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Special Collections Showcase: Map Collection
Sat, January 4, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Explore and learn about objects from the Map Collection in a curated talk offerered by Special Collections staff. This drop in event will be held in the Map Collection at the Parkway Central Library from 11:00am to 11:30am. This event is open to the public and does not require…
Special Collections Showcase: Map Collection
Sat, January 4, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Map Collection
at
Parkway Central Library
Explore and learn about objects from the Map Collection in a curated talk offerered by Special Collections staff. This drop in event will be held in the Map Collection at the Parkway Central Library from 11:00am to 11:30am. This event is open to the public and does not require…
State Senator Nikil Saval Mobile Office Hours
Wed, January 15, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Drop in any time from 1:00-4:00pm to meet with staff from State Senator Nikil Saval's office! Get FREE assistance with your needs as a constituent, including: Property Tax/Rent Rebate Applications Utilities Assistance (LIHEAP) SEPTA Senior Passes Unemployment Compensation CHIP and SNAP…
Comix Club
Thu, January 16, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
We typically gather every third Thursday, in the Art Department , on Parkway Central Library's 2nd floor, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. to read, talk and draw comics.If you're new to the club: simply stop by and bring your comics project to work on or just hang out and…
City Planning Club - FIFA World Cup
Thu, January 23, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Newspapers and Microfilm Center
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Parkway Central Library
Join our monthly discussion group! We are continuing a discussion series centered on topics related to Philadelphia history, connecting local history with city planning and development. This month, participate in a thoughtful, guided discussion about the FIFA World Cup. The group meets from…
Nathalie Anderson & Lisa Sewell
Thu, January 23, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Nathalie Anderson & Lisa Sewell have been friends in poetry for over twenty-five years, sharing manuscripts, and working together to coordinate events at Swarthmore (where Anderson directed the program in Creative Writing before her recent retirement) and at Villanova (where Sewell…
Special Collections Showcase: Map Collection
Sat, January 25, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Explore and learn about objects from the Map Collection in a curated talk offerered by Special Collections staff. This drop in event will be held in the Map Collection at the Parkway Central Library from 11:00am to 11:30am. This event is open to the public and does not require…
Today We Are Possible Exhibit
Now through Fri, January 31, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
"Today We Are Possible" is an exploration of the connections between gender and wealth. Photographer Gregory Wright skillfully captures vibrant and intimate portraits depicting the captivating stories of six remarkable Philadelphia women—Faith, Ingrid, Ivy, Taina, Tamara,…
Designing Philadelphia: Julian Abele's Architectural Gems
Wed, February 19, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Julian Abele (1881-1950), a Black Philadelphian Architect, designed landmarks that have enriched life in Philadelphia and shaped its personality for almost a century. His Beaux-Arts style design for the Parkway Central Library provides a dignified and functional space for Philadelphians to…
Comix Club
Thu, February 20, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
We typically gather every third Thursday, in the Art Department , on Parkway Central Library's 2nd floor, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. to read, talk and draw comics.If you're new to the club: simply stop by and bring your comics project to work on or just hang out and…
Bridging Blocks: “Aging in the City”
Tue, March 18, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library
20% of Philadelphia’s population are over the age of 60 with a record number of them living below the poverty line. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, lower-income older adults spend 131% of their income on housing compared to 74% in 2013. The senior population in…
Patterns of Knowledge Exhibit
Now through Sat, March 29, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
"Patterns of Knowledge," now on view in the main lobby of Parkway Central Library, features the work of Philadelphia high school students apprenticing at The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM). Each piece, screen-printed on cotton satteen, explores themes of identity, culture, and…
Interactive Goat Play & Meet and Greet with Philly Goat Project!
Tue, April 15, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Please join us and our friends from Philly Goat Project on Tuesday April 15 at 12:00pm for a live, interactive performance - starring goats! - across the street at Fishtown Recreation Center, followed by a goat meet and greet! Participants will have an opportunity to meet and pet the…
Omar Tyree | Flyy Girl
Thu, June 5, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Omar Tyree | Flyy Girl REGISTER The bestselling urban classic novel about a young woman coming of age in the late 1980s. Tracy Ellison, a young knockout with tall hair and attitude, is living life as fast as she can. Motivated by the material world, she and her…