Our Five Senses: Bonus Material

Now through Sun, September 29, 2019 5:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection at Parkway Central Library

Inspired by the exhibition Our Five Senses (currently on display on the third floor), the Print and Picture Collection and Map Collection have teamed up to showcase additional materials related to the themes of the exhibition and its original inspiration, the 1962 children’s book, My…

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Sampling History: Whiskeys of Pennsylvania

Thu, October 3, 2019 6:30 P.M.
Map Collection at Parkway Central Library

 Explore the history of Pennsylvania whiskey at this 21+ fundraising event! Inspired by the exhibition “ Our Five Senses ,”* the Map Collection and the Children’s Literature Research Collection want to give you a taste of Pennsylvania history by bringing together special…

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Life at Sea: A Rare Book Voyage

Sat, October 12, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

Life at Sea: A Rare Book Voyage Join us for an afternoon voyage into the Free Library of Philadelphia’s rare book collections. We’ll page through books about pirates printed in the 1600s and 1700s, look at children’s books about whales and sea monsters, and even study a Bible…

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Design in the Archives

Wed, October 30, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

Join us for a fun-filled, educational evening on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 from 6-8 pm for Design in the Archives at Parkway Central. Come and check out the newly designed spaces at the Free Library and experience over 20 unique pop-up exhibitions from local archives and collections. Visitors…

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