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Kindness Encyclopaedias -- Pop Up
Now through Sat, February 22, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
NOW OPEN weekdays 1-3 PM, through February 22, except when Parkway Central Library is closed. Philadelphia artist Kelly Lawler graces Parkway Central Library with her Kindness Encyclopaedias as part of a one month interactive installation on the first floor of the library. Gather…
Mobile City Services: Pop-up Office Hours
Tue, February 25, 2025
1:00 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library
Our office is here to serve you today, right here in the library. Join Councilmember Phillips and the 9th District team as we visit your neighborhood to connect you with essential city services. Stop by between 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Philadelphia Lullaby Project Celebration Concert
Sat, March 1, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Original songs performed by accomplished musicians and the Philadelphia families who wrote/created them for their children. This event is a collaboration with The Free Library of Philadelphia, Musicopia, and Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute with support provided by The William Penn…
I Wish to Say: Write a Postcard to the President
Wed, March 5, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
On the day after the first State of the Union address, dictate your messages to the U.S. president in the lobby of Parkway Central from noon to 2 PM. This free, all ages public program will be led by Sheryl Oring, whose work is currently featured in the “Secretary to the People”…
Threading the Past into the Future: Memory Work
Thu, March 6, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
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Parkway Central Library
This free, drop-in series will gather library users and staff to sort through memories and materials related to Parkway Central Library and its opening in 1927. Everyone is welcome to attend one or more sessions in the series to share their recollections and interpretations of this space…
Author Talk: A Soaring Season: The Incredible, Inspiring Story of the 2003-04 Saint Joseph's Hawks
Thu, March 6, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Room 108 In A Soaring Season: The Incredible, Inspiring Story of the 2003-04 Saint Joseph's Hawks , Aaron Bracy recounts how the 2003–04 Saint Joseph’s University Hawks men’s basketball team, led by coach Phil Martelli and point guard Jameer Nelson, became the most unlikely…
Global Day of Unplugging with Artist Sheryl Oring
Sat, March 8, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
On the Global Day of Unplugging, stop by the Central Parkway Library for a personal tour of artist Sheryl Oring’s “Secretary to the People” exhibition and a chance to try out one of her typewriters. Oring has been typing people’s messages to the president with…
Exhibition Reception: Photography Without Borders
Now through Sat, March 8, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Work by young photographers made by Photography Without Borders students in partnership with Philadelphia's Taller Puertorriqueño will be on display in the Art & Literature Department as well as the Art Department hallway gallery, throughout March and April 2025.…
Discover Food Sources in Philly: Fishtown Seafood
Wed, March 12, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
Registration link: https://DiscoverFoodSources7.eventbrite.com Join us in the teaching kitchen for our Discover Food Sources series! Where can you source your food in Philly? Fishtown Seafood Fishtown Seafood is Philadelphia’s go-to destination for thoughtfully sourced seafood…
Bridging Blocks: “Aging in the City”
Tue, March 18, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library
20% of Philadelphia’s population are over the age of 60 with a record number of them living below the poverty line. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, lower-income older adults spend 131% of their income on housing compared to 74% in 2013. The senior population in…
Philly Grooves: Black Histories on Vinyl
Sat, March 22, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Music Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join the Music Department as we enjoy the sounds of Marian Anderson, Paul Robeson, Bessie Smith, Pearl Bailey, John Coltrane, and Patti LaBelle on the library's vinyl collection. These icons are all featured in the Black Histories of Philadelphia exhibition on the 2nd floor. …
Patterns of Knowledge Exhibit
Now through Sat, March 29, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
"Patterns of Knowledge," now on view in the main lobby of Parkway Central Library, features the work of Philadelphia high school students apprenticing at The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM). Each piece, screen-printed on cotton satteen, explores themes of identity, culture, and…
I Wish to Say: Write a Postcard to the President
Sat, April 12, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Stop by artist Sheryl Oring’s office and dictate your messages to the U.S. president at the Parkway Central Library from noon to 2 PM. This free, all ages public program will be led by Oring, whose work is currently featured in the “Secretary to the People” exhibit at the…
"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition
Now through Sat, April 12, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Black Histories of Philadelphia looks at some of the stories of people and places that make up Philadelphia’s countless histories. Some stories are kept, some fade over time, and others are misrepresented or silenced. The people featured in this exhibition created change through…
"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition
Now through Sat, April 12, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Black Histories of Philadelphia looks at some of the stories of people and places that make up Philadelphia’s countless histories. Some stories are kept, some fade over time, and others are misrepresented or silenced. The people featured in this exhibition created change through…
"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition
Now through Sat, April 12, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Black Histories of Philadelphia looks at some of the stories of people and places that make up Philadelphia’s countless histories. Some stories are kept, some fade over time, and others are misrepresented or silenced. The people featured in this exhibition created change through…
Interactive Goat Play & Meet and Greet with Philly Goat Project!
Tue, April 15, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Please join us and our friends from Philly Goat Project on Tuesday April 15 at 12:00pm for a live, interactive performance - starring goats! - across the street at Fishtown Recreation Center, followed by a goat meet and greet! Participants will have an opportunity to meet and pet the…
Philly Goat Project at the Pennypack Pier!
Tue, May 6, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Torresdale Library
Please join us and our friends from Philly Goat Project on Tuesday, May 6th for a live, interactive performance - starring goats! - outside on the Pier at Pennypack on the Delaware, followed by a goat parade and storywalk! Participants will also have an opportunity to…
Exhibition: The Voices of Sisterly Affection
Now through Thu, June 5, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
Philadelphia's motto was officially expanded to "The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection" by the efforts of the godmother of Black Music Month, Dyana Williams. To continue amplifying the female voice in discussions about our city, SIMBY Presents: The Voices of…
Omar Tyree | Flyy Girl
Thu, June 5, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Omar Tyree | Flyy Girl REGISTER The bestselling urban classic novel about a young woman coming of age in the late 1980s. Tracy Ellison, a young knockout with tall hair and attitude, is living life as fast as she can. Motivated by the material world, she and her…