An annual print fair celebrating the diversity and richness of Philadelphia’s printmaking community. Philadelphia, PA – The Philadelphia Print Consortium is pleased to announce the fourth annual printPHILLY! print fair. Join us on Saturday, February 28th at Parkway Central Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Showcasing over 40
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Love Letters to Old Things A Sustainability Valentine’s Scrap Night On the eve of Valentine’s Day, 2nd Hand Circus invites you to fall back in love — with the things that have been left behind. Scrap Night is a curated evening of short circus works made from thrifted, passed-down, recycled, or once-forgotten objects. Eight circus
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Greetings! We are pleased to share press information for the 77th Annual Chadds Ford Art Show and Sale on Saturday, March 14 from 10:00-5:00pm. We have over 70 artists confirmed to show and sell their work in support of Chadds Ford Elementary School. We appreciate your help in attracting a wide audience to this FREE
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Join us at Bloomsday for gingerbread house decorating! We’ll provide pre-assembled gingerbread houses & an assortment of seasonal candy for you to create your very own festive (and delicious) holiday house. Your ticket price includes a glass of wine, beer or signature mocktail. No grinches allowed– this event is perfect for a gal’s night, a
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Join us for an Intro to Collage program that will introduce the unique and original art form. Participants will have materials provided to create their own collages. Collages make for a wonderful and heartfelt Mother’s Day gift idea!
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A series to explore Black and Puerto Rican political thought, activism, and storytelling through screenings of oral history interviews. The Power Politics Listen-Ins at the Free Library of Philadelphia is a series hosted by Scribe Video Center to explore Black and Puerto Rican political thought, activism, and community storytelling through screenings of oral history interviews
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printPHILLY! 2025 An annual print fair celebrating the diversity and richness of Philadelphia’s printmaking community. Philadelphia, PA – The Philadelphia Print Consortium is pleased to announce the third annual printPHILLY! print fair. Join us on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at Parkway Central Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
MorePhoto by Marika Mirren Books on Bikes Children’s librarian Link Ross won’t shush you at her next event—she’ll be asking for your library card amid the hustle and bustle of a public park, riding her mobile library. “It sort of looks like an old-fashioned ice cream vehicle,” said Ross, who rode Philly’s first Book Bike
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Succeeding also means the freedom to fail -- and try again -- at Philadelphia's Maker Jawn program
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Free Library of Philadelphia President Siobhan Reardon | photo by Jon Roemer By Marilyn Anthony In 2008, Siobhan Reardon, the first female president of the Free Library of Philadelphia, had some challenging ingredients to work with when she arrived: a 30 percent budget cut, a stalled capital campaign, pressure to close many neighborhood libraries and the astounding
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