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FOCUS / (re) FOCUS
Now through Fri, May 31, 2024
5:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Stop by the Art Department hallway gallery on the 2nd floor to see a display of archival ephemera from our research files on FOCUS 1974 and its current anniversary companion exhibition, (re)FOCUS 2024 FOCUS: Philadelphia Focuses on Women in the Visual Arts, was a landmark…
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…
Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Rare Book Department with a Behind-the-Scenes Evening Tour.
Wed, June 5, 2024
6:30 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
Since its opening in 1949 the Rare Book has offered free tours of its collections. Join us this evening for a fun, behind-the-scenes tour with your library guide who will also show your materials seldomly displayed. 2024 marks the 75th Anniversary of the Rare Book…
A String, Sing, Story & Musical Thing for Juneteenth!
Mon, June 17, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Music Department
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Parkway Central Library
Save the date for this incredible Juneeteenth celebration featuring entertainment and live music! Come hear storytellers and vocalists perform songs centering Philly and its Black historical legends. Watch stiltwalkers, participate in community drum circles, and more! Watch this space for…
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…
Wynnefield Library 60th Anniversary Jazz Luncheon Celebration
Tue, June 25, 2024
4:30 P.M.
Wynnefield Library
Come celebrate Wynnefield Library’s 60th Anniversary, filled with music, food, Historic reflections, and fun! Limited Seating.
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. …
Under the Museum
Thu, July 11, 2024
1:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presents Revolution at the Library! Under the Museum. Do you love history? So do we! Go behind the scenes with museum staff to discover cool artifacts from the past, and hear the exciting stories they can tell us. Learn about…
Spies of the Revolution
Tue, July 23, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presents Revolution at the Library! In this super-secret meeting, join museum staff as we learn about the spies of the Revolution! From shopkeepers and mystery women to enslaved men who served as double agents, let's discover who these spies were and all…
"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…
The Library of the Wizard Earl - Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Rare Book Department
Wed, August 7, 2024
6:30 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
A storied English aristocratic family, living in a palatial home that was once an abbey, struggles to maintain their household in the face of 20th century financial realities. On April 23rd and 24th 1928, this PBS plotline unfolded in the sales rooms of Sotheby and Company, London, as 172 items,…
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…
Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Rare Book Department: The Judaica Collection.
Wed, December 4, 2024
6:30 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
Come and explore the Rare Book Department's small but signifcant Judaica Collection. Highlights of the collection will include a manusucript written in the beginning of the Spanish Inquisition, as well as early printed books printed In Italy by Jewish and Christian…