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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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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: Montgomery Auditorium is now sold out, but tickets are still available for a live simulcast screening in a separate room at the Parkway Central…
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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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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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Author Visit with Charles Bush
Sat, November 15, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for a visit from young adult author Charles A. Bush who is the author of the acclaimed YA novel Every Variable of Us , which won the 2022 Moonbeam Gold Medal for Young Adult Fiction and was selected by the NYPL of one of the best YA books of the year. Bush grew up in…
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Alyssa Reynoso-Morris : Author Visit & Storytime
Tue, November 18, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Bustleton Library
Cost: FREE
Join author, Alyssa Reynoso-Morris, for a read aloud of her book The Bronx Is My Home and a discussion about what home is. After this discussion, students write about their favorite place and share what they wrote.
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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 Visit with Joe Lex
Mon, December 1, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for an author visit from local author Joe Lex, host of the podcast All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories – some scripts from which his new book All Bones Considered: 52 Laurel Hill Women has been adapted. In 2016, Joe Lex retired after more than 45 distinguished years in…
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Jonathan Karl | Retribution
Tue, December 2, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Jonathan Karl | Retribution In Conversation with Tamala Edwards In Retribution, Jonathan Karl’s unparalleled access brings us behind closed doors deep inside the White House and presidential campaigns, revealing the extraordinary moments that ended…
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Tre Johnson | Black Genius | Reckon True Stories: Podcast Taping
Thu, December 4, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Free
The Author Events Series presents Tre Johnson in conversation with Reckon True Stories: Podcast hosts Kiese Laymon and Deesha Philyaw This event will be a live taping of the Reckon True Stories podcast. Black genius sits at the heart of the American story. In his probing essay collection, Black…
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Meet the Author! Thembi Palmer
Sat, December 6, 2025
1:30 P.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
Join us for an interactive, sensory-rich author visit that invites children to explore food, culture, and curiosity through storytelling, rhythm, and play! Free books will be available while supplies last. This program is great for children ages 3-8 and their families. Sponsored by the…
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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…