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No More Boring Dates! Discover the Versatility of Cooking with Dates.
Thu, August 11, 2022
6:00 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central 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…
The Story of Islam Through Food
Thu, August 11, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join chef Jamela Bilal as she shares the Story of Islam through Food. This engaging presentation will also include the variety of halal options available in Philadelphia. This program will be held on the fourth floor in the Skyline Room. Bio: Chef Jamela Bilal is an African American…
Listening to the Elders
Fri, August 12, 2022
10:30 A.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Tell your story of Mt. Airy during the Civil Rights Era. Let us know where we have been and how we got to where we are now. Interviews will be submitted through the StoryCorps app, and archived at the Library of Congress. Your stories can be told most Fridays, June 3 - August 26,…
Spies of the Revolution
Wed, August 17, 2022
1:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
In this super-secret meeting, join museum staff as we learn about the spies of the Revolution! From shopkeepers and mystery women to enslaved men who served as double agents, let’s discover who these spies were and all the ways they operated undercover. Solve some puzzles, uncover some…
A Taste of African Heritage
Wed, August 17, 2022
3:00 P.M.
David Cohen Ogontz Library
Let's chat and learn about nutrition, and taste traditional African dishes together! This program is presented by African Heritage and Health: An Oldways Program from Einstein and Jefferson's A Better Start F.U.N. program. We will meet Wednesdays from July 13 through August…
A Taste of African Heritage
Wed, August 17, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Let's chat and learn about nutrition, and taste traditional African dishes together! This program is presented by African Heritage and Health: An Oldways Program from Einstein and Jefferson's A Better Start F.U.N. program. We will meet Wednesdays from July 13 through August…
Listening to the Elders
Fri, August 19, 2022
10:30 A.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Tell your story of Mt. Airy during the Civil Rights Era. Let us know where we have been and how we got to where we are now. Interviews will be submitted through the StoryCorps app, and archived at the Library of Congress. Your stories can be told most Fridays, June 3 - August 26,…
Spies of the Revolution
Mon, August 22, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Kingsessing Library
In this super-secret meeting, join museum staff as we learn about the spies of the Revolution! From shopkeepers and mystery women to enslaved men who served as double agents, let’s discover who these spies were and all the ways they operated undercover. Solve some puzzles, uncover some…
Military History Club
Wed, August 24, 2022
11:00 A.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
Join our monthy discussion group! We are commencing a discussion series centered on military conflicts. This month's discussion will focus on conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh War. August 24, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. | Heim Center Room 131/132 Central Senior Services |…
A Taste of African Heritage
Wed, August 24, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Let's chat and learn about nutrition, and taste traditional African dishes together! This program is presented by African Heritage and Health: An Oldways Program from Einstein and Jefferson's A Better Start F.U.N. program. We will meet Wednesdays from July 13 through August…
Listening to the Elders
Fri, August 26, 2022
10:30 A.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Tell your story of Mt. Airy during the Civil Rights Era. Let us know where we have been and how we got to where we are now. Interviews will be submitted through the StoryCorps app, and archived at the Library of Congress. Your stories can be told most Fridays, June 3 - August 26,…
Thinking Like a Historian
Wed, August 31, 2022
1:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Historians use objects and documents to build an understanding of the past. Together with museum staff, students will be invited to do the same, using their eyes, hands, and critical thinking skills to explore what replica objects can tell us about the people of the past. Program intended for…
A Taste of African Heritage
Wed, August 31, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Let's chat and learn about nutrition, and taste traditional African dishes together! This program is presented by African Heritage and Health: An Oldways Program from Einstein and Jefferson's A Better Start F.U.N. program. We will meet Wednesdays from July 13 through August…
Staying On: When An Elderly or Ill U.S. Senator Refuses To Retire
Wed, September 14, 2022
10:00 A.M.
This is a Zoom program sponsored by Central Senior Services
The U.S. Senate has long been known as the most exlusive club in the world. Claiming one of the 100 seats available here, truly marks a person as a member of the nation's political elite. It's hard to enter this chamber---and with voters always hungry for change---it is even…
VIRTUAL - Historic Preservation in Philadelphia: Past, Present and Future
Thu, October 6, 2022
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
REGISTER What is historic preservation? Why is it important to Philadelphia? Come and hear Paul Steinke discuss our city's incomparable built environment and historic architecture, streetscapes and neighborhoods. He will provide an update on the status of efforts to encourage…
IN-PERSON - Maggie Haberman | Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America
Tue, October 25, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $16.50 ticket or $39.40 book with ticket
TICKETS FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC ON THIS PAGE, AUGUST 24 at 10:00 A.M. In conversation with Tamala Edwards, anchor, 6ABC Action News morning edition Maggie Haberman was part of a team that won a 2018 Pulitzer Prize for its reportage of the investigations into then-President Donald…