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Special Collections Showcase: Map Collection
Sat, May 3, 2025
11:00 A.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Explore and learn about objects from the Map Collection in a curated talk offerered by Special Collections staff. This drop in event will be held in the Map Collection at the Parkway Central Library from 11:00am to 11:30am. This event is open to the public and does not require…
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Moore College of Art and Design's Film and Digital Cinema Thesis Screening
Mon, May 5, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
FREE, but please RSVP on Eventbrite The Graduating Seniors of Moore's FDC program will present their thesis videos Monday May 5th 5:30-7:00 in the Skyline Room, 4th floor of the Parkway Central Library at 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia. These five young artists have created…
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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…
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Bridging Blocks: Transforming Public Transportation in the City
Tue, May 6, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Kingsessing Library
SEPTA serves more than 705,000 riders daily in the Philadelphia region. The regional transportation authority wants to modernize its fleet, but struggles with reduced ridership. Despite receiving record-level funding in recent years, SEPTA lags behind its peers in annual capital investments. Its…
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Police Accountability For West Philly-Public Safety Meeting
Tue, May 6, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
The City of Philadelphia will present data about police use of force and answer questions from residents. How did this meeting come about? On March 20, 2023 plaintiffs reached an unprecedented settlement with the City of Philadelphia for the Philadelphia Police Department's excessive,…
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Community Photography Exhibition
Sat, May 10, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
The Philadelphia City Institute Library is hosting a Community Photography Exhibition on "Urban Life in Philadelphia." All photos shown were taken within the city by local Philadelphia photographers. Photographers sharing work will be present from 12 pm- 2 pm. We will have…
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Special Collections Showcase: Map Collection
Sat, May 10, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Explore and learn about objects from the Map Collection in a curated talk offerered by Special Collections staff. This drop in event will be held in the Map Collection at the Parkway Central Library from 11:00am to 11:30am. This event is open to the public and does not require…
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One Book, One Philadelphia Book Discussion of “The Upcycled Self” by Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter
Sat, May 10, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Join the Fishtown Library for a discussion of the One Book One Philadelphia selection for 2025, The Upcycled Self by Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter , co-founder of The Roots! We’ll talk about Trotters’ life and work as he describes it in the memoir, Philly’s…
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Cities on the Page: A Reading with Sue Landers and Tieshka Smith
Mon, May 12, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Roxborough Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for a night of poetry and photography with local roots! Sue Landers, a Germantown native, and Tieshka Smith, a Philadelphia-based visual storyteller, will read from their newly published books of poetry and photography. The reading will run for approximately one hour, with a Q&A…
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Knitogami
Thu, May 15, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
The ancient art of knitting can turn one-dimensional yarns into highly complex three-dimensional structures boasting a striking variety of shapes and unusual mechanics. Dr. Lauren Niu, Senior Research Scientist at the University of Pennsylvania, will discuss a geometric model to…
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Special Collections Showcase: Free Library of Philadelphia Archives
Sat, May 17, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Join the Special Collections Curator for Archives to view a selection of items from the Free Library of Philadelphia Archives and learn more about the history of the Library through various primary sources. This drop-in event will be held in the Map Collection at Parkway Central Library from…
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Philly Goat Project!
Tue, May 20, 2025
2:00 P.M.
McPherson Square Library
Please join us and our friends from Philly Goat Project on Tuesday, May 20 2025 at 2 to 4pm for a live performace! Come out and meet these cuties. We will be in the back of the library by the playground. Rain date : Tuesday, May 27th, from 2:00-to 4pm Philly Goat Project is a…
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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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One Book, One Philadelphia Book Discussion of “The Upcycled Self” by Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter
Thu, May 22, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Join us for a discussion of the One Book One Philadelphia selection for 2025, The Upcycled Self by Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter , co-founder of The Roots! We’ll talk about Trotters’ life and work as he describes it in the memoir, Philly’s place in his story,…
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Spring Migration Bird Walk with Expert Birder, Holger Pflicke!
Sat, May 24, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Please join the Free Library of Philadelphia's Fishtown Community Library and Holger Pflicke for a Spring Migration Bird Walk! This walk will begin at Penn Treaty Park, 1301 N. Beach Street - meet at the entrance near the wooden sign. We plan to stay out for 1 hour, and walk mostly on…
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One Book, One Philadelphia Finale Celebration
Wed, May 28, 2025
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Spoken Soul: A Night of Poetry & Art Wednesday, May 28, 7:30 p.m. Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine St. REGISTER A night infused with art and poetry celebrating the rhythm of storytelling. Local spoken word artists will perform original works inspired by themes from The Upcycled Self,…
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Jake Tapper & Alex Thompson | Original Sin
Thu, May 29, 2025
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Overflow Screening (Free)
The Author Events Series presents Jake Tapper & Alex Thompson | Original Sin 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 Greek tragedy, the protagonist’s effort to avoid his…
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Special Collections Showcase: Pride Kickoff Edition
Sat, May 31, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Map Collection
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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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Red Cross Blood Drive
Tue, June 3, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
There is a critical need for blood donations in the region and in the nation in general. The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will need…
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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…
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