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Sustainability: Part 1 Selected Themes of Sustainability in Architecture and Design
Thu, November 21, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Join us at 5:30 pm. for a presentation on a selection of themes in architecture and design, which reflect and anticipate the expanding notion of sustainability both environmentally and culturally. Q&A with the audience will follow the presentation. Afterwards, at 7:00 pm., we'll…
Sustainability: Part 2 Sustainable Food
Thu, November 21, 2024
7:00 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
Sustainability Part 2 is at 7:00 pm. in the Culinary Literary Center where Jonathan Deutsch will do a talk, demonstration, and tasting of upcycled food. Speaker: Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, CHE, CRC, is professor in the Departments of Food and Hospitality Management and Nutrition Sciences at…
Colin Hamilton | The Discarded
Thu, November 21, 2024
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $25.00
The Author Events Series presents Colin Hamilton | The Discarded REGISTER A dazzling array of metafictions, Colin Hamilton’s The Discarded focuses on the lonely work of a solitary librarian assigned to the discard room. This hidden basement space is piled high with books purged from the…
Artist talk and book launch: Theodore Harris
Sat, November 23, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Theodore Harris for a reading from the new and expanded edition of his book, Our Flesh of Flames: Collages by Theodore A. Harris and Captions by Amiri Baraka (2024). The reading will be followed by a conversation between Harris and Taji Ra’oof Nahl / TR7 and will take…
LCD Office Hours - Unresolved Repairs
Tue, December 3, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Are you a tenant that is dealing with unresolved repairs? Want to know what protections you or someone you know has and how to troubleshoot maintenance requests and repair requests? A representative from the Legal Clinic for the Disabled will be on hand to answer your questions…
Mindfulness Meditation | Beginner Session
Wed, December 4, 2024
4:30 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Join instructor Maceo Hood in this beginner friendly meditation class. In this one-hour course, you will learn about the benefits of meditation and how to practice. We will conclude with a short, guided meditation. Maceo received his certification from the Institute for Organizational Science…
Hybrid Event - PMC Shares: Judicial Ethics and Discipline in PA
Thu, December 5, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Learn about Pennsylvania's judicial ethics requirements, including recusal and disciplinary processes. Pennsylvania has a Judicial Code of Conduct, a Judicial Conduct Board, and a Judicial Ethics Advisory Board. This program will discuss what they each do, and what you can do if you have a…
The Intertextual Self: New Approaches to the Memoir
Thu, December 5, 2024
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Pay What You Wish
The Author Events Series presents The Intertextual Self: New Approaches to the Memoir REGISTER Memoirists most often focus on the authenticity of their own voice and experience, and how best to render on the page the intersection of memory and current insight. This traditional approach creates…
Scripting The Movies: The Mankiewicz Brothers in Hollywood
Fri, December 6, 2024
11:00 A.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
American films of the 1930s and '40s have a witty, sarcastic and literary feel to them that have never been equaled. The reason for this have largely to do with the influence of two men, who happened to be brothers, Herman and Joseph Mankiewicz. Herman (1897-1953), co-wrote Citizen…
Shirley Jackson & the Haunted House: A Guided Discussion
Sat, December 7, 2024
1:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
This Saturday session will take a look at the works of Shirley Jackson, focusing primarily on several short stories and the book The Haunting of Hill House. Horror Host Lex Wilson will discuss the significance of haunted houses in the stories while analyzing underlying themes of familial…
Novels In Progress - Thorns & Roses: A Stem by Lauren Holguin and STOPPING by Nikki Volpicelli
Sat, December 7, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Molly's Bookstore presents Novels in Progress Series. Thorns & Roses: A Stem by Lauren Holguin Poet and burnt out elementary teacher Lola is devastated by the death of her beloved Abuela. Rushing from Philly to the Los Angeles she worked to get away from, Lola misses her opportunity…
CPR Training with The Mobile CPR Project
Tue, December 10, 2024
10:00 A.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for a free non-certified CPR training with The Mobile CPR Project . Whether you are new to CPR or just want to practice your skills, this class is for you! Coffee and bagels will be provided. This 45-minute class will be held in the HEIM room 131/132. Please…
Penn Med's Health Talk Tuesdays | Understanding Anxiety
Tue, December 10, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Holiday cheer is in the air, but all that fun can take its toll. Gift yourself a new, positive outlook on mental health. Join the Free Library and Penn Medicine to learn how you can cope with anxiety and other holiday blahs. Our guest speaker is Dr. Lily Brown, a clinical psychologist and…
The Dehumanization of Jews in Russian and Soviet Cartoons
Mon, December 16, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: free
Room 108 In this evening’s talk Bob Weinberg of Swarthmore College will explore anti-Jewish visual imagery from the late tsarist era to the early years of the Soviet Union to reveal popular and official attitudes toward and perceptions of Russian and Soviet Jewry. Bob Weinberg is the…
Mindfulness Meditation | Practice Session
Tue, December 17, 2024
4:30 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Join instructor Maceo Hood in this beginner friendly meditation class. In this one-hour course, we will practice and discuss the benefits of mindful meditation. Thirty minutes will be devoted to a guided meditation. Maceo received his certification from the Institute for Organizational Science…
Nathalie Anderson & Lisa Sewell
Thu, January 23, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Nathalie Anderson & Lisa Sewell have been friends in poetry for over twenty-five years, sharing manuscripts, and working together to coordinate events at Swarthmore (where Anderson directed the program in Creative Writing before her recent retirement) and at Villanova (where Sewell…
Photo club: Featuring Jano Cohen
Tue, January 28, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
All photographers and photography fans are invited to drop in in on Photo Club meetings that typically take place every other month in the Art Department. Bring your own photo work to share with the group. This is a great opportunity for photographers to be a part of a…