📚 September 2026 📚

Upcoming Author Events

• September 9: Jill Lepore (The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State) in conversation with Tamala Edwards (Montgomery Auditorium is now sold out, register for the rush line HERE)

• September 15: Erin Riley (The Mighty WMMR) in conversation with John DeBella

• September 22: Emily Wilson (Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea) in conversation with Merve Emre (SOLD OUT)

• September 23: Andy Beshear (Go and Do Likewise) in conversation with Michael Smerconish (SOLD OUT)

• September 28: Marcia Chatelain (How Bright the Path Grows) in conversation with Dr. Tiffany M. Gill
 

Missed an Author Event? You can watch most recordings on our YouTube!

More to Explore in September

With the start of the school year, the Free Library has tons of free resources available for students in Philadelphia. 

Every neighborhood library location offers afterschool tutoring, online homework help, and daily activities for youth in grades K-12. Learn more here!

Join us on Thursday, September 10 at 5:00pm for an inspiring evening of conversation, insight, and leadership as two remarkable changemakers sit down for an intimate fireside chat!

Moderated by Monique Moore Pryor, Shawn McCaney, William Penn Foundation, and Laurie Allen, Library of Congress, will discuss how philanthropy, public institutions, and libraries are strengthening communities through democracy, shared knowledge, and leadership.

Join us on Wednesday, September 16 at 6:00pm for a special screening and discussion of Episode 7 of In Pursuit: Philadelphia and the Making of America!

Episode 7 examines Philadelphia real estate and banking in the early 20th century, the stock market crash in 1929, and the Great Depression.

The Free Library Foundation welcomes Kevin Powell on Thursday, September 17 at 6:00pm to discuss his new book, A Poem for Evangeline, And Other Songs. 

Kevin Powell is one of the most celebrated political, cultural, literary, and hip-hop voices in America. He is a GRAMMY-nominated poet, author of 17 books, a human and civil rights activist, a journalist, a filmmaker, a former two-time candidate for the United States Congress in New York City, and a public speaker.

Great things are happening at the Free Library! Please consider making a gift today to advance literacy and inspire curiosity! ✨