Browsing Date: January 2025 (7)
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For centuries Black free labor was simply a guarantee. However, there was always an awareness that we were entitled to equity in the profits from the country we worked hard to create. 1850 ushered… continue reading Nothing Less Than What We’ve Earned: Black Voices in the Labor Movement
By written by Maya R. January 30, 2025 1
As the Philadelphia Eagles advance in the playoffs (GO BIRDS!), football fans everywhere are looking for a copy of A.J. Brown's viral sideline read , Inner Excellence . While the Free… continue reading Inner Excellence: Read-Alikes for Championship-Level Inspiration
By written by Bridget G. January 22, 2025
![Librarian John Thomson at his desk in Free Library of Philadelphia at City Hall, 1894. [Photographic Prints]. Retrieved from the History of the Free Library of Philadelphia Archive.](https://libwww.freelibrary.biz/images/blog/FLPBlog/orig/1894-city-hall-librarian.jpg)
For over 130 years, the Free Library has been serving the communities of Philadelphia. Because we believe that history is important and should be shared, we are working to make the Free Library of… continue reading History in the Free Library Archives
By written by Bill R. January 21, 2025
On Tuesday, January 21, at 6:00 p.m. the Social Science and History Department will screen Abortion and Women's Rights 1970 , the first documentary made in the U.S. about the struggle… continue reading Abortion and Women's Rights 1970: Film Screening and Panel Discussion
By written by Ben R. January 16, 2025
On a recent winter day, Sheryl Oring found her childhood library cards and the memories came flooding back. For Oring, the local library was a refuge: a place for kids to feel safer and dream… continue reading Secretary to the People: Activating Democracy With Art
By written by Suzanna U. January 15, 2025 2
With the internet at our fingertips, learning about the people who make our media has become much easier. Sometimes, we learn things we wish we could un-learn. The betrayal feels so personal. How… continue reading When Your Favorite Creator Does Something Terrible
By written by Yona Y. January 14, 2025 1
January 19 marks the 215th birthday of poet and author Edgar Allan Poe . Poe lived in Philadelphia from 1838 to 1844, when he published his most famous poem, "The Raven." To… continue reading Mark Edgar Allan Poe's 215th Birthday with Live Theater at the Library
By written by Des J. January 7, 2025