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Walking Tour: Philadelphia's Chinatown (English language)
Mon, June 5, 2023
5:30 P.M.
Philadelphia's Chinatown
Philadelphia's Chinatown traces its start back to 1871, when a Cantonese immigrant named Lee Fong opened a laundry business at 913 Race Street. Chinatown stands out as a vibrant part of Center City, where generations of families have lived, worked, played, and worshiped. Sarah Yeung, an…
Around the World with The Geography Lady!
Tue, June 6, 2023
1:00 P.M.
Bushrod Library
Take a trip around the world from the comfort of the Library with The Geography Lady! This program is for adults and seniors.
Around the World with The Geography Lady!
Thu, June 8, 2023
4:00 P.M.
Bushrod Library
Take a trip around the world from the comfort of the Library with The Geography Lady! This is an all ages family program.
Winnie the Pooh and Honey Too!
Sat, June 10, 2023
11:00 A.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for a very special Saturday family program that combines maps, children's literature, and real live honeybees! The Free Library’s newest exhibition, Mapping Imagination: The Art of World-Building , explores the creative and artistic choices that mapmakers use to build worlds…
Walking Tour: Philadelphia's Chinatown (Chinese language)
Sat, June 10, 2023
2:30 P.M.
Philadelphia's Chinatown
Philadelphia's Chinatown traces its start back to 1871, when a Cantonese immigrant named Lee Fong opened a laundry business at 913 Race Street. Chinatown stands out as a vibrant part of Center City, where generations of families have lived, worked, played, and worshiped. Sarah Yeung, an…
Summer Reading Kickoff: Around the World with The Geography Lady!
Wed, June 14, 2023
4:00 P.M.
Bushrod Library
Take a trip around the world from the comfort of the Library with The Geography Lady! This is an all ages family program.
Mapping Afrofuturism: Samuel R. Delany in conversation with Science Fiction Scholar Alex Wermer-Colan
Thu, June 15, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
The writer Samuel R. Delany, in conversation with literary scholar Alex Wermer-Colan, reflects on a life of imaginative mapping, talking about his experiences growing up reading and writing science fiction, building and mapping alternate realities of our past and future. Join us for this rich…
Around the World with The Geography Lady!
Tue, June 20, 2023
1:00 P.M.
Bushrod Library
Take a trip around the world from the comfort of the Library with The Geography Lady! This program is for adults and seniors.
Around the World with The Geography Lady!
Thu, June 22, 2023
4:00 P.M.
Bushrod Library
Take a trip around the world from the comfort of the Library with The Geography Lady! This is an all ages family program.
Let’s Explore Space
Thu, July 27, 2023
4:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Children are invited to join the Geography Lady and learn all about space through pictures, maps, stories, games, movement, crafts, and more!
Beauty on the Horizon: The Art of Landscapes
Now through Fri, July 28, 2023
5:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Landscapes are more than pictures—they are representations of the world around us, an artist’s interpretation of time and place. These interpretations evoke mood through medium, style, and design. Natural features like rivers and mountains are prominently displayed, and as urban…
Beauty on the Horizon: The Art of Landscapes
Now through Fri, July 28, 2023
5:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Landscapes are more than pictures—they are representations of the world around us, an artist’s interpretation of time and place. These interpretations evoke mood through medium, style, and design. Natural features like rivers and mountains are prominently displayed, and as urban…
Beauty on the Horizon: The Art of Landscapes
Now through Fri, July 28, 2023
5:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Landscapes are more than pictures—they are representations of the world around us, an artist’s interpretation of time and place. These interpretations evoke mood through medium, style, and design. Natural features like rivers and mountains are prominently displayed, and as urban…