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VIRTUAL - Wil Haygood | Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World
Wed, October 27, 2021
7:30 P.M.
Virtual
Cost: Free or $34.00-Book with ticket and signed book plate
REGISTER In conversation with Cheryl Boone Isaacs, former head of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences Writing “with perspective, understanding and compassion to burn” ( Chicago Sun-Times ), Pulitzer Prize–-nominated journalist Wil Haygood has, over…
A Taste of African Heritage
Tue, November 2, 2021
6:00 P.M.
Virtual
"A Taste of African Heritage is a way of eating based on the healthy food traditions of people with African roots. This healthy way of eating is powerfully nutritious and delicious, and naturally meets the guidelines experts recommend for supporting good health." - Oldways…
VIRTUAL - Glory Edim | On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library
Wed, November 3, 2021
7:30 P.M.
Virtual
Cost: Free or $23.95-Book with ticket and signed book plate
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BECOME VIRTUAL ALL EARLIER REGISTRANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL REGISTER In conversation with Christine Kendall, author of Riding Chance , nominated for a NAACP Image Award, and The True Definition of Neva Beane Glory Edim is the creator of Well-Read Black…
Auction Finds: A New Twist on Art Collecting, an author talk with Sherry L. Howard
Thu, November 4, 2021
5:30 P.M.
Art Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Sherry L. Howard will present an Arts Talk and Book Signing for her new book ART WITH HEART: How I Built a Sweet Collection by Buying Cheap at Auction . Sherry has been collecting art at auctions for years and writing about the artists and their works in her blog Auction Finds . She built…
A Taste of African Heritage
Tue, November 9, 2021
6:00 P.M.
Virtual
"A Taste of African Heritage is a way of eating based on the healthy food traditions of people with African roots. This healthy way of eating is powerfully nutritious and delicious, and naturally meets the guidelines experts recommend for supporting good health." - Oldways…
Art of the New Deal: Lunchtime Zoom
Wed, November 10, 2021
12:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
The Print and Picture Collection and Art Department will present and discuss library artifacts created by artists for multiple federal projects of the New Deal era. In conjunction with the library exhibition For The Greatest Number: The New Deal Revisited. Please RSVP here to receive a…
Art of the New Deal: Lunchtime Zoom
Wed, November 10, 2021
12:00 P.M.
Art Department
at
Parkway Central Library
The Print and Picture Collection and Art Department will present and discuss library artifacts created by artists for multiple federal projects of the New Deal era. In conjunction with the library exhibition For The Greatest Number: The New Deal Revisited. Please RSVP here to receive a…
Kids’ Wellness Day featuring Stacey Woodson, MS, RD, LDN author of Delicious and Nutritious: The Princess of Picky Eating Tries New Foods
Sat, November 13, 2021
3:00 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
Kids' Wellness Day is a collaboration between the Free Library of Philadelphia's Parkway Central Children's Department, The Free Library Culinary Literacy Center's Nourishing Literacy team, and author Stacey Woodson, MS, RD, LDN. Join us for an afternoon of delicious,…
Kids’ Wellness Day featuring Stacey Woodson, MS, RD, LDN author of Delicious and Nutritious: The Princess of Picky Eating Tries New Foods
Sat, November 13, 2021
3:00 P.M.
Children's Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Kids' Wellness Day is a collaboration between the Free Library of Philadelphia's Parkway Central Children's Department, The Free Library Culinary Literacy Center's Nourishing Literacy team, and author Stacey Woodson, MS, RD, LDN. Join us for an afternoon of delicious,…
A Taste of African Heritage
Tue, November 16, 2021
6:00 P.M.
Virtual
"A Taste of African Heritage is a way of eating based on the healthy food traditions of people with African roots. This healthy way of eating is powerfully nutritious and delicious, and naturally meets the guidelines experts recommend for supporting good health." - Oldways…
VIRTUAL - Tracy K. Smith | Lucille Clifton’s Generations: A Memoir
Tue, November 16, 2021
7:30 P.M.
VIRTUAL
Cost: Free or $18.95-Book with ticket
REGISTER In conversation with Trapeta B. Mayson Chronicling African American family life and women through 14 celebrated poetry collections, Lucille Clifton won the National Book Award and the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, and is the only author ever to have two books of poetry nominated in the same…
IN-PERSON | Nikole Hannah-Jones | The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Wed, November 17, 2021
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $40.00 Auditorium ticket w/book*; 38.00 In-house simulcast w/book*
TICKETS In conversation with Tamala Edwards, anchor, 6ABC Action News morning edition, and Dr. Anthea Butler, Geraldine R. Segal Professor in American Social Thought and Chair of Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania Introduced by Sonia Sanchez Nikole Hannah-Jones won the…
Making Her Mark: Philadelphia Women Fight for the Vote: Self-Guided Tour
Now through Fri, December 3, 2021
5:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
The Making Her Mark exhibition is open in the West Gallery of the Parkway Central Library and offers a look at the stories of Philadelphia women who built and sustained movements dedicated to voting rights. Making Her Mark was curated by Jennifer Zarro, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Instruction,…
For the Greatest Number: The New Deal Revisited
Now through Fri, February 4, 2022
4:58 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
It’s been ninety years since the crisis of the Great Depression inspired a New Deal of arts programs, infrastructure investment, and worker protections. The art and objects funded by New Deal programs show us how workers shaped the country in the 1930s. But it’s not just history. The…
For the Greatest Number: The New Deal Revisited
Now through Fri, February 4, 2022
4:58 P.M.
Rare Book Department
at
Parkway Central Library
It’s been ninety years since the crisis of the Great Depression inspired a New Deal of arts programs, infrastructure investment, and worker protections. The art and objects funded by New Deal programs show us how workers shaped the country in the 1930s. But it’s not just history. The…