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Read, Color, and Comb: Meet the Author of "It's Time to Comb Hair"
Mon, April 7, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Greater Olney Library
Tanisha will read her book It's Time To Comb Your Hair, which is about the bond between a mother and her daughters while combing hair. Afterwards ,there will be a coloring activity & game as well as a Q & A session. This program is for all ages!
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King in the Wilderness: Film Screening and Discussion
Mon, April 7, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Film screening and discussion to honor the revolutionary life of Martin Luther King Jr. An illuminating look at the final years in the life of civil-rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 50 years after his assassination in Memphis.
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Healthy Hair Flair Experience
Tue, April 8, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Wadsworth Library
Tanisha, a certified hair stylist, will teach how to use professional styling tools, hair products, and answer any questions about hair wellness. Due to the use of hot styling tools, this program is suggested for ages 8+.
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Horror in Black: Tales From the Hood Film Screening
Sat, April 12, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Horror in Black is a film screening series about Black horror films hosted by Lex Wilson, followed by a group discussion of the film. Tales from the Hood (1995) is a seminal comedy horror anthology. Three drug dealers arrive at a funeral parlor, where an eccentric funeral director regales them…
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A Taste of African Heritage
Mon, April 14, 2025
1:30 P.M.
David Cohen Ogontz Library
Let's chat and learn about nutrition and taste traditional African dishes together. This program is led by a Jefferson-Einstein Nutrition Educator. For adults, and teens. Meets April 14, 21, 28; May 5
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Hair Flair Experience
Mon, April 14, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
Tanisha, a certified hair stylist, will teach us how to use professional styling tools, hair products, and answer any questions about hair wellness. Due to the use of hot styling tools, this program is suggested for ages 8 and up. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
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Book Club for Adults
Wed, April 16, 2025
12:00 P.M.
David Cohen Ogontz Library
Do you love to read? Do you like to talk about what you are reading? If you do, please consider joining our book group.Today, we will talk about Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to Yourself, by A'ja Wilson.
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Horror in Black: Nope Film Screening
Sat, April 19, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Horror in Black is a film screening series about Black horror films hosted by Lex Wilson, followed by a group discussion of the film. Nope (2022) is a wild and fantastical installment from Jordan Peele. Set at the ranch of Black Californian horse wranglers, a brother and sister attempt to catch…
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"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition
Now through Sat, April 19, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Black Histories of Philadelphia looks at some of the stories of people and places that make up Philadelphia’s countless histories. Some stories are kept, some fade over time, and others are misrepresented or silenced. The people featured in this exhibition created change through…
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"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition
Now through Sat, April 19, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Black Histories of Philadelphia looks at some of the stories of people and places that make up Philadelphia’s countless histories. Some stories are kept, some fade over time, and others are misrepresented or silenced. The people featured in this exhibition created change through…
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"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition
Now through Sat, April 19, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Black Histories of Philadelphia looks at some of the stories of people and places that make up Philadelphia’s countless histories. Some stories are kept, some fade over time, and others are misrepresented or silenced. The people featured in this exhibition created change through…
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A Taste of African Heritage
Mon, April 21, 2025
1:30 P.M.
David Cohen Ogontz Library
Let's chat and learn about nutrition and taste traditional African dishes together. This program is led by a Jefferson-Einstein Nutrition Educator. For adults, and teens. Meets April 14, 21, 28; May 5
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Vinegars, Rock Sugar & The Legacy of Ms. Emma Dupree
Mon, April 21, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Celebrating the inspiring story of Emma Dupree, a renowned Black folk herbalist, and explore the roles of vinegar and rock sugar in traditional herbalism. This hands-on workshop includes sampling herbal vinegars and creating your own infused vinegar to take home.
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Read, Color, and Comb Storytime
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Wadsworth Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for an interactive storytelling journey describing how Tanisha Thompson and her daughters Veriteady and Klere Kado Thompson published their children's book It's Time to Comb Your Hair. This program will include a live reading from the authors, activities and coloring,…
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A Taste of African Heritage
Mon, April 28, 2025
1:30 P.M.
David Cohen Ogontz Library
Let's chat and learn about nutrition and taste traditional African dishes together. This program is led by a Jefferson-Einstein Nutrition Educator. For adults, and teens. Meets April 14, 21, 28; May 5
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Read, Color, and Comb: It's Time to Comb Hair
Mon, April 28, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
This program is an engaging, hands-on experience designed to make literacy and hair care fun for young readers. Centered around the book It's Time to Comb Your Hair , co-authored by Tanisha Singleton Thompson and her daughters Veriteady and Klere Kado Thompson, this session brings the…
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Chat-n-Chew Book Club
Tue, April 29, 2025
12:00 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library
Do you love to read? Do you like to talk about what you are reading? If you do, please consider joining the West Oak Lane Library's book group. We will meet approximately monthly. Today, we'll have a special guest speaker, Menika Dirkson, who will give…
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Grid Books Celebration- A Poetry Reading
Tue, April 29, 2025
5:45 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
A Grid Books Celebration! Join us in collaboration with Moonstone Arts Center in introducing a stellar lineup of poets representing Grid Books Press and their strong ties to the Philadelphia area and its more than two decades of independent publishing. The free event will take place in the…
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Tracing Your Roots: A Case Study in African American Genealogy
Tue, April 29, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for a presentation by Natline Thornton focused on preparing for your research, setting goals, using oral history, staying motivated, and finding resources to help you find your ancestors. Drawing on her own genealogical journey, Thornton will cover the search for an African American…
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A Taste of African Heritage
Mon, May 5, 2025
1:30 P.M.
David Cohen Ogontz Library
Let's chat and learn about nutrition and taste traditional African dishes together. This program is led by a Jefferson-Einstein Nutrition Educator. For adults, and teens. Meets April 14, 21, 28; May 5