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Author Event | Prisoners of Congress: Philadelphia’s Quakers in Exile, 1777-1778
Mon, December 4, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Join scholar Norman E. Donoghue II for an inside look into an untold story of Philadelphia Quakers during the American Revolution. In 1777, Congress labeled Quakers who would not take up arms in support of the War of Independence as “the most Dangerous Enemies America knows” and…
Free Library Foundation Supporters Bar
Tue, December 5, 2023
5:03 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Make a night of it at the Free Library! Free Library Members and Supporters attending the Author Event for Sohla El-Waylly are invited to come early for Happy Hour and to network with other Library lovers. If you don't yet have tickets, overflow tickets are still available. The…
Author Talk: Carol Menaker | The Worse Thing We’ve Ever Done: One Juror’s Reckoning with Racial Injustice
Tue, December 5, 2023
5:30 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Cost: FREE
Her memoir, The Worst Thing We’ve Ever Done: One Juror’s Reckoning with Racial Injustice weaves together the stories of her 21-day jury sequestration in the murder trial of Frederick Muhammed Burton, one of two Black prison inmates charged with the 1973 murders of two…
Sohla El-Waylly | Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook
Tue, December 5, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Pay What You Wish
THE EVENT IS CAPACITY. TICKETS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. In conversation with Reem Kassis A chef, writer, video producer, and community advocate, Sohla El-Waylly hosts Mystery Menu for The New York Times Cooking YouTube channel and The History Channel’s Ancient Recipes with Sohla , and…
Dannagal Goldthwaite Young | Wrong: How Media, Politics, and Identity Drive Our Appetite for Misinformation
Wed, December 6, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Pay What You Wish
REGISTER Co-sponsored by Committee of Seventy In conversation with Cherri Gregg, host/news anchor for WHYY radio Dannagal Goldthwaite Young is the author of Irony and Outrage: The Polarized Landscape of Rage, Fear, and Laughter in the United States . A professor of communication and…
Author Talk: Steven Ujifusa
Mon, December 11, 2023
5:30 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Cost: FREE
Author Steven Ujifusa will present his book, THE LAST SHIPS FROM HAMBURG: Business, Rivalry, and the Race to Save Russia’s Jews on the Eve of World War. Ujifusa tells the largely forgotten, colorful story of three remarkable businessmen who, driven by very different…
Imagine More Story Adventures with Thembi Palmer
Fri, December 15, 2023
10:30 A.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,…
Lincoln Peirce Author Visit
Tue, January 9, 2024
10:00 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
We are thrilled to announce that New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Lincoln Peirce will be here to celebrate the paperback release of Max & the Midknights , the first book in a fabulously popular series of the same name. Lincoln Peirce (pronounced "purse") is…
Performance, Talk & Reading by Ray Toy
Tue, January 9, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Cost: FREE
Local author and artist, Ray Toy, will engage the audience in a three-part program spanning a comedic, experimental art performance, an artist talk, and a reading from their recently published science fiction fantasy novel. Experience the unique interplay between everyday minimalism and…
Author Talk: Sarahlyn Bruck, Light of the Fire: A novel
Tue, January 30, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Cost: FREE
Author Sarahlyn Bruck will present her new novel, Light of the Fire . In this heartrending story about healing from past mistakes, two estranged friends face the twenty-year-old accident that forced them apart—and the consequences of the secret that still haunts…
Meet Glenda Armand and Kim Freeman, authors of Ice Cream Man!
Fri, February 2, 2024
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for a special visit with authors Glenda Armand and Kim Freeman who will share their book, Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better . Augustus Jackson was a Philadelphia native and is known as the Father of Ice Cream! Glenda is the author of…
Bryan Collier Author Visit
Fri, February 2, 2024
1:30 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for a special visit with author and illustrator, Bryan Collier. Bryan Collier is a beloved illustrator known for his unique style combining watercolor and detailed collage. He is a four-time Caldecott Honor recipient for Trombone Shorty , Dave the Potter , Martin's Big…
There’s Something in My Closet book reading by Mister Boom Boom
Tue, March 26, 2024
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
This delightful and engaging story explores our bedtime fears and the importance of telling the truth. As with all of Mister Boom Boom's programs, this story is interactive with audience participation and special instruments and sound effects. After the performance, Mister Boom Boom (of…