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Ray Didinger | The Eagles Encyclopedia: Champions II

The Author Events Series presents Ray Didinger | The Eagles Encyclopedia : Champions II In Conversation with Merrill Reese Fly Eagles Fly! They did it again. The Eagles routed the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX to claim their…

Absolute Trash Philadelphia Exhibition

Absolute Trash Philadelphia: An Investigation into the Postwar City, Wall Writing, and Local Media features selections from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and Temple University Libraries. In the hundreds of…

Sessão Itinerante do Registo de Testamentos (Register of Wills Pop-Up)

Sessão Itinerante do Registo de Testamentos Sexta-feira, 25 de outubro | 10:00 – 13:00 Saiba como o Gabinete do Registo de Testamentos pode ajudar a proteger o que é importante para si e para a sua…

Evento Móvil de la Oficina del Registro de Testamentos (Register of Wills Pop-Up)

Evento Móvil de la Oficina del Registro de Testamentos Viernes, 25 de octubre | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Descubra cómo la Oficina del Registro de Testamentos puede ayudarle a usted y a su familia a proteger lo que…

Sessão Itinerante do Registo de Testamentos

Evento Móvil de la Oficina del Registro de Testamentos

Register of Wills Pop-Up

Register of Wills Pop-Up October 25 | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Join us for an important educational session on wills, probate, marriage licenses and records, and Title Clearance (Tangled Titles). After a brief…

Red Cross Blood Drive

There is a critical need for blood donations in the region and in the nation in general. The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a…

Author Talk | Metropolitan Paradise

In the Social Science & History Department Please join us for a lecture by Carol Franklin, author of Metropolitan Paradise: Wissahickon Valley 1620-2020, The Struggle for Nature in the City . Published in 2010, the four…

Comix Club

Stop by with your comics project to work on or just hang out and read comics from the Philadelphia Comics Collection . This collection contains work published in Philly or made by local artists. The entirety of this collection is…

UPENN Nursing Students Tabling in the Science and Wellness Department

Please join fall's cohort of UPENN Nursing students who will be tabling in the lobby of Parkway Central Library Tuesdays and Thursdays. They'll be sharing advice for healthy living and will be able to take your blood…

Firefighter Storytime!

In honor of National Fire Prevention Month, enjoy a story and Q+A from Philly firefighter Antonia! This event will be held in our picture book room in the children's department for school age children and their…

Community Quilt Circle!

This Hispanic Heritage Month will highlight the importance of storytelling, and craft circles. Visit Lillian Marrero Branch on Thursdays 2:30-4:30 beginning September 25th and ending October 9th for drop-in fabric square design…

Muhammad Abdul-Hadi | We the Pizza : Slangin' Pies and Savin' Lives

The Author Events Series presents Muhammad Abdul-Hadi | We the Pizza: Slangin' Pies and Savin' Lives Created and launched by Philly born-and-bred entrepreneur Muhammad Abdul-Hadi, the mission of Down North Pizza is to…

UPENN Nursing Students Tabling in the Science and Wellness Department

Your Guide to Breast Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

Join the UPENN's Nursing Students for a Breast Cancer Prevention Month program to learn proven, practical steps for reducing your risk and protecting your health through awareness, screening, and early action. This event is…

Community Quilt Circle!

Breast Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

Discover practical, proven ways to reduce your risk and take charge of your health through awareness, regular screenings, and early action. This program is free and open to the public. Brought to you by UPENNs Nursing…

Breast Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

UPENN Nursing Students Tabling in the Science and Wellness Department

Notable African Americans From Philadelphia

Notable African Americans from the City of Brotherly Love.

Philadelphia Tribune (1912-2010)

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Philadelphia Daily News

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Archive-It

Archive-It, a web archiving service, to collect and store the websites of Philadelphia government agencies and selected cultural institutions, such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the American Philosophical Society. You can search…

Bakari Sellers | The Moment: Thoughts on the Race Reckoning That Wasn't and How We All Can Move Forward Now

In 2006, Bakari Sellers defeated a twenty-six-year incumbent State Representative to become the youngest member of the South Carolina state legislature and the youngest African American elected official in the nation. The state’s 2014…

M. Nzadi Keita | Migration Letters: Poems

In conversation with Herman Beavers M. Nzadi Keita is the author of the poetry collection Brief Evidence of Heaven , a finalist for the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Prize that explored the life of Anna Murray Douglass, Frederick Douglass’…

Nikhil Goyal | Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty

In conversation with author and Pennsylvania State Senator, Nikil Saval In Live to See the Day , Nikhil Goyal offers a searing portrait of three Puerto Rican children struggling to survive in Philadelphia’s impoverished Kensington…

Ayana Mathis | The Unsettled: A Novel

In conversation with Asali Solomon Ayana Mathis is the author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie , “a remarkable page-turner of a novel” ( Chicago Tribune ) that follows the harrowing fortunes of a 15-year-old from Georgia to Philadelphia…

Malcolm Jenkins | What Winners Won't Tell You: Lessons from a Legendary Defender

In conversation with Michael Eric Dyson One of pro football’s all-time defensive greats, Malcolm Jenkins won Super Bowls with the Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints, and appeared in three Pro Bowls. He won the prestigious Jim…

Sheryl Lee Ralph | Diva 2.0: 12 Life Lessons From Me For You

In conversation with award-winning journalist and broadcaster Tracey Matisak A celebrated veteran of film, television, and the Broadway stage, Sheryl Lee Ralph won an Emmy Award, a Critic’s Choice Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award…

R. Eric Thomas | Congratulations, the Best Is Over!: Essays

R. Eric Thomas is the author of the Lambda Literary Award finalist Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul America , a bestselling essay collection that tackles just what it means to be an “other” in the maelstrom of modern America.…

Linda Villarosa | Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation

A contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine and The 1619 Project, Linda Villarosa has won numerous awards for articles concerning issues of Black mother and infant health, medical myths, America’s hidden HIV epidemic,…

Brett H. Mandel | Philadelphia, Corrupt and Consenting: A City’s Struggle against an Epithet

In conversation with Ernest Owens A consultant and writer in the fields of civic activism and government reform, Brett H. Mandel served as director of Philadelphia’s Financial & Policy Analysis Unit in the city controller’s office,…

Neil King Jr. | American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal

In conversation with Signe Wilkinson A Wall Street Journal correspondent for two decades, Neil King Jr. reported from more than 50 countries, served as the newspaper’s chief diplomatic correspondent, national political reporter, and…

Leth Oun and Joe Samuel Starnes | A Refugee’s American Dream: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service

Veteran United States Secret Service Officer Leth Oun has protected presidents and vice presidents in four administrations in almost every state and more than a dozen countries. A political refugee who survived the genocidal Killing…