Philadelphia Land Bank

Tue, June 25, 2019 2:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library

Educators from the Philadelphia Land Bank will be presenting a FREE two-part training on how to access vacant property through the Philadelphia Land Bank. Part I will focus on how the Land Bank acquires privately owned tax delinquent property and how to use Land Bank acquisitions for…

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Philadelphia Land Bank

Wed, June 26, 2019 2:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library

Educators from the Philadelphia Land Bank will be presenting a FREE two-part training on how to access vacant property through the Philadelphia Land Bank. This workshop will focus on Land Bank disposition of property for re-use, including the Competitive Bid process, Direct Sales process,…

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Unity Day

Sat, June 29, 2019 11:00 A.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library

Celebrate the Community Champions of the Germantown, Logan, Nicetown-Tioga, Oak Lane, Ogontz and West Oak Lane neighorhoods who work tirelessly to make our where we live and work, better.  Enjoy an awards ceremony hosted by Bill Anderson, of FOX 29 News, listen to music, and stroll through…

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Making Pictures: Hands-on History at The Free Library, Parkway Central

Sat, July 13, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

Making Pictures Art-makers have told stories through their pictures for at least 20,000 years. We won't have anything as old as the Lascaux cave paintings, but come explore 500 years of narrative art from the Rare Book Department's collections. This program will let visitors get an…

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Author Talk: Laura Holzman

Wed, July 17, 2019 6:30 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute

Contested Image revisits the debates that surrounded iconic works of visual culture in Philadelphia--Thomas Eakins’ 1875 painting, The Gross Clinic, the Rocky Statue, and the Barnes Foundation--and how each item changed through the ways that viewers used these objects to define their…

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Urban Explorers Travelogue

Thu, August 1, 2019 5:30 P.M.
Logan Library

The teens in the neighborhood have been busy exploring and taking pictures of their experiences around Philadelphia this past Winter and Spring.  Join us for a presentation of their work, which documents trips to many of Philadelphia's institutions and events.  For all 

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Peace

Now through Fri, August 2, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

In partnership with the Free Library of Philadelphia,  Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary  invites you to experience this groundbreaking exhibition, available for quiet contemplation surrounding the true meaning of peace and tranquility. Featuring artists’ books by individual…

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New Voting Machine Demonstrations

Tue, August 13, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library

Philadelphia has a new voting system which we will use in the November 2019 General Election. The new machines will allow voters to securely mark their selections on a touch scree, or with an assistive divice, and will produce a voter-verifiable paper ballot, providing an auditable paper…

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TRIPOD: Conversations with Place

Now through Mon, September 30, 2019 6:30 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

The  Writers Room 's second annual Canon TRIPOD photo exhibition is on view throughout Pepper Hall, home of the Art & Literature Department . Head up to Art & Literature on the 2nd floor of Parkway Central, look for the photos hanging on and above…

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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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