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We Are What We Eat: Curator-Led Exhibition Tour
Thu, October 10, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Free Library’s newest exhibition, We Are What We Eat, explores the intersection of food, community, and identity. With recipes and cooking techniques passed down through generations, culinary heritage helps preserve flavors and traditions of our ancestors. Food also connects us with…
Movement & Change in the Archives
Wed, October 16, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
In celebration of Archives Month, explore how living archives can inspire action! The Free Library of Philadelphia, in partnership with the Delaware Valley Archivists Group , is hosting a free, interactive community fair to showcase how movement and change are both documented in and catalyzed by…
We Are What We Eat: Curator-Led Exhibition Tour
Sat, October 26, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Free Library’s newest exhibition, We Are What We Eat, explores the intersection of food, community, and identity. With recipes and cooking techniques passed down through generations, culinary heritage helps preserve flavors and traditions of our ancestors. Food also connects us with…
Peter Rabbit Piracies in America
Fri, November 1, 2024
1:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
The unauthorized reproduction or use of copyrighted text, also known as book piracy, is nearly as old as the printing press itself. Its prevalence across the last several centuries has resulted in the creation and refinement of copyright law in nearly every nation. Book piracy is…
We Are What We Eat: An Exhibition from Special Collections
Now through Sat, November 2, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Free Library’s exhibition, We Are What We Eat , explores the intersection of food, community, and identity. With recipes and cooking techniques passed down through generations, culinary heritage helps preserve flavors and traditions of our ancestors. Food also connects us with the here…
Beyond the Textbook: Equity, Engagement, and Primary Sources in the Classroom
Sat, November 9, 2024
10:00 A.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Free Library of Philadelphia's Special Collections Division , in partnership with the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries , is hosting Beyond the Textbook: Equity, Engagement, and Primary Sources in the Classroom , a free half-day workshop for K-12 educators on…
Beyond the Textbook: Equity, Engagement, and Primary Sources in the Classroom
Sat, November 9, 2024
10:00 A.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
at
Parkway Central Library
The Free Library of Philadelphia's Special Collections Division , in partnership with the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries , is hosting Beyond the Textbook: Equity, Engagement, and Primary Sources in the Classroom , a free half-day workshop for K-12 educators on…
Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Rare Book Department: The Judaica Collection
Wed, December 4, 2024
6:30 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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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…