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Thesaurus: A Book Exchange between Graduates and Faculty of the University of the Arts Book Arts & Printmaking Program
Now through Sat, November 30, 2019
5:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
In 2004, students and faculty of the University of the Arts embarked on an ambitious collaborative project to create a thirty-run edition of books uniformly sized by height and width. The depth, breadth, form, and subject of each book was as diverse as the student or professor who created…
Love Is All Around
Now through Sat, November 30, 2019
5:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
The Delaware Valley Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers celebrates love each February with a member-to-member Valentines Day card exchange. Members send handmade cards that show off their artistic skills. This min-exhibition features a sampling of cards made by members over the last few…
Once Upon a Book
Now through Sat, November 30, 2019
5:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Who doesn’t love children’s books? We all have a favorite book that was read to us as a child or one that we read to our own children, or even grandchildren. For some of us, it was the start of a passion for all things book-related. The Delaware Valley Chapter of the…
The Book as Art: Highlights from the Book Arts Collection
Now through Sun, December 1, 2019
5:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
While artists have illustrated books for centuries, an artists’ book is a medium unto itself. Artists’ books draw inspiration from the form or the function of a book to create a piece of artwork. Depending on the artist’s intent, the book may be limited to one copy or…
Our Five Senses: A Family Friendly, Interactive Exhibition On Display until February 1, 2020
Now through Sat, February 1, 2020
3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
Our Five Senses connects the science of the senses with the mind and the literary experience. Unique materials in the exhibition cross three centuries of human discovery. Visitors will learn about their identity, perceptions, and brain development by following five anthropomorphic…
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…