Community News
By Andrea Lemoins The Friends of Paschalville Library is a group of community members who advocate for their library to support literacy and build community in Southwest Philadelphia. Members come […]
Read MoreBy Jamie Bowers The Free Library is pleased to announce a new digital resource that provides access to the most distinguished African American Newspapers in the United States. Cardholders now […]
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By Rachel Robinson, Children’s Librarian, Kingsessing Library, Free Library of Philadelphia *(Originally published as a blog post at the Free Library’s website on August 3, 2020)* Something I love about […]
Read MoreBy Jamie Bowers, Electronic Resources Coordinator, Free Library of Philadelphia *(Originally published as a blog post at the Free Library’s website on May 21, 2020)* In the age of social […]
Read MoreBy Omelio Alexander, Digital Resource Specialist, Paschalville Library The Free Library of Philadelphia is currently only open at limited locations and on a limited schedule as we adjust to this […]
Read MoreBy Jamie Bowers Electronic Resources Coordinator, Free Library of Philadelphia (Originally published as a blog post at the Free Library’s website on August 31, 2020) ¡hurra! 万岁 hoan hô! Ура! […]
Read MoreOnline resources and digital media available 24/7 By Kate Copp When our buildings closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic back in March, we could have never imagined […]
Read MoreBy Valerie Taylor-Samuel The new school year starts this week throughout Philadelphia and whether students will be attending school in-person and / or virtually, the Free Library is ready to […]
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Days after a 23-year-old man was shot and killed in broad daylight, state Rep. Joanna McClinton brought community residents, leaders and law enforcement together Thursday night to address the recent […]
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