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🍂🍁 November 2024 🍂🍁

November has arrived, and we can’t wait to celebrate the last full month of autumn with exciting programs and events at the Library. Explore our event calendar for fun and festive activities for all ages!

This time of year also fills us with gratitude, especially for YOU! Your support and engagement with the Free Library truly makes a difference in our community throughout the year, and we are deeply thankful.

Election Day

Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2024, and 30 of our neighborhood libraries will serve as designated voting locations. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Remember: anyone in line by 8:00 p.m. can vote—so stay in line!

Don't forget to check your voter registration status and locate your polling place before Election Day. Find more voter resources on the Free Library's Voting and Elections page.

November Author Events

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


November 6: Andre Robert Lee (Documentary filmmaker and author) in conversation with Cherri Gregg

November 14: Lori Ginzberg (Tangled Journeys) in conversation with Tamala Edwards

November 15: Judge David Tatel (Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice) in conversation with Mattathias Schwartz

November 20: Bill Clinton (Citizen: My Life After the White House)

November 21: Colin Hamilton (The Discarded)


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

More to Explore in November

Did you know Lucien E. Blackwell Regional Library is home to The People's Fridge, the first community fridge hosted by a city agency in Philadelphia? The People's Fridge is a community and volunteer driven effort that helps to address food insecurity by providing five tons of food a month.

Learn more by checking out this blog post!


While neighborhood libraries do not accept physical donations, the Friends of the Free Library do! They are holding a fall donation drop-off at the Falls of Schuylkill Library during these hours ONLY:

November 13, 14 & 15- 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
November 16- 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
November 18 & 19- 2:00 - 6:45 p.m

Learn what materials they are accepting here!


 

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