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The Free Library is excited to launch a trial of a new service for all you ebook readers out there! This service—which is free with your Library card and PIN and will be offered for a… continue reading Free Library Launches New Ebook Service!
By written by Alix G. April 11, 2012 6
The Free Library of Philadelphia is celebrating Pennsylvania’s seventh annual One Book, Every Young Child program! This series promotes the importance of reading early and often to… continue reading Celebrate One Book, Every Young Child!
By written by Rachel F. April 11, 2012
T.S. Eliot may have dubbed April the cruelest month, but we’re pretty sure he didn’t take the Free Library into account when he did. This month, the Philadelphia Book Festival returns… continue reading Philadelphia Book Festival Returns!
By written by Eileen O. April 4, 2012 1
Just in time for a stretch of bicycling-friendly weather, the Free Library presents an evening with Steven Rea , who will be at the Parkway Central library on Monday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. to talk… continue reading Bicycle with the Stars!
By written by Grace R. April 4, 2012
There's a whole lotta "free" in the title of this blog post! The Free Library is working with the Free University of Philadelphia to host free writing-based classes in branches… continue reading Free Classes from the Free University at the Free Library
By written by Michelle S. April 3, 2012 1
To commemorate the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen on April 2, the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) has celebrated International Children's Book Day on this day since… continue reading It's International Children's Book Day!
By written by Sarah S. April 2, 2012
T-Rex the Turtle plans to escape from his home at the Garden State Discovery Museum and travel to the Parkway Central Library to lead children on a journey uncovering the world of Dinosaurs! Join… continue reading Dino Adventure!
By written by Michelle S. March 30, 2012
Adrienne Rich, the famed poet, essayist, and public intellectual known for her writings on politics, sexuality, and gender, passed away on Tuesday at her home in Santa Cruz. Her career spanned… continue reading Rest in Peace, Adrienne Rich
By written by Grace R. March 29, 2012 1
"We would be worse than we are without the good books we have read, more conformist, not as restless, more submissive, and the critical spirit, the engine of progress, would not even exist.… continue reading "The writer’s job is to write with rigor, with commitment, to defend what they believe with all the talent they have": Happy Birthday, Mario Vargas Llosa!
By written by Grace R. March 28, 2012
All hail the glorious Wikipedia for revealing heretofore unknown holidays! Not only is today World Whiskey Day (to which I say, drink up, ye of legal drinking age!), it is also World Theatre Day!… continue reading It's World Theatre Day!
By written by Grace R. March 27, 2012 1
March 26 is a surprisingly literary day. It was on this day in 1484 that William Caxton published his English-language translation of Aesop's Fables. Tennesee Williams and Robert Frost were born… continue reading March 26: Let's Get Literary
By written by Grace R. March 26, 2012 1
Spring is upon us, and as cliché as it sounds, it’s the best time to clean, rearrange, and freshen up just about anything. Has winter clutter taken over your house? Has your… continue reading Spring foward!
By written by Eileen O. March 26, 2012
See update to this story (10/2/2013) Ebooks fans may have noticed that some titles are no longer available for wireless downloading via Amazon. This is due to restrictions recently put in… continue reading Ebook News: Penguin Book Group Restricts Wireless Downloads for Kindle
By written by Jamie W. March 23, 2012
Can't get enough of Suzanne Collins's epic Hunger Games trilogy? Dying for more dystopian fiction in your life? You're in luck: Our librarians have put together a great list of… continue reading Hunger Games Fever
By written by Michelle S. March 23, 2012 1
To end the week and begin the weekend, I present to you Henry Miller's commandments for writing and for life. continue reading Happy Friday!
By written by Grace R. March 23, 2012
Discussing famed children's illustrator Randolph Caldecott, Maurice Sendak remarked, "Caldecott's work heralds the beginning of the modern picture book. He devised an ingenious juxtaposition… continue reading Happy Birthday, Randolph Caldecott!
By written by Grace R. March 22, 2012 1
Once an English major, always an English major. I can't help but annotate and scribble in the margins of every book I read, rendering me incapable of making the switch to e-readers (despite the… continue reading The Illuminating World of Marginalia
By written by Grace R. March 22, 2012
Although it may seem like every day brings a new national or international holiday to celebrate, today, March 21, is particularly noteworthy (and comes with UNESCO's seal of approval):… continue reading Happy World Poetry Day!
By written by Grace R. March 21, 2012
Scott O’Dell once summed up being an author in three simple words: “Writing is hard.” As a writer of children’s historical fiction, he excelled in creating his own story… continue reading The Scott O'Dell papers
By written by Adrienne P. March 19, 2012 5
The Free Library is teaming up with Everyblock Philadelphia! Everyblock is a community website that operates like a modern day block watch by collecting 19 types of news in Philadelphia. It… continue reading Free Library and Everyblock
By written by Eileen O. March 16, 2012 2