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IN PERSON - Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan | Mad Honey
Wed, October 5, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $37.95-book with ticket; 33.00 book with ticket--in-library simulcast
TICKETS In conversation with Jo Piazza A “quite prescient and worthwhile” writer who “understands her characters inside and out” ( The New York Times Book Review ), Jodi Picoult has authored many No. 1 bestsellers that are renowned for combining controversial…
VIRTUAL - Historic Preservation in Philadelphia: Past, Present and Future
Thu, October 6, 2022
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
REGISTER What is historic preservation? Why is it important to Philadelphia? Come and hear Paul Steinke discuss our city's incomparable built environment and historic architecture, streetscapes and neighborhoods. He will provide an update on the status of efforts to encourage…
IN-PERSON - Yiyun Li | The Book of Goose with Elizabeth McCracken | The Hero of this Book
Thu, October 6, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
TICKETS Yiyun Li ’s “remarkable” ( The Washington Post ) debut fiction collection, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers , won the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, the PEN/Hemingway Award, and the Guardian First Book Award. Her other work includes the…
IN-PERSON - Celeste Ng | Our Missing Hearts
Fri, October 7, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Academy of Natural Sciences | 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Cost: $16.50 ticket
TICKETS Venue: Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway In conversation with Anthony Marra Writing “with the wisdom of a hundred lives lived” ( Harper’s Bazaar ), Celeste Ng is the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestselling…
IN-PERSON - Ada Limón | EVENT MOVED TO Monday October 17th at 7:30 p.m.
Mon, October 10, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $16.50
EVENT MOVED TO MONDAY OCTOBER 17, 2022 . ALL TICKETS FOR THE 10/10 EVENT WILL BE VALID.
Haudenosaunee Boiled Cornbread Workshop
Tue, October 11, 2022
6:00 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
Native people from the six nations that make up the Haudenosaunee Confederacy have been growing, processing, and cooking Haudenosaunee White Corn, or flour corn, for hundreds of years. Join us in celebration of Indigenous People's Day to learn about these processes…
IN-PERSON - Ruha Benjamin | Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want
Tue, October 11, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
TICKETS In conversation with Marc Lamont Hill Ruha Benjamin is the author of Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code , a “galvanizing” and “inventive and wide-ranging” ( The Nation ) study at how new technologies reinforce social…
No Easy Answers: The Difficult Case of Senator Dianne Feinstein
Wed, October 12, 2022
11:00 A.M.
This is a Zoom program sponsored by Central Senior Services
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has devoted her entire life to public service. When she entered the U.S. Senate in 1992 at the age of 59, Ms. Feinstein had a reputation as one of the smartest and most capable people in American politics. As early as 1994, she authored and pushed…
Author Talk: Writing About the Black Experience
Wed, October 12, 2022
6:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Mr. Asar, who writes Urban Fiction, will be on hand to talk about his craft. His most recent work is When The Streets Call You Home: An Urban Drama . This event will take place in person, and on Zoom. To register for the Zoom program, click here: …
For the Love of Collections
Wed, October 12, 2022
6:30 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
This new six-week course with Professor Greg Cowper will explore the psychology of collecting with a selective examination of collections themselves. The class will trace the evolution of collections from their beginnings with Noah, arguably the first collector, (two of each animal!), through…
IN-PERSON - Saidiya Hartman and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor| Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America
Wed, October 12, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
TICKETS One of academia’s leading authorities on African American literature, enslavement, gender studies, and the ways in which marginalized people are excluded in historical narratives, Saidiya Hartman is a University Professor at Columbia University. Her works include Wayward…
Hybrid Event - PMC Shares: Family Court
Thu, October 13, 2022
12:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Register When it comes to the sensitive topic of parents and children going to court, better knowledge of the court system and your rights help prepare you for the justice system and for any of its outcomes. This program will cover three topics of Family Court: Dependency, Divorce, Child…
Rebellious Love: Exploring Queer History, Art and Literature at The Rosenbach | Behind the Bookcase tour (in-person)
Thu, October 13, 2022
6:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach
For many centuries, Queer people have faced marginalization by mainstream society. Yet their obstacles have also given them unique perspectives on the human experience, and inspired important contributions to art, literature, politics, and social organizing. In this tour, we will…
IN-PERSON - Reza Aslan | An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville
Thu, October 13, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
TICKETS Religion scholar Reza Aslan is the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller Zealot , “a lucid, intelligent page-turner” ( Los Angeles Times ) that sifts through centuries of mythmaking to present a clear account of the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth. His…
Virtual Monday Poets: Liz Chang and Charles Carr
Mon, October 17, 2022
6:30 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for an evening of beautiful poetry by two stellar poets Liz Chang and Charles Carr. This vIrtual event is free please register at https://mondaypoets.eventbrite.com . You will receive a zoom link the day of the the event . Liz Chang was 2012 Montgomery County Poet…
IN-PERSON - Ada Limón | The Hurting Kind
Mon, October 17, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $16.50
EVENT MOVED FROM MONDAY OCTOBER 10, 2022 ALL TICKETS FROM THE 10/10 EVENT WILL BE VALID. TICKETS The 24th United States Poet Laureate, Ada Limón is acclaimed for her explorations of the “frightening mysteries and hopeful uncertainties of the everyday” ( The New York…
IN-PERSON - Anna Badkhen | Bright Unbearable Reality: Essays
Tue, October 18, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
TICKETS In conversation with Airea D. Matthews, Philadelphia Poet Laureate and Co-Director of the Creative Writing Program at Bryn Mawr With an artist’s perspective and a ground-level view of people in extremis across the world, writer Anna Badkhen offers “rich and lucid prose…
For the Love of Collections
Wed, October 19, 2022
6:30 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
This new six-week course with Professor Greg Cowper will explore the psychology of collecting with a selective examination of collections themselves. The class will trace the evolution of collections from their beginnings with Noah, arguably the first collector, (two of each animal!), through…
IN- PERSON - Tom Felton | Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard
Wed, October 19, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: SOLD OUT!
SOLD OUT! Tom Felton became internationally famous for his role as the bleach-blond bad guy Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter movie series. More than a decade after the premiere of the last film in the series, he and the other performers continue to cast a spell over fans around the world as an…
Is Starting a Nonprofit Right For You?
Thu, October 20, 2022
10:00 A.M.
Regional Foundation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Starting a nonprofit can seem terrifically complicated--is it worth it? This class can help you decide. In this session you’ll learn the legal and logistical elements necessary to start a successful nonprofit. You’ll also learn about possible alternatives to starting your own…