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Fannie Lou Hamer's America Free Film Screening
Wed, March 26, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
This film explores and celebrates the lesser-known life of a Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist and one of the Civil Rights Movement’s greatest leaders. Through the layering of audio recordings and archival video footage, Fannie Lou Hamer tells her extraordinary story in…
Noliwe Rooks | Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black Children
Wed, March 26, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Noliwe Rooks | Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black Children REGISTER In Conversation with Benjamin Herold On May 17, 1954 the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education determined that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional. Heralded…
Horror in Black: Get Out Film Screening
Sat, March 29, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Horror in Black is a film screening series about Black horror films hosted by Lex Wilson, followed by a group discussion of the film. Get Out (2017) is an Oscar winning film by acclaimed director Jordan Peele, about a Black man who visits his white girlfriend’s family only to uncover…
Patterns of Knowledge Exhibit
Now through Sat, March 29, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
"Patterns of Knowledge," now on view in the main lobby of Parkway Central Library, features the work of Philadelphia high school students apprenticing at The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM). Each piece, screen-printed on cotton satteen, explores themes of identity, culture, and…
Healthy Hair Flair Experience
Mon, March 31, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Greater Olney Library
Tanisha, a certified hair stylist, will teach how to use professional styling tools, hair products, & answer any questions about hair wellness. Due to the use of hot styling tools, this program is suggested for ages 8+.
Poetry Book Club
Sat, April 5, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Join our themed Poetry Book Club! Check out and read a book of poetry from your local library relating to each month's theme. Then, we'll meet with others to discuss what we've read. April's theme is contemporary Black poetry.
Afro-Poetry Month
Sat, April 5, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
Kick off poetry month by learning about black and brown poets, read their work, write from prompts inspired by their writing, and share.
Horror in Black: Candyman Film Screening
Sat, April 5, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Horror in Black is a film screening series about Black horror films hosted by Lex Wilson, followed by a group discussion of the film. Candyman (1992) is an iconic Black film by Bernard Rose. When a graduate student researching local folklore accidentally summons the vengeful spirit of artist…
Read, Color, and Comb: Meet the Author of "It's Time to Comb Hair"
Mon, April 7, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Greater Olney Library
Tanisha will read her book It's Time To Comb Your Hair, which is about the bond between a mother and her daughters while combing hair. Afterwards ,there will be a coloring activity & game as well as a Q & A session. This program is for all ages!
Healthy Hair Flair Experience
Tue, April 8, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Wadsworth Library
Tanisha, a certified hair stylist, will teach how to use professional styling tools, hair products, and answer any questions about hair wellness. Due to the use of hot styling tools, this program is suggested for ages 8+.
Horror in Black: Tales From the Hood Film Screening
Sat, April 12, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Horror in Black is a film screening series about Black horror films hosted by Lex Wilson, followed by a group discussion of the film. Tales from the Hood (1995) is a seminal comedy horror anthology. Three drug dealers arrive at a funeral parlor, where an eccentric funeral director regales them…
Hair Flair Experience
Mon, April 14, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
Tanisha, a certified hair stylist, will teach us how to use professional styling tools, hair products, and answer any questions about hair wellness. Due to the use of hot styling tools, this program is suggested for ages 8 and up. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Horror in Black: Nope Film Screening
Sat, April 19, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Horror in Black is a film screening series about Black horror films hosted by Lex Wilson, followed by a group discussion of the film. Nope (2022) is a wild and fantastical installment from Jordan Peele. Set at the ranch of Black Californian horse wranglers, a brother and sister attempt to catch…
"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition
Now through Sat, April 19, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Black Histories of Philadelphia looks at some of the stories of people and places that make up Philadelphia’s countless histories. Some stories are kept, some fade over time, and others are misrepresented or silenced. The people featured in this exhibition created change through…
"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition
Now through Sat, April 19, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Black Histories of Philadelphia looks at some of the stories of people and places that make up Philadelphia’s countless histories. Some stories are kept, some fade over time, and others are misrepresented or silenced. The people featured in this exhibition created change through…
"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition
Now through Sat, April 19, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Black Histories of Philadelphia looks at some of the stories of people and places that make up Philadelphia’s countless histories. Some stories are kept, some fade over time, and others are misrepresented or silenced. The people featured in this exhibition created change through…
Read, Color, and Comb Storytime
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Wadsworth Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for an interactive storytelling journey describing how Tanisha Thompson and her daughters Veriteady and Klere Kado Thompson published their children's book It's Time to Comb Your Hair. This program will include a live reading from the authors, activities and coloring,…
Read, Color, and Comb: It's Time to Comb Hair
Mon, April 28, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
This program is an engaging, hands-on experience designed to make literacy and hair care fun for young readers. Centered around the book It's Time to Comb Your Hair , co-authored by Tanisha Singleton Thompson and her daughters Veriteady and Klere Kado Thompson, this session brings the…
Grid Books Celebration- A Poetry Reading
Tue, April 29, 2025
5:45 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
A Grid Books Celebration! Join us in collaboration with Moonstone Arts Center in introducing a stellar lineup of poets representing Grid Books Press and their strong ties to the Philadelphia area and its more than two decades of independent publishing. The free event will take place in the…
Tracing Your Roots: A Case Study in African American Genealogy
Tue, April 29, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for a presentation by Natline Thornton focused on preparing for your research, setting goals, using oral history, staying motivated, and finding resources to help you find your ancestors. Drawing on her own genealogical journey, Thornton will cover the search for an African American…