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Music Special Collections Showcase
Wed, May 14, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Fleisher Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Join Special Collections staff for a pop-up event highlighting materials from the Music Special Collections including the Edwin A. Fleisher Collection of Orchestral Music , the Drinker Collection of Choral Music, and Sheet Music. You will explore and learn…
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Special Collections Showcase: Free Library of Philadelphia Archives
Sat, May 17, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Join the Special Collections Curator for Archives to view a selection of items from the Free Library of Philadelphia Archives and learn more about the history of the Library through various primary sources. This drop-in event will be held in the Map Collection at Parkway Central Library from…
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Special Collections Showcase: Map Collection and Print and Picture Collection
Wed, May 21, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Explore and learn about objects from the Map Collection and Print and Picture Collection in a curated talk offerered by Special Collections staff. This drop in event will be held in the lobby of Parkway Central Library from 11:00am to 11:30am. This event is open to the…
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Special Collections Showcase: Map Collection and Print and Picture Collection
Wed, May 21, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Explore and learn about objects from the Map Collection and Print and Picture Collection in a curated talk offerered by Special Collections staff. This drop in event will be held in the lobby of Parkway Central Library from 11:00am to 11:30am. This event is open to the…
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Music Special Collections Showcase
Wed, May 28, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Fleisher Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Join Special Collections staff for a pop-up event highlighting materials from the Music Special Collections including the Edwin A. Fleisher Collection of Orchestral Music , the Drinker Collection of Choral Music, and Sheet Music. You will explore and learn…
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Special Collections Showcase: Pride Kickoff Edition
Sat, May 31, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Join Special Collections in kicking off Pride Month with a selection of objects, inlcuding artwork and maps by LGBTQ+ artists. The materials shown are from the Map Collection and the Print and Picture Collection . This drop in event will be held in the Map Collection at the…
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Celebrate Arts and Aging
Now through Sat, May 31, 2025
5:00 P.M.
First Floor Gallery West
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Parkway Central Library
In conjunction with Older Americans month in May, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA) will hold its 23rd annual Celebrate Arts & Aging (CAA) exhibition of artwork by artists 55+ this year. This year’s event features more than 170 paintings, drawings, prints, and photographs…
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Rare Books Roadshow
Wed, June 4, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Theatre Collection
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
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Rare Books Roadshow
Wed, June 4, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
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Rare Books Roadshow
Wed, June 4, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
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Exhibition: The Voices of Sisterly Affection
Now through Thu, June 5, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
Philadelphia's motto was officially expanded to "The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection" by the efforts of the godmother of Black Music Month, Dyana Williams. To continue amplifying the female voice in discussions about our city, SIMBY Presents: The Voices of…
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- Exhibitions
- Black History Month
- Community Events
- Discussion and Participation
- Arts and Crafts Programs
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Music Special Collections Showcase
Sat, June 7, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Fleisher Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Join Special Collections staff for a pop-up event highlighting materials from the Music Special Collections including the Edwin A. Fleisher Collection of Orchestral Music , the Drinker Collection of Choral Music, and Sheet Music. You will explore and learn…
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Violet Oakley Unveiled
Sat, June 7, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Philadelphia’s Violet Oakley—also known as Villa Nova’s "Red Rose Girl"—makes international art history in 1902 as the first female to be awarded a commission to decorate a public building: Pennsylvania's brand new capitol in Harrisburg. In Violet…
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- Live Performances
- Other Great Programs
- New Americans
- Discussion and Participation
- Family Programs
- Speakers and Lectures
- Workshops and Enrichment
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Violet Oakley Unveiled
Sat, June 7, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Philadelphia’s Violet Oakley—also known as Villa Nova’s "Red Rose Girl"—makes international art history in 1902 as the first female to be awarded a commission to decorate a public building: Pennsylvania's brand new capitol in Harrisburg. In Violet…
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- Live Performances
- Other Great Programs
- New Americans
- Discussion and Participation
- Family Programs
- Speakers and Lectures
- Workshops and Enrichment
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Rare Books Roadshow
Wed, June 11, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
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Rare Books Roadshow
Wed, June 11, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
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Rare Books Roadshow
Wed, June 11, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Theatre Collection
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Parkway Central Library
While construction continues on Parkway Central Library's third floor, join staff from the Rare Book Department , Theatre Collection , and Children's Literature Research Collection for a daily pop-up event highlighting select materials. This pop-up event will take place…
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Patent Drawings from Black Women Inventors
Now through Fri, June 13, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
This display features enlarged patent drawings from the inventions of Black women. Spanning from 1884 to 1996, they highlight the ways in which these women’s ingenuity has contributed to the technology of our world. For a closer look at these patents and more, go to the BRIC front…
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Music Special Collections Showcase
Sat, June 14, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Fleisher Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Join Special Collections staff for a pop-up event highlighting materials from the Music Special Collections including the Edwin A. Fleisher Collection of Orchestral Music , the Drinker Collection of Choral Music, and Sheet Music. You will explore and learn…