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Nadia Salomon and London Ladd Author and Illustrator Visit
Mon, June 30, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for an exciting author and illustrator presentation with Nadia Salomon and London Ladd who will both be in Philadelphia for the American Library Association Annual Conference. A VOICE OF HOPE just won the Black Caucus of the American Library Association's BCALA…
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Thembi Palmer Author Visit!
Mon, July 21, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Experience a fun-filled, interactive visit with author Thembi Palmer! With This Book May Make You Do Things! , Thembi will have both adults and children on their feet! This session is jam-packed with props, actions, instruments, dancing and may include movement stations to jump,…
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Music and Motion Storytime: An Author Visit with Thembi Palmer
Mon, July 21, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Join local storyteller Thembi Palmer on an action-packed adventure as she reads from her book "This Book Will Make You Do Things." Thembi's storytime will be full of instruments, dancing, and an obstacle course that will get both kids and adults on their feet.
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Thembi Palmer Author Visit!
Wed, July 23, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Haverford Library
Experience a fun-filled, interactive visit with author Thembi Palmer! With This Book May Make You Do Things! , Thembi will have both adults and children on their feet! This session is jam-packed with props, actions, instruments, dancing and may include movement stations to jump,…
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Wednesdays of Wonder: Pierce Freelon's Books + Beats!
Wed, July 30, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Pierce Freelon is a GRAMMY® nominated artist, picture book author and podcaster. His GRAMMY® nominated children’s music albums AnceStars (2023) and Black to the Future (2021) have been featured on Today Show, NPR and Billboard. He has written songs for the PBS Kids animated…
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Pierce Freelon's Books + Beats!
Wed, July 30, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
Cost: FREE
Picture book author and Grammy-nominated artist Pierce Freelon brings two worlds together with Books + Beats: an interactive book reading and performance, featuring Pierce’s two children's picture books published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers: Daddy and Me: Side by Side and…
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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…