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Books Through Bars Teach-In
Sat, November 1, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Kingsessing Library
As part of this year's Prison Banned Books Week (October 19-25), Books Through Bars is hosting a series of teach-ins. You'll learn about the books to prisoners movement and the challenges we face, and you'll have an opportunity to experience one part of our volunteer process! Join us…
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Youth City Planning Workshop
Mon, November 3, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Kingsessing Library
What would your ideal Philly look like? Our friends from the Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development (DPD) are teaming up with the Free Library to host creative, hands-on workshops where youth can imagine and design the future of their neighborhoods! Join us for collage,…
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Jim Clyburn | The First Eight : A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation
Wed, November 12, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Jim Clyburn | The First Eight : A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation Update: Tickets are sold out! No standby line will be available. To join the ticket waitlist, please RSVP through our registration page. Additional tickets…
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Author Talk | Peace Like War is Waged
Thu, November 13, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
One of Jan Barry’s most characteristic beliefs comes from a poem called “The Peacemaker” by Walker Knight: “Peace, like war, is waged." Join Jan Barry , a Veterans for Peace Poet Laurete and co-founder of Vietnam Veterans Against War (VVAW), to discuss his…
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Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis | Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department
Thu, November 13, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis | Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department In Conversation with Ankush Khardori Throughout his first administration, Trump did more than any other president to politicize the…
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Youth City Planning Workshop
Mon, November 17, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library
What would your ideal Philly look like? Our friends from the Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development (DPD) are teaming up with the Free Library to host creative, hands-on workshops where youth can imagine and design the future of their neighborhoods! Join us for collage,…