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The Aeneid : Translating the Classics with Emily Wilson, Scott McGill, and Susannah Wright
Tue, October 14, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents The Aeneid : Translating the Classics with Emily Wilson, Scott McGill, and Susannah Wright Crafted during the reign of Augustus Caesar at the outset of the Roman Empire, Virgil’s Aeneid is a tale of thrilling adventure, extreme adversity, doomed romance,…
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Nic Stone | Boom Town
Thu, October 16, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Nic Stone | Boom Town In Conversation with Tracey Lewis-Giggetts Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl meets P-Valley in Nic Stone’s adult thriller debut about two missing erotic dancers from Atlanta’s most notorious gentlemen's club…
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Author Talk | Metropolitan Paradise
Tue, October 21, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
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 part book focuses on the social, political, and ecological…
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Harmonia Rosales | Chronicles of Ori : An African Epic
Tue, October 21, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Harmonia Rosales | Chronicles of Ori: An African Epic In Conversation with Imani Roach In Chronicles of Ori , her debut book, Harmonia Rosales retells the African myths she has long treasured, crafting an enthralling epic that spans the birth of the…
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Platanos Are Love: Leyendo en voz alta con la autora Alyssa Reynoso-Morris
Wed, October 22, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Greater Olney Library
Cost: FREE
"Plátanos Are Love" es un delicioso libro ilustrado sobre las maneras en que los plátanos dan forma a la cultura, la comunidad y la familia latinx, narrado a través de las experiencias de una niña en la cocina con su abuela. Conozca al autor, disfrute de…
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Alyssa Reynoso-Morris: Author Visit and Storytime
Wed, October 22, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Greater Olney Library
Cost: FREE
Join author, Alyssa Reynoso-Morris, for a read aloud of her book Plátanos Are Love ! This delicious picture book explores the ways plantains shape Latinx culture, community, and family. Followed by a craft reflecting the themes of the book. Alyssa Reynoso-Morris is a queer Afro-Latine/x…
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Karine Jean-Pierre | Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines
Wed, October 22, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Karine Jean-Pierre | Independent : A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines In a country obsessed with blind loyalty to a two-party democratic system, Karine Jean-Pierre, former White House press secretary to the Biden-Harris administration,…
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Keisha N. Blain | Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights
Mon, October 27, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Keisha N. Blain | Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights In Conversation with Timothy Welbeck Even before they were recognized as citizens of the United States, Black women understood that the fights for civil and human rights were inseparable.…
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Platanos Are Love: Leyendo en voz alta con la autora Alyssa Reynoso-Morris
Tue, October 28, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Lawncrest Library
Cost: FREE
Join author, Alyssa Reynoso-Morris, for a read aloud of her book Plátanos Are Love ! This delicious picture book explores the ways plantains shape Latinx culture, community, and family. Followed by a craft reflecting the themes of the book. Alyssa Reynoso-Morris is a queer…
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Jaquira Diaz | This Is the Only Kingdom
Thu, October 30, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Jaquira Diaz | This Is the Only Kingdom In Conversation with Airea D. Matthews When Maricarmen meets Rey el Cantante, beloved small-time Robin Hood and local musician on the rise, she begins to envision a life beyond the tight-knit community of el…
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Absolute Trash Philadelphia Exhibition
Now through Thu, October 30, 2025
8:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
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 clippings and images gathered here, graffiti serves as a proxy…
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Ray Didinger | The Eagles Encyclopedia: Champions II
Tue, November 4, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Ray Didinger | The Eagles Encyclopedia : Champions II In Conversation with Merrill Reese Montgomery Auditorium is now sold out, but tickets are still available for a live simulcast screening in a separate room at the Parkway Central Library. Standby seating will…
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Family Storytelling with Gloria Pinkney
Sat, November 8, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for a family program with author Gloria Pinkney, in conjuction with the WooThis program is for all ages. To learn more about the museum, click here .
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Jim Clyburn | The First Eight : A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation
Wed, November 12, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Jim Clyburn | The First Eight : A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation Update: Tickets are sold out! No standby line will be available. To join the ticket waitlist, please RSVP through our registration page. Additional tickets…
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Irene Levy Baker | Cheers to McGillin's
Wed, November 12, 2025
7:00 P.M.
McGillin's Olde Ale House
Cost: Free
The Author Events Series presents Irene Levy Baker | Cheers to McGillin's Presented in partnership with McGillin's Olde Ale House Note: Doors open at 5:30 pm for a pre-event celebration at McGillin's, followed by the book talk at 7 pm. Step inside one of Philadelphia's most…
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Author Talk | Peace Like War is Waged
Thu, November 13, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
One of Jan Barry’s most characteristic beliefs comes from a poem called “The Peacemaker” by Walker Knight: “Peace, like war, is waged." Join Jan Barry , a Veterans for Peace Poet Laurete and co-founder of Vietnam Veterans Against War (VVAW), to discuss his…
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Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis | Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department
Thu, November 13, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis | Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department In Conversation with Ankush Khardori Throughout his first administration, Trump did more than any other president to politicize the…
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Hilda Eunice Burgos Author Visit
Wed, November 19, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for an exciting author visit with Hilda Eunice Burgos! Hilda Eunice Burgos is an award-winning author of books for children, including the Bodega Cats series, the middle grade novels Ana María Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle and Miosotis Flores Never Forgets, and the picture book…
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Chris Matthews | Lessons From Bobby
Wed, November 19, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Chris Matthews | Lessons From Bobby In Conversation with Michael Smerconish From the host of Hardball with Chris Matthews (now on Substack) and acclaimed Kennedy biographer comes a centennial tribute about why Robert F. Kennedy’s…
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Michelle Knudsen Author Visit
Thu, November 20, 2025
1:45 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for an exciting visit from New York Times best-selling author, Michelle Knudsen! Michelle Knudsen is the New York Times best-selling author of more than fifty books for young readers of all ages, including the award-winning picture book Library Lion (one of Time…
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