Reels of Time: Literature’s Microfilm Collection
Literature Department at Parkway Central Library
Visit the Literature Department's new exhibition to learn more about our microfilm collection!
Microfilm preserves fragile documents such as rare books, newspapers and other periodicals by using micro-photography to reduce an image onto a roll of plastic film that can then be viewed on a microfilm reader. Stop by and view the cases in the Literature hallway on the 2nd floor to see highlights from a much larger collection in our Newspaper and Microfilm Department. Visit their department to read, print, and download materials on film, literature, poetry and theater culture in the 19th and 20th centuries. You can also see a list of highlights on our community list.
Literature Department
Pepper Hall (Room 207)
215-686-5402
Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)
Philadelphia, PA 19103
1-833-TALK FLP (825-5357)