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“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour

Thu, March 30, 2023 3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

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 and enhance storytelling. The exhibition delves into the relationships between imaginary maps (found in fiction, fantasy,…

Speakers and Lectures

“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour

Thu, April 6, 2023 3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

Speakers and Lectures

“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour

Thu, April 20, 2023 3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

Speakers and Lectures

Hands on History: Mapping (More) Imagination

Fri, April 21, 2023 3:00 P.M.
Map Collection at Parkway Central Library

Have you seen the exhibition Mapping Imagination: The Art of World-Building and want to learn more? Now’s your chance with this hands-on event featuring materials that were considered (but sadly not included) in the exhibition. The exhibition’s curators will discuss why and how…

Discussion and Participation

Hands on History: Mapping (More) Imagination

Fri, April 21, 2023 3:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection at Parkway Central Library

Discussion and Participation

“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour

Thu, April 27, 2023 12:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

Speakers and Lectures

Collage as a Ritual of Resistance

Thu, May 4, 2023 12:00 P.M.
Tacony Library

Powerful resistance movements are nurtured by the possibility of a better future and passionate community members willing to make it happen. Communal imagination is a ritual that seeks to actualize our wildest dreams into reality. The theme…

Adult

“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour

Thu, May 4, 2023 3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

Speakers and Lectures

“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour

Thu, May 11, 2023 12:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

Speakers and Lectures

Collage as a Ritual of Resistance

Thu, May 11, 2023 12:00 P.M.
Tacony Library

Adult

Collage as a Ritual of Resistance

Thu, May 18, 2023 12:00 P.M.
Tacony Library

Adult

“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour

Thu, May 18, 2023 3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

Speakers and Lectures

“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour

Thu, May 25, 2023 12:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

Speakers and Lectures

Collage as a Ritual of Resistance

Thu, May 25, 2023 12:00 P.M.
Tacony Library

Adult

Beauty on the Horizon: The Art of Landscapes

Now through Fri, May 26, 2023 5:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection at 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…

Exhibitions

Beauty on the Horizon: The Art of Landscapes

Now through Fri, May 26, 2023 5:00 P.M.
Map Collection at Parkway Central Library

Exhibitions

Beauty on the Horizon: The Art of Landscapes

Now through Fri, May 26, 2023 5:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection at Parkway Central Library

Exhibitions

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 at 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…

Discussion and Participation

“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour

Thu, June 29, 2023 12:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

Speakers and Lectures

“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour

Thu, July 6, 2023 3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

Speakers and Lectures