Janny Scott | The Beneficiary: Fortune, Misfortune, and the Story of My Father

Mon, April 22, 2019 7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Cost: FREE

In conversation with Bruce Weber, former obituary writer for the New York Times . Janny Scott, a 15-year reporter for The New York Times , was part of a team that won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. She is also the author of the “meticulous” ( Washington Post )…

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Friends Speaker Series | What Happened to the Lenape? Early Delaware Valley Settlers and Native Americans

Tue, April 23, 2019 1:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

The Lenape, the folk who lived hereabouts when the early settlers came, seemed to have vanished into history.  Where did they go?  What was their relationship to the 17th Century Finns, Swedes, Dutch and English?  What happened to the people who once called Chesnut Hill their…

Adult Senior Speakers and Lectures Philadelphia History History

Being a Better Board Member: Nonprofit Governance Training

Tue, April 23, 2019 5:30 P.M.
Regional Foundation Center at Parkway Central Library

What are your obligations and proper roles when serving as a member of the governing Board of a charitable entity? How can you best assist with strategic decision-making and support the CEO in taking calculated risks? How do Boards of different sizes work together well to effect necessary…

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Julia Alvarez | In the Time of the Butterflies: 25th Anniversary Edition

Tue, April 23, 2019 7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Cost: FREE

In conversation with Concepción de León , the digital staff writer for the Books desk at The New York Times . She also writes "El Espace," a news and culture column for Latino . A “one-woman cultural collision” ( Los Angeles Times Book Review ), poet,…

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Good Talk! Accelerating Board Diversity

Wed, April 24, 2019 9:00 A.M.
Regional Foundation Center at Parkway Central Library

Studies show that diverse boards are more successful, and many nonprofit leaders recognize the need to bring a variety of voices into the conversation. So why are so many boards still struggling to diversify their ranks? Change is needed, and it's needed now. We've gathered an…

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Author Talk: James Chesbro

Wed, April 24, 2019 6:30 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute

A Lion in the Snow: Essays on a Father's Journey Home.  When his wife was pregnant, James M. Chesbro he felt more like a son, still grieving over the early loss of his own father, rather than a prepared expectant-dad. In these essays, Chesbro finds himself disoriented and bewildered by…

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I Voted, Now What?

Wed, April 24, 2019 7:00 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department at Parkway Central Library

Kendra Cochran, POWER’s Voter Engagement Coordinator, will educate and empower voters to make great decisions, and keep their elected officials accountable. She will highlight the voting process from registration to the voting poll and how the census is related.   POWER is…

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Mark Bowden | The Last Stone: A Masterpiece of Criminal Interrogation

Wed, April 24, 2019 7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Cost: FREE

In conversation with Catherine M. Recker. “One of the most intense, visceral” ( Philadelphia Inquirer ) writers of our time, Mark Bowden is a national correspondent for The Atlantic and Vanity Fair and is the author of numerous New York Times bestselling books of investigative…

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Ancient Wisdom & Modern Heartbreak: How Rome Helped Shape the U.S.

Thu, April 25, 2019 11:00 A.M.
Senior Services at Parkway Central Library

Explore the Roman world with distinguished professors from Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania, who will weave together the connections between this ancient empire and our democratic republic today. Part 2: The Daily Life of Ordinary Romans One can know Rome through the…

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In Conversation With The Rosenbach: Christine Nelson

Thu, April 25, 2019 6:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach | 2008 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103

On Handwriting, Love, and Secrets Christine Nelson is the Drue Heinz Curator of Literary and Historical Manuscripts at the Morgan Library & Museum. The Austrian author and autograph collector Stefan Zweig once said that “the gift of a manuscript is also the gift of a secret — a…

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Melinda Gates | The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
In conversation with John Green

Thu, April 25, 2019 7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Cost: $47/$32 couple + book/single + book; $30/$24 simulcast—couple + book/single + book
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AUDITORIUM SOLD OUT; SIMULCAST SEATS AVAILABLE Couples Ticket Ranked by  Forbes  as the third most powerful woman in the world, Melinda Gates has been on a 20-year mission to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. Through her work as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda…

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April is National Poetry Month

Sat, April 27, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library

East Oak Lane's Vernita Hall will join us and read from her newly published book  Where William Walked: Poems about Philadelphia and its people of color"   (Willow Books), winner of the Willow Books Grand Prize for Poetry. Vernita Hall is a lifelong Philadelphian and has…

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Author Talk: Caitlin Bruce

Sat, April 27, 2019 3:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute

Caitlin Bruce will present her book Painting Publics: Transnational Legal Graffiti Scenes as Spaces for Encounter. In Painting Publics, Caitlin Bruce explores how various legal graffiti scenes across the United States, Mexico, and Europe provide diverse ways for artists to navigate their…

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Nonprofit Nerds Meetup: Social Media Secret Sauce (BYOL)

Mon, April 29, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Regional Foundation Center at Parkway Central Library

Social media isn't rocket science, but it's a rapidly-evolving medium that offers a significant opportunity to build your organization's reputation, share your mission with new audiences, and expand your donor base. This edition of BYOL will take a closer look at the tools of the…

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Tyler Kepner | K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches

Mon, April 29, 2019 7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Cost: FREE

The national baseball writer for the New York Times  since 2010, Tyler Kepner began his career as a teenager, interviewing players for a homemade magazine that garnered him national attention. His first book,  The Phillies Experience: A Year-by-Year Chronicle of the Philadelphia…

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Nicole Weisensee Egan | Chasing Cosby: The Downfall of America’s Dad

Tue, April 30, 2019 7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Cost: FREE

A 14-year veteran crime reporter for the Philadelphia Daily News , Nicole Weisensee Egan was the first journalist to delve into Andrea Constand’s 2005 sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby. As other news organizations lost interest, she dug deeper, developing sources and…

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Susan Choi | Trust Exercise: A Novel with Myla Goldberg | Feast Your Eyes

Thu, May 2, 2019 7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Cost: FREE

Excavating the hidden corners of the human heart and acclaimed for their “nuance, psychological acuity, and pitch-perfect writing” ( Los Angeles Times ), Susan Choi ’s novels include the Asian American Literary Award-winning The Foreign Student ; American Woman , a finalist for…

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Framing Philly's Social Impact Scene: Where Business, Nonprofit, & Philly Meet

Mon, May 6, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center at Parkway Central Library

Whether nonprofit, for profit, or somewhere in between, Philly’s social entrepreneurs are engaging with technology to make the City of Brotherly Love a better place. Join experts from some of the area’s top social impact organizations to learn how they are using technology to…

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Monday Poets | “Whitman @ 200: Art and Democracy, featuring Leonard Gontarek and poets from the Poetry in Common Workshop.”

Mon, May 6, 2019 6:30 P.M.
Literature Department at Parkway Central Library

Walt Whitman's poetry spanned 19th century American life, and it is fitting that a bridge that crosses the Delaware river connecting Philadelphia and Camden, where he spent the last eighteen years of his life, is named for him. Although he travelled less in America in his…

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Friends Speaker Series | Music and Memory: The Power to Combat Dementia

Tue, May 7, 2019 1:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

Studies prove that playing and listening to music counteracts the negative effects of aging, such as memory loss, hearing loss and other sensory difficulties, social functioning and sense of identity. Concert pianist and educational expert Marja Kaisla will talk about the latest research on the…

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