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Harvey Finkle's Photomemory: Philadelphia's Readers, Then and Now
Tue, September 10, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Photographer Harvey Finkle presents a free, all-ages drop-in workshop in conjunction with Library Card Sign Up Month. Finkle will lead participants in a small group discussion of his photographs of readers. These black and white images, which span four decades and include dynamic scenes in…
Mary McCormack & Melissa Fitzgerald | What's Next: A Backstage Pass to the West Wing
Wed, September 11, 2024
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Pay What You Wish
The Author Events Series presents Mary McCormack & Melissa Fitzgerald | What's Next: A Backstage Pass to the West Wing REGISTER WHAT’S NEXT: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service (Dutton; on sale August 13, 2024),…
Author Event: Dr. Louis Parascandola- A Black Philadelphia Reader
Sat, September 14, 2024
1:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Louis J. Parascandola is a Professor of Humanities at Long Island University, Brooklyn. He has published several books on Black authors including Eric Walrond, Gwendolyn Bennett, J. A. Rogers, and Amy Jacques Garvey. He is currently working on two projects, one a collection of the writings of…
Carrie Rickey | A Complicated Passion, The Life and Work of Agnès Varda
Mon, September 16, 2024
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Pay What You Wish
The Author Events Series presents Carrie Rickey | A Complicated Passion, The Life and Work of Agnès Varda REGISTER In conversation with Gary Kramer Born in Los Angeles, Carrie Rickey is an award-winning film critic, art critic, and film historian. She was the…
Imagine More Story Adventures with Thembi Palmer
Fri, September 20, 2024
12:30 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Cost: FREE
Join the ever amazing Thembi Palmer of Imagine More: Story Adventures for a fantastic story time! Thembi Palmer is committed to promoting literacy by developing a love of reading and books in young children, pre-K through 4th grade. She collaborates with Philadelphia schools, libraries, museums,…
Author Event: The Ballad of Roy Benavidez
Thu, September 26, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Room 108 University of Pennsylvania historian William Sturkey will discuss his latest book, which tells the dramatic life of Vietnam War hero Roy Benavidez, revealing how Hispanic Americans have long shaped US history, from " a major new voice [with] lyrical powers as a biographer ”…
Francis Collins | The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust
Thu, September 26, 2024
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $17.50
The Author Events Series presents Francis Collins | The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust REGISTER In conversation with Kathleen Hall Jamieson In The Road to Wisdom , Francis Collins reminds us of the four core sources of judgement and clear thinking: truth,…
Author Event | Cresheim Farm: An American History of Conquest, Privilege and Struggles for Freedom and Equality
Fri, October 4, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
In the Social Science & History Department, 2nd Floor Author Antje Ulrike Mattheus will discuss this deeply researched political archaeology, which shows how one mostly unknown but strategically placed piece of land in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia – home to an…
"Speaking in Tongues," Poets on the Art of Translation
Sat, October 5, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Independence Library
Cost: FREE
"Speaking in Tongues," Poets on the Art of Translation Join us for "Speaking in Tongues," a conversation with poets about the art of translation. This event will delve into the experiences and approaches of poets who work with translators to have their work rendered in…
Author Event | Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War
Thu, October 10, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
4th Floor Skyline Room Jon Grinspan will discuss his propulsive account of one of U.S. history's most consequential political clubs: the Wide Awake anti-slavery youth movement that marched America from the 1860 election to civil war. Jon Grinspan is Curator of Political History at the…
Paola Mendoza | Solis: A Companion to Sanctuary
Thu, October 10, 2024
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Pay What You Wish
The Author Events Series presents Paola Mendoza | Solis: A Companion to Sanctuary REGISTER From the authors of Sanctuary comes a haunting near-future companion tale about undocumented immigrants subjected to deadly experiments in a government labor camp and the four…
Author Event: John McGoran
Tue, October 15, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Cost: FREE
John McGoran will read an excerpt from his novel Drift: A Thriller , followed by a Q & A with the audience. Jon McGoran is the author of 11 novels, including acclaimed ecological thrillers Drift , Deadwood and Dust Up as well as notable titles for young adults. His newest novel, The Price of…
Aisha Beliso-De Jesus | Excited Delerium: Race, Police Violence, and the Invention of a Disease
Wed, October 16, 2024
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $17.50
The Author Events Series presents Aisha Beliso-De Jesus | Excited Delerium: Race, Police Violence, and the Invention of a Disease REGISTER In Conversation with Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. In 1980, Charles Wetli---a Miami-based medical examiner and self-proclaimed “cult…
Valarie Kaur | Revolutionary Love
Wed, October 16, 2024
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Pay What You Wish
The Author Events Series Presents Valarie Kaur | Revolutionary Love REGISTER The Revolutionary Love Bus Tour 2024-2025 is a healing odyssey across the United States calling people to rise up in courage, humanity, and love. Join visionary civil rights leader Valarie Kaur in…
Imagine More Story Adventures with Thembi Palmer
Sat, October 19, 2024
12:30 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Cost: FREE
Join the ever amazing Thembi Palmer of Imagine More: Story Adventures for a fantastic story time! Thembi Palmer is committed to promoting literacy by developing a love of reading and books in young children, pre-K through 4th grade. She collaborates with Philadelphia schools, libraries, museums,…
Saadia Faruqi Author Visit
Mon, October 21, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Saadia Faruqi is a Pakistani American author and interfaith activist. She writes the popular children’s early reader series “Yasmin” and other books for children, including chapter books, graphic novels, and picture books. Her middle grade novels include “A Place At The…
Malcolm Gladwell | Revenge of the Tipping Point
Thu, October 24, 2024
7:30 P.M.
Congregation Rodeph Shalom
Cost: $30.00
Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123 Enter at 1339 Green Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123 The Author Events Series presents Malcolm Gladwell | Revenge of the Tipping Point REGISTER In conversation with Michelle Miller In Malcolm…
Andre Robert Lee | A Conversation with the Documentary Filmmaker and Author
Wed, November 6, 2024
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Pay What You Wish
The Author Events Series presents Andre Robert Lee | A Conversation with the Documentary Filmmaker and Author REGISTER André Robert Lee most recently served as the Executive Producer of Notes From America With Kai Wright. The show is broadcast from WNYC, the largest public radio station…
Lori Ginzberg | Tangled Journeys
Thu, November 14, 2024
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Pay What You Wish
The Author Events Series presents Lori Ginzberg | Tangled Journeys REGISTER In conversation with Tamala Edwards In 1830 Richard Walpole Cogdell, a husband, father, and bank clerk in Charleston, South Carolina, purchased a fifteen-year-old enslaved girl, Sarah Martha Sanders. Before her…
Imagine More Story Adventures with Thembi Palmer
Fri, November 15, 2024
12:30 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Cost: FREE
Join the ever amazing Thembi Palmer of Imagine More: Story Adventures for a fantastic story time! Thembi Palmer is committed to promoting literacy by developing a love of reading and books in young children, pre-K through 4th grade. She collaborates with Philadelphia schools, libraries, museums,…