Sat, August 23, 2025 1:00 P.M. Add to your calendar
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE

Join us for this kid-friendly, fun and free event!  

Select from hundreds of brand new books to take home.  Enjoy read-alouds and make art!  Participating authors include Rosa Chang, Thembi Palmer, Dave White and Stacy Woodson, and artist Alex Smith will offer an art-making workshop for kids.

Multilingual titles will be available!  

This event will take place in the Central Children's Department from 1:00-4:00 and is a collaboration with A Book A Day, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in West Philadelphia. A Book a Day engage the arts to expand literacy and promote interdisciplinary and life-long learning among children in underserved and diverse communities. Since their founding in 2014, they have distributed more than 10,000 books to young readers throughout Philadelphia (with a focus on West and Southwest Philadelphia) through donations to Title I public school libraries, community centers, health facilities, and more, supporting public education in urban settings and help students become independent and empowered citizens.

A Book a Day is largely run by first-generation immigrant women passionate about using their higher education to further the fight for equal access to education for children, using their own personal cultural experiences to better understand and serve the diverse community of Philadelphia students. Every title donated is carefully selected with an emphasis on elevating marginalized and underrepresented voices.

The core aim of the A Book a Day program is to find new and intriguing diverse books on music, art history, poetry, street art, and science books for the young reader.

https://abookadayprogram.com/