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Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Rare Book Department: “Nevermore” Forevermore
Wed, October 2, 2024
6:30 P.M.
Rare Book Department
at
Parkway Central Library
In the early 1970s, Colonel Richard Gimbel and his wife Julia donated their matchless collection of Edgar Allan Poe to the Free Library of Philadelphia. Among the rarities in that gift was the only known copy of Poe’s iconic poem, “The Raven,” written in his own handwriting and…
Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Rare Book Department: The Judaica Collection
Wed, December 4, 2024
6:30 P.M.
Rare Book Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Come and explore the Rare Book Department's small but signifcant Judaica Collection. Highlights of the collection will include a manusucript written in the beginning of the Spanish Inquisition, as well as early printed books printed In Italy by Jewish and Christian…