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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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W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group
Tue, November 4, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the leading intellectuals of his era was a revolutionary and a visionary who challenged his contemporaries and the status quo with his thoughts on race, racial inequality, empowerment, civil rights, and more. Join the W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group as we read, explore…
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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,…
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Stakeholder and Influence Mapping: Strengthening Collaboration Skills Workshop Series
Tue, November 18, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
In this session, determine how best to effect a positive change in your community by analyzing your sphere of influence and strategizing on who to engage and how. Strengthening Collaboration Skills and Advancing Community Engagement in West Philadelphia is a series of workshops intended for…
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W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group
Tue, November 18, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the leading intellectuals of his era was a revolutionary and a visionary who challenged his contemporaries and the status quo with his thoughts on race, racial inequality, empowerment, civil rights, and more. Join the W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group as we read, explore…
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Discover the Story of Bukharian Jews : A Free Community Presentation
Mon, November 24, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Room 108, First Floor Discover the Story of Bukharian Jews or Jews from Central Asia Join us for a captivating evening exploring the rich history and vibrant culture of Bukharian Jews. Who are they? Where do they come from? What languages do they speak? How do they identify within the broader…
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W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group
Tue, November 25, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the leading intellectuals of his era was a revolutionary and a visionary who challenged his contemporaries and the status quo with his thoughts on race, racial inequality, empowerment, civil rights, and more. Join the W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group as we read, explore…
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Beyond Solidarity: Co-Liberation for Palestine and Our World
Tue, November 25, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
4th Floor Sklyine Room For Joyce Ajlouny , General Secretary of the American Friends Service Committee , a Quaker activist, and a Palestinian-American, life under occupation revealed the insufficiency of the current solidarity model, which too often perpetuates a savior complex, ignoring how our…
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Jonathan Karl | Retribution
Tue, December 2, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Jonathan Karl | Retribution In Conversation with Tamala Edwards In Retribution, Jonathan Karl’s unparalleled access brings us behind closed doors deep inside the White House and presidential campaigns, revealing the extraordinary moments that ended…