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Ants on a Log Concert
Thu, April 24, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Fox Chase Library
Ants on a Log Join the Ants on a Log for an energetic, interactive concert. Their award-winning music focuses on positivity, social justice, and silliness! This program is for families and children of all ages.
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The Extraordinary Black Heritage in Philly’s Everyday Places
Sat, April 26, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Heim Center Room 131/132 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Join us to culminate the ending of the Black Histories of Philadelphia exhibition with a two hour panel discussion delving into the rich history of everyday Black Philadelphians. Explore how the stories of the past are being used as a…
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- Black History Month
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Ants on a Log Earth Month Concert
Mon, April 28, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Celebrate E a r t h M o n t h with a special concert from Ants on a Log on Monday April 28 at 5:30pm! The Ants' Earth Month show features themes of climate justice and environmental education. This concert is the perfect way to acknowledge Earth Day which is less than a…
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Ants on a Log Earth Month Family Concert
Mon, May 5, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
The Ants' Earth Month show features themes of climate justice and environmental education. This concert is the perfect way to acknowledge Earth Day which is on April 22. Recommended for kids ages 3-11 and their families. Visit www.AntsonaLogMusic.com for…
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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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Author Talk | You Only Get What You’re Organized to Take
Tue, May 6, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
4th Floor Skyline Room Rev. Dr Liz Theoharis and Noam Sandweiss-Back in conversation with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Join two leading anti-poverty organizers to discuss the largely untold story of the movement to end poverty, led by the poor themselves. Their book “ should be read by anyone…
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Author Talk: Hope and Struggle in the Policed City
Sat, May 17, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for an author talk with Menika Dirkson, author of Hope and Struggle in the Policed City . Menika Dirkson is a Philadelphia native and an Assistant Professor of African American History at Morgan State University. She received her PhD in History from Temple University. Her research…
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Ants on a Log Concert
Sat, June 7, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Join us for a Pride Show featuring themes of inclusion, self-expression, community, and allyship. Ants on a Log plays award-winning music for children and other childlike people. Their shows center positivity, social justice, and silliness & are energetic, interactive, and a delight…
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Ants on a Log Concert
Tue, June 17, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Ants on a Log Tuesday, June 17 at 4:30pm Join the Ants on a Log for an energetic, interactive concert. Their award-winning music focuses on positivity, social justice, and silliness! This program is for families and children of all ages.
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Today We Are Possible Exhibit
Now through Mon, June 30, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
"Today We Are Possible" is an exploration of the connections between gender and wealth. Photographer Gregory Wright skillfully captures vibrant and intimate portraits depicting the captivating stories of six remarkable Philadelphia women—Faith, Ingrid, Ivy, Taina, Tamara,…
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- Black History Month
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Author Talk | Betrayed: Violence Against Women
Tue, July 15, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
In a career that spanned four decades, Meg Groff worked as a legal aid attorney for woman and children victims of domestic violence. Not If I Can Help It: A Family Lawyer’s Battles for Justice for Victims of Domestic Violence and the Poor is Groff’s account, which includes both the…