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Courageous Kids: Wilma Exhibit
Now through Fri, August 2, 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…
God's Revolutionary Voice: Celebrating James Baldwin's 100th Birthday
Now through Mon, August 5, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us in the lobby of Parkway Central Library to celebrate the 100th anniversary of James Baldwin's birth! Music and dance performances at 5:30 pm will be followed by an unveiling and discussion of the exhibit "Love and Revolution: James Baldwin Speaks to Our Time" in the 2nd…
Black August Film Series with cineSPEAK: I Am Somebody & Fannie's Film
Tue, August 6, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Black August commemorates the life of imprisoned Black Panther George Jackson, and the entire history of Black political prisoners and revolutionaries. This film series, curated by cineSPEAK, celebrates movement-makers and freedom-fighters. August 6: I Am Somebody (Dir. Madeline Anderson /…
Visual Playwriting with Philadelphia Young Playwrights
Wed, August 7, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Wednesdays, 2:00 - 3:30pm, August 7-September 11. This is a free program for Philadelphia Students in grades 3 -12. Celebrate drawing as a form of Story Telling! No art experience Necessary. Students will go through the process of creating a story from beginning to end…
The Library of the Wizard Earl - Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Rare Book Department
Wed, August 7, 2024
6:30 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
A storied English aristocratic family, living in a palatial home that was once an abbey, struggles to maintain their household in the face of 20th century financial realities. On April 23rd and 24th 1928, this PBS plotline unfolded in the sales rooms of Sotheby and Company, London, as 172 items,…
Black August Film Series with cineSPEAK: Mangrove
Tue, August 13, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Black August commemorates the life of imprisoned Black Panther George Jackson, and the entire history of Black political prisoners and revolutionaries. This film series, curated by cineSPEAK, celebrates movement-makers and freedom-fighters. August 6: I Am Somebody (Dir. Madeline Anderson /…
Visual Playwriting with Philadelphia Young Playwrights
Wed, August 14, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Wednesdays, 2:00 - 3:30pm, August 7-September 11. This is a free program for Philadelphia Students in grades 3 -12. Celebrate drawing as a form of Story Telling! No art experience Necessary. Students will go through the process of creating a story from beginning to end…
Black August Film Series with cineSPEAK: Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Tue, August 20, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Black August commemorates the life of imprisoned Black Panther George Jackson, and the entire history of Black political prisoners and revolutionaries. This film series, curated by cineSPEAK, celebrates movement-makers and freedom-fighters. August 6: I Am Somebody (Dir. Madeline Anderson /…
Visual Playwriting with Philadelphia Young Playwrights
Wed, August 21, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Wednesdays, 2:00 - 3:30pm, August 7-September 11. This is a free program for Philadelphia Students in grades 3 -12. Celebrate drawing as a form of Story Telling! No art experience Necessary. Students will go through the process of creating a story from beginning to end…
Black August Film Series with cineSPEAK: The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Tue, August 27, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Black August commemorates the life of imprisoned Black Panther George Jackson, and the entire history of Black political prisoners and revolutionaries. This film series, curated by cineSPEAK, celebrates movement-makers and freedom-fighters. August 6: I Am Somebody (Dir. Madeline Anderson /…
Visual Playwriting with Philadelphia Young Playwrights
Wed, August 28, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Wednesdays, 2:00 - 3:30pm, August 7-September 11. This is a free program for Philadelphia Students in grades 3 -12. Celebrate drawing as a form of Story Telling! No art experience Necessary. Students will go through the process of creating a story from beginning to end…
We Are What We Eat: An Exhibition from Special Collections
Now through Fri, August 30, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Free Library’s 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 the here…
Visual Playwriting with Philadelphia Young Playwrights
Wed, September 4, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Wednesdays, 2:00 - 3:30pm, August 7-September 11. This is a free program for Philadelphia Students in grades 3 -12. Celebrate drawing as a form of Story Telling! No art experience Necessary. Students will go through the process of creating a story from beginning to end…
Treasures from the Literature Vault
Thu, September 5, 2024
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…
Visual Playwriting with Philadelphia Young Playwrights
Wed, September 11, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Wednesdays, 2:00 - 3:30pm, August 7-September 11. This is a free program for Philadelphia Students in grades 3 -12. Celebrate drawing as a form of Story Telling! No art experience Necessary. Students will go through the process of creating a story from beginning to end…
Fishadelphia’s Seafood Stories Extravaganza!
Sat, September 14, 2024
1:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Come learn about local seafood, learn to shuck an oyster, and make some fish prints! Philadelphia’s own community seafood program Fishadelphia is highlighted in the PBS docuseries Hope in the Water . This event will include a brief screening of the show and a panel of community members…
BE/LONGING Exhibition
Now through Tue, October 1, 2024
8:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
BE/LONGING is a polyphonic exhibition on the longing, belonging, and connection that library spaces in Philadelphia can inspire. Featuring work by artist Joanne Grüne-Yanoff and curation by exhibitions curator Suzanna Urminska, this community collaborative reflects on how libraries have the…
Ecos de la Herencia: Revelando la Voz Poética Latinoamericana en Filadelfia (Presentado en Taller Puertorriqueño)
Sat, October 12, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Únase a nosotros para un taller enriquecedor e interactivo mientras celebramos el profundo impacto de la poesía latinoamericana en Filadelfia. Presentado en colaboración con Library of America’s Latino Poetry , la Feria Latinoamericana del Libro , Acción…