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Getting to Know Me: Ayesha
Now through Fri, May 27, 2022
5:00 P.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
Please join us in learning more about Ayesha. Ayesha is a fictional, indigenous Muslim born and raised in West Philadelphia. She is lending us her trunk, which she filled with items that reflect part of her life, culture and heritage. In this self-guided, hands-on program,…
W. E. B. Du Bois Reading Group
Mon, May 30, 2022
6:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West
Starting May 9th, 2022 until June 20th 2022 Mondays at 6:00pm until 7:30pm Meeting VIRTUALLY over Zoom, hosted by the Walnut Street West Branch Our W. E. B. Du Bois Reading Group is continuing on to the next book in Du Bois’s Black Flame Trilogy. The Black Flame Trilogy is a trilogy…
Storytime and Craft with Black Soul Vintage
Wed, June 1, 2022
3:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
Join us for a three-week series of learning and creating for grades K-5. Black Soul Vintage will lead these learning experiences centering on African-descendent history and literature for children. Book readings will be followed by an arts and crafts activity that will be displayed…
Art on the Road
Wed, June 1, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Kensington Library
Join us for a fun and exciting art program! Professional Artists Mr. Abdul Karim and Mr. Ali Salman engage budding artists as they work together to create a one of a kind collaborative, community-created art piece. The art piece is inspired by a…
Art on the Road
Thu, June 2, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Kingsessing Library
Join us for a fun and exciting art program! Professional Artists Mr. Abdul Karim and Mr. Ali Salman engage budding artists as they work together to create a one of a kind collaborative, community-created art piece. The art piece is inspired by a…
Getting to Know Me: Ayesha
Fri, June 3, 2022
3:00 P.M.
Frankford Library
Ayesha is a fictional character who is Muslim. She was born and raised in West Philadelphia, and has selected a number of objects that reflect her life, culture and heritage, which she would like to share with you. Shahadah Abdul-Rashid, program creator, will…
Art on the Road
Mon, June 6, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Greater Olney Library
Join us for a fun and exciting art program! Professional Artists Mr. Abdul Karim and Mr. Ali Salman engage budding artists as they work together to create a one of a kind collaborative, community-created art piece. The art piece is inspired by a…
W. E. B. Du Bois Reading Group
Mon, June 6, 2022
6:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West
Starting May 9th, 2022 until June 20th 2022 Mondays at 6:00pm until 7:30pm Meeting VIRTUALLY over Zoom, hosted by the Walnut Street West Branch Our W. E. B. Du Bois Reading Group is continuing on to the next book in Du Bois’s Black Flame Trilogy. The Black Flame Trilogy is a trilogy…
IN-PERSON - Zakiya Dalila Harris | The Other Black Girl
Mon, June 6, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
REGISTER In conversation with Liz Moore Zakiya Dalila Harris is the author of the instant New York Times bestseller The Other Black Girl , a thriller in which a young Black editorial assistant slowly realizes there are more sinister forces in her publishing house than the microaggressions that…
Art on the Road
Tue, June 7, 2022
3:30 P.M.
Whitman Library
Join us for a fun and exciting art program! Professional Artists Mr. Abdul Karim and Mr. Ali Salman engage budding artists as they work together to create a one of a kind collaborative, community-created art piece. The art piece is inspired by a…
W. E. B. Du Bois Reading Group
Mon, June 13, 2022
6:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West
Starting May 9th, 2022 until June 20th 2022 Mondays at 6:00pm until 7:30pm Meeting VIRTUALLY over Zoom, hosted by the Walnut Street West Branch Our W. E. B. Du Bois Reading Group is continuing on to the next book in Du Bois’s Black Flame Trilogy. The Black Flame Trilogy is a trilogy…
In The Path of Islam: Exhibition of Handmade Dolls
Now through Tue, June 14, 2022
12:00 P.M.
Greater Olney Library
Join Sistah Aisamah Muhammad-Muneer on Thursday, June 9 at 4:00 p.m . and explore the different flavors of the Islamic culture of dress embraced by Muslim Women born in America of African descent. These styles are represented in her one-of-a-kind, handmade dolls on display at the…
No More Boring Dates! Discover the Versatility of Cooking with Dates.
Wed, June 15, 2022
1:00 P.M.
McPherson Square Library
Whether you are going on a date, or a eating the fruit, dates brings people together. In Islam, the date is sacred. It is mentioned in the Quran more than any other fruit-bearing plant. Muslims often eat this nutritious fruit to break their fast during Ramadan. In this in-person, fun, and free…
Juneteenth Storytelling Program
Wed, June 15, 2022
4:30 P.M.
Logan Library
The Library brings you a special treat in observance of Juneteenth. Mama Carla Wiley will bring her storytelling program live to the Library. Don't miss it! Mama Carla is a wonderful storyteller, and member of Keepers of the Culture.
Juneteenth at the Library
Thu, June 16, 2022
1:00 P.M.
David Cohen Ogontz Library
Help us kick off the Summer of Wonder with a Juneteenth Celebration! We are still finalizing plans but there will be lots of family friendly activities. Stop by between 1:00 and 5:00 p.m., in the parking lot.
No More Boring Dates! Discover the Versatility of Cooking with Dates.
Thu, June 16, 2022
2:00 P.M.
Bustleton Library
Whether you are going on a date, or a eating the fruit, dates brings people together. In Islam, the date is sacred. It is mentioned in the Quran more than any other fruit-bearing plant. Muslims often eat this nutritious fruit to break their fast during Ramadan. In this in-person, fun, and free…
Juneteenth Sign Making Dance Party
Thu, June 16, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Come celebrate and learn the history of Juneteenth! Children can make a sign to hang up for Juneteenth.
IN-PERSON - Gene Andrew Jarrett | Paul Laurence Dunbar: The Life and Times of a Caged Bird
Thu, June 16, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
REGISTER In conversation with Herman Beavers Gene Andrew Jarrett is the author of Representing the Race: A New Political History of African American Literature and Deans and Truants: Race and Realism in African American Literature . He is the editor of an additional eight books of African…
No More Boring Dates! Discover the Versatility of Cooking with Dates.
Fri, June 17, 2022
3:00 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
Whether you are going on a date, or eating the fruit, dates brings people together. In Islam, the date is sacred. It is mentioned in the Quran more than any other fruit-bearing plant. Muslims often eat this nutritious fruit to break their fast during Ramadan. In this in-person, fun, and free…
W. E. B. Du Bois Reading Group
Mon, June 20, 2022
6:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West
Starting May 9th, 2022 until June 20th 2022 Mondays at 6:00pm until 7:30pm Meeting VIRTUALLY over Zoom, hosted by the Walnut Street West Branch Our W. E. B. Du Bois Reading Group is continuing on to the next book in Du Bois’s Black Flame Trilogy. The Black Flame Trilogy is a trilogy…