The City of Philadelphia has declared a Heat Health Emergency beginning at 12:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, August 11. It will remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, August 13, or longer if conditions merit an extension.

Residents can get out of the heat and into an air-conditioned space at a neighborhood library with access to books, computers, wireless internet, and other library amenities.
Masks are required, according to the new Citywide Mask Mandate.

The following neighborhood library locations will serve as cooling centers, along with their extended hours: 

• Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library | 125 South 52nd Street | 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Joseph E. Coleman Regional Library | 68 West Chelten Avenue | 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Blanche A. Nixon Cobbs Creek Library | 5800 Cobbs Creek Parkway | 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Fox Chase Library | 501 Rhawn Street | 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Frankford Library | 4634 Frankford Avenue | 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
• Haddington Library | 446 North 65th Street  | 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
• Lillian Marrero Library | 601 West Lehigh Avenue | 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
• West Oak Lane Library | 2000 East Washington Lane | 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Whitman Library | 200 Snyder Avenue | 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Widener Library | 2808 West Lehigh Avenue | 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

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