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Virtual Event - PMC Shares: You've Been Served a Jury Summons, What Does this Mean?
Thu, October 3, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
(Please Note: This event is now virtual only) Jurors are vital to our democratic society. In criminal prosecutions, there is a constitutional right to a trial by an impartial jury of one’s peers. Jury trials are a way for citizens to actively participate in our society. In this…
Exhibition of Artwork: Vic Liu's The Warehouse
Now through Fri, October 4, 2024
8:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Information artist Vic Liu in collaboration with Flower Shop Collective has installed nine monumental banner prints* throughout the Art and Literature Departments on the second floor of the Parkway Central Library. Each banner renders in massive scale artwork from her book with formerly…
Yay or Nay: Does Voting Matter? (WHYY Bridging Blocks)
Tue, October 8, 2024
4:30 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
Voting is a “civic duty” . Our right to vote empowers us to make an impact in our communities. Yet voter turnout has long been a challenge. During the 2022 midterms, 43% of eligible city voters cast a ballot. At the recent Philly mayoral race, only 32% of eligible voters showed up at…
Melissa Ludtke | Locker Room Talk: A Woman's Struggle to Get Inside
Thu, October 17, 2024
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Pay What You Wish
The Author Events Series presents Melissa Ludtke | Locker Room Talk: A Woman's Struggle to Get Inside REGISTER In Conversation with Claire Smith While sportswriters rushed into Major League Baseball locker rooms to talk with players, MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn barred the lone woman…
VIRTUAL Office Hours: Penn Law Intellectual Property Clinic
Tue, October 22, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Have a question to ask a legal professional about patents, trademarks, copyrights or trade secrets? Entrepreneurs, nonprofit directors, artists and inventors: you can reserve an appointment to attend free consultations with the University of Pennsylvania Law School…
Yay or Nay: Does Voting Matter? (WHYY Bridging Blocks)
Tue, October 22, 2024
4:30 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Voting is a “civic duty” . Our right to vote empowers us to make an impact in our communities. Yet voter turnout has long been a challenge. During the 2022 midterms, 43% of eligible city voters cast a ballot. At the recent Philly mayoral race, only 32% of eligible…
Hybrid Event - PMC Shares: Landlord-Tenant Disputes
Thu, November 7, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Going to court can be an overwhelming experience both for landlords and tenants. This presentation will help build knowledge and confidence by guiding you through the process. In addition, this presentation outlines the various duties and obligations expected of both landlords and tenants and…
LCD Virtual Event: Best Practices When Dealing with Unresolved Repairs
Thu, November 14, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
An attorney from the Legal Clinic for the Disabled will present upon the best practices when dealing with unresolved repairs. The presenter will go over what protections a renter has in Philadelphia and how to properly initiate requesting for repairs, and or how to trouble shoot maintenance…
Judge David Tatel | Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice
Fri, November 15, 2024
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Pay What You Wish
The Author Events Series presents Judge David Tatel | Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice REGISTER David Tatel has served nearly 30 years on America’s second highest court, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, where many of our most crucial cases are…
VIRTUAL Office Hours: Penn Law Intellectual Property Clinic
Thu, November 21, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Have a question to ask a legal professional about patents, trademarks, copyrights or trade secrets? Entrepreneurs, nonprofit directors, artists and inventors: you can reserve an appointment to attend free consultations with the University of Pennsylvania Law School…
Hybrid Event - PMC Shares: Judicial Ethics and Discipline in PA
Thu, December 5, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Learn about Pennsylvania's judicial ethics requirements, including recusal and disciplinary processes. Pennsylvania has a Judicial Code of Conduct, a Judicial Conduct Board, and a Judicial Ethics Advisory Board. This program will discuss what they each do, and what you can do if you have a…