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"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition

Now through Sat, April 26, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Map Collection at 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…

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"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition

Now through Sat, April 26, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection at 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…

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"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition

Now through Sat, April 26, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection at 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…

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Exhibition: Photography Without Borders

Now through Mon, April 28, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Art Department at 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,…

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Exhibition | Secretary to the People: Sheryl Oring Uses a Typewriter to Activate Democracy with Art on the Streets of Philly and Beyond

Now through Wed, April 30, 2025 8:00 P.M.
First Floor Gallery West at Parkway Central Library

This multimedia installation showcases over 20 years of work by artist Sheryl Oring. With her “I Wish to Say” project, in which she dresses as a 1960s secretary and takes her typewriter to public spaces such as libraries and parks to document people’s hopes, fears, and…

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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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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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Exhibition: The Voices of Sisterly Affection

Now through Thu, June 5, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center at 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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