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Friends Speaker Series | Civilian experiences of the American Revolution in the Delaware Valley
Tue, January 28, 2020
1:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Within the war zone of the American Revolution, civilians were killed, maimed, raped, and their property and public buildings were destroyed. Some turned these dire circumstances into money-making opportunities. Claude Epstein, a retired Stockton University Professor of Hydrology, is an…
Our Five Senses: A Family Friendly, Interactive Exhibition On Display until February 1, 2020
Now through Sat, February 1, 2020
3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Our Five Senses connects the science of the senses with the mind and the literary experience. Unique materials in the exhibition cross three centuries of human discovery. Visitors will learn about their identity, perceptions, and brain development by following five anthropomorphic…
David Zucchino | Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy
Tue, February 4, 2020
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
In conversation with Mark Bowden, most recently author of The Last Stone: A Masterpiece of Criminal Interrogation David Zucchino is a contributing writer for The New York Times . He has covered wars and civil conflicts in more than three dozen countries. Zucchino was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for…
Behind the Bookcase | James Joyce and Irish Authors
Thu, February 6, 2020
6:30 P.M.
The Rosenbach
The Rosenbach is home to an incredible collection of works by Irish authors. Along with James Joyce’s handwritten manuscript of his modernist masterpiece Ulysses, we’ll also read and handle works by Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, and more! These Irish authors have connections and…
Behind the Bookcase | Charles Dickens, the Inimitable Boz
Fri, February 7, 2020
3:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach
Beginning with his early works published under pseudonym “Boz” (he later impishly signed his letters “The Inimitable Boz”), Charles Dickens was a literary phenomenon in the 19th century, and his ubiquity continues with legions of readers all over the world. Join us as we…
Behind the Bookcase | The Modern Emily Dickinson: the Anti-Belle of Amherst
Sun, February 9, 2020
3:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach
The Belle of Amherst. The vulnerable recluse who lived a life of quiet passion. The Emily Dickinson of public imagination for a century was confined to the decorous hall of The Nineteenth Century Poetess. She could be a little eccentric, but never improper. However, Emily was far more…
Friends Speaker Series | An African American family's experiences
Tue, February 11, 2020
1:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
For Black History Month, hear stories told by Willadine Bain, about her great-grandmother, and grandparents - her ex-slave grandfather who became a Savannah millionaire, her grandmother's first husband who died in a duel, and about the precious gold necklace. Ms. Bain, author of The Gold…
Gretchen Sorin | Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights
Tue, February 11, 2020
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
In conversation with Rick Burns, Peabody and Emmy Award–winning documentarian A curator with more than 30 years’ experience, Dr. Gretchen Sorin has consulted for more than 250 institutions, including the Smithsonian, the Jewish Museum, and the New York State Historical Association.…
Behind the Bookcase | Love Letters
Wed, February 12, 2020
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…
Behind the Bookcase | Love Letters
Fri, February 14, 2020
3:00 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…
Behind the Bookcase | Picturing Cervantes
Tue, February 18, 2020
6:30 P.M.
The Rosenbach
This tour will explore the ways Don Quixote has been imagined and illustrated through the centuries, featuring remarkable drawings and prints by notable artists such as Gustave Doré and Honoré Daumier. Explore depictions of the questing Don, his companion Sancho Panza, and his…
Behind the Bookcase | Castaways: Displacement and Opportunity at Sea
Fri, February 21, 2020
3:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach
Pirates, enslaved people, shipwreck survivors, emigrants—for centuries people uprooted from lives on land took their chances on the sea. Some have gone willingly, but many had no choice. Look at and handle materials from the 17th to the 19th century by and about a diverse group of…
Behind the Bookcase | Mexico: Race and Revolution in the Borderlands
Sun, February 23, 2020
3:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach
The border between Mexico and the United States has been at the heart of trade, politics, art, and spirituality for centuries. This tour will highlight The Rosenbach’s collections from Mexico and Texas, including materials from the Spanish empire, the early years of Mexican independence,…
Behind the Bookcase | Lewis Carroll
Tue, February 25, 2020
6:30 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)…
Behind the Bookcase | Fakes and Forgeries
Fri, February 28, 2020
3:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach
Join us as we explore the notion of authenticity across a range of time periods and media in the museum’s collections. From Shakespearean plays, a mug belonging to George Washington, a Dutch portrait miniature, and a manuscript draft by Poe, there are stories to uncover. How do we know the…
Behind the Bookcase | Book Arts
Wed, March 4, 2020
6:30 P.M.
The Rosenbach
Do you prefer to judge a book by its cover, or does the inside matter more? In this tour of book arts, we’ll take a look at various rare books in The Rosenbach collection, their aesthetics, their functions, how the processes in creating books inform how we use them today, and vice versa.…
Adam Hochschild | Rebel Cinderella: From Rags to Riches to Radical, the Epic Journey of Rose Pastor Stokes
Wed, March 4, 2020
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Historian Adam Hochschild’s ten “carefully researched and vigorously told” ( Houston Chronicle ) books include King Leopold’s Ghost , a haunting portrait of Belgium’s 19th-century brutal colonization of the Congo, and To End All Wars , the little-told story of the…
Behind the Bookcase | Native American History
Fri, March 6, 2020
3:00 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…
Shakespeare Free Read-Aloud Group: Othello
Sat, March 7, 2020
1:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach
Reading Shakespeare’s plays aloud offers not only a communal way to enjoy these great works but also promotes a deeper understanding of their poetry and wordplay. No acting experience is required to participate—just bring your voice and a copy of the play! This event is completely…
Behind the Bookcase | Castaways: Displacement and Opportunity at Sea
Sun, March 8, 2020
3:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach
Pirates, enslaved people, shipwreck survivors, emigrants—for centuries people uprooted from lives on land took their chances on the sea. Some have gone willingly, but many had no choice. Look at and handle materials from the 17th to the 19th century by and about a diverse group of…