Beginning Friday, June 21 and running through Friday, August 16, Moonlight Movies will be shown at 8:30 p.m. in the park… continue reading Moonight Movies in Mt. Airy Returns to Lovett Library!
By written by Eileen O. June 17, 2013
2013 marks the 75th anniversary of "The Man of Steel," "The Last Son of Krypton," "The Man of Tomorrow"; the quintessential figure that helped invent the entire comic… continue reading Friday Five: Superman
By written by Peter SM June 14, 2013 1
You may have noticed a few of our librarians' shining faces around town lately on buses, billboards, subway placards, and more, as part of our ad campaign in partnership with ADLOOP. We… continue reading Check Us Out: Meet Karin!
By written by Michelle S. June 13, 2013
Online Summer Reading is in full swing right now here at the Free Library with kids, teens, and adults from all over Philadelphia reading as much as they can all summer long to meet our… continue reading Find Summer Reading Booklists Instantly In Our Online Catalog
By written by Peter SM June 12, 2013 1
In celebration of GLBTQ Pride Month, the Independence Library , 18 South 7th Street, will host a casual dessert and coffee social on Friday, June 28 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Our library is the home… continue reading Celebrate Pride Month and the Barbara Gittings GLBTQ Collection
By written by Independence Branch Library June 12, 2013
Our streaming Music Online collections, powered by Alexander Street Press, have recently added tons of great new content. You'll find these collections listed on both our Digital… continue reading Tons of New Music Added to FLP's Streaming Music Collections
By written by Jamie W. June 11, 2013 1
Today marks what would have been acclaimed children’s book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak’s 85 th birthday. Check out today’s whimsical Google Doodle that celebrates… continue reading A Wild Rumpus of a Birthday
By written by Michelle S. June 10, 2013
The school year may be ending, but activities for teens are just starting to heat up at Parkway Central. We’re bringing back old favorites and doing some new things to keep the… continue reading Teen Summer Activities at Philbrick Hall
By written by Daniel S. June 10, 2013
Many of our ebook readers have already discovered Freading. It's a great alternative to our Overdrive collection with a wide selection of titles from a growing list of publishers. Freading… continue reading Now Get Even More from Freading!
By written by Jamie W. June 7, 2013 1
June is Great Outdoors Month, the perfect time to get outside with your little one, enjoying the beautiful late spring/early summer weather. It can be as simple as a walk around the neighborhood.… continue reading It's Great Outdoors Month!
By written by Megan W. June 5, 2013 2
Here are the Top 10 ebooks downloaded from the Free Library's OverDrive Digital Library in May 2013. We may actually need to re-name this the "Top James Patterson ebooks List" this month, as the… continue reading Top 10 ebooks OverDrive Digital Library May 2013
By written by Peter SM June 4, 2013
Starting in June, the Free Library of Philadelphia's children's librarians will be creating and sharing an Early Literacy Calendar! Each month, the calendar will be chock full of fun… continue reading June 2013 Early Literacy Calendar
By written by Andrea Z. June 3, 2013 2
The Online Summer Reading Game begins tomorrow, June 1st! Going on vacation this summer? Can’t get to your neighborhood library? You can still play Online Summer Reading! Online Summer… continue reading Online Summer Reading begins tomorrow, June 1st!
By written by Rachel F. May 31, 2013
You may have noticed a few of our librarians' shining faces around town lately on buses, billboards, subway placards, and more, as part of our ad campaign in partnership with ADLOOP. We… continue reading Check Us Out: Meet Tiffany!
By written by Michelle S. May 30, 2013
You can tune into Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection on Saturday, June 1st, 2013, from 5 to 6 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 FM and learn about the life and music of Joseph Haydn, the… continue reading Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection
By written by Andrea Z. May 29, 2013
Mostly referred to as that "other" major social networking site besides Facebook and Twitter , Google+ has managed to stay relevant and innovative while only being on the social media… continue reading Check Out Free Library of Philadelphia on Google+
By written by Peter SM May 28, 2013 2
The Memorial Day holiday weekend is here and with it the unofficial start of the summer season! Besides most people being off from work, "goin' down the shore" for some sun and fun,… continue reading Friday Five: How-To's for Your B-B-Q!
By written by Peter SM May 24, 2013
You may have noticed a few of our librarians' shining faces around town lately on buses, billboards, subway placards, and more, as part of our ad campaign in partnership with ADLOOP. We… continue reading Check Us Out: Meet K-Fai!
By written by Michelle S. May 23, 2013
OverDrive will release an updated version of the OverDrive Media Console (OMC) mobile app for iOS and Android (v2.6.5) on Tuesday, May 28. This change will effect people who use the Overdrive app… continue reading Updated Overdrive Mobile Apps Coming Tuesday 5/28/13
By written by Jamie W. May 23, 2013 2