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Author Visit - Philadelphia: A Walk Through History - Natalie Pompilio
Sat, September 20, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Cost: FREE
Award-winning journalist Natalie Pompilio will be discussing her new book, Philadelphia: A Walk through History . In it are guided walks through Philadelphia in celebration of America's 250th birthday. This author event will be a presentation of what is included in the book, with first-hand…
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Jill Lepore | We the People : A History of the U.S. Constitution
Wed, September 24, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Jill Lepore | We the People : A History of the U.S. Constitution Meelya Gordon Memorial Lecture 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. In…
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A Matter of Balance
Mon, September 29, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Dwight Evans Library of West Oak Lane
Do you have concerns about falling? Many older adults experience concerns about falling and restrict their activities. This award-winning program is designed to manage falls and increase activity levels, and emphasizes practical strategies to manage falls. In this multi-week program you…
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How to Write and Publish Picture Books
Mon, September 29, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Cost: FREE
Join Alyssa Reynoso-Morris, author of Plátanos Are Love, for an interactive workshop on how to write and publish picture books. Discussion topics include pathways to becoming an author, creativity, publishing, and finding an agent. This program is meant for adults and teenagers. Alyssa…
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Coffee & Conversations: An Open Mic Spoken Word Night
Tue, September 30, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for Coffee & Conversations, a monthly open mic and spoken word gathering where poetry, storytelling, and community come together. Each month we explore a new theme, inviting you to listen, reflect, and share words that inspire connection and creativity. The evening features dynamic…
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Nicholas Boggs | Baldwin: A Love Story
Tue, September 30, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Nicholas Boggs | Baldwin: A Love Story In Conversation with Rachel L. Swarns Baldwin: A Love Story , the first major biography of James Baldwin in three decades, reveals how profoundly the writer’s personal relationships shaped his life and work. Drawing…
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Jeannine A. Cook | It's Me They Follow
Wed, October 1, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Free
The Author Events Series presents Jeannine A. Cook | It's Me They Follow In Conversation with Elizabeth Wellington An allegorical love story — a modern day Alchemist meets The Never Ending Story —set in a world where a book shopkeeper becomes a reluctant…
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Treasures from the Literature Vault
Thu, October 2, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Do you love old books? Then join us for Treasures from the Vault– a casual, hands-on book club program spotlighting items from the Literature vault! The vault, home to our closed reference collections, is a treasure trove of hundreds of fascinating pieces of literary history. This program…
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Souvankham Thammavongsa | Pick a Color : A Novel
Thu, October 2, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Souvankham Thammavongsa | Pick a Color : A Novel Ning is a retired boxer, but to the customers who visit her nail salon, she is just another worker named Susan. On this summer's day, much like any other, the Susans buff and clip and polish and tweeze. They…
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A Matter of Balance
Mon, October 6, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Dwight Evans Library of West Oak Lane
Do you have concerns about falling? Many older adults experience concerns about falling and restrict their activities. This award-winning program is designed to manage falls and increase activity levels, and emphasizes practical strategies to manage falls. In this multi-week program you…
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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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A Matter of Balance
Mon, October 20, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Dwight Evans Library of West Oak Lane
Do you have concerns about falling? Many older adults experience concerns about falling and restrict their activities. This award-winning program is designed to manage falls and increase activity levels, and emphasizes practical strategies to manage falls. In this multi-week program you…
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Harmonia Rosales | Chronicles of Ori : An African Epic
Tue, October 21, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Harmonia Rosales | Chronicles of Ori: An African Epic In Conversation with Imani Roach In Chronicles of Ori , her debut book, Harmonia Rosales retells the African myths she has long treasured, crafting an enthralling epic that spans the birth of the…
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Coffee & Conversations: An Open Mic Spoken Word Night
Tue, October 28, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for Coffee & Conversations, a monthly open mic and spoken word gathering where poetry, storytelling, and community come together. Each month we explore a new theme, inviting you to listen, reflect, and share words that inspire connection and creativity. The evening features dynamic…
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Treasures from the Literature Vault
Thu, November 6, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Do you love old books? Then join us for Treasures from the Vault– a casual, hands-on book club program spotlighting items from the Literature vault! The vault, home to our closed reference collections, is a treasure trove of hundreds of fascinating pieces of literary history. This program…
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Coffee & Conversations: An Open Mic Spoken Word Night
Tue, November 25, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for Coffee & Conversations, a monthly open mic and spoken word gathering where poetry, storytelling, and community come together. Each month we explore a new theme, inviting you to listen, reflect, and share words that inspire connection and creativity. The evening features dynamic…
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Treasures from the Literature Vault
Thu, December 4, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Do you love old books? Then join us for Treasures from the Vault– a casual, hands-on book club program spotlighting items from the Literature vault! The vault, home to our closed reference collections, is a treasure trove of hundreds of fascinating pieces of literary history. This program…
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Coffee & Conversations: An Open Mic Spoken Word Night
Tue, December 30, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for Coffee & Conversations, a monthly open mic and spoken word gathering where poetry, storytelling, and community come together. Each month we explore a new theme, inviting you to listen, reflect, and share words that inspire connection and creativity. The evening features dynamic…
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The Goblin Market, Drawings by George Whitman | Exhibition
Now through Sat, January 3, 2026
5:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
This exhibition presents the complete series of George Whitman's pencil and watercolor drawings for the narrative poem "Goblin Market." First published in 1862, the poem is the best-known work of the English writer Christina Rossetti. Whitman's drawings appear in a 1981…