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The Art and Influence of John Dowell
Mon, October 2, 2023
9:00 A.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
The Art and Influence of John Dowell is the latest exhibition from the Free Library's Special Collections. The exhibition is on view Monday, October 2, 2023 through Friday, March 1, 2024 on the Second and Third Floors of Parkway Central Library. John Dowell (born 1941) is a…
The Art and Influence of John Dowell
Mon, October 2, 2023
9:00 A.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Art and Influence of John Dowell is the latest exhibition from the Free Library's Special Collections. The exhibition is on view Monday, October 2, 2023 through Friday, March 1, 2024 on the Second and Third Floors of Parkway Central Library. John Dowell (born 1941) is a…
Malcolm Jenkins | What Winners Won't Tell You: Lessons from a Legendary Defender
Tue, October 3, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $38 book with ticket
TICKETS In conversation with Michael Eric Dyson One of pro football’s all-time defensive greats, Malcolm Jenkins won Super Bowls with the Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints, and appeared in three Pro Bowls. He won the prestigious Jim Thorpe Award as a senior at the Ohio State…
Safiya Sinclair | How to Say Babylon: A Memoir
Thu, October 5, 2023
1:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Pay What You Wish
REGISTER In conversation with Philadelphia Poet Laureate Airea D Matthews Hailed by Tara Westover as “Dazzling. Potent Vital. A light shining on the path of self-deliverance,” Safiya Sinclair ’s memoir How to Say Babylon recounts her struggle to break…
Whole Grains: A Taste of African Heritage
Sat, October 7, 2023
12:00 P.M.
bit.ly/ATOAH9
Register at bit.ly/ATOAH10 . "The ancestors of African Americans brought wonderful food traditions to parts of the Caribbean, South America, and the southern states." "A Taste of African Heritage is a way of eating based on the healthy food traditions of people with African roots.…
Ayana Mathis | The Unsettled: A Novel
Tue, October 10, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Pay What You Wish
REGISTER In conversation with Asali Solomon Ayana Mathis is the author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie , “a remarkable page-turner of a novel” ( Chicago Tribune ) that follows the harrowing fortunes of a 15-year-old from Georgia to Philadelphia during the Great Migration. A New York…
Fried Plantains & Poetry
Wed, October 11, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Widener Library
Register at bit.ly/PlantainPoem to enjoy fried plantains, both savory and sweet, with a side of music and poems. Artist, Yannick Lowery , is drawing on his culinary background to prepare one of his favorite foods this Latine Heritage Month. Eating fried plantains while listening to…
Reading Promise Storytelling Event
Thu, October 12, 2023
3:30 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for giveaways and storytelling with Mama Carla. Mama Carla Wiley, storyteller/oral historian, quilt historian, writer, educator, and artist is a member of the Keepers of the Culture. Mama Carla will be sharing several of her favorite stories with us to celebrate Reading…
The Art and Influence of John Dowell: Curator-Led Exhibition Tour
Fri, October 13, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Join the curators for a tour of The Art and Influence of John Dowell , the latest exhibition from the Free Library's Special Collections. John Dowell (born 1941) is a Philadelphia based, nationally recognized artist, master printer, and photographer. Dowell generously organized donations of…
The Art and Influence of John Dowell: Curator-Led Exhibition Tour
Fri, October 13, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join the curators for a tour of The Art and Influence of John Dowell , the latest exhibition from the Free Library's Special Collections. John Dowell (born 1941) is a Philadelphia based, nationally recognized artist, master printer, and photographer. Dowell generously organized donations of…
Beans & Rice: A Taste of African Heritage
Sat, October 14, 2023
12:00 P.M.
bit.ly/ATOAH9
Register at bit.ly/ATOAH10 . "The ancestors of African Americans brought wonderful food traditions to parts of the Caribbean, South America, and the southern states." "A Taste of African Heritage is a way of eating based on the healthy food traditions of people with African roots.…
Hair Flair Experience
Mon, October 16, 2023
4:00 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library
Join us for the Hair Flair Experience, a series of programs hosted by Tanisha Thompson. Each session will teach and engage families in fun ways to take care of curly hair. For all ages. Space may be limited and you are encouraged to attend all six sessions. October 16:…
Exhibition Opening: The Art and Influence of John Dowell
Wed, October 18, 2023
4:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Join John Dowell and the Free Library on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Parkway Central Library for the opening reception of the exhibition The Art and Influence of John Dowell . Free and open to the public. John Dowell (born 1941) is a Philadelphia based, nationally…
Exhibition Opening: The Art and Influence of John Dowell
Wed, October 18, 2023
4:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join John Dowell and the Free Library on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Parkway Central Library for the opening reception of the exhibition The Art and Influence of John Dowell . Free and open to the public. John Dowell (born 1941) is a Philadelphia based, nationally…
The Art and Influence of John Dowell: Curator-Led Exhibition Tour
Fri, October 20, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join the curators for a tour of The Art and Influence of John Dowell , the latest exhibition from the Free Library's Special Collections. John Dowell (born 1941) is a Philadelphia based, nationally recognized artist, master printer, and photographer. Dowell generously organized donations of…
The Art and Influence of John Dowell: Curator-Led Exhibition Tour
Fri, October 20, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
at
Parkway Central Library
Join the curators for a tour of The Art and Influence of John Dowell , the latest exhibition from the Free Library's Special Collections. John Dowell (born 1941) is a Philadelphia based, nationally recognized artist, master printer, and photographer. Dowell generously organized donations of…
Hair Flair Experience
Mon, October 23, 2023
4:00 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library
Join us for the Hair Flair Experience, a series of programs hosted by Tanisha Thompson. Each session will teach and engage families in fun ways to take care of curly hair. For all ages. Space may be limited and you are encouraged to attend all six sessions. October 16:…
Virtual Event - Under the Dome: The Capitol, Congress and Civil War Medicine
Mon, October 23, 2023
7:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Register Here At the start of the Civil War, the American medical field was rudimentary, unsanitary, and wildly underprepared to address the bloodiest conflict on U.S. soil. However, in this historical moment of pivotal social and political change, medicine evolved quickly to meet the needs of…
Hair Flair Experience
Mon, November 6, 2023
4:00 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library
Join us for the Hair Flair Experience, a series of programs hosted by Tanisha Thompson. Each session will teach and engage families in fun ways to take care of curly hair. For all ages. Space may be limited and you are encouraged to attend all six sessions. October 16:…
Tanisha Ford | Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement
Wed, November 8, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Pay What You Wish
REGISTER In conversation with Marc Lamont Hill Tanisha Ford ’s Our Secret Society is a biography of Mollie Moon, the socialite, powerbroker, and founder of the National Urban League Guild, who was a key fundraiser for the Civil Rights Movement. It also serves as a social history and…