Author Talk: Kathryn Rossé

Wed, September 25, 2019 6:30 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute

Kathryn Rossé will present her book Healing Connections; Recovery from Workplace Bullying.  In making the case for creating bully-free work environments, this book examines the ways in which workplace bullying is manifested; the damage it does; what can be done to confront the…

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Ta-Nehisi Coates | The Water Dancer

Wed, September 25, 2019 8:00 P.M.
Irvine Auditorium | 3401 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Cost: TK

Tickets on sale September 9, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Venue: Irvine Auditorium | 3401 Spruce St. In conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer David Blight , author of Frederick Douglas: Prophet of Freedom In his boldly imagined first novel, Ta-Nehisi Coates , the National Book…

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Author Talk: Elyssa Friedland and Kermit Roosevelt

Thu, September 26, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute

Elyssa Friedland will present her novel The Floating Feldmans, in conversation with University of Pennsylvania Professor Kermit Roosevelt. Books will be available for purchase. The Floating Feldmans: Sink or swim… Or at least that's what Annette Feldman tells herself when she books a…

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Malcolm Gladwell | Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know

Thu, September 26, 2019 7:30 P.M.
Irvine Auditorium | 3401 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Cost: TK

Tickets on sale September 9, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Venue: Irvine Auditorium | 3401 Spruce St. Details to come. Collect your books at the venue. There will not be a book signing following the event. Each book comes with a signed bookplate.  

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Life at Sea: A Rare Book Voyage

Sat, October 12, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

Life at Sea: A Rare Book Voyage Join us for an afternoon voyage into the Free Library of Philadelphia’s rare book collections. We’ll page through books about pirates printed in the 1600s and 1700s, look at children’s books about whales and sea monsters, and even study a Bible…

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The Art of Suggestion: American Propaganda in Times of War and Peace. Part of the Hands-on History Series at The Free Library Parkway, Central

Sat, November 9, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

The Art of Suggestion: American Propaganda in Times of War and Peace Published as a method to inform the public, propaganda can be used as a tool—either intentionally or unintentionally—to influence public opinion, especially during times of war or conflict. Posters, leaflets, books,…

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Artist talk: Gail Gaines

Thu, November 14, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

The Art Department is home to a monumental boot-shaped sculpture entitled Every Little Detail , created by local fashion designer, couturiere and educator Gail Gaines for the 160th anniversary of Moore College of Art & Design. Another Moore alumna, Darla Jackson,…

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Charles Dickens: Part of the Hands-on History Series at The Free Library, Parkway Central

Sat, December 14, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

Charles Dickens: Part of the Hands-on History at The Free Library, Parkway Central Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was one of the most successful writers of the nineteenth century, achieving international fame during his own lifetime. The Rare Book Department at the Free Library of Philadelphia is…

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