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Under the Museum
Thu, July 11, 2024
1:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presents Revolution at the Library! Under the Museum. Do you love history? So do we! Go behind the scenes with museum staff to discover cool artifacts from the past, and hear the exciting stories they can tell us. Learn about…
Courageous Kids: Wilma Exhibit
Now through Thu, July 11, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Children's Department
at
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…
Life at Sea!
Thu, July 18, 2024
1:00 P.M.
Wyoming Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presentsLife at Sea! Climb aboard as we learn about life on a privateer ship, including what a sailor might have eaten, what his job might have been, and how he would have passed the time. Meet some of the Revolution’s most famous sailors. All…
Life at Sea!
Tue, July 23, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Holmesburg Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presentsLife at Sea! Climb aboard as we learn about life on a privateer ship, including what a sailor might have eaten, what his job might have been, and how he would have passed the time. Meet some of the Revolution’s most famous sailors. All…
Spies of the Revolution
Tue, July 23, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presents Revolution at the Library! In this super-secret meeting, join museum staff as we learn about the spies of the Revolution! From shopkeepers and mystery women to enslaved men who served as double agents, let's discover who these spies were and all…
"The Automat" Film Screening and Filmmaker Q&A
Sat, July 27, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Join us for a screening of The Automat followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, Lisa Hurwitz. Featuring photographs from the Free Library of Philadelphia's Print and Picture Collection and filmed locally, The Automat premiered at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival and was…
Spies of the Revolution
Mon, July 29, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presents Revolution at the Library! In this super-secret meeting, join museum staff as we learn about the spies of the Revolution! From shopkeepers and mystery women to enslaved men who served as double agents, let's discover who these spies were and all…
Within These Walls: Washington's War Tent
Tue, July 30, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Holmesburg Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presents Within These Walls: Washington's War Tent! What does it take to protect the Commander in Chief? Join George Washington’s Honor Guard and learn about life on campaign, meet the men and women who keep Washington's home away from home…
Life at Sea!
Tue, July 30, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presentsLife at Sea! Climb aboard as we learn about life on a privateer ship, including what a sailor might have eaten, what his job might have been, and how he would have passed the time. Meet some of the Revolution’s most famous sailors. All…
Within These Walls: Washington's War Tent
Tue, August 6, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presents Within These Walls: Washington's War Tent! What does it take to protect the Commander in Chief? Join George Washington’s Honor Guard and learn about life on campaign, meet the men and women who keep Washington's home away from home…
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
at
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,…
Reels of Time: Literature’s Microfilm Collection
Now through Sat, August 31, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Literature Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Visit the Literature Department's new exhibition to learn more about our microfilm collection! Microfilm preserves fragile documents such as rare books, newspapers and other periodicals by using micro-photography to reduce an image onto a roll of plastic film that can then be viewed…
Thinking Like a Historian!
Wed, September 18, 2024
3:30 P.M.
Wyoming Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presents Thinking Like a Historian! Historians use objects, documents, and contextual knowledge to build an understanding of the past. Together with museum staff, students will be invited to do the same, using their eyes, hands, and critical thinking skills…
Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Rare Book Department: The Judaica Collection.
Wed, December 4, 2024
6:30 P.M.
Rare Book Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Come and explore the Rare Book Department's small but signifcant Judaica Collection. Highlights of the collection will include a manusucript written in the beginning of the Spanish Inquisition, as well as early printed books printed In Italy by Jewish and Christian…