With the Democratic National Convention descending on the city next week, political partying and election events are taking over the town. Joining in on this moment for the city, the Free Library… continue reading Visit the Free Library While the DNC Is In Town!

By written by Julie B.    July 22, 2016    1

• Exhibitions
• Parkway Central
• Rosenbach
• American Presidency

Our literary Christmas is almost upon us: Philadelphia’s favorite bookish holiday— Bloomsday —arrives on Thursday, June 16, and we couldn’t be more excited! This annual… continue reading Philadelphia’s Literary Christmas—Bloomsday!

By written by Julie B.    May 27, 2016   

• Holidays
• History
• Rosenbach
• Bloomsday

This One Book, One Philadelphia season takes us back in time to the Civil War era, as we travel and travail alongside fictional southerners Inman and Ada in Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain .… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: The Civil War on Display

By written by Kathy H.    January 20, 2016   

• One Book, One Philadelphia
• Rare Book Department
• Rosenbach