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Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Rare Book Department: The Pennsylvania German Collection at the Free Library
Wed, September 4, 2024
6:30 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
Immigrants from central Europe from what is now Germany began arriving in Philadelphia in 1683 with the establishment of the Germantown Colony. These German speaking migrants brought their language and cultural traditions with them. They created a unique aesthetic whose influence is still…
Treasures from the Literature Vault
Thu, September 5, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Do you love old books? Then join us for Treasures from the Vault– a casual, hands-on book club program spotlighting items from the Literature vault! The vault, home to our closed reference collections, is a treasure trove of hundreds of fascinating pieces of literary history. This program…
Love and Revolution: Exhibit Tour
Fri, September 6, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join members of the Saturday Free School at 3:00 p.m. for a tour of the exhibit. We will meet by the display cases on the 2nd floor landing. Celebrate 100 years of James Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) with selections from across the Free Library’s collections…
Love and Revolution: Exhibit Tour
Fri, September 6, 2024
3:45 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join members of the Saturday Free School at 3:45 p.m. for a tour of the exhibit. We will meet by the display cases on the 2nd floor landing. Celebrate 100 years of James Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) with selections from across the Free Library’s collections…
“Concrete Cowboy” Film Screening
Tue, September 10, 2024
4:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for a special screening that takes you on a journey through a unique part of Philadelphia's past. Run Time: 1 hour, 51 minutes. This film is rated R. “When fifteen-year old Cole (Caleb McLaughlin) is expelled from school in Detroit, he is sent to North Philadelphia to live with…
Learn to Make Traditional Korean Kimchi!
Tue, September 10, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Learn how to make traditional Korean kimchi! Join us as we delve into the tradition of Korean fermentation and the art of making kimchi - a traditional side dish of salted and fermented vegetables, such as napa cabbage and Korean radish. In this hands-on class, you will learn the history…
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…
Black Tea Rhapsody Exhibition
Now through Wed, September 11, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for the Black Tea Rhapsody: An Homage to African American Tea Culture exhibition, now through September 11, 2024. This multimedia art showcase born at Xavier University of Louisiana celebrates African American tea traditions and features the works of Dr. Rolanda Spencer,…
Love and Revolution: Exhibit Tour
Thu, September 12, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join members of the Saturday Free School at 5:30 p.m. for a tour of the exhibit. We will meet by the display cases on the 2nd floor landing. Celebrate 100 years of James Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) with selections from across the Free Library’s collections…
Love and Revolution: Exhibit Tour
Thu, September 12, 2024
6:15 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join members of the Saturday Free School at 6:15 p.m. for a tour of the exhibit. We will meet by the display cases on the 2nd floor landing. Celebrate 100 years of James Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) with selections from across the Free Library’s collections…
Shakespeare’s Farewell: A Second Look at the Bard’s Last Great Play
Fri, September 13, 2024
11:00 A.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
Shakespeare was 47 years old and near the end of his career as a playwright when he wrote The Tempest. Experts agree that this was Shakespeare’s most original play. While the Bard was a genius, he was also a product of a particular place and time. Shakespeare and his contemporaries…
We Are What We Eat: Curator-Led Exhibition Tour
Sat, September 14, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Free Library’s newest exhibition, We Are What We Eat, explores the intersection of food, community, and identity. With recipes and cooking techniques passed down through generations, culinary heritage helps preserve flavors and traditions of our ancestors. Food also connects us with…
Learn to Make Traditional Korean Kimchi!
Tue, September 17, 2024
4:30 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
Learn how to make traditional Korean kimchi! Join us as we delve into the tradition of Korean fermentation and the art of making kimchi - a traditional side dish of salted and fermented vegetables, such as napa cabbage and Korean radish. In this hands-on class, you will learn the history…
Wharton Esherick Museum Slide Talk
Wed, September 18, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Explore the home and studio of the famed American artist, and walk up and down his sculptural staircases - all without leaving East Falls. Phil Wagner, a longtime docent at the Museum, will share slides and stories about Esherick, who worked primarily in wood to create furniture,…
Thinking Like a Historian!
Wed, September 18, 2024
3:30 P.M.
Wyoming Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presents Thinking Like a Historian! Historians use objects, documents, and contextual knowledge to build an understanding of the past. Together with museum staff, students will be invited to do the same, using their eyes, hands, and critical thinking skills…
Under the Museum
Wed, September 18, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Greater Olney Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presents Revolution at the Library! Under the Museum. Do you love history? So do we! Go behind the scenes with museum staff to discover cool artifacts from the past, and hear the exciting stories they can tell us. Learn about…
To The Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement
Wed, September 18, 2024
7:30 P.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for this free and fascinating lecture presented by author Dr. Benjamin Nathans, Associate Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania. When: Wednesday, September 18th at 7:30 P.M. Where: Room # 108, in the Parkway…
Love and Revolution: Exhibit Tour
Thu, September 19, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join members of the Saturday Free School at 5:30 p.m. for a tour of the exhibit. We will meet by the display cases on the 2nd floor landing. Celebrate 100 years of James Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) with selections from across the Free Library’s collections…
Love and Revolution: Exhibit Tour
Thu, September 19, 2024
6:15 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Join members of the Saturday Free School at 6:15 p.m. for a tour of the exhibit. We will meet by the display cases on the 2nd floor landing. Celebrate 100 years of James Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) with selections from across the Free Library’s collections…
Custer's Last Stand
Tue, September 24, 2024
11:30 A.M.
Fox Chase Library
This program will explore the events leading up to what has come to be known as “Custer’s Last Stand,” as well as examine the characters involved.