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Today We Are Possible Exhibit
"Today We Are Possible" is an exploration of the connections between gender and wealth. Photographer Gregory Wright skillfully captures vibrant and intimate portraits depicting the captivating stories of six remarkable…
City Planning Club - FIFA World Cup
Join our monthly discussion group! We are continuing a discussion series centered on topics related to Philadelphia history, connecting local history with city planning and development. This month, participate in a thoughtful, guided…
City Planning Club - Philadelphia as a World Heritage City
Join our monthly discussion group! We are continuing a discussion series centered on topics related to Philadelphia history, connecting local history with city planning and development. This month, participate in a thoughtful, guided…
Mobile Constituent Services with State Rep Regina Young
Mobile Constituent Services with State Rep Regina Young Every Tuesday from 12:00 P.M.-4.00 P.M. The Office of PA State Representative Regina Young provides constituent services at the Donatucci Library every Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. to…
Mobile Constituent Services with State Rep Regina Young
Mobile Constituent Services with State Rep Regina Young Every Tuesday from 12:00 P.M.-4.00 P.M. The Office of PA State Representative Regina Young provides constituent services at the Donatucci Library every Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. to…
Languages of Philadelphia: Russian Storytime
Join us at Parkway Central Library in Montgomery Auditorium for a special Russian storytime! Part of our Languages of Philadelphia storytime series, this storytime is intended for children aged 6 and under and their caregivers. 10…
Mobile Constituent Services with State Rep Regina Young
Mobile Constituent Services with State Rep Regina Young Every Tuesday from 12:00 P.M.-4.00 P.M. The Office of PA State Representative Regina Young provides constituent services at the Donatucci Library every Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. to…
Author Talk: Charles Wiedenmann
Author Charles Wiedenmann will present his book, Lawndale: Stories from my Youth: Growing Up in Northeast Philadelphia in the 60s and 70s. The lecture format will allow for an in-depth discussion about the inspiration, creative process,…
Comix Club
We gather in the Art Department , on Parkway Central Library's 2nd floor from 5:30-7:30 p.m. to read, talk and draw comics.If you're new to the club: simply stop by and bring your comics project to work on…
Handling Holiday Depression with UPENN Nursing
Join students from University of Pennsylvania's Nursing Department as they share various techniques to help lessen holiday stress and depression. Then enjoy the fun of playful music and laughing yoga to keep holiday…
Mobile Constituent Services with State Rep Regina Young
Mobile Constituent Services with State Rep Regina Young Every Tuesday from 12:00 P.M.-4.00 P.M. The Office of PA State Representative Regina Young provides constituent services at the Donatucci Library every Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. to…
Sustainability: Part 2 Sustainable Food
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…
Sustainability: Part 1 Selected Themes of Sustainability in Architecture and Design
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…
Mobile Constituent Services with State Rep Regina Young
Mobile Constituent Services with State Rep Regina Young Every Tuesday from 12:00 P.M.-4.00 P.M. The Office of PA State Representative Regina Young provides constituent services at the Donatucci Library every Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. to…
City Planning Club - Philadelphia Bio Tech Campus
Join our monthly discussion group! We are continuing a discussion series centered on topics related to Philadelphia history, connecting local history with city planning and development. This month, participate in a thoughtful, guided…
Languages of Philadelphia: German Storytime/Deutsche Familien-Vorlesestunde
Join us at Parkway Central Library in Montgomery Auditorium for a special French storytime! Part of our Languages of Philadelphia storytime series, this storytime is intended for children aged 6 and under and their caregivers. …
PhilHarmonia Presents: A Read on Philly
When you think of Philadelphia – do you think of cheesesteaks and pretzels, the Eagles, Phillies, and Flyers? Do you picture the Rocky Statue and Love Park? How about all of this inside our beloved Free Library?…
BIG DUST: Photographs by Mark Cohen
Ten recent photographs by Philadelphia-based artist Mark Cohen are on display alongside library materials in the Art Department hallway gallery through November 14th, 2024. BIG DUST is like a warning , a broken window on the city…
LCD Virtual Event: Best Practices When Dealing with Unresolved Repairs
An attorney from the Legal Clinic for the Disabled will present upon the best practices when dealing with unresolved repairs. The presenter will go over what protections a renter has in Philadelphia and how to properly initiate…
Podcasting 101
Have a great idea for a podcast but don't know where to start? Join the hosts of Well There's Your Problem for a fun and informative workshop on starting your own podcast! Justin, Liam, and November will discuss…
Notable African Americans From Philadelphia
Notable African Americans from the City of Brotherly Love.
Philadelphia Tribune (1912-2001)
Full access to the oldest continuously published daily Black newspaper in the United States.
Philadelphia Inquirer Digital Archive 1860-2001
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
Philadelphia Inquirer
May 2023: TEMPORARY SERVICE INTERRUPTION. The Philadelphia Inquirer can be accessed on our "PressReader including the Economist" database during this time.
Philadelphia Daily News
The Philadelphia Daily News can also be accessed on our "PressReader including the Economist" database.
Archive-It
Archive-It, a web archiving service, to collect and store the websites of Philadelphia government agencies and selected cultural institutions, such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the American Philosophical Society. You can search…
Bakari Sellers | The Moment: Thoughts on the Race Reckoning That Wasn't and How We All Can Move Forward Now
In 2006, Bakari Sellers defeated a twenty-six-year incumbent State Representative to become the youngest member of the South Carolina state legislature and the youngest African American elected official in the nation. The state’s 2014…
M. Nzadi Keita | Migration Letters: Poems
In conversation with Herman Beavers M. Nzadi Keita is the author of the poetry collection Brief Evidence of Heaven , a finalist for the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Prize that explored the life of Anna Murray Douglass, Frederick Douglass’…
Nikhil Goyal | Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty
In conversation with author and Pennsylvania State Senator, Nikil Saval In Live to See the Day , Nikhil Goyal offers a searing portrait of three Puerto Rican children struggling to survive in Philadelphia’s impoverished Kensington…
Ayana Mathis | The Unsettled: A Novel
In conversation with Asali Solomon Ayana Mathis is the author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie , “a remarkable page-turner of a novel” ( Chicago Tribune ) that follows the harrowing fortunes of a 15-year-old from Georgia to Philadelphia…
Malcolm Jenkins | What Winners Won't Tell You: Lessons from a Legendary Defender
In conversation with Michael Eric Dyson One of pro football’s all-time defensive greats, Malcolm Jenkins won Super Bowls with the Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints, and appeared in three Pro Bowls. He won the prestigious Jim…
Sheryl Lee Ralph | Diva 2.0: 12 Life Lessons From Me For You
In conversation with award-winning journalist and broadcaster Tracey Matisak A celebrated veteran of film, television, and the Broadway stage, Sheryl Lee Ralph won an Emmy Award, a Critic’s Choice Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award…
R. Eric Thomas | Congratulations, the Best Is Over!: Essays
R. Eric Thomas is the author of the Lambda Literary Award finalist Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul America , a bestselling essay collection that tackles just what it means to be an “other” in the maelstrom of modern America.…
Linda Villarosa | Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation
A contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine and The 1619 Project, Linda Villarosa has won numerous awards for articles concerning issues of Black mother and infant health, medical myths, America’s hidden HIV epidemic,…
Brett H. Mandel | Philadelphia, Corrupt and Consenting: A City’s Struggle against an Epithet
In conversation with Ernest Owens A consultant and writer in the fields of civic activism and government reform, Brett H. Mandel served as director of Philadelphia’s Financial & Policy Analysis Unit in the city controller’s office,…
Neil King Jr. | American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal
In conversation with Signe Wilkinson A Wall Street Journal correspondent for two decades, Neil King Jr. reported from more than 50 countries, served as the newspaper’s chief diplomatic correspondent, national political reporter, and…
Leth Oun and Joe Samuel Starnes | A Refugee’s American Dream: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service
Veteran United States Secret Service Officer Leth Oun has protected presidents and vice presidents in four administrations in almost every state and more than a dozen countries. A political refugee who survived the genocidal Killing…
Joseph Earl Thomas | Sink: A Memoir
In conversation with Elias Rodriques Referred to by Carmen Maria Machado as “all blood and nerve and near-unbearable beauty,” Joseph Earl Thomas ’ Sink is a coming-of-age memoir that chronicles the author’s escape from an upbringing…
Sadeqa Johnson | The House of Eve
In conversation with Jennifer Weiner Acclaimed for their explorations of marital fidelity, friendship, and the difficulties of connecting in modern life, Sadeqa Johnson ’s novels include And Then There Was Me , Second House from the…
Steve Lopez | Independence Day: What I Learned about Retirement from Some Who’ve Done it and Some Who Never Will
In conversation with Mark Bowden A Los Angeles Times columnist for the past 22 years and former columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer , Steve Lopez is a four-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for commentary, and is the winner of…
John Hendrickson | Life on Delay: Making Peace with a Stutter
In conversation with Robert Kolker John Hendrickson is the author of a 2019 Atlantic article titled “What Joe Biden Can’t Bring Himself to Say.” An account of the President’s—and his own—lifelong experience with stuttering, it was…
Stephen A. Smith | Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes
In conversation with Mike Sielski The star of ESPN’s No. 1 morning talk show First Take , Stephen A. Smith is one of the U.S. sporting press’s most popular and outspoken personalities. He is also the host of NBA in Stephen A’s World…
Kerri K. Greenidge | The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family
In conversation with Tamala Edwards, anchor, 6ABC Action News morning edition Historian Kerri K. Greenidge is the author of Black Radical: The Life and Times of William Monroe Trotter , a portrait of the post-Reconstruction civil…
Andrew K. Diemer | Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad
Andrew K. Diemer is the author of The Politics of Black Citizenship: Free African Americans in the Mid-Atlantic Borderland, 1817–1863 , an examination of the ways in which free Black Philadelphians and Baltimoreans fought to defend…
Ross Gay | Inciting Joy: Essays with Major Jackson | A Beat Beyond: Selected Prose of Major Jackson
Ross Gay is the author of The Book of Delights , a life-affirming collection of short lyric essays that reminds readers to appreciate so-called ordinary wonders, even during turbulent times. His several volumes of poetry include Catalog…
Camika Royal | Not Paved For Us: Black Educators and Public School Reform in Philadelphia
In conversation with Edwin Mayorga and Sharif El-Mekki For 20 years Camika Royal was a middle and high school teacher and a teaching coach for her fellow educators in Baltimore, Washington, DC, and her hometown of Philadelphia.…
Thanksgiving Week in Philadelphia 2016
Celebrate the long weekend with parades, dinners, holiday attractions, and more!
Philly schools pass sweeping policy protecting transgender students
"Without debate or comments from the public, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission adopted a policy on Thursday, June 16 that immediately allows transgender students to, among other things, be referred to by their pronoun of choice;…