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Natural Wonders of the World with the Geography Lady
Tue, July 2, 2024
3:30 P.M.
Charles Santore Library
Explore the natural wonders of the world without leaving the library! Join the Geography Lady as we head around the world through pictures, maps, stories, sensory, movement, games, crafts, and more. No passport required!
Treasures from the Literature Vault
Fri, July 5, 2024
2:00 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…
Natural Wonders of the World with the Geography Lady
Tue, July 9, 2024
3:30 P.M.
Charles Santore Library
Explore the natural wonders of the world without leaving the library! Join the Geography Lady as we head around the world through pictures, maps, stories, sensory, movement, games, crafts, and more. No passport required!
Voyaging Vikings
Tue, July 9, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Set sail with the Vikings! These Scandinavian explorers chartered a course over much of the Northern Hemisphere. Learn about their travels through Viking boat navigation activities, and try your hand at being a Viking. This special program will be led by the American Swedish Historical…
How Close Is Too Close? The Ethical Challenges of Making Documentaries About Living People
Thu, July 11, 2024
11:00 A.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
This is the Golden Age of personal documentaries. Forced out of Hollywood by the high cost of fictional studio films, a record number of women are devoting their lives to producing films about the challenges confronting real people in a variety of different nations and cultures. This,…
Under the Museum
Thu, July 11, 2024
1:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presents Revolution at the Library! Under the Museum. Do you love history? So do we! Go behind the scenes with museum staff to discover cool artifacts from the past, and hear the exciting stories they can tell us. Learn about…
We Are What We Eat: Curator-Led Exhibition Tour
Thu, July 11, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Free Library’s newest exhibition, We Are What We Eat, explores the intersection of food, community, and identity. With recipes and cooking techniques passed down through generations, culinary heritage helps preserve flavors and traditions of our ancestors. Food also connects us with…
Courageous Kids: Wilma Exhibit
Now through Thu, July 11, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
In partnership with Philadelphia Doll Museum Forward , we now have on display Wilma alongside related library materials and activities. Wilma was made to honor four brave Black girls named Ruby Bridges, Leona Tate, Gail Etienne Stripling, and Tessie Prevost who challenged school segregation. The…
Natural Wonders of the World with the Geography Lady
Tue, July 16, 2024
3:30 P.M.
Charles Santore Library
Explore the natural wonders of the world without leaving the library! Join the Geography Lady as we head around the world through pictures, maps, stories, sensory, movement, games, crafts, and more. No passport required!
Life at Sea!
Thu, July 18, 2024
1:00 P.M.
Wyoming Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presentsLife at Sea! Climb aboard as we learn about life on a privateer ship, including what a sailor might have eaten, what his job might have been, and how he would have passed the time. Meet some of the Revolution’s most famous sailors. All…
Life at Sea!
Mon, July 22, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Climb aboard as we learn about life on a privateer ship, including what as a sailor you might have eaten, what their job might have been, and how they would have passed the time. Meet some of the Revolution's most famous sailors, like Philadelphian James Forten. Learn how to…
Spies of the Revolution
Tue, July 23, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presents Revolution at the 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…
Life at Sea!
Tue, July 23, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Holmesburg Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presentsLife at Sea! Climb aboard as we learn about life on a privateer ship, including what a sailor might have eaten, what his job might have been, and how he would have passed the time. Meet some of the Revolution’s most famous sailors. All…
Natural Wonders of the World with the Geography Lady
Tue, July 23, 2024
3:30 P.M.
Charles Santore Library
Explore the natural wonders of the world without leaving the library! Join the Geography Lady as we head around the world through pictures, maps, stories, sensory, movement, games, crafts, and more. No passport required!
Sugar Don't Go On Grits: An Archival Look at The Great Migration's Effect on How We Eat
Thu, July 25, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Zoom
How Black is sweet cornbread? Do WE put marshmallows on sweet potato casserole? Sugar Don't Go On Grits: An Archival Look at The Great Migration's Effect on How We Eat will be a conversational space dedicated to retracing the divergent pathways of the African American culinary…
"The Automat" Film Screening and Filmmaker Q&A
Sat, July 27, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for a screening of The Automat followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, Lisa Hurwitz. Featuring photographs from the Free Library of Philadelphia's Print and Picture Collection and filmed locally, The Automat premiered at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival and was…
Spies of the Revolution
Mon, July 29, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presents Revolution at the 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…
Within These Walls: Washington's War Tent
Tue, July 30, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Holmesburg Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presents Within These Walls: Washington's War Tent! What does it take to protect the Commander in Chief? Join George Washington’s Honor Guard and learn about life on campaign, meet the men and women who keep Washington's home away from home…
Natural Wonders of the World with the Geography Lady
Tue, July 30, 2024
3:30 P.M.
Charles Santore Library
Explore the natural wonders of the world without leaving the library! Join the Geography Lady as we head around the world through pictures, maps, stories, sensory, movement, games, crafts, and more. No passport required!
Life at Sea!
Tue, July 30, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presentsLife at Sea! Climb aboard as we learn about life on a privateer ship, including what a sailor might have eaten, what his job might have been, and how he would have passed the time. Meet some of the Revolution’s most famous sailors. All…