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How to use Kanopy, the streaming service that comes with your Free Library card

Holiday

Celebrate Kwanzaa in Philly with kinara lightings, a virtual cooking class, and holiday crafts
Kwanzaa 2022 Philadelphia

Family-Friendly

Museum of the American Revolution to host free classes for elementary school students this summer
Revolution at the Library Museum of American Revolution

Education

SEPTA campaign seeks to improve child literacy rates through interactive games on public transit
SEPTA childhood literacy program

Books

One Book, One Philadelphia selects Quiara Alegría Hudes' 'My Broken Language' as this year's title
One Book One Philadelphia

Arts & Culture

Free Library of Philadelphia names Airea D. Matthews as city's newest poet laureate
Airea Matthews Poet Laureate

Holiday

Free Library of Philadelphia's 'Books and Cooks' will feature cookie decorating, storytelling
Free Library Philadelphia holiday events

Government

New Philly library director to take charge in aftermath of discrimination allegations
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Government

Advocate group rallies to increase Free Library of Philadelphia budget beyond pre-pandemic levels
Free Library Funding

Libraries

Free Library of Philadelphia to expand in-person services after two-month shutdown
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Arts & Culture

One Book, One Philadelphia picks poetry collection as its 2021 selection
One Book, One Philadelphia

Libraries

Free Library of Philadelphia to continue offering limited services despite citywide COVID-19 restrictions
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Appointments

Free Library of Philadelphia taps interim director
Free Library Philadelphia

Libraries

Select Philadelphia Free Library locations beginning to offer limited in-person services
Free Library Philadelphia

Libraries

Free Library director resigns amid accusations of workplace discrimination
Free Library Philadelphia

Authors

Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead cancels reading at Free Library of Philadelphia

Petitions

Philly librarians petition against National Guard being housed in city branches
Free Library Wadsworth Petition

Coronavirus

Philadelphia announces student meal sites, rec centers, Free Library closures
student meal distribution sites

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Free Library of Philadelphia eliminates late fees for overdue books
Free Library eliminates late fees

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Free Library's new 'Experience Pass' grants free entry to museums, historical sites around Philly
Free Library experience pass

Family-Friendly

Free Library showing advance screening of HBO's 'His Dark Materials'
His Dark Materials

Business

Tommy Orange's 'There There' selected for 2020 One Book One Philadelphia
1017_THERE THERE

Government

Philly councilwoman supports eliminating Free Library late fees
Free Library Late

Weekend

10 things to do in Philadelphia this weekend, Sept. 20-22
Candytopia Fashion District Philadelphia

Books

Free Library to display Shakespeare first folio in rare book department
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Food & Drink

Rooftop beer garden at Free Library of Philadelphia back for fall
Brews & Views back at Free Library for fall 2019

Weekend

This weekend includes ice cream, fireworks, outdoor movies and more
Bassetts Ice Cream

Performances

Watch BalletX perform excerpt from 'The Little Prince' on Free Library rooftop
Central Branch Free Library of Philadelphia

Education

Touring book truck to stop at Free Library this week
Philly Free Library bus tour

Food & Drink

Brews & Views at Free Library to return for third season
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Free Library of Philadelphia

Parkway Central Library opening 41,000 square feet of new space
Central Branch Free Library of Philadelphia

Community

What you can borrow at Philly libraries besides books: baking pans, blood pressure cuffs, birding bags and more
Central Branch Free Library of Philadelphia

Family-Friendly

Attend a Lunar New Year celebration at the Rail Park
Carroll - Rail Park Phase One

Celebrities

Tom Hanks will be in Philadelphia on Halloween night

Schools

Philly chess teacher wins $10,000 on 'Today' show
Kingsessing Free Library

Food & Drink

Michael Solomonov will sign copies of his new cookbook 'Israeli Soul' tonight
Michael Solomonov

Books

The next 'One Book, One Philadelphia' selection is by a two-time National Book Award winner

Parties

On the Benjamin Franklin Parkway's 100th birthday, there will be a huge block party
Stock_Carroll - Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philly Skyline

Pop Culture

Andrew Shaffer, author of 'Hope Never Dies,' coming to Free Library
"Hope Never Dies" Andrew Shaffer

Media

Free Library of Philadelphia offers free access to New York Times with library card
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Family-Friendly

Children can practice reading by sharing stories with dogs

Food & Drink

Rooftop beer garden at Free Library to open for three days in April
Brews & Views at Free Library

Books

Sean Penn to promote first novel at Free Library of Philadelphia
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Investigations

Philly men allegedly stole guns, credit cards from cars parked at casinos

Philly casino theft

Festivals

Bucks County Wine Trail debuts first Pour Tour

A commemorative wine glass for the inaugural Bucks County Pour Tour

Mental Health

Persistent financial stress may cause the brain to age faster, study finds

financial stress brain aging

TV

New 'Reacher' trailer teases numerous Philly scenes

Reacher Season Four

Sponsored

Bel Air's festival season awaits

Limited - Town of Bel air Main image

Sixers

5 Sixers thoughts: From on-court fit to local excitement, all things LeBron James

LeBron 7.25.26

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