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The mission of The Free Library of Philadelphia is to provide to all segments of Philadelphia's diverse population a comprehensive collection of recorded knowledge, ideas, artistic expression and information in a variety of media, including current technology; to assure ease of access to these materials; and to provide programs to stimulate the awareness and use of these resources.

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    Free Library of Philadelphia

    
    Philadelphia, PA

    Phone: 215-686-5322   |   Official Website

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  • Upcoming Events

    10/02/13

    "The Men Who Lost America" An Evening with Historian Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy. Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch "The Men Who Lost America" An Evening with Historian Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy. Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia at Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch October 2, 2013 he author evaluates the role of British leadership in the outcome of the Revolutionary War. It was a war that Britain seemingly should have won as a major military power. It is therefore commonly assumed that failure must have been due to the incompetence of the commanders and the politicians who are ridiculed in fiction and in movies. Although less crudely presented, such caricatures even permeate scholarly literature. The talk will challenge the stereotypes and offer a very different...

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  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    There are no current events available for this organization at this time.

  • Upcoming Events

    10/02/13

    "The Men Who Lost America" An Evening with Historian Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy. Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch "The Men Who Lost America" An Evening with Historian Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy. Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia at Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch October 2, 2013 he author evaluates the role of British leadership in the outcome of the Revolutionary War. It was a war that Britain seemingly should have won as a major military power. It is therefore commonly assumed that failure must have been due to the incompetence of the commanders and the politicians who are ridiculed in fiction and in movies. Although less crudely presented, such caricatures even permeate scholarly literature. The talk will challenge the stereotypes and offer a very different...

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  • Past Events

    06/05/13	Behind the Walls of The Eastern State Penitentiary Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    04/30/13	FREE Green Jobs Workshop for Women hosted by the U.S. Labor Department Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    04/14/13- 04/20/13	Phliadelphia Book Festival
    02/05/13	The Free Library of Philadelphia and WHYY present BULLY
    09/17/12	Drinking with Dickens National Mechanics
    09/10/12- 09/12/12	Paint the American Eagle - Part of the Philly Fringe Festival Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    09/10/12- 11/11/12	Drawn into Politics - Political Cartoon Exhibition Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    06/18/12- 06/25/12	Story Art at Sister Cities Park Sister Cities Park
    05/07/12- 05/12/12	Author Event - National Children’s Book Week Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    03/16/12	One Book, One Philadelphia: Finale with Edwidge Danticat and Daniel Bernard Roumain Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    03/15/12	One Book, One Philadelphia 10th Anniversary Celebration Four Seasons Hotel
    03/14/12	Community Mural Paint Day with Edwidge Danticat Gallery at Market East
    03/08/12	Haiti in Pictures: The Culture and Traditions of Vodou Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    03/02/12	Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child Fleisher Art Memorial
    02/29/12	Success vs. Artistic Freedom: Immigrant Artists and the American Dream Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    02/23/12	Vodou Songs in Creole and English Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    02/22/12	Fair Trade Coffee Fair Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    11/30/11	Save Money, Live Better: Be an Informed Consumer Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    10/17/11- 11/09/11	Dickens Idol Contest Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    08/31/11	Artists Who Beat Physical Challenges Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    08/24/11	Creative Success After 50 Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    07/13/11	Seniors and Their Adult Children Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    07/13/11	Jennifer Weiner's Making Whoopie Book Tour Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    06/29/11	Seniors and Their Adult Children Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    06/02/11- 08/12/11	Summer Reading Program: Discover the World @ Your Library Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    05/18/11	"The World at Your Door-Israel" Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    05/04/11	"The World at Your Door-Chile" Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    04/23/11	The Philadelphia Poetry Festival Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    04/14/11	La Belle Epoque: Poetry from the Banquet Years Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    03/02/11	Can Writers Survive in Hollywood Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    11/10/10	Improv Philly Style Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    10/31/10	Sundays on Stage: Halloween Songs and Stories Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    10/28/10	Witness to Hunger Conshohocken Free Library
    10/17/10	Sundays on Stage: Kinobe and The Soul Beat Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    10/05/10	Author Talk and Book Signing with NYT Bestselling Author R.A. Salvatore Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    08/08/10	Sundays on Stage: Magic By Poly Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    07/25/10	Sundays on Stage: Along Came a Giant Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    06/09/10	Libraries of the Future Public Forum Martin Luther King, Jr. High School
    06/02/10	Libraries of the Future Public Forum John M. Perzel Community Center
    05/26/10	Libraries of the Future Public Forum Enterprise Center
    04/22/10	Rock Bottom Remainders Concert Electric Factory
    03/19/10- 06/18/10	Philagrafika 2010: Independent Project - Mark/Remarque Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    03/16/10	Parent/Student Book Discussion: Persepolis: the Story of a Childhood
    02/18/10	Engaging in Interfaith Dialogue Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    02/16/10	Connecting to “Home” in Today’s Globalized World University of Pennsylvania - Carriage House
    02/12/10- 03/12/10	One Film: Waltz with Bashir Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    01/29/10- 04/11/10	Tell and Show: A Group Exhibition of Philadelphia Comic Artists Green Line Café - Baltimore Avenue
    01/29/10- 04/11/10	Philagrafika 2010: Philadelphia's International Festival Celebrating Print in Contemporary Art Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    01/20/10- 03/24/10	Philagrafika 2010: Independent Project - The Complete Persepolis Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    12/05/09	There's Nothing Funny About Satire Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch
    11/23/09- 03/19/10	The Spirit of Satire in the Rare Book Department
    05/31/09	Madeline and the Bad Hat Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    05/19/09	Simon Schama | The American Future: A History Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    05/07/09	Cass Sunstein | Going to Extremes: How Like Minds Unite and Divide Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    05/05/09	Colson Whitehead | Sag Harbor Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    05/04/09	Monday Night Poetry Reading: Elizabeth Elliott Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    05/03/09	Storyteller Chris Fascione Brings Literature to Life Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    04/30/09	Anne Michaels | The Winter Vault Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    04/28/09	Ruth Reichl | Not Becoming My Mother Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    04/23/09	Donna Leon | About Face: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    04/19/09	Free Library Festival: Baby Loves Salsa Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    04/19/09	Free Library Festival: Follow the Drinking Gourd - On the Freedom Trail Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    04/19/09	Free Library Festival: The Jimmies Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    04/18/09	Free Library Festival: Tom Davis | 39 Years of Short-Term Memory Loss: The Early Days of SNL from Someone Who Was There Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    04/18/09	Free Library Festival: Father Goose Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    04/18/09	Free Library Festival: Peter Lerangis | The Sword Thief Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    04/18/09- 04/19/09	Free Library Festival Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    04/18/09	The Jimmies Concert Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    04/18/09	Free Library Festival: First Person StorySlam - Philly vs. Chicago Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    04/18/09	Free Library Festival: John Green | Paper Towns Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    04/18/09	Free Library Festival: John Cassidy | Comedy, Magic, and Really Weird Things with Balloons Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    04/18/09	Free Library Festival: Peter Yarrow | The Peter Yarrow Songbook: Favorite Folk Songs Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    04/15/09	Gerald Kolpan | Etta Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    04/07/09	Daniel Mendelsohn | C.P. Cavafy: The Unfinished Poems and Collected Poems Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    04/07/09- 04/28/09	Spring Storytime for Toddlers Free Library of Philadelphia - Philadelphia City Institute
    04/06/09	Monday Poets Reading Series: Heather Thomas and Jaamil Olawale Kosoko Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    04/03/09- 04/24/09	Spring Storytime for Preschoolers Free Library of Philadelphia - Philadelphia City Institute
    04/03/09- 04/24/09	Spring Lap Sit Storytime for Babies Free Library of Philadelphia - Philadelphia City Institute
    04/02/09	Mary Gaitskill | Don't Cry: Stories Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    03/31/09	Steve Coll | The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    03/30/09	Cherry Blossom Time Free Library of Philadelphia - Lillian Marrero Branch
    03/30/09	Elie Wiesel | A Mad Desire to Dance Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    03/29/09	Love of Reading Series: And Music Shall Set Us Free! The Arts Garage (TAG)
    03/29/09	Give and Take Jugglers Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    03/26/09	Jehan Sadat | My Hope for Peace Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    03/26/09	Bicycle Maintenance Workshop Free Library of Philadelphia - Walnut Street West
    03/26/09	One Book, One Philadelphia Discussion: The Soloist Metropolitan Bakery - University City
    03/25/09	Musical Pajama Story Time Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    03/25/09	Animal Adaptations Free Library of Philadelphia - Cecil B. Moore Branch
    03/25/09	Yu Hua | Brothers Free Library of Philadelphia - Independence Branch
    03/25/09	One Book, One Philadelphia Discussion: The Soloist Free Library of Philadelphia - Richmond Branch
    03/25/09	One Book, One Philadelphia: Sugar Jazz Quartet Free Library of Philadelphia - McPherson Square Branch
    03/24/09	Germaine Greer | Shakespeare's Wife Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    03/23/09	Line Dancing Workshop Free Library of Philadelphia - South Philadelphia Branch
    03/23/09	Sarah Dunn I Secrets to Happiness Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    03/23/09	Container Gardening Free Library of Philadelphia - Charles Santore Branch
    03/21/09	One Book, One Philadelphia Discussion: The Soloist Free Library of Philadelphia - Charles Santore Branch
    03/20/09	Intaglio á Go-Go - The 10th Annual Robert Looney Memorial Event Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    03/20/09	Zumba for Preschool Kids Free Library of Philadelphia - Fox Chase Branch
    03/19/09	One Book, One Philadelphia: A Conversation with Steve Lopez Temple University Libraries - Samuel L. Paley Library
    03/19/09	Frank Fuerst | Alzheimer's Care with Dignity Free Library of Philadelphia - Welsh Road Branch
    03/19/09	Ensemble Lucidarium | Ain neue Lid: When Yiddish was Young Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    03/19/09	One Book, One Philadelphia Discussion: The Soloist Metropolitan Bakery - Chestnut Hill
    03/18/09	Animal Adaptations Free Library of Philadelphia - Kensington Branch
    03/18/09	Tissue Paper Flowers Free Library of Philadelphia - Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Branch
    03/18/09	Breakfast with Steve Lopez White Dog Café
    03/18/09	An Evening with Samuel R. Delany Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    03/18/09	One Book, One Philadelphia Special Event: Black Pearl Orchestra with Steve Lopez and Sister Mary Scullion Pennsylvania Convention Center
    03/18/09	The Spring Vegetable Garden Free Library of Philadelphia - Lillian Marrero Branch
    03/18/09	One Book, One Philadelphia: Musical Griot with Nathan Jones Free Library of Philadelphia - Overbrook Park Branch
    03/18/09	One Book, One Philadelphia: Celtic Harp Concert with Ellen Tepper Free Library of Philadelphia - Ramonita de Rodriguez Branch
    03/18/09	One Book, One Philadelphia: Music as Meditation with Monica McIntyre Free Library of Philadelphia - West Oak Lane Branch
    03/11/09- 03/26/09	Improv Philly Style Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    03/10/09- 03/31/09	Winter Story Time Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
    03/10/09- 03/31/09	Little Tales for Tykes Free Library of Philadelphia - Walnut Street West
    03/04/09- 03/25/09	Wish List Wednesdays Free Library of Philadelphia - Fumo Family Branch
    02/25/09- 05/27/09	Pajama Storytime Free Library of Philadelphia - Philadelphia City Institute