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Monday Poets Season 31
Mon, September 15, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Come join us in celebrating local poets with the kickoff of season 31 of Monday Poets! We are proud to host two great poets: Andrea Walls is Founder and Creative Director of Philadelphia's Museum of Black Joy. She is a poet, photographer and grassroots archivist. She…
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UPENN Nursing Students Tabling in the Science and Wellness Department
Tue, September 16, 2025
9:00 A.M.
Parkway Central Library
Please join fall's cohort of UPENN Nursing students who will be tabling in the lobby of Parkway Central Library Tuesdays and Thursdays. They'll be sharing advice for healthy living and will be able to take your blood pressure. No registration is required.
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Resume Help at Cecil B. Moore Library
Wed, September 17, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
Create, edit, and/or enhance your resume. Program is from 1PM-5PM. Call in advance to register! (215) 685-2766. "Resume - Glasses" by flazingo_photos is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Blondell Reynolds-Brown | Walking A Tightrope Backward in High Heels
Wed, September 17, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Free
The Author Events Series presents Blondell Reynolds-Brown | Walking A Tightrope Backward in High Heels In Conversation with Tamala Edwards From the halls of the Philadelphia City Council to the challenges of motherhood, Blondell Reynolds-Brown's memoir Walking a Tightrope…
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UPENN Nursing Students Tabling in the Science and Wellness Department
Thu, September 18, 2025
9:00 A.M.
Parkway Central Library
Please join fall's cohort of UPENN Nursing students who will be tabling in the lobby of Parkway Central Library Tuesdays and Thursdays. They'll be sharing advice for healthy living and will be able to take your blood pressure. No registration is required.
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Comix Club
Thu, September 18, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Stop by with your comics project to work on or just hang out and read comics from the Philadelphia Comics Collection . This collection contains work published in Philly or made by local artists. The entirety of this collection is cataloged and available for in-library use. Please be aware…
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Behind Bar None: An Artist Talk with Nicolo Gentile
Thu, September 18, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
The Association for Public Art (aPA) in partnership with the Free Library of Philadelphia's Exhibitions presents an artist lecture and presentation by Philadelphia-based artist and educator Nicolo Gentile. Gentile’s Bar None was commissioned for aPA’s…
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- Film Screening
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MOVING FORWARD: A WHYY News Town Hall
Thu, September 18, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Skyline Room (4th Floor) - After SEPTA’s ‘doomsday’ cuts went into effect in August, transit riders throughout the region suffered. Join members of the WHYY News team to take a deeper look into what led to the budget impasse that forced the cuts and join our…
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Community Art Workshop with Monument Lab Resident Nazeer Sabree
Fri, September 19, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Join Monument Lab Artist in Residence Nazeer Sabree in collaboration with Free Library Exhibitions for a weekend of free drop-in art-making activities for all ages in the main lobby of Parkway Central Library. Sabree invites participants to explore materials and techniques connected to his…
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Community Art Workshop with Monument Lab Resident Nazeer Sabree
Sat, September 20, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Parkway Central Library
Join Monument Lab Artist in Residence Nazeer Sabree in collaboration with Free Library Exhibitions for a weekend of free drop-in art-making activities for all ages in the main lobby of Parkway Central Library. Sabree invites participants to explore materials and techniques connected to his…
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Fall Migration Bird Walk with Expert Birder, Holger Pflicke!
Sat, September 20, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Please join the Free Library of Philadelphia's Fishtown Community Library and Holger Pflicke for a Fall Migration Bird Walk! This walk will begin at Penn Treaty Park, 1301 N. Beach Street - meet at the entrance near the wooden sign. We plan to stay out for 1 hour, and walk mostly on…
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Author Visit - Philadelphia: A Walk Through History - Natalie Pompilio
Sat, September 20, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Cost: FREE
Award-winning journalist Natalie Pompilio will be discussing her new book, Philadelphia: A Walk through History . In it are guided walks through Philadelphia in celebration of America's 250th birthday. This author event will be a presentation of what is included in the book, with first-hand…
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Community Art Workshop with Monument Lab Resident Nazeer Sabree
Sat, September 20, 2025
1:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Join Monument Lab Artist in Residence Nazeer Sabree in collaboration with Free Library Exhibitions for a weekend of free drop-in art-making activities for all ages in the main lobby of Parkway Central Library. Sabree invites participants to explore materials and techniques connected to his…
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Mosaic Workshop and Artist Talk with Ellen Tiberino
Sat, September 20, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Join artist Ellen Tiberino for a hands-on mosaic workshop and presentation as her exhibition Semblance and Resemblance draws to a close. This free event is first come-first served and spots are limited; we will be accepting the first 20 participants in Room 25 on the Ground Floor of Parkway…
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Legacy In Ink: Honoring Our Past, Writing Our Future | Exhibition
Now through Sat, September 20, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Legacy In Ink: Honoring Our Past, Writing Our Future highlights individuals and groups who have contributed their writing, illustrating, editing, and publishing skills to materials that stand out as beacons of the independent publishing world over the decades. Featuring the illustrations of…
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History of Cartography: Depicting Time and Space
Mon, September 22, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Maps are as much about imagined worlds as they are about reality. Rarely are they just a means of getting from one place to another. Instead, they transform our thoughts and uncertainties into something we can see, understand, and control. Over six weeks, this course will look at some…
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Calm in the Storm: Practical Strategies for Managing Stress
Thu, September 25, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Join UPENN's Nursing Students as they teach practical ways to calm your mind, relax your body, and find your balance—no matter what life throws at you. This program is free and open to the public and will be held in Room 108 at Parkway Central Library.
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Community Quilt Circle!
Thu, September 25, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Lillian Marrero Library
This Hispanic Heritage Month will highlight the importance of storytelling, and craft circles. Visit Lillian Marrero Branch on Thursdays 2:30-4:30 beginning September 25th and ending October 9th for drop-in fabric square design workshops with Shanise B and Nicolle V! The first workshop is…
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Practical Strategies for Managing Stress
Thu, September 25, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Discover simple, practical techniques to soothe your mind, relax your body, and restore your balance-no matter what life brings your way. This program is free and open to the public. Brought to you by UPENNs Nursing Students in partnership with the Science and Wellness Department.…
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Semblance and Resemblance: Tiberino and Her Inspirations | Exhibition
Now through Fri, September 26, 2025
5:00 P.M.
First Floor Gallery West
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Parkway Central Library
This exhibit showcases the works of celebrated Philadelphia artist Ellen Tiberino and her late mother, the groundbreaking Ellen Powell Tiberino (1945–1992). Through mosaic, pencil, paper, and pigment, the two Ellens captured the spirit and likenesses of their world—creating works…