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Jens Ludwig | Unforgiving Places
Tue, May 20, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Free
The Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation presents a community conversation Jens Ludwig | Unforgiving Places With Maiken Scott & David W. Brown What if everything we understood about gun violence was wrong? In 2007, economist Jens Ludwig moved to the South Side of Chicago to research two…
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Special Collections Showcase: Map Collection and Print and Picture Collection
Wed, May 21, 2025
11:00 A.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Explore and learn about objects from the Map Collection and Print and Picture Collection in a curated talk offerered by Special Collections staff. This drop in event will be held in the lobby of Parkway Central Library from 11:00am to 11:30am. This event is open to the…
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Special Collections Showcase: Map Collection and Print and Picture Collection
Wed, May 21, 2025
11:00 A.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Explore and learn about objects from the Map Collection and Print and Picture Collection in a curated talk offerered by Special Collections staff. This drop in event will be held in the lobby of Parkway Central Library from 11:00am to 11:30am. This event is open to the…
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Mr. Bey’s Builder’s Club
Thu, May 22, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
Can you build a house with running water and lights using cardboard? Come find out on Thursdays at 3:30 pm! This program is geared towards school aged children and teens!
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Jonathan Capehart | Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man's Search for Home
Thu, May 22, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Overflow Screening (Free)
The Author Events Series presents Jonathan Capehart | Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man's Search for Home Tickets to the Montgomery Auditorium are now sold out, but you can still get tickets for the simulcast live screening in Room 108. REGISTER In Conversation with David…
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Kensington Neighborhood Library Meetup on Discord for adults and older teens
Sat, May 24, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Virtual
Kensington Neighborhood Library Meetup on Discord for adults and older teens Join us online every other week for a watch party featuring episodes from four different series. See adult/teen librarian Sara Palmer at the branch for an invitation to the Discord server or call her at 215-685-9996.…
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Mr. Bey’s Builder’s Club
Thu, May 29, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
Can you build a house with running water and lights using cardboard? Come find out on Thursdays at 3:30 pm! This program is geared towards school aged children and teens!
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Special Collections Showcase: Pride Kickoff Edition
Sat, May 31, 2025
11:00 A.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Join Special Collections in kicking off Pride Month with a selection of objects, inlcuding artwork and maps by LGBTQ+ artists. The materials shown are from the Map Collection and the Print and Picture Collection . This drop in event will be held in the Map Collection at the…
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Caro De Robertis | So Many Stars
Mon, June 2, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Caro De Robertis | So Many Stars REGISTER In Conversation with Dr. Michelle Taylor So Many Stars knits together the voices of trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, and two-spirit elders of color as they share authentic, intimate accounts of how they created space…
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Leap with Mr. Bey’s Builder’s Club
Thu, June 5, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
Want to build something amazing? Want to learn how to create with cardboard? Come learn with Leap how to build a house with running water and lights using cardboard? Come find out on Thursdays at 3:30 pm! This program is geared towards school aged children and teens!
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Tools For Tracing Family Trees
Tue, June 10, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Kingsessing Library
Documentary filmmaker Eboni Zamani shares how she uncovered family histories using genealogy tools available to anyone. Learn how to find family records and write a family story using the many resources available at the library, and beyond. Eboni Zamani is a filmmaker, photographer and writer…
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Juliana Pache | Black Crossword: 100 Midi Puzzles Connecting the African Diaspora
Tue, June 10, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
The Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation presents a community conversation. Desirée Gaines of Philly Download will moderate a conversation and Q&A, followed by some live puzzling led by Juliana. The founder of BlackCrossword.com and author of the groundbreaking Black…
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Kensington Neighborhood Library Meetup on Discord for adults and older teens
Sat, June 21, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Virtual
Kensington Neighborhood Library Meetup on Discord for adults and older teens. Join us online every other week for a watch party featuring episodes from four different series. See adult/teen librarian Sara Palmer at the branch for an invitation to the Discord server or call her at 215-685-9996.…