The Rosenbach's annual Bloomsday festival is BACK on Delancey Place after a two-year hiatus. Join the celebration on Thursday, June 16 anytime between 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. What is Bloomsday? Bloomsday is the day the world celebrates Leopold Bloom’s fictional journey through the streets of Dublin, as imagined in… continue reading Bloomsday is back!
By written by Rosa D. June 15, 2022
The Free Library is celebrating Juneteenth! Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the end of enslavement in the United States and a time when we come together to celebrate this monumental occasion across the country, within our cities, and with our local communities. On June 19, 1865, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned from… continue reading Celebrating Juneteenth!
By written by Inaara S. June 14, 2022
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
Discovery is an essential component of growth. Discovering aspects of the self and the world all around enables learning, understanding…growth. June is Pride Month and the Pride Movement has had its moments of discovery, too, as it has learned and grown since the days of Stonewall. As always, books and literature have kept pace with… continue reading Page After Page of Pride: 6 Middle Grade Titles for Pride Month
By written by Jeff B. June 10, 2022
Fresh herbs add flavor and nutrition to meals, they are beautiful when added to dishes, and many of them have unique fragrances. They are like tiny greens ! Maybe fresh herbs will inspire poems, cooking, or preserving like they do for Sunshine, Tonii, and Erik! Or perhaps the idea of fresh herbs invites container gardening, making observations… continue reading Keep it Fresh with Fresh Herbs!
By written by Shayna M. June 9, 2022 1
In 2020, the city of Philadelphia declared June 19th a city holiday in recognition of Juneteenth, an important day in the history of African Americans and our country. New children's books have been released in the last couple of years celebrating this important day, and we are happy to have them in our collection. Opal Lee and what it… continue reading New Children's Books for Celebrating Juneteenth!
By written by Monica C. June 9, 2022
Philly Career Launch has wrapped up its spring 2022 programming of career exploration workshops and career fairs, but we’ll be back in the fall with more programming, so stay tuned! In the meantime, here are three things you can do this summer to get your career going: #1: Go “career cruising” The Internet is full of… continue reading Three Ways to Get Your Career Going This Summer!
By written by Annette M. June 8, 2022 1
Read, Baby, Read is a Free Library initiative focused on encouraging early literacy development among infants and young toddlers under two years old. We work with 17 participating libraries across Philadelphia to reach caregivers of all ages, providing resources that support early literacy skills, language development, and purposeful play. You… continue reading Read, Baby, Read Presents Early Literacy Ideas: Babies!
By written by Sarah J. June 7, 2022 1
We're wrapping up the 2022 One Book season with a very special event on June 15, and we hope you can join us for it! For several weeks we've been discussing the One Book selection, My Broken Language , Quiara Alegría Hudes's memoir of growing up in 1980s and '90s Philadelphia. One of the main themes we've… continue reading One Book Finale and Dance Party
By written by Brittanie S. June 7, 2022
This June, the Free Library is celebrating Philadelphia’s immigrant communities! June is Immigrant Heritage Month , a time when we celebrate the beauty and strength of our city’s many immigrant communities. Philadelphia represents the ways in which immigrants and our contributions have transformed the course of our collective… continue reading Commemorating Immigrant Heritage Month This June
By written by Inaara S. June 3, 2022
Everyone. Everywhere. The Summer of Wonder is all around you. It is happening at libraries and bus stops, at city parks and in camps, on PlayStreets, and in your very own homes. Everywhere you look this summer, you’ll find Philly folks engaged in mind and body, learning through play. What does playful learning mean to you and your family?… continue reading Summer of Wonder Begins! | Everyone. Everywhere.
By written by Emily S. June 2, 2022 1
This June we’re celebrating Pride as well as Immigrant Heritage month with a spectrum of titles from picture books to young adult novels, plus some danger and intrigue in our adult fiction and movie recommendations! Young Children (up to 2nd Grade) Twas the night before pride by Joanna McClintick; illustrated by Juana Medina This… continue reading New Titles Coming to the Free Library in June!
By written by Rachel F. June 2, 2022 1
Each June, the Free Library of Philadelphia commemorates LGBTQ+ Pride Month with programs and resources that amplify LGBTQ+ voices and stories, and 2022 is no different! Begin your summer with the Free Library of Pride as we host Author Events, LGBTQ+ reading circles, drag storytimes, and plenty of opportunities to… continue reading Celebrate Pride Month with the Free Library!
By written by Kate C. June 1, 2022 2
Do the longer days, warmer weather, end of the school year stir your sense of adventure? I know I’m thinking more about trying new activities, visiting places in Philadelphia and beyond that I’ve never visited or haven’t been to in a long time, discovering new places and people. Of course, the Free Library of Philadelphia is… continue reading Mapping Adventure - Three Thrilling Titles for Middle Grades
By written by Jeff B. May 31, 2022
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
There’s treasure in your neighborhood if you know where to look! Southwest Philadelphia families are invited to hunt down treasure troves of books to kick-off Summer of Wonder in June. Saturday, June 4th, starting at 10am until all books are gone, Kingsessing Library and A Book A Day are hosting our second ever Summer of Wonder Treasure… continue reading Start Summer of Wonder with a Treasure Hunt
By written by Rachel R. May 25, 2022
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
It is the 20th year of the One Book, One Philadelphia project, and as special as that is on its own, it is made all the more exciting due to the fact that this year’s title, My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes, is a love letter to the city of Philadelphia. The book breathes with Philly air. You… continue reading Upcoming Events with a Philly-Based One Book!
By written by Nell M. May 16, 2022
Philadelphians, we need to talk! Join your neighbors at eight Free Library of Philadelphia libraries between May 23 and June 30th, to watch and discuss individual episodes of the award winning PBS documentary series Philly D.A. . We seek to learn from you, and from each other the answers to several pressing questions. Do you and your neighbors… continue reading Let's Talk: Philly D.A.
By written by Adam F. May 12, 2022 1
Primary Election Day is Tuesday, May 17, 2022 and many of our neighborhood libraries will again serve as designated voting locations. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.; anyone in line by 8:00 p.m. will be able to vote. Most Library voting locations will also provide Library services on Election Day; a few, however, will be… continue reading 36 Free Library Locations Will Serve as Polling Places for the Tuesday, May 17 Primary Election
By written by Jenn D. May 10, 2022
