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| Did you know that July is Anti-Boredom Month? If your job or class schedule has eased up for the summer and you find yourself with some extra time on your hands, check out these ways to beat boredom and keep busy with the help of the Free Library!
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| | Join us as we welcome Jennifer C. Berkshire, a freelance journalist and host of education podcast Have You Heard. Berkshire will be discussing the release of her new book, The Education Wars (published by The New Press), which she co-authored with Jack Schneider. This event will take place on Tuesday, July 2 at 5:30 p.m. at Parkway Central. Click here for more details. |
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| | | | Miss an Author Event this past season? You can always listen to the recording on our podcast or on YouTube! |
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| | | Throughout the Summer of 2024, select Free Library locations will remain open on Saturdays starting July 6, 2024.
The following neighborhood branches, along with Parkway Central Library, will be open on Saturdays this summer from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m:
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| | | Summer of Wonder is here! From June 3 to August 9, children can access Summer of Wonder activity logs at their local library to track progress and set reading goals, while adults and teens can enter raffles by reading, attending programs, and more!
Join us in shaping a Summer of Wonder for all Philadelphia's children! Your donation fosters imagination, builds reading skills, and ensures access to a world of books. Give today to make a difference in a child's life! |
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| | | | In partnership with The Franklin Institute, Science in the Summer is designed to increase children's value of, interest in, and confidence about doing science and pursuing STEM careers.
Science in the Summer programs will take place at select libraries throughout the city from June 3 to August 9, 2024. For more information, click here! |
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| | On view from July 8 through October 4, the Free Library will help Philadelphians visualize mass incarceration through nine banner illustrations in connection to a vital new book, The Warehouse: A Visual Primer on Mass Incarceration by information artist Vic Liu and formerly incarcerated researcher and activist James Kilgore.
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The Free Library is one of the most important educational and cultural institutions in Philadelphia. While the City of Philadelphia provides public funds for the operations of the Free Library, it is through the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation and the generosity of private funding from individuals, foundations, and corporations that the Free Library is able to offer many of the Library’s incredible programs and activities that advance literacy, guide learning, inspire curiosity throughout the region, and help deliver on the promise of an equitable future for all of Philadelphia’s children, families, and communities. |
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