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INTER/VIEW for Black-led and Black-serving Nonprofits
Tue, May 21, 2024
10:00 A.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Join Civic Capital , Candid , The Regional Foundation Center , and The Patricia Kind Family Foundation , for INTER/VIEW a day-long event that matches mission-oriented people seeking to make a positive impact in and out of their communities. On May 21st, INTER/VIEW provides an opportunity for…
MK Asante | Nephew: A Memoir in 4-Part Harmony
Thu, May 23, 2024
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Pay What You Wish
REGISTER In conversation with Molefi Kete Asante MK Asante is a writer, filmmaker, and hip-hop artist, and recipient of the Langston Hughes Award. His books include It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop , the poetry collection Like Water Running Off My Back , and the bestselling…
Community Resource Corps
Fri, May 24, 2024
1:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Do you need help accessing city agencies? Would you like to be able to navigate through the bureaucracy of city services and resources better? Join us anytime between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to ask questions and get assistance from Community Resource Corps.
CHECK IT OUT! A Beardmobile Library Tour
Tue, May 28, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Bearded Ladies Beardmobile gets into her finest book-lover drag for a family-friendly show about libraries and the people who make them so wonderful. CHECK IT OUT! celebrates Philly's libraries as places of freedom for all families with special love to families who are queer,…
LCD Office Hours - Landlord-Tenant Issues
Wed, May 29, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Are you a tenant and have questions about your rights? Want to know how you or someone you know can be protected? A representative from the Legal Clinic for the Disabled will be on hand to answer your questions individually. Wednesday, May 29, 2024 | Heim Center Room 138 | 2:00 p.m.…
CHECK IT OUT! Celebration with the Bearded Ladies
Thu, May 30, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
C H E C K I T O U T ! Celebration begins at 3:00pm; show starts at 4:00pm! The Bearded Ladies Beardmobile gets into her finest book-lover drag for a family-friendly show about libraries and the people who make them so wonderful. CHECK IT OUT! celebrates Philly's libraries as…
Comix Club: Unfolding Comics with Kit Fraser
Thu, May 30, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
This special meeting of Comix Club will feature a special hands-on accordion comics workshop taught by Kit Fraser. In this workshop we'll learn to tell our stories through the form of an accordion book. An accordion style book gives us the unique opportunity to unfold our…
Indego Riding Basics
Wed, June 5, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Want to learn how to bike safely and navigate city streets? Please join the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia to learn about the rules of the road, the Indego system, proper helmet usage, and more! Please register here . No bike needed! This is an indoor class. This event…
Philly Queer History Walking Tour
Wed, June 5, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for a FREE walking tour from Beyond the Bell Tours exploring Philadelphia queer history! On a 1-mile journey through the Gayborhood, you'll learn about Philly's role in the evolution of Pride, activists like Kiyoshi Kuromiya and Barbara Gittings, America's longest…
BE/LONGING Exhibition Opening
Thu, June 6, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Gather in Parkway Central Library's main lobby for BE/LONGING. The opening includes light refreshments. BE/LONGING is a polyphonic exhibition on the longing, belonging, and connection that library spaces in Philadelphia can inspire. Featuring work by artist Joanne Grüne-Yanoff and…
Philadelphia Jazz Tap Ensemble: Library Pop-Up
Fri, June 7, 2024
12:00 P.M.
Music Department
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Parkway Central Library
Jazz up your lunch hour with the Philadelphia Jazz Tap Ensemble! Are you jazz-curious? Tap dance inquisitive? Throughout American history, tap dancers and jazz musicians created alongside each other and still influence each other today. Learn more through a jazz tap demonstration by Pamela…
Virtual Event - LCD Presents: Eviction and Ejectments
Thu, June 13, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
An attorney from the Legal Clinic for the Disabled will discuss eviction and ejectments in this workshop. This workshop is being offered virtually by the Legal Clinic for the Disabled. Thursday, June 13, 2024 | Zoom - Virtual | 6:00 p.m. Register Here (For those attending…
Performance & Parade with Philly Goat Project!
Thu, June 20, 2024
10:00 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Please join us and our friends from Philly Goat Project on Thursday, June 20th for a live, interactive performance - starring goats! - outside in Shakespeare Park at 10:00am, followed by a goat parade and storywalk! Participants will also have an opportunity to meet the goats and…
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…
Black and Queer in Philadelphia 2 : A Conversation (a continuation of our February program)
Wed, June 26, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Newspapers and Microfilm Center
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Parkway Central Library
Please join us as the Free Library of Philadelphia continues the conversation around being Black and Queer in Philadelphia. Host Gary Hines will hold a conversation with James Charles Roberts and Sappho Reynan Fulton on the Black Gay experience in Philadelphia. …
"The Automat" Film Screening and Filmmaker Q&A
Sat, July 27, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for a screening of The Automat followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, Lisa Hurwitz. Featuring photographs from the Free Library of Philadelphia's Print and Picture Collection and filmed locally, The Automat premiered at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival and was…
For The Love of Hip Hop Exhibit
Now through Mon, September 30, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
In collaboration with artist rod jones ii, this exhibition celebrates 50 years of hip hop and brings together Free Library staff and community members to answer the question, “When did you fall in love with Hip Hop?” The resulting timeline welcomes additional contributions and…