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🍂🎃 October 2024 🍂🎃

As the leaves begin to change, the Free Library is the perfect place to celebrate all things autumn!

The Free Library's event calendar is full of festive fun, from spooky trivia and Halloween crafts to fall storytimes and costume parades! Our catalog even features fall-themed book lists for people of all ages! There’s something for everyone to enjoy, so dive into the fall spirit with us and make lasting memories at your local library!

Website Launch

As the fundraising arm of the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation is excited to announce the launch of freelibraryfoundation.org—our new standalone website!

This new online platform will operate separately from the existing Free Library website to better serve our collective mission and will provide a dedicated space for Foundation initiatives, news, and community engagement.

October Author Events

Join us this season for an opportunity to engage in compelling and dynamic discussions right here in Philadelphia!


October 10: Paola Mendoza (Solis: A Companion to Sanctuary) in conversation with AJ Hikes

• October 16: Valarie Kaur (Sage Warrior) Revolutionary Love Tour

• October 16: Aisha Beliso-De Jesus (Excited Delirium: Race, Police Violence, and the Invention of a Disease) in conversation with Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.

• October 17: Melissa Ludtke (Locker Room Talk: A Woman's Struggle to Get Inside) in conversation with Claire Smith

October 24: Malcolm Gladwell (Revenge of the Tipping Point) in conversation with Michelle Miller


Miss an Author Event? You can always watch the recording on our YouTube!

More to Explore in September

Join the Children's Department on October 30th for an outdoor costume parade with goody bags along the way! Start at the front entrance of Parkway Central on Vine Street at 3:30 p.m. Costumes encouraged! Intended for our friends 12 and under. Rain date on Thursday, October 31st! 


This Halloween, join The Raven Society, Philadelphia’s premier group of literacy lovers and curiosity connoisseurs, for Ravens on the Rooftop, a spooky celebration on Parkway Central Library’s rooftop terrace! Literary themed costumes encouraged!

Raven Society members receive 50% off tickets for themselves and their guests. Become a member today to receive your discount code!


 

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