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The 65th National Book Awards took place on November 19th and featured appearances by Fran Lebowitz , Steve Martin , Rudine Sims Bishop , Garrison Keillor , and many other distinctive voices of… continue reading 2014 National Book Award Winners
By written by Peter SM November 25, 2014
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
This Saturday many comic book stores across the country will celebrate Halloween ComicFest , reveling in the horror-day spirit of screams and scares this frightful fall. Here is a " Friday… continue reading Friday Five: Four Color Fear and Illustrated Horror
By written by Peter SM October 24, 2014
Watching scary movies during the month of October is a tradition almost as ancient as the Halloween holiday itself. You can't surf around the television dial without seeing any number of… continue reading Streaming Screams and Scares on Hoopla this Halloween
By written by Peter SM October 22, 2014
The crisp autumn air has blown away any cinematic stink from a fairly lackluster summer at the box office . In the remaining few months of the year, cineplexes will screen more than their fair… continue reading Friday Five: Gone Girl and Making the Leap from Page to Screen
By written by Peter SM October 3, 2014 1
This week marks 30 years of celebrating Banned Books Week . Well, maybe celebrating isn't the right word. I do think the message of "celebrating" something like the idea of banning… continue reading Banned Books Week 2014
By written by Peter SM September 26, 2014
We recently revamped our Explore section, the home to Booklist, Research and Learning guides, and Reviews & Recommendations for books, movies, and music in our catalog. So, let's go… continue reading Go On An Adventure Through Our New Explore Section!
By written by Peter SM September 24, 2014
With the Labor Day weekend coming up, you may have plans to get together with friends, take a trip down the shore, get out of the city and go camping, or maybe just relax. But after all of that,… continue reading Labor Day Weekend Hoopla-thon
By written by Peter SM August 29, 2014
As we are now in the dog days of summer and those long sun lit evenings begin to wane, my thoughts turn to carefree childhood days playing with friends and spending time outdoors from dawn to… continue reading Friday Five: Summer Camp Movies
By written by Peter SM August 22, 2014
Here are the Top 10 ebooks downloaded from the Free Library's OverDrive Digital Library in July 2014. More than 64,600 ebooks were checked out and downloaded for the month! Taking the number… continue reading Top 10 ebooks OverDrive Digital Library July 2014
By written by Peter SM August 6, 2014 1
image courtesy of DC Comics Back in April, I wrote about the numerous events DC Comics had planned throughout this year to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Batman . Today is one of the bigger… continue reading Holy Celebration! It's Batman Day!
By written by Peter SM July 23, 2014
It's summer time and that means time to get in the water! Some kids are very comfortable playing in the pool right from the start, while others need a little encouragement getting their… continue reading Splish, Splash! Fun with Water!
By written by Monica C. July 15, 2014 1
After a failed geoengineering attempt to fix climate change leaves the earth in an everlasting winter, the last humans in Bong Joon-ho’s new sci-fi thriller, Snowpiercer , survive aboard a… continue reading Crazy Train
By written by Jamie B. July 8, 2014
You might think, in keeping with a certain stereotype, that librarians are so old-school that the only music we listen to comes from the Library’s vinyl collection . And though there may be… continue reading Summer Highlights from New Albums
By written by Perry G. July 3, 2014
It's World Cup time and all over the world billions of people are watching (and cheering!) for their teams. Soccer is a truly international sport, and it continues to gain more and… continue reading Books about Soccer for Little Ones - Go Team USA!
By written by Monica C. July 1, 2014
Walking around the city recently—iPod on, ear buds in my ears, blasting out some tunes—I saw a flier for a punk rock show stapled up on a telephone pole: D.I. Summer Suburbia Tour .… continue reading Punk(s) on Film
By written by Peter SM June 25, 2014 2
Now that you've been properly introduced, get ready for some fun. The "King of Bad Taste", "Sultan of Sleaze", and "Pope of Trash" (allegedly coined with… continue reading Friday Five: John Waters
By written by Peter SM June 13, 2014
So, it's been a little over a week now since the mid-season finale of Mad Men (what's with these mid-season finales anyway?! Such a tease!) I've actually opted to wait and binge-watch… continue reading If You Like Mad Men...
By written by Peter SM June 5, 2014
It's Memorial Day weekend once again, the official start of summer, and with it movie blockbuster season. Godzilla may have stomped and crushed the competition last week (pun intended!), but… continue reading Friday Five: A to Z X-Men
By written by Peter SM May 23, 2014 3
Last weekend was a big one for Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature, as the Nebula Awards were announced in San Jose, CA. Philadelphia’s own Samuel R. Delany, Professor of Creative… continue reading Science Fiction Award Season!
By written by Joel N. May 20, 2014