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Hands-On Tour: 19th Century Gay Lives, or, Love Revealed
Wed, June 26, 2019 6:30 P.M.
The Rosenbach
Bold, cautious, resolved, ambivalent, and sometimes all of the above, gay men of the 19th century strove for authentic identities in art, literature, and love. In this Hands-on Tour, we’ll look at the rise and fall of Oscar Wilde, follow John Addington Symonds path from…
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Monday Evening Movies: "It was 50 years ago today..."
Mon, July 1, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
Adults and teens can view a movie about a Summer of '69 event from a different perspective. Stop in and see what we'll be showing this evening. Of course we'll have popcorn
Adult Young Adult Senior Film Screening Movies & Television Summer Reading History
What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
Mon, July 1, 2019 7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
A special exploration of At these Crossroads will be followed by a discussion of Frederick Douglass' famous speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" Registration is recommended for this event. To register, visit blackresistencelab.eventbrite.com.
Adult Young Adult Senior Discussion and Participation African American History
A Free Tour of Our Five Senses: A Family Friendly, Interactive Exhibition.
Tue, July 2, 2019 3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at
Parkway Central Library
Sign up for your free curator-led tour of Our Five Senses, the first family friendly, fully-interactive exhibition at the Free Library. Tours begin at 3:00 p.m and are 45 minutes. While the exhibition is geared for all ages, the suggested minimum age for the tour is 10 years old. Tours are…
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Tue, July 9, 2019 3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at
Parkway Central Library
Sign up for your free curator-led tour of Our Five Senses, the first family friendly, fully-interactive exhibition at the Free Library. Tours begin at 3:00 p.m and are 45 minutes. While the exhibition is geared for all ages, the suggested minimum age for the tour is 10 years old. Tours are…
Adult Young Adult School Age Family Programs Children Education Family Humor Literacy Literature Rare Books, Manuscripts, & Digital Collections Science Special Collections History children's literature Five Senses
Hands-On Tour: Founding Fathers
Thu, July 11, 2019 6:30 P.M.
The Rosenbach
From George Washington’s earliest known letter (he was just 17!) to a meticulously folded page containing a scientific observation made by Thomas Jefferson while he was walking outside on a misty day, this tour offers an intimate view of the Founding Fathers’ writings to family,…
Adult Young Adult Discussion and Participation Workshops and Enrichment Literature History
Mary Pope Osborne | Magic Tree House: To the Future, Ben Franklin! with Natalie Pope Boyce
Thu, July 11, 2019 7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $13.99--book with ticket
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Tickets on sale Tuesday, April 23 at 10:00 a.m. Mary Pope Osborne is the prolific author of the beloved Magic Tree House series of children’s books. Featuring time-traveling brother and sister Jack and Annie, the wildly popular books have been translated into nearly three dozen languages…
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Hands-On Tour: Marianne Moore
Fri, July 12, 2019 3:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach
Poet Marianne Moore (born on November 15, 1887) broke free of tradition and reassembled the pieces in a new and sometimes confounding way. In this tour, we will study her letters, clippings and the objects she surrounded herself with to find out more about the sources for her revolutionary and…
Adult Young Adult Workshops and Enrichment Literature History Hands-On HistoryMonday Evening Movies: "It was 50 years ago today..."
Mon, July 15, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
Adults and teens can view a movie about a Summer of '69 event from a different perspective. Stop in and see what we'll be showing this evening. Of course we'll have popcorn
Adult Young Adult Senior Film Screening Movies & Television HistoryA Free Tour of Our Five Senses: A Family Friendly, Interactive Exhibition.
Tue, July 16, 2019 3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at
Parkway Central Library
Sign up for your free curator-led tour of Our Five Senses, the first family friendly, fully-interactive exhibition at the Free Library. Tours begin at 3:00 p.m and are 45 minutes. While the exhibition is geared for all ages, the suggested minimum age for the tour is 10 years old. Tours are…
Adult Young Adult School Age Family Programs Children Education Family Humor Literacy Literature Rare Books, Manuscripts, & Digital Collections Science Special Collections History children's literature Five Senses
Julie Salamon | An Innocent Bystander: The Killing of Leon Klinghoffer
Tue, July 16, 2019 7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Exploring an astonishing range of genres and subject matter, Julie Salamon is the author of a score of novels, children’s books, and nonfiction books. Initially a longtime banking reporter and film critic for the Wall Street Journal , then a TV critic and arts reporter at the New York…
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Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, Summer 1969
Wed, July 17, 2019 6:30 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
Whille hippies were enjoying "three days of peace and love" in Bethel, NY, another huge music festival was staged over eight weeks in Harlem. The Harlem Cultural Festival, aka Black Woodstock was a historic but nealy forgotten event. Come learn more about it. …
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Author Talk: Laura Holzman
Wed, July 17, 2019 6:30 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Contested Image revisits the debates that surrounded iconic works of visual culture in Philadelphia--Thomas Eakins’ 1875 painting, The Gross Clinic, the Rocky Statue, and the Barnes Foundation--and how each item changed through the ways that viewers used these objects to define their…
Adult Speakers and Lectures Philadelphia Philadelphia History History
Hands-On Tour: Lewis Carroll
Wed, July 17, 2019 6:39 P.M.
The Rosenbach
Mathematician and cleric Charles Lutwidge Dodgson published children’s books under the pen name Lewis Carroll. This tour will explore both the man and the author, drawing on letters from Dodgson to his publishers, original drawings by John Tenniel (the illustrator of the Alice books)…
Adult Young Adult Workshops and Enrichment Speakers and Lectures Literature History
Hands-On Tour: Native American History
Thu, July 18, 2019 6:30 P.M.
The Rosenbach
American history is the history of dialogues among the many peoples who have called—and call—America home. Highlighting The Rosenbach’s remarkable collection of books, manuscripts, and printed documents that reveal how Native Americans engaged with European and Euro-American…
Adult Young Adult Workshops and Enrichment Literature HistoryA Free Tour of Our Five Senses: A Family Friendly, Interactive Exhibition.
Tue, July 23, 2019 3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at
Parkway Central Library
Sign up for your free curator-led tour of Our Five Senses, the first family friendly, fully-interactive exhibition at the Free Library. Tours begin at 3:00 p.m and are 45 minutes. While the exhibition is geared for all ages, the suggested minimum age for the tour is 10 years old. Tours are…
Adult Young Adult School Age Family Programs Children Education Family Humor Literacy Literature Rare Books, Manuscripts, & Digital Collections Science Special Collections History children's literature Five SensesMonday Evening Movies: "It was 50 years ago today..."
Mon, July 29, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
Adults and teens can view a movie about a Summer of '69 event from a different perspective. Stop in and see what we'll be showing this evening. Of course we'll have popcorn
Adult Young Adult Senior Film Screening Movies & Television Summer Reading HistoryA Free Tour of Our Five Senses: A Family Friendly, Interactive Exhibition.
Tue, July 30, 2019 3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at
Parkway Central Library
Sign up for your free curator-led tour of Our Five Senses, the first family friendly, fully-interactive exhibition at the Free Library. Tours begin at 3:00 p.m and are 45 minutes. While the exhibition is geared for all ages, the suggested minimum age for the tour is 10 years old. Tours are…
Adult Young Adult School Age Family Programs Children Education Family Humor Literacy Literature Rare Books, Manuscripts, & Digital Collections Science Special Collections History children's literature Five Senses
Hands-On Tour: Love Letters
Wed, July 31, 2019 6:30 P.M.
The Rosenbach
Join us for this rare peek into some of the most personal and emotional writing in our collections. From the aching yearnings of poet John Keats to the dying wishes of a Civil War solider, the Rosenbach is home to a variety of love letters. Spend an hour getting up-close and personal with a…
Adult Young Adult Workshops and Enrichment Discussion and Participation Literature History
Hands-On Tour: Early Hebrew Books I
Fri, August 2, 2019 3:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach
Explore the philosophy and history of some of the first books printed in the Hebrew language. Each has its own visual beauty and its own story to tell about early printing in Europe, local cultural tensions, change, and continuity. Whether you are a reader of Hebrew or not, you can engage with…
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