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Dinosaurs: Animal History Before Humans (and After).

Fri, October 17, 2025 11:00 A.M. Add to your calendar
Senior Services at Parkway Central Library
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Join us on October 17th for a free Zoom presentation as Jessica Lepler, a historian at the University of New Hampshire, will offer a compelling program that may change the way you view both animals and human beings!

Our interactions with animals are constant and never-ending. They range from the packaged chicken breasts you bought yesterday to the images of toy dogs in cashmere sweaters that appeared on YouTube. Animals can be pets, pests, producers, and products. We have shaped their lives to meet our diverse and ever-changing needs. Although the vast majority of animals cannot write or speak a language we understand, they have often served as agents of change in human society.

 

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Senior Services
First Floor West
215-686-5331

Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)
Philadelphia, PA 19103
1-833-TALK FLP (825-5357)

Upcoming Events at Senior Services

Friday, September 12, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Aldrich Ames: The Traitor Who Hurt America Most
Friday, October 17, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Dinosaurs: Animal History Before Humans (and After).

Upcoming Speakers and Lectures Events

Tuesday, September 2, 2025
11:30 A.M.
Donuts & Discussions: Free Groceries and Nutrition Education for Seniors | Haverford Library
5:30 P.M.
GO BIRDS! Meet the Authors of "Running Against the Grain." (Biography of Timmy Brown) | Parkway Central Library
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Miriam Toews | A Truce That Is Not Peace | Parkway Central Library
Thursday, September 4, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Older Adult Coffee/Tea Table Talk | Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
6:00 P.M.
Down North Pizza at the CLC | Parkway Central Library
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