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CANCELLED - Gallery Walk With Voyages by Road and Sea Co-curator Alex Ames
Fri, April 10, 2020
3:00 P.M.
First Floor Gallery West
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Parkway Central Library
Join co-curator Alex Ames for a 45-minute guided tour of the ​Voyages by Road and Sea exhibition.
CANCELLED - Hands-on History Presents: Uncovering the Real James Bond at The Free Library of Philadelphia
Sat, April 11, 2020
2:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
In researching his new book about Philadelphian James Bond, whose identity was stolen by Ian Fleming, author Jim Wright found a goldmine the Free Library's Rare Book Department. In the James and Mary Bond archives there, Wright unearthed all sorts of rare images and documents pertaining to…
CANCELLED - Explore the Whitman Sampler With Artist Kelly McQuain
Fri, April 24, 2020
3:00 P.M.
First Floor Gallery West
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Parkway Central Library
Join Voyages by Road and Sea featured artist Kelly McQuain in the West Gallery for an up-close look at his Whitman Sampler . McQuain will share the origin of this unique sculpture and explain the significance of its hidden parts. McQuain writes this about his artwork: "The Whitman Sampler…
The Art of N. C. Wyeth
Now through Sun, May 3, 2020
5:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
In 1941, twelve paintings from American artist and illustrator Newell Convers (N. C.) Wyeth (1882-1945) were purchased for Parkway Central Library by an anonymous benefactor. Eleven of those paintings were created for the 1940 edition of The Anthology of Children’s Literature ,…
Hands-on History Presents: Organized Labor in Philadelphia
Sat, May 9, 2020
2:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
The history of organized labor reflects the cultural, often radical, values of the working class at a particular place and time. Participants will interact with a selection of books and magazines focused on trade unionism. Among the rare pieces that will be shared is a script for the stage play…
Voyages by Road and Sea
Now through Sun, August 30, 2020
8:00 A.M.
First Floor Gallery West
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Parkway Central Library
Voyages by Road and Sea explores the legacies of Walt Whitman and Herman Melville through contemporary voices and art in Parkway Central Library's West Gallery. Marking the bicentennial years for both Whitman and Melville, Voyages examines the personal and literary journeys of these two…