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Books Through Bars Teach-In
Sat, November 1, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Kingsessing Library
As part of this year's Prison Banned Books Week (October 19-25), Books Through Bars is hosting a series of teach-ins. You'll learn about the books to prisoners movement and the challenges we face, and you'll have an opportunity to experience one part of our volunteer process! Join us…
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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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November Adult Book Club at Whitman Library - All Fours by Miranda July
Mon, November 17, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Whitman Library
Join us for our November Book Club meeting as we read and discuss All Fours by Miranda July. Limited library copies will be available at the librarian's desk for participants. Please come to the meeting ready for discussion!
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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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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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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…
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Coffee & Conversations: An Open Mic Spoken Word Night
Tue, January 27, 2026
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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Coffee & Conversations: An Open Mic Spoken Word Night
Tue, February 24, 2026
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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Or Not to Be: Representations of Death in Special Collections
Now through Sat, February 28, 2026
5:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
"Recognizing death is inescapable can be daunting, but it can also motivate us to live our best lives and make them meaningful." The Free Library's newest exhibition from the Special Collections Division, Or Not to Be , is inspired by Shakespeare's famed…