The Free Library is delighted that WURD Radio (96.1FM | 900AM) is returning with LIVE broadcasts as part of their Summer of Freedom Tour. This marks the ninth year that WURD will broadcast from (15) neighborhood libraries, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (unless otherwise noted), on the days listed below.
Join new Summer of Freedom hosts Dr. Aaron Smith (also known as the ‘Rappin Professor’) in July and Envy McKee, host of the Envy McKee Show, in August. We hope to see you in person or listening on the airwaves!
- Tuesday, July 9 | Parkway Central Library | 1901 Vine Street
- Thursday, July 11 | Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library | 68 West Chelten Avenue
- Tuesday, July 16 | Widener Library | 2808 West Lehigh Avenue
- Thursday, July 18 | Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library | 5800 Cobbs Creek Parkway
- Friday, July 19 | Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library | 125 South 52nd Street
- Tuesday, July 23 | Lillian Marrero Library | 601 West Lehigh Avenue
- Thursday, July 25 | Lovett Memorial Library | 6945 Germantown Avenue
- Friday, July 26 | Logan Library | 1333 Wagner Avenue
- Tuesday, July 30 | Cecil B. Moore Library | 2320 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
- Thursday, August 1 | Northeast Regional Library | 2228 Cottman Avenue
- Tuesday, August 6 | South Philadelphia Library | 1700 South Broad Street
- Wednesday, August 7 | Charles L. Durham Library | 3320 Haverford Avenue
- Tuesday, August 13 | Oak Lane Library | 6614 North 12th Street
- Thursday, August 15 | Wynnefield Library | 5325 Overbrook Avenue
- Tuesday, August 20 | Overbrook Park Library | 7422 Haverford Avenue
- * Friday, August 23 | Parkway Central Library (in conjunction with Founder’s Day) | 1901 Vine Street
* Note: This broadcast runs from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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