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The Dehumanization of Jews in Russian and Soviet Cartoons

On December 16 at 6:00 p.m. at Parkway Central Library , the Social Science and History Department will host Bob Weinberg, Professor of History and International Relations at Swarthmore College. Weinberg is the author of the new book…

A Smithsonian Curator on the Lead-Up to the U.S. Civil War

On Thursday, October 10 , in the Fourth Floor Skyline Room at Parkway Central Library , the Social Science and History Department will host Jon Grinspan , curator of political history at the Smithsonian Institution’s National…

Author of Unique Local History to Speak at the Free Library

On Friday, October 4 at 2:00 p.m. , the Social Science and History Department will host Antje Ulrike Mattheus , the author of a unique book on Philadelphia history. Cresheim Farm: An American History of Conquest,…

Hispanic Heritage Month in the Social Science and History Department

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Social Science and History Department at Parkway Central Library is excited to host three programs covering different aspects of the Hispanic-American experience. The first program…

Announcing the 2024–2025 Author Series

After a milestone 30th anniversary season, we are thrilled to announce the 2024–2025 Author Events series will kick off on September 11, brought to you by the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation! Upcoming Fall Author Series…

Author Event: The Warehouse: A Visual Primer on Mass Incarceration

Philadelphia has the highest incarceration rate of any city in Pennsylvania, and the most locked-up census tracts in North Philadelphia have 17 times as many people behind bars as census tracts in Center City, according to the Prison…

Join Us for the One Book, One Philadelphia Finale Celebration

The 2024 One Book, One Philadelphia season is coming to a close with an exciting finale event ! Join True Biz author Sara Nović and poet Ilya Kaminsky — author of 2019 National Book Award finalist …

Author Events Upcoming Spring and Summer Highlights

The Free Library’s Author Events program recently added numerous events to its spring and summer lineups. Here are ten events we’re excited about — along with some accompanying media: Karen…

19th Century True Crime at the Free Library

From classics like In Cold Blood and Helter Skelter to recent bestsellers like In Light of All Darkness and If You Tell , readers love true crime. In addition to generating chills and thrills, a good true crime account sheds light on…

Compelling Black Stories from the Free Library Podcast

The Free Library's podcast archive dates back more than 25 years and features scores of author talks to help you commemorate, celebrate, and reflect on Black History Month . Even in just this last year, we’ve hosted an…

Upcoming Author Events for Winter/Spring 2024

As we dash into 2024, the Free Library is looking forward to another season of its venerable Author Events series. Brave the cold and warm up with a red-hot slate of talks by some of today’s leading novelists, memoirists,…

10 Free Library Podcast Episodes Perfect for Thanksgiving

In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, we present a curated collection of podcasts from our Author Events series archive. Thanksgiving is often traditionally associated with America’s indigenous peoples, but what is the real…

Elevate Your Writing: 10 Author Events Podcasts Perfect for NaNoWriMo

November is National Novel Writing Month. That’s right, the goal is to write a whole novel in a month. For more information about National Novel Writing Month, check out NaNoWriMo.org . While the very idea of writing a whole…

5 Author Events To Catch This September

While it’s a bit of a bummer that summer is drawing to a close, we’re happy to welcome in some cooler weather alongside a brisk fall season of Free Library Author Events. And what a lineup we have! Let’s take an autumn…

Enjoy These Free Library Author Events Podcast "Beach Reads"

It’s summer, and whether you’re lying in a hammock, soaking up the sun at the beach, taking a road trip, or — and we hope this isn’t the case — taking SEPTA to work, it’s the perfect time of year to…

Check Out Our Immigrant Heritage Month Author Events YouTube Playlist

June is Immigrant Heritage Month , and you can celebrate the extraordinary, far-reaching, and diverse contributions immigrants have woven into the American tapestry through this curated video playlist on our author…

The Big Send Off of One Book, One Philadelphia

Thursday, June 22 marks the finale of One Book, One Philadelphia and we over here in the One Book office are working up the nerve to say goodbye to this incredible season of events. After nine weeks of community workshops,…

Bryn Ziegler's Don’t Look Into The Abyss and Other Philadelphia Comics

The Art Department is thrilled to host the launch of Don’t Look Into The Abyss , a new graphic novel illustrated and published by Bryn Ziegler . Ziegler is a book and comic artist specializing in intimate,…

Honoring Juneteenth at the Free Library

Honor Juneteenth with the Free Library of Philadelphia! This year, we celebrate Juneteenth for the third time as a federal holiday, but it has been an important celebration for nearly 200 years! Juneteenth is the oldest known…

LGBTQ+ Authors on the Free Library Podcast

June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month and the Free Library’s Author Events program has an extensive archive of podcasts and videos to help you celebrate a diverse range of writers working across a wide array of topics and fields. Before we…

Pierce Freelon's Books + Beats!

Picture book author and Grammy-nominated artist Pierce Freelon brings two worlds together with Books + Beats: an interactive book reading and performance, featuring Pierce’s two children's picture books published by Little,…

Wednesdays of Wonder: Pierce Freelon's Books + Beats!

Pierce Freelon is a GRAMMY® nominated artist, picture book author and podcaster. His GRAMMY® nominated children’s music albums AnceStars (2023) and Black to the Future (2021) have been featured on Today Show, NPR and…

Thembi Palmer Author Visit!

Experience a fun-filled, interactive visit with author Thembi Palmer! With This Book May Make You Do Things! , Thembi will have both adults and children on their feet! This session is jam-packed with props, actions, instruments,…

Thembi Palmer Author Visit!

Meet the Author! K.E. Lewis

Preparing for a plane trip might be hard enough, but what happens when you bring your pet rhinoceros with you? Chaos ensues! With rhythmic, lyrical text and laugh-out-loud pictures, Never Take Your Rhino on a Plane is an instant…

Meet the Author! Eric Velasquez

Join us for a special visit with renowned picture book author and illustrator Eric Velasquez as he reads his stories and shares his creative process! Mr. Velasquez is an award-winning children’s book creator whose works draw from…

Papercutz Kid Event with Mike Kunkel and Herobear!

Meet Author Mike Kunkel and his beary good friend Herobear! The author will sign copies of HEROBEAR & THE KID preview. There will also be drawing workshops and a live reading of the book. This event is perfect for all…

Meet the Author! Eric Velasquez

Margaret Ann Philbrick | Caravaggio, Art, Crime and House of Honor - the Heist of Caravaggio's Nativity

Award-winning author Margaret Philbrick discusses art crime and the role of master painter and Renaissance bad boy Caravaggio in her latest thriller. Her husband will also reveal why Philbrick Hall is called Philbrick Hall. This program…

Juneteenth | Legacy In Ink Community Book Fair and Exhibition Opening

In partnership with Black Docents Collective and Literacy Nation, we welcome all to attend our daylong Juneteenth celebration with Workshops, Discussions, and Presentations on Saturday, June 21 from 10 AM to 4 PM. Authors,…

Women in the Law: A Presentation by the Honorable Carolyn Engel Temin

In the 1950s, law schools that admitted women had two or fewer women students in each class. One-fifth of law schools then had no women students. By 2016 there had been an astounding flip, and there were more women in law schools than…

Queer Poetry Workshop with Stephanie Cawley

What does it mean to see the world queerly? To read and write queerly? Join local poet Stephanie Cawley to read, write, think, feel, and share together, exploring these and other questions. This program will take place on the…

A History of Philadelphia Sandwiches with Mike Madaio

Take a bite out of Philadelphia history! This city boasts some of the most delicious original sandwiches and passionate sandwich aficionados. From the cheesesteak to the hoagie, and many others, Philly's culinary history has…

Juliana Pache | Black Crossword: 100 Midi Puzzles Connecting the African Diaspora

The Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation presents a community conversation. Desirée Gaines of Philly Download will moderate a conversation and Q&A, followed by some live puzzling led by Juliana. The founder of…

Summer Reading Kick-Off Party Featuring Thembi Palmer!

Celebrate the start of Summer Reading with Wynnefield Library. At our Kick-Off event we will have face painting, balloon twisting, food, fun, games, and Author Thembi Palmer. You do not want to miss it! 3:00 p.m. Party…

Free Library of Philadelphia Podcasts

Jaap de Roode | Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves

The Author Events Series presents Jaap de Roode | Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves REGISTER Ages before the dawn of modern medicine, wild animals were harnessing the power of nature's pharmacy to…

Katie Kitamura | Audition

The Author Events Series presents Katie Kitamura | Audition: A Novel REGISTER In Conversation with Adam Dalva One woman, the performance of a lifetime. Or two. An exhilarating, destabilizing Möbius strip of a novel that asks whether we…

Dr. Anthony Fauci | On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service

The Author Events Series presents Dr. Anthony Fauci | On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT! In Conversation with Dave Davies Anthony Fauci is arguably the most famous - and most revered - doctor in…

Maria Shriver | I Am Maria

The Author Events Series presents Maria Shriver | I Am Maria REGISTER In Conversation with Dr. Martha Beck Special Guests: Bob Roth & Kate Baer Please join us in celebrating Maria Shriver’s I Am Maria: My Reflections and Poems on…

Fawn Weaver | Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest

The Author Events Series presents Fawn Weaver | Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest REGISTER In Conversation with Michelle Miller…

Laurie Woolever | Care and Feeding: A Memoir

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…

Chris Hayes | The Sirens’ Call

The Author Events Series presents Chris Hayes | The Sirens’ Call REGISTER In Conversation with Kate Shaw We all feel it--the distraction, the loss of focus, the addictive focus on the wrong things for too long. We bump into the…

Marlene Daut | The First and Last King of Haiti

The Author Events Series presents Marlene Daut | The First and Last King of Haiti REGISTER In Conversation with Grace Sanders Johnson Slave, revolutionary, traitor, king, and suicide, Henry Christophe was, in his time, popular and…

Judy Giesberg & Lee Hawkins | Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families AND I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free

The Author Events Series presents Judy Giesberg & Lee Hawkins | Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families AND I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free REGISTER In…