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Trans by Trans Book Club presents: Hal Schrieve, author of Fawn’s Blood
Tue, October 14, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Virtual
Hal Schrieve is a writer, cartoonist, and librarian. Hir YA novels Out of Salem , How To Get Over The End Of The World , and Fawn’s Blood are about queer trans teenagers surviving stuff that could have killed them. Hir graphic novel Vivian’s Ghost…
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The Aeneid : Translating the Classics with Emily Wilson, Scott McGill, and Susannah Wright
Tue, October 14, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents The Aeneid : Translating the Classics with Emily Wilson, Scott McGill, and Susannah Wright Crafted during the reign of Augustus Caesar at the outset of the Roman Empire, Virgil’s Aeneid is a tale of thrilling adventure, extreme adversity, doomed romance,…
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Nic Stone | Boom Town
Thu, October 16, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Nic Stone | Boom Town In Conversation with Tracey Lewis-Giggetts Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl meets P-Valley in Nic Stone’s adult thriller debut about two missing erotic dancers from Atlanta’s most notorious gentlemen's club…
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Daniel Seddiqui, Most Traveled Person of America
Wed, October 22, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Daniel Seddiqui is a multi-time international bestselling author, inspiring keynote speaker, and educational and travel entrepreneur. His unwavering curiosity and love of people has led him to become the Most Traveled Person in American History, discovering the country in uncharted ways…
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Karine Jean-Pierre | Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines
Wed, October 22, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Karine Jean-Pierre | Independent : A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines In a country obsessed with blind loyalty to a two-party democratic system, Karine Jean-Pierre, former White House press secretary to the Biden-Harris administration,…
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Keisha N. Blain | Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights
Mon, October 27, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Keisha N. Blain | Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights In Conversation with Timothy Welbeck Even before they were recognized as citizens of the United States, Black women understood that the fights for civil and human rights were inseparable.…
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Jaquira Diaz | This Is the Only Kingdom
Thu, October 30, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Jaquira Diaz | This Is the Only Kingdom In Conversation with Airea D. Matthews When Maricarmen meets Rey el Cantante, beloved small-time Robin Hood and local musician on the rise, she begins to envision a life beyond the tight-knit community of el…
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Absolute Trash Philadelphia Exhibition
Now through Thu, October 30, 2025
8:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Absolute Trash Philadelphia: An Investigation into the Postwar City, Wall Writing, and Local Media features selections from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and Temple University Libraries. In the hundreds of clippings and images gathered here, graffiti serves as a proxy…
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Ray Didinger | The Eagles Encyclopedia: Champions II
Tue, November 4, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Ray Didinger | The Eagles Encyclopedia : Champions II In Conversation with Merrill Reese Montgomery Auditorium is now sold out, but tickets are still available for a live simulcast screening in a separate room at the Parkway Central Library. Standby seating will…
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Family Storytelling with Gloria Pinkney
Sat, November 8, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for a family program with author Gloria Pinkney, in conjuction with the WooThis program is for all ages. To learn more about the museum, click here .
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A Book Launch Party for This Book May Make You Try Things! by Thembi Palmer
Sat, November 8, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for a jam packed book launch party filled with delicious discoveries! Arrive at 2:00 for free books & craft kits while supplies last. The read aloud with author Thembi Palmer starts at 2:30, followed by a food tasting, activities, and book signing! Great for kids ages 3-8 and their…
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Irene Levy Baker | Cheers to McGillin's
Wed, November 12, 2025
7:00 P.M.
McGillin's Olde Ale House
Cost: Free
The Author Events Series presents Irene Levy Baker | Cheers to McGillin's Presented in partnership with McGillin's Olde Ale House Note: Doors open at 5:30 pm for a pre-event celebration at McGillin's, followed by the book talk at 7 pm. Step inside one of Philadelphia's most…
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Jim Clyburn | The First Eight : A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation
Wed, November 12, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Jim Clyburn | The First Eight : A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation Update: Tickets are sold out! No standby line will be available. To join the ticket waitlist, please RSVP through our registration page. Additional tickets…
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Fox Chase Book Club & Author Visit: Citadel by C. M. Alongi
Thu, November 13, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Fox Chase Library
We are thrilled to host a special book club event for November! On Thursday, November 13th, from 3:30 pm to 5 pm, we will have the wonderful C.M. Alongi here to discuss her book Citadel as well as the writing and publishing process. She will also be able to sign copies of her books. Please email…
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Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis | Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department
Thu, November 13, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis | Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department In Conversation with Ankush Khardori Throughout his first administration, Trump did more than any other president to politicize the…
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Hilda Eunice Burgos Author Visit
Wed, November 19, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for an exciting author visit with Hilda Eunice Burgos! Hilda Eunice Burgos is an award-winning author of books for children, including the Bodega Cats series, the middle grade novels Ana María Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle and Miosotis Flores Never Forgets, and the picture book…
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Chris Matthews | Lessons From Bobby
Wed, November 19, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Chris Matthews | Lessons From Bobby In Conversation with Michael Smerconish From the host of Hardball with Chris Matthews (now on Substack) and acclaimed Kennedy biographer comes a centennial tribute about why Robert F. Kennedy’s…
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Michelle Knudsen Author Visit
Thu, November 20, 2025
1:45 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for an exciting visit from New York Times best-selling author, Michelle Knudsen! Michelle Knudsen is the New York Times best-selling author of more than fifty books for young readers of all ages, including the award-winning picture book Library Lion (one of Time…
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Larry Magid | The Philadelphia Music Book
Thu, November 20, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Free
The Author Events Series presents Larry Magid | The Philadelphia Music Book In Conversation with Sam Katz The Philadelphia Music Book: Sounds of a City is a 340 page coffee table book that contains 284 bios of musicians and music industry people from Philadelphia who have made a national or…
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Author Talk | Touch Me, I’m Sick
Thu, January 29, 2026
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Room 108 In a world that treats those who are sick and traumatized as problems in need of a cure, nonbinary writer, artist, educator, and Instagram creator Margeaux Feldman offers a different story. This compelling blend of theory, personal narrative, and cultural criticism offers a path…