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Juan Williams | New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America's Second Civil Rights Movement
Tue, January 28, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Juan Williams | New Prize for These Eyes REGISTER In Conversation with Marsha Levick In New Prize for These Eyes, award-winning author Juan Williams shines a light on this historic, new movement. Who are its heroes? Where is it headed? What fires,…
Special Collections Showcase: Free Library of Philadelphia Archives
Sat, February 1, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Join the Special Collections Curator for Archives to view a selection of items from the Free Library of Philadelphia Archives and learn more about the history of the Library through various primary sources. This drop-in event will be held in the Map Collection at Parkway Central Library from…
Heritage Hangout
Sat, February 1, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Join Friends of the Tanner House and Free Library Exhibitions for their second annual Heritage Hangout from 2:30 - 4:30 PM. We invite all those interested in Black memory work, the archives, and heritage preservation to join us at Parkway Central Library to celebrate one another and steward…
Explore the HistoryMakers Database
Tue, February 4, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Join Nicetown's Librarian and Digital Resource Specialist to explore The HistoryMakers , one of our free digital resources and the country's largest archive of African American oral history videos. You can search the archive of high-quality primary source videos and transcripts by…
Hip Hop Lesson: The Role of the DJ
Tue, February 4, 2025
3:30 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library
Different kinds of equipment used to produce sound throughout the history of DJing will be demonstrated. Participants can learn about the role of the DJ in the proliferation of Hip Hop music, and some relevant celebrities that also DJ will be highlighted (like Shaquille O'Neal).…
Film Screening: Questlove's "Summer of Soul"
Tue, February 4, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Music Department
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Parkway Central Library
It's time for a special Black History Month movie night in the Music Department! We're showing Questlove's "Summer of Soul" (run time 118 minutes, rated PG-13). "In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson presents…
Author Event: Menika Dirkson's Hope and Struggle in the Policed City
Tue, February 4, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Cost: FREE
Hope and Struggle in the Policed City: Black Criminalization and Resistance in Philadelphia explores how concerns about poverty-induced Black crime cultivated by police, journalists, and city officials sparked a rise in tough-on-crime policing in Philadelphia. Dirkson's book reveals…
Treasures from the Literature Vault
Thu, February 6, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Do you love old books? Then join us for Treasures from the Vault– a casual, hands-on book club program spotlighting items from the Literature vault! The vault, home to our closed reference collections, is a treasure trove of hundreds of fascinating pieces of literary history. This program…
Judy Giesberg & Lee Hawkins | Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families AND I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free
Thu, February 6, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Judy Giesberg & Lee Hawkins | Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families AND I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free REGISTER In Conversation with Cherri Gregg Judith Giesberg…
Scrapbooking: Collage Your Family Story
Fri, February 7, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Drop in for an afternoon of fun, visual storytelling. Put your memories on the page with scissors, glue, photos, and imagery. Collage and scrapbook materials will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own photos, drawings or paper. This program is part of our Let's Make…
Black Hair Care 101
Sat, February 8, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
This first program will focus on the impact of society on black hair culture and how black hair culture has impacted the world. Michelle Prince will highlight how some of these practices have negatively impacted black hair including alopecia (hair loss) and scalp related issues in the black…
Book Talk: Building Ghosts - Past Lives and Lost Places in a Changing City
Sat, February 8, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
“Building ghosts” are the idiosyncratic remnants or imprints of demolished buildings, left behind on the sides of neighboring structures. Mostly seen in older Northeastern cities with rowhomes or party-wall adjacencies, they can reveal remarkable things, such as an old staircase…
Black History Month Scavenger Hunt
Mon, February 10, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Children ages 4-12 are welcomed to the library to learn about library resources and figures in Black History by completing a scavenger hunt! Turn in your completed sheet to Librarian Kate for a special treat! . Please note, this is a passive program and will run all day.
TRAINS, TRAINS, TRAINS!
Mon, February 10, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Fumo Family Library
Storytellers Ki and Q using folk tales, puppets and songs tell the stories of trains in African-American history. Beginning in Africa with the camel trains of ancient Mali through the enslavement and freedom struggles of the Underground Railroad…then over to the railroad workers like John…
Vinegars, Rock Sugar & the Legacy of Ms Emma Dupree
Mon, February 10, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Celebrate the inspiring story of Emma Dupree, a renowned Black folk herbalist, and explore the roles of vinegar and rock sugar in traditional herbalism. This hands-on workshop includes sampling herbal vinegars and creating your own infused vinegar to take home. Presented by Yam Vallis. Yam is an…
Vinegars, Rock Sugar & the Legacy of Ms Emma Dupree
Tue, February 11, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Celebrate the inspiring story of Emma Dupree, a renowned Black folk herbalist, and explore the roles of vinegar and rock sugar in traditional herbalism. This hands-on workshop includes sampling herbal vinegars and creating your own infused vinegar to take home. Presented by Yam Vallis. Yam is an…
Story Quilting with Mama Carla Wiley
Wed, February 12, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
Combine the tales of the African diaspora with the opportunity to create your very own tied quilt square. Mama Carla Wiley will show you how to tell your stories in words and cloth. This program is intended for children, tweens, teens, families & caregivers, and patrons of all ages.…
Black History Month: African Drum Circle with Mister Boom Boom!
Wed, February 12, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Unleash the rhythm within you with this exclusive program that teaches you to play a range of West African hand drums, including the djembe and the talking drum. The program wraps up with an exhilarating dance and drum circle, where you get to showcase your newly acquired skills. This event will…
Explore the HistoryMakers Database
Thu, February 13, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Join Nicetown's Librarian and Digital Resource Specialist to explore The HistoryMakers, one of our free digital resources and the country's largest archive of African-American oral history videos. You can search the archive of high-quality primary source videos and transcripts by name,…
Story Quilting with Mama Carla
Thu, February 13, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Logan Library
Combine the tales of the African diaspora with the opportunity to create your own tie-dyed quilt square. Mama Carla Wiley will show you how to tell your stories in words, and cloth. This program is best for school-age kids.