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Legacy of Genius: Giacomo Puccini & The World He Made
Thu, March 23, 2023
11:00 A.M.
This is a virtual program presented on Zoom
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) is considered to be the Father of dramatic opera. He invested as much time in crafting compelling stories and plots as he did in the operas that he composed. In his work, the words and music are united more closely than in the works of thecomposers…
“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour
Thu, March 23, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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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,…
Afro-Caribbean Perspectives: A Conversation with George Elliott Clarke and Kirwyn Sutherland
Thu, March 23, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
In collaboration with Blue Stoop, this event will be moderated by local poet and educator Warren Longmire. Event begins at 6:00 P.M. and will take place in Room 108 of the Parkway Central Library. Please enter via the Wood Street entrance behind the library. Please register for this free event…
VIRTUAL - Civil War Medicine: Disaster Recovery
Thu, March 23, 2023
7:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
REGISTER Civil War authors Carole Adrienne and Dr. Robert D. Hicks present a conversation about the organization and implementation of relief measures for the one million casualties of the American Civil War. They will examine the causes of the deadly toll, and the manner in which the armies…
Ari Shapiro | The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening
Thu, March 23, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $16.50; $10.00 student rush tix at the door w/ID
TICKETS In conversation with award-winning chef and restauranteur Michael Solomonov Ari Shapiro is the cohost of NPR’s All Things Considered , the most listened-to radio news program in the country. Formerly NPR’s White House correspondent and international correspondent based…
“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour
Tue, March 28, 2023
12:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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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,…
Lawyers in Libraries - Property Tax and Mortgage Issues
Tue, March 28, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Richmond Library
At the resource table from 3-5pm, you can talk with a Philadelphia Legal Assistance expert about the following topics: IRS, Audits, Returns, Tax Debt, Filing for Free, and Rights as a Tax Payer. Learn how to access legal aid and, if possible, learn the next steps you can take with a legal issue.…
Emily St. John Mandel | Sea of Tranquility
Tue, March 28, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $16.50
TICKETS In conversation with Laura McGrath, Assistant Professor of English at Temple University A “soul-quaking” ( Los Angeles Review of Books ) meditation on the everyday miracles we take for granted set amongst the travels and travails of a Shakespearean acting troupe in the…
Angela Saini | The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality
Wed, March 29, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
REGISTER Angela Saini is the author of Superior , an “easy-to-read blend of science reporting, cultural criticism, and personal reflection” ( Slate ) that explores the resurgence of the harmful and faulty study of race science. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed…
“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour
Thu, March 30, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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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,…
Alex Mar | Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy
Thu, March 30, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
REGISTER In conversation with Shane Claiborne Seventy Times Seven book trailer Alex Mar is the author of Seventy Times Seven , a chronicle of the brutal 1985 Indiana murder of an elderly white woman by a fifteen-year-old Black girl. “A probing examination of the…
Vanessa Hua | Forbidden City
Mon, April 3, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Free
REGISTER In conversation with Pia Sarkar A former longtime columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle , Vanessa Hua has written about Asia and the diaspora from countries such as China, Burma, and South Korea, and has contributed articles to The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The…
Snake Party!
Tue, April 4, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Bustleton Library
Join snake expert Scott Prior to meet his favorite scaly friends as they visit the library. He'll share interesting facts about snake behaviors and habitats, and answer your questions. If you are brave enough, you can pet one! For all ages.
Matthew Desmond | Poverty, by America
Tue, April 4, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $16.50/$38.00 book w/ticket
TICKETS Sociologist Matthew Desmond won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City , the “exhaustively researched, vividly realized and, above all, unignorable” ( The New…
Hybrid Event: Philadelphia Legal Assistance Workshop - PFAs and Child Custody
Wed, April 5, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
REGISTER In this workshop, an attorney from Philadelphia Legal Assistance will present on child custody and Protection from Abuse orders in Pennsylvania. PLA provides free legal services to low-income Philadelphians because the ability to pay for an attorney should not dictate the ability…
Lawyers in Libraries - Child Custody and Protection from Abuse Resource Table
Thu, April 6, 2023
3:00 P.M.
McPherson Square Library
At the resource table, from 3-5pm, you can talk with a Philadelphia Legal Assistance expert, learn how to access legal aid and, if possible, learn the next steps you can take with a legal issue. . PLA provides free legal services to low-income Philadelphians because the ability to pay for an…
“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour
Thu, April 6, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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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,…
Jennifer Senior | On Grief: Love, Loss, Memory
Mon, April 10, 2023
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
TICKETS In conversation with Mike Sielski A staff writer at The Atlantic, Jennifer Senior won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing for “Twenty Years Gone,” an account of a family still reeling from the loss of a loved one on 9/11. Her critically acclaimed 2015 book All Joy and…
Lawyers in Libraries - Child Custody and Protection from Abuse Resource Table
Tue, April 11, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Kensington Library
At the resource table, from 3-5pm, you can talk with a Philadelphia Legal Assistance expert, learn how to access legal aid and, if possible, learn the next steps you can take with a legal issue. . PLA provides free legal services to low-income Philadelphians because the ability to pay for an…
Writers Share
Tue, April 11, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Writers share their latest works and entertain questions regarding the craft of writing. Join us for this on-site free event in the beautiful skyline room located at the Parkway Central Library. Register for this free in-person event at writersshare.eventbrite.com . This event will take…