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Author Visit - Philadelphia: A Walk Through History - Natalie Pompilio
Sat, September 20, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Cost: FREE
Award-winning journalist Natalie Pompilio will be discussing her new book, Philadelphia: A Walk through History . In it are guided walks through Philadelphia in celebration of America's 250th birthday. This author event will be a presentation of what is included in the book, with first-hand…
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Printmaking by the People: Silkscreens and Signatures
Sat, September 20, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Kingsessing Library
Join artist Kathryn Lien and civics teacher Grace Palladino in exploring Philly’s rich printmaking history, the world’s most famous break-up letter and how to start a revolution! Participants will take a deep dive into the history of the Declaration of Independence, the writers and…
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Legacy In Ink: Honoring Our Past, Writing Our Future | Exhibition
Now through Sat, September 20, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Legacy In Ink: Honoring Our Past, Writing Our Future highlights individuals and groups who have contributed their writing, illustrating, editing, and publishing skills to materials that stand out as beacons of the independent publishing world over the decades. Featuring the illustrations of…
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History of Cartography: Depicting Time and Space
Mon, September 22, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Maps are as much about imagined worlds as they are about reality. Rarely are they just a means of getting from one place to another. Instead, they transform our thoughts and uncertainties into something we can see, understand, and control. Over six weeks, this course will look at some…
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Jill Lepore | We the People : A History of the U.S. Constitution
Wed, September 24, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Jill Lepore | We the People : A History of the U.S. Constitution Meelya Gordon Memorial Lecture Montgomery Auditorium is now sold out, but tickets are still available for a live simulcast screening in a separate room at the Parkway Central Library. In…
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What's Under the Museum
Thu, September 25, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
The Museum of the American Revolution presents Revolution at the Library! What's 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. In this…
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Semblance and Resemblance: Tiberino and Her Inspirations | Exhibition
Now through Fri, September 26, 2025
5:00 P.M.
First Floor Gallery West
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Parkway Central Library
This exhibit showcases the works of celebrated Philadelphia artist Ellen Tiberino and her late mother, the groundbreaking Ellen Powell Tiberino (1945–1992). Through mosaic, pencil, paper, and pigment, the two Ellens captured the spirit and likenesses of their world—creating works…
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History of Cartography: Depicting Time and Space
Mon, September 29, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Maps are as much about imagined worlds as they are about reality. Rarely are they just a means of getting from one place to another. Instead, they transform our thoughts and uncertainties into something we can see, understand, and control. Over six weeks, this course will look at some…
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Jeannine A. Cook | It's Me They Follow
Wed, October 1, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Free
The Author Events Series presents Jeannine A. Cook | It's Me They Follow In Conversation with Elizabeth Wellington An allegorical love story — a modern day Alchemist meets The Never Ending Story —set in a world where a book shopkeeper becomes a reluctant…
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Assemblage: Exploring Social Change through Collage
Sat, October 4, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
The Association for Public Art (aPA) in partnership with the Free Library of Philadelphia's Exhibitions presents a hands-on workshop that explores the collage medium as a response and in dialogue with artist Nicolo Gentile’s public artwork Bar None, commissioned for…
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History of Cartography: Depicting Time and Space
Mon, October 6, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Maps are as much about imagined worlds as they are about reality. Rarely are they just a means of getting from one place to another. Instead, they transform our thoughts and uncertainties into something we can see, understand, and control. Over six weeks, this course will look at some…
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Muhammad Abdul-Hadi | We the Pizza : Slangin' Pies and Savin' Lives
Wed, October 8, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Free
The Author Events Series presents Muhammad Abdul-Hadi | We the Pizza: Slangin' Pies and Savin' Lives Created and launched by Philly born-and-bred entrepreneur Muhammad Abdul-Hadi, the mission of Down North Pizza is to reduce recidivism rates in North Philly and serve up the most…
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Archives Fair. Sky, Steel, & Screens: Caring for Our Natural, Built, and Digital Environments.
Wed, October 15, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Celebrate Archives Month with the Free Library at our community archives fair! The Free Library of Philadelphia, in partnership with the Delaware Valley Archivists Group , is hosting a free, interactive community fair to showcase how our natural, built, and digital…
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History of Cartography: Depicting Time and Space
Mon, October 20, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Maps are as much about imagined worlds as they are about reality. Rarely are they just a means of getting from one place to another. Instead, they transform our thoughts and uncertainties into something we can see, understand, and control. Over six weeks, this course will look at some…
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Local History Collection Ribbon Cutting
Tue, October 21, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
In the Social Science & History Department The Social Science and History Department is excited to present our revamped Local History Collection! What changed? Previously only books within a narrow range of call numbers had been shelved in the local history collection. Now, the collection…
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Author Talk | Metropolitan Paradise
Tue, October 21, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
In the Social Science & History Department Please join us for a lecture by Carol Franklin, author of Metropolitan Paradise: Wissahickon Valley 1620-2020, The Struggle for Nature in the City . Published in 2010, the four part book focuses on the social, political, and ecological…
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Bushrod Library at 75!
Mon, October 27, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Bushrod Library
Celebrate Bushrod's 75th Birthday! Activities throughout the library from 4:00 to 6:00 To celebrate 75 years since the Bushrod Library first opened in 1950, come celebrate with fall and harvest themed games, crafts and activities! This event is open to community members of all ages. We hope…
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History of Cartography: Depicting Time and Space
Mon, October 27, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Maps are as much about imagined worlds as they are about reality. Rarely are they just a means of getting from one place to another. Instead, they transform our thoughts and uncertainties into something we can see, understand, and control. Over six weeks, this course will look at some…
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Haunted History
Thu, October 30, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Dwight Evans Library of West Oak Lane
Discover some eerie tales and haunted happenings from our local past. For all ages. Children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult. Part of our week-long Fall Fest!
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Absolute Trash Philadelphia Exhibition
Now through Thu, October 30, 2025
8:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Absolute Trash Philadelphia: An Investigation into the Postwar City, Wall Writing, and Local Media features selections from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and Temple University Libraries. In the hundreds of clippings and images gathered here, graffiti serves as a proxy…