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Lay it on the Line: Creating a Graphic Novel with Angela Dominguez, Jamar Nicholas, and Isabel Roxas
Sat, February 22, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
In November 1964, Richard Kyle coined the term “graphic novel” in “Richard Kyle's Wonderworld 2,” written for the second issue of the comics fanzine Capa-Alpha . In his essay, Kyle used the term to describe “…the artistically serious ‘comic…
Artist Spotlight with Nazeer Sabree: The intersection of Art, Black Identity, and Community.
Sat, February 22, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for an inspiring conversation with West Philly native, Nazeer Sabree, now featured in The Philadelphia Museum of Art! Known for blending textiles, photos, and unconventional materials, Nazeer’s work explores Black culture, identity, and mental health. He'll discuss his creative…
Drums & African Diaspora: the Beats and the Journey
Sat, February 22, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Music Department
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Parkway Central Library
Percussionist Karen Smith plays the beats and tells the story of the drum's journey in this interactive workshop and talk! Come join us! Percussion will be available. Ms. Smith, Pew fellow, is founder of the Karen Smith Experience and Sistah's Laying Down Hands Collective For…
History of Black and Islamic Book Production
Tue, February 25, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Master bookbinder Ramon Townsend will discuss the important roles that Black Americans have played in the book trades since the colonial era. Learn about this fascinating history—from enslaved people who brought knowledge of Islamic African bookmaking techniques with them to the…
Sophia Rosenfeld | The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life
Tue, February 25, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Sophia Rosenfeld | The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life REGISTER In Conversation with Emily Wilson Ellis Wachs Memorial Endowed Lecture Choice touches virtually every aspect of our lives, from what to buy and where to live to whom to…
If Shakespeare Didn’t Write These Plays Who Did?
Fri, February 28, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
William Shakespeare never attended a great University. He was a son of the provinces who presumably, never set foot in London until he was an adult. His father was a businessman and minor public official, who never spent a dime on his son’s education. For centuries, these facts have…
Slice of Democracy: Your Voice, Your Future (TEEN)
Mon, March 3, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
Join Field Teen Center and PA Youth Vote for a nonpartisan discussion about the importance of voting and finding your political voice. Participants will share their opinions on issues, discuss Martin Luther King Jr.'s Give Us the Ballot speech, and plan for the futures they want to…
Older Adult Coffee/Tea Table Talk
Thu, March 6, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
The first Thursday of the month, a different agency will provide information and resources relevant to older adults, in an informal, congenial atmosphere around the table over a nice cup of tea or coffee.
Author Talk: A Soaring Season: The Incredible, Inspiring Story of the 2003-04 Saint Joseph's Hawks
Thu, March 6, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Room 108 In A Soaring Season: The Incredible, Inspiring Story of the 2003-04 Saint Joseph's Hawks , Aaron Bracy recounts how the 2003–04 Saint Joseph’s University Hawks men’s basketball team, led by coach Phil Martelli and point guard Jameer Nelson, became the most unlikely…
Lauren Francis-Sharma | Casualties of Truth
Thu, March 6, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Lauren Francis-Sharma | Casualties of Truth REGISTER In Conversation with Airea D. Matthews Prudence Wright seems to have it all: a loving husband, Davis; a spacious home in Washington, D.C.; and the former glories of a successful career at McKinsey, which…
A Lively Mind: Jane Austen at 250
Sat, March 8, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Juliette Wells will offer a sneak preiew of the Morgan Library & Museum's upcoming Austen exhibition, "A Lively Mind: Jane Austen at 250,"for which she is the guest co-curator. The exhibition will run from June 6 to September 14, 2025, and offers the once-in-a-lifetime…
Bridging Blocks: “Aging in the City"
Tue, March 11, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
This event will be held in Parkway Central's Skyline Room - please take the gold lobby elevators to the 4th Floor. 20% of Philadelphia’s population are over the age of 60 with a record number of them living below the poverty line. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of…
LCD Free Legal Clinic: Wills and Powers of Attorney
Wed, March 12, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
On March 12, 2025, at 11 a.m., Parkway Central Library, in collaboration with the Legal Clinic for the Disabled (LCD), will host a free life planning documents legal clinic. Eligible participants will have the chance to meet one-on-one with a volunteer attorney to receive legal advice, and to…
Joshua Bennett | Spoken Word: A Cultural History
Thu, March 13, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $22.00 (Auditorium $5 + Book Price $17)
The Author Events Series presents Joshua Bennett | Spoken Word: A Cultural History REGISTER In 2009, when he was twenty years old, Joshua Bennett was invited to perform a spoken word poem for the Obamas, at the same White House "Poetry Jam" where Lin-Manuel Miranda declaimed the…
Reviewing Kirkus Reviews
Sat, March 15, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Kirkus Reviews may be responsible for more open bottles of champagne and tears of sorrow than any other entity associated with the worlds of children’s literature and publishing. As a result of its direct and unflinching book reviews, it is read, referenced, and trusted by…
Author Talk: Jill Eicher| Mellon vs. Churchill
Mon, March 17, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Virtual Program Andrew Mellon, one of the most accomplished businessmen of his era, faced the daunting task of collecting the war debts from European governments still devastated by World War I. Dealing with the U.S. Congress and the heads of foreign governments on the world stage became one of…
Laurie Woolever | Care and Feeding: A Memoir
Tue, March 18, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Laurie Woolever | Care and Feeding: A Memoir REGISTER In Conversation with Reem Kassis In this moving, hilarious, and insightful memoir, Laurie Woolever traces her path from a small-town childhood to working at revered restaurants and food publications,…
Mindfulness Meditation | Practice Session
Wed, March 19, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Join instructor Maceo Hood in a beginner friendly meditation class. In this one-hour course, we will practice and discuss the benefits of mindful meditation. At least thirty minutes will be devoted to a guided meditation. Maceo received his certification from the Institute for Organizational…
Blake Gopnik | The Maverick's Museum: Albert Barnes and His American Dream
Thu, March 20, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Blake Gopnik | The Maverick's Museum: Albert Barnes and His American Dream REGISTER Endowed Lecture Sheldon & Jill Bonovitz A fascinating biography of the philanthropist Albert Barnes, whose pioneering collection of modern art was meant to…
Samantha Harvey | Orbital
Mon, March 24, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Samantha Harvey | Orbital REGISTER WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 A slender novel of epic power and the winner of the Booker Prize 2024, Orbital deftly snapshots one day in the lives of six women and men traveling through space. Selected for one of…