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Exhibition Tour: Telling Tales: From Oral Tradition to Art

Sat, January 11, 2025 11:00 A.M.
Print and Picture Collection at Parkway Central Library

Join us Saturday, January 11 at 11 AM for a tour of the latest exhibition from the Free Library's Special Collections Division: Telling Tales: From Oral Tradition to Ar t . Meet on the Second Floor of Parkway Central Library in West Gallery 2. All ages can enjoy the…

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Exhibition Tour: Telling Tales: From Oral Tradition to Art

Sat, January 11, 2025 11:00 A.M.
Map Collection at Parkway Central Library

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Music Special Collections Showcase

Sat, January 11, 2025 11:00 A.M.
Fleisher Collection at Parkway Central Library

Join Special Collections staff for a pop-up event highlighting materials from the Music Special Collections including the Edwin A. Fleisher Collection of Orchestral Music , the Drinker Collection of Choral Music, and Sheet Music. You will explore and learn…

Workshops and Enrichment

"Telling Tales: From Oral Tradition to Art" Exhibition

Now through Sat, January 11, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection at Parkway Central Library

Storytelling has shaped cultures and captivated imaginations throughout history. Whether teaching moral lessons or celebrating epic heroes, each tale reflects our values, fears, and dreams. Stories reflect the context—past or present—in which they are created, told, and retold.…

Exhibitions

"Telling Tales: From Oral Tradition to Art" Exhibition

Now through Sat, January 11, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Map Collection at Parkway Central Library

Exhibitions

"Telling Tales: From Oral Tradition to Art" Exhibition

Now through Sat, January 11, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection at Parkway Central Library

Exhibitions

The Phillypino Oral History Project: Exhibition

Now through Tue, January 14, 2025 8:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

The Phillypino Oral History Project is an intergenerational, community-based oral history and photography project capturing the rich narratives of Filipino immigrants who arrived in Philadelphia, particularly in the 1980’s, after the collapse of martial law imposed by dictator Ferdinand…

Special Collections Showcase: Map Collection

Sat, January 25, 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…

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Lay it on the Line: Creating a Graphic Novel with Angela Dominguez, Jamar Nicholas, and Isabel Roxas

Sat, February 22, 2025 1:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection at Parkway Central Library

In November 1964, Richard Kyle coined the term “graphic novel” in “Richard Kyle's Wonderworld 2,” written for the second issue of the comics fanzine Capa-Alpha . In his essay, Kyle used the term to describe “…the artistically serious ‘comic…

Speakers and Lectures

Reviewing Kirkus Reviews

Sat, March 15, 2025 1:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection at Parkway Central Library

Kirkus Reviews may be responsible for more open bottles of champagne and tears of sorrow than any other entity associated with the worlds of children’s literature and publishing. As a result of its direct and unflinching book reviews, it is read, referenced, and trusted by…

Speakers and Lectures