Highlighting Autistic Artists in the Art Department's Collection

April is Autism Acceptance Month and the Art Department is highlighting Autistic artists from our collection. Each of these books is available for loan using your Free Library card . Just place a hold on the item or drop into the Art Department to retrieve the book!   George Widener: Secret Universe IV American artist George Widener (born… continue reading Highlighting Autistic Artists in the Art Department's Collection

By written by Natasha S.    April 1, 2025   

• Art
• Artists Books
• Recommendations
• Catalog
• Autism

Places Imagined and Realized: The Art Department's August Book Display

Each month in the Art Department library staff Radiyah and Eileen pick a theme for the book display and curate books related to that topic. This month’s theme is Road Trippin: A Tour of Places Imagined and Realized . Below you'll find a few highlights from this month's list. Bodys Isek Kingelez (1948-2015) is a… continue reading Places Imagined and Realized: The Art Department's August Book Display

By written by Natasha S.    August 21, 2023   

• Exhibitions
• Art
• Artists Books
• Recommendations
• Catalog
• Architecture

Bryn Ziegler's Don’t Look Into The Abyss and Other Philadelphia Comics

The Art Department is thrilled to host the launch of  Don’t Look Into The Abyss , a new graphic novel illustrated and published by  Bryn Ziegler .  Ziegler is a book and comic artist specializing in intimate, interactive books exploring themes of queerness.  Don’t Look Into The Abyss  is a single-player… continue reading Bryn Ziegler's Don’t Look Into The Abyss and Other Philadelphia Comics

By written by Alina J.    June 14, 2023   

• Art
• Artists Books
• Comics and Graphic Novels
• Author Events

Nourishing Literacy | The Rainbow Pantry... from Scratch!

Inspired by June’s Pride month and our LGBTQIA+ community members, we are celebrating the Rainbow Pantry again! Check out previous blog posts for more ideas on keeping and using colorful kitchen staples. This round, we are exploring ways to create our own cabinet, fridge, and freezer pantry items from scratch! Red A few strawberries will… continue reading Nourishing Literacy | The Rainbow Pantry... from Scratch!

By written by Shayna M.    July 8, 2021    2  

• Artists Books
• LGBTQ
• Culinary Literacy
• Recipes
• Cooking