Browsing Date: January 2018 (6)
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Saturday, February 3, 2018, 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990). Overture to Candide (1957) Gustav Mahler (1860–1911). “Ich atmet einen Lindenduft,”… continue reading Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection: Bernstein’s 100th
By written by Fleisher Collection January 31, 2018 1
Black History Month begins this week, and we have a packed February full of programming for all ages here at the Free Library. Neighborhood libraries across the city are hosting everything… continue reading Black History Month at the Free Library
By written by Julie B. January 30, 2018 1
Excited for the release of the movie adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time this spring? I know I am! Can’t wait for Black Panther ? Yes! Obviously you should read the books first, but did you know… continue reading Coming Soon from the Pages of a Book to a Screen Near You: YA Movies and Television Shows
By written by Rachel F. January 26, 2018
The Free Library Passport Acceptance Facility, normally located at Northeast Regional Library, is popping up at Tacony Library . The Northeast Regional Library will be closed through January 28,… continue reading Free Library Passport Acceptance Facility at Tacony Library!
By written by Victoria G. January 19, 2018 1
The Free Library's Rare Book Department prides itself on making historical and beatiful artifacts available to the general public. An award of $500,000 from the Council on Library and… continue reading Rare Book Department Awarded Digitization Grant for Muslim-World Artifacts
By written by Julie B. January 11, 2018 4
The Free Library's Center for Public Life is thrilled to announce the 2018–2019 Philadelphia Poet Laureate— Raquel Salas Rivera , a Puerto Rican poet and translator who writes… continue reading The Free Library Announces Philadelphia's Next Poet Laureate
By written by Julie B. January 8, 2018 1