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The Field Teen Center is partnering with Common Sense Media to bring free digital literacy workshops for teens to the Free Library throughout the 2025–26 school year. Digital… continue reading Teen Digital Literacy Workshop Series Starting This Fall
By written by Yona Y. October 28, 2025
Join us at Parkway Central Library for a special storytime series celebrating the many languages of Philadelphia! Each storytime in this series will be bilingual, highlighting different… continue reading Languages of Philadelphia: A Bilingual Family Storytime Series
By written by Bridget G. October 6, 2025 1
The Free Library Music Department and Consonant Collective team up to bring lathe-cut vinyl records to the masses! A new program is dropping at Parkway Central Library… continue reading Cut Your Own Vinyl Record With DIY Discs!
By written by Jane L. October 6, 2025 2
The Penguin Random House Banned Wagon is coming to Philadelphia for Banned Books Week and will make stops at Northeast Regional Library on Friday, October 10, and Parkway Central Library on… continue reading Join the Banned Wagon for Banned Book Fest!
By written by Katrina W. September 30, 2025
The Academy of Natural Sciences and the Free Library of Philadelphia are old friends. For over 100 years, they have existed across from each other on the Benjamin Franklin… continue reading The Academy of Natural Sciences Free Pass Program Returns
By written by Joe S. September 26, 2025 6
Join Us for Pathways to Power , a free civic resource workshop for Philadelphia residents! In celebration of National Voter Registration Day and Welcoming Week , this free event is your… continue reading Pathway to Power: Civics Resources Workshops
By written by Joe S. September 8, 2025
Or Not to Be: Representations of Death in Special Collections is on view from Monday, September 8, 2025, to Saturday, February 28, 2026, on the Third Floor of Parkway Central Library in the… continue reading Or Not to Be: Resources From the Exhibition
By written by Gillian R. September 5, 2025
Or Not to Be: Representations of Death in Special Collections is on view from Monday, September 8, 2025, to Saturday, February 28, 2026, on the Third Floor of Parkway Central Library in the… continue reading Or Not to Be: An Exhibition from Special Collections
By written by Gillian R. September 5, 2025 2
The first eight days of July 2025 saw Philadelphia’s largest municipal workers’ strike in almost 40 years. Striking — collectively withholding labor to improve working conditions… continue reading Images of Strikes and Picket Lines from the Library’s Collections
By written by Ben R. August 21, 2025
Dick Levinson joined the Free Library of Philadelphia about 15 years ago as a Community Relations Specialist. He was the first employee of Central Senior Services , working part-time and producing… continue reading Central Senior Services Programming: A Look at What Keeps It Thriving
By written by Joe S. July 14, 2025 2
The Go Birds: Appreciating Our Avian Friends exhibition is on view in the Second Floor West Gallery at the Parkway Central Library from June 2 – August 30, 2025… continue reading Go Birds: Appreciating Our Avian Friends - An Exhibition from Special Collections
By written by Kelly D. June 16, 2025
The Free Library is pleased to announce that the Rare Book Department in Parkway Central Library will reopen to the public on Monday, June 16 , following the successful completion of a… continue reading The Rare Book Department Reopens on Monday, June 16
By written by Administrator June 13, 2025
The Free Library Board of Trustees will be holding its last meeting of FY25 on Thursday, June 12, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in person in Rooms 405/406/407 at… continue reading Free Library Board of Trustees Public Meeting on Thursday, June 12 at 4:00 p.m.
By written by Administrator June 9, 2025
Looming from behind a glass case and wood framing in Parkway Central Library's Social Sciences and History Department is an accurate model of the USS North Carolina , a 74-gun ship of the… continue reading A Model Ship Docks at the Library
By written by Shane M. May 30, 2025
Join the Newspapers and Microfilm Center on Thursday, May 29, at 6:00 p.m. as we explore the vital role that local journalism plays in our communities. We’ll be screening News Matters… continue reading News Matters: Why Local Journalism is Crucial to Democracy
By written by Lillian L. May 28, 2025
There’s a new club starting up at Parkway Central Library ! Please welcome the Vinyl Record Listening Club ! What does your club do? We are going to get together, listen to, and… continue reading Now Spinning: Join the Vinyl Record Listening Club
By written by Jane L. May 19, 2025 2
On Friday, May 30, from 5:00-8:00 p.m. , Parkway Central Library 's Field Teen Center will host their Second Annual Alternative Prom ! This year's theme is Spellbound: A Night in the… continue reading Get Spellbound at the Field Teen Center’s 2025 Alternative Prom!
By written by Bridget G. April 28, 2025 1
The Business Resource and Innovation Center is proud to welcome award-winning inventor, author, entrepreneur, and Philadelphia native Andrea Rose to the Free Library of… continue reading Learn from Award-Winning Inventor Andrea Rose with Inventing to Win® Workshop
By written by Jordan C. April 23, 2025
Join us on Saturday, April 12, 2025 , for the Third Annual printPHILLY! Print Fair . Organized by the Philadelphia Print Consortium, printPHILLY! celebrates the diversity and richness of… continue reading The Third Annual printPHILLY! Fair Moves to Parkway Central Library!
By written by Laura S. April 8, 2025 1
The Music Special Collections Department at the Free Library of Philadelphia holds three collections of music materials: the Edwin A. Fleisher Orchestral Music Collection , the Sheet Music… continue reading Rediscovering Sophie Drinker: A Pioneer in Women’s Music History
By written by Claire L. March 18, 2025