The Free Library of Philadelphia is thrilled to announce Saturday hours at 10 of our neighborhood library branches for the summer. Beginning Saturday, July 8 to August 26, 2023 , the following branches will be open from 10 a.m.–5 p.m : Cecil B. Moore Library 2320 Cecil B. Moore Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19121-2927 215-685-2766… continue reading 10 Neighborhood Free Library Branches Will Be Open on Saturdays

By written by Administrator    June 29, 2023    37  

• Community
• Neighborhood Libraries
• Free Library Announcements

Due to unsafe air quality levels we have canceled tonight's event. Following the recommendation of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health to limit outdoor activities, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this evening's Community Impact Awards, which were planned to be held on the terrace at Parkway Central Library. The… continue reading The Community Impact Awards Are Canceled Due to Unsafe Air Quality Levels

By written by Administrator    June 8, 2023   

• Awards
• Events at the Library
• Literacy
• Community

The  Free Library Board of Trustees  will be holding its annual meeting of FY22 on Friday, June 2, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be held in-person at the Elaine Levitt and Joel Gershman Education and Conference Center, Franklin Institute, 222 North 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Please enter through the… continue reading Free Library Board of Trustees Public Meeting on Friday, June 2 at 8:00 a.m.

By written by Administrator    May 26, 2023    2  

• Board of Trustees

Every June the Free Library celebrates LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. The Free Library aims to be a place where everyone belongs. We value the LGBTQIA+ community, including transgender people and transgender youth, as one of many valued communities we serve in Philadelphia. We uphold our commitment to providing services, programming, and materials to… continue reading The Free Library Celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month

By written by Administrator    May 22, 2023    1  

• LGBTQ
• Free Library of Pride

Early in our Interior Chinatown unit, my co-teacher and I talked to our students about the idea of interior and exterior — an important contrast that structures Charles Yu ’s novel. What did we mean by interior and exterior? In the book, the interior is associated with lived experience, personal perspectives, and a deep… continue reading Teaching Interior Chinatown — With Appropriate Supports

By written by Administrator    April 10, 2023    2  

• One Book, One Philadelphia
• History
• School
• Community
• Racism
• Teachers
• Students

The Office of Immigrant Affairs ’ Language Access Program team and the Free Library of Philadelphia collaborated on the creation of the Language Help Here! Campaign . The campaign’s main goal is to provide all residents, regardless of language, access to City services and information which is one of the major reasons we are a … continue reading Get To Know Our Language Help Here! Campaign

By written by Administrator    March 23, 2023   

• Languages
• New Americans
• Inclusivity

The  Free Library Board of Trustees  will meet on Friday, March 17, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. View the upcoming meeting agenda   To access the meeting: Join via Zoom link Passcode: 447883 Or Join via telephone: US: +1 312 626 6799 Webinar ID: 879 3146 6770 Passcode: 447883   Public Comment at Board of… continue reading Free Library Board of Trustees Public Meeting on Friday, March 17 at 8:00 a.m.

By written by Administrator    March 10, 2023   

• Board of Trustees

Mapping Imagination: The Art of World-Building opens Monday, March 6 on the Third Floor of Parkway Central Library and has been extended to run through August 31, 2023. Whether real or imaginary, maps guide travelers, define characteristics of a region, and illustrate values and perspectives.   How did the location of Marvel’s… continue reading Mapping Imagination: The Art of World-Building

By written by Administrator    March 6, 2023    6  

• Exhibitions
• Maps
• Parkway Central
• Children's Literature Research Collection

The City of Philadelphia in conjunction with the Free Library administered the title of Youth Poet Laureate to Telicia Darius in September 2022. This civic position recognizes an exceptional poet who also demonstrates a commitment to the power of poetry to engage and inspire people throughout Philadelphia's neighborhoods. The City of… continue reading "La femme noir" by Philadelphia's Youth Poet Laureate, Telicia Darius

By written by Administrator    February 27, 2023   

• Poetry
• Black History Month
• Black Authors
• Black Women Authors
• Philadelphia Poet Laureate

What better way to learn about Black history than through the lens of Black news sources, as written and published by the African American journalists of yesterday? The Free Library is pleased to highlight a digital resource that provides access to the most distinguished Black newspapers in the United States. Cardholders currently… continue reading All the Historic Black Newspapers Available Online With Your Library Card

By written by Administrator    January 18, 2023    2  

• Databases
• African American
• History
• Digital Media
• Black History Month
• Newspapers

The  Free Library Board of Trustees  will meet on Friday, December 16, 2022 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. View the upcoming meeting agenda   To access the meeting: Join via Zoom with the following link: https://tinyurl.com/2zm8xfss Passcode: 184000 Or Join via telephone: US: +1 312 626 6799 Webinar ID: 899 3055 5967 Passcode:… continue reading Free Library Board of Trustees Public Meeting on Friday, December 16 at 8:00 a.m.

By written by Administrator    December 9, 2022   

• Board of Trustees

Have you had a chance to check out Chronicling Resistance: The Exhibition yet? Open now at the Parkway Central Library and in its satellite location at the South Philadelphia Library (1700 S. Broad Street), this groundbreaking exhibition and related programming reveal what eight local activists, cultural organizers, and artists unearthed… continue reading What's New with Chronicling Resistance?

By written by Administrator    December 1, 2022   

• Exhibitions
• Chronicling Resistance

The Free Library of Philadelphia is pleased to announce the 2022–23 Philadelphia Youth Poet Laureate: Telicia Darius, a senior at Hardy Williams Mastery Charter School in a dual enrollment program at the Community College of Philadelphia! She was selected from a competitive pool of applicants by the Poet Laureate Governing Committee, and… continue reading Introducing the 2022–23 Philadelphia Youth Poet Laureate...

By written by Administrator    September 19, 2022   

• Poetry
• Philadelphia Poet Laureate

Are you interested in working for the Free Library of Philadelphia? We have scores of different job types in diverse fields such as security, property management, IT, communications, and more! With 54 locations in every part of Philadelphia, we need dedicated, enthusiastic, and creative staff to support the incredible public resource that is… continue reading Find a Job and Build Your Career at the Free Library

By written by Administrator    September 19, 2022    12  

• Careers
• Job Seekers
• Free Library Careers
• Job Listings

The  Free Library Board of Trustees  will meet on Friday, September 16, 2022 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. View the upcoming meeting agenda   To access the meeting: Join via Zoom with the following link: https://tinyurl.com/cynvp58n Passcode: 053223 Or Join via telephone: 19294362866 Webinar ID: 829 6780 9051 Passcode: 053223… continue reading Free Library Board of Trustees Public Meeting on Friday, September 16 at 8:00 a.m.

By written by Administrator    September 9, 2022   

• Board of Trustees

Opening September 22 and running through January 31, 2023 (extended from original closing date of December 31, 2022) at Parkway Central Library and South Philadelphia Library,  Chronicling Resistance: The Exhibition  and its companion programs reveal what eight local activists, cultural organizers, and artists unearthed when… continue reading Chronicling Resistance: The Exhibition

By written by Administrator    September 1, 2022    4  

• Exhibitions

The  Free Library Board of Trustees  will be holding its annual meeting of FY22 on Thursday, June 16, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. View the upcoming meeting agenda The meeting will be held in-person at Parkway Central Library (1901 Vine Street) in the rooms 405/406/407 on the 4th floor. The Vine Street entrance will be open until… continue reading Free Library Board of Trustees Public Meeting on Thursday, June 16 at 4:00 p.m.

By written by Administrator    June 10, 2022   

• Board of Trustees

Written by Edward P. On May 26, 1897, visitors to bookshops in London found a new book, for just six shillings, published by Constable and Co., bound in a lurid yellow cloth cover with blood red letters announcing its strange title,  Dracula . For six shillings, readers discovered a story told in letters and diary entries, about an… continue reading Dracula at 125

By written by Administrator    May 26, 2022   

• History
• Rosenbach
• Literature

Residents can get out of the heat and into an air-conditioned space at a neighborhood library with access to books, computers, wireless internet, and other library amenities. Masks are strongly encouraged. The following neighborhood library locations will serve as cooling centers on both Saturday and Sunday:  Lucien E. Blackwell… continue reading Cooling Centers Open at Select Libraries This Weekend: Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22

By written by Administrator    May 20, 2022   

• Cooling Centers

Written by Isabel S. April 23 marks the day that we traditionally celebrate William Shakespeare’s birth and deathday, though neither of those occasions are confirmed to have actually been on the 23rd. Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, so historians estimate his actual birth was a few days before that. The same holds true for his… continue reading Rosemary for Shakespeare

By written by Administrator    April 25, 2022   

• History
• Shakespeare
• Rosenbach
• Author Birthdays
• Literature