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Authors and Their Typewriters: Octavia Butler
Now through Fri, May 31, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Visit the Literature Department on the 2nd floor of Parkway Central to learn about author Octavia Butler and type on the same model of typewriter she used, an Olivetti Studio 46 . You can also check out this booklist to explore all things Octavia. The typewriter is on loan from Philly…
FOCUS / (re) FOCUS
Now through Fri, May 31, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Stop by the Art Department hallway gallery on the 2nd floor to see a display of archival ephemera from our research files on FOCUS 1974 and its current anniversary companion exhibition, (re)FOCUS 2024 FOCUS: Philadelphia Focuses on Women in the Visual Arts, was a landmark…
Courageous Kids: Wilma Exhibit
Now through Thu, June 20, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
In partnership with Philadelphia Doll Museum Forward , we now have on display Wilma alongside related library materials and activities. Wilma was made to honor four brave Black girls named Ruby Bridges, Leona Tate, Gail Etienne Stripling, and Tessie Prevost who challenged school segregation. The…