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Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Library

1901 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
United States

215-686-5322

Web site: http://www.freelibrary.org/

Events: http://libwww.freelibrary.org/ca… (updated February 14)

Amenities: wifi, food/drink

Description: between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway

Wifi Access: http://www.freelibrary.org/libserv/wi...

Monday - Wednesday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Thursday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Added by: froggie.  Contacted: Not contacted.  Venue ID: 3303

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Garrison Keillor will be at the Library on Sunday, October 5 at 7:30 p.m. Website: www.freelibrary.org, click on Author Events.
September 2008 by librarybkworm
I'm a little confused, the website has Garrison Keillor listed as coming on October 5th.
September 2008 by biblioholic29

Upcoming events

Tracy Chevalier (January 12 at 7:30pm)
Tracy Chevalier discusses Remarkable Creatures.
"A voyage of discoveries, a meeting of two remarkable women, and extraordinary time and place enrich bestselling author Tracy Chevalier's enthralling new novel." Meet Tracy Chevalier, author of Girl with a Pearl Earring, and hear her discuss her new novel, Remarkable Creatures.
Added by Dutton.

Past events

Susan Jacoby (January 1 at 7:00pm)
Susan Jacoby reads from The Age of American Unreason.
Added by froggie.
World Affairs Council—Sudan: Fueling the Genocide (March 12 at 6:15pm)
Daoud Hari reads from The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur.
A One Book, One Philadelphia event. Cost $25 program only, $35 program + reception; $20 or $30 for World Affairs Council members.
The Translator was a LibraryThing Early Reviews selection.
Additional speakers include Lauren Landis, Senior Representative to Sudan in the U.S. Department of State African ... (more)Affairs bureau (Sudan Programs Group); Dave Peterson, Senior Director of the Africa Program, National Endowment for Democracy; Megan McKenna, writer and advocate working with international non-governmental organizations on behalf of women and children;
Carolyn Davis (Moderator), Philadelphia Inquirer journalist who has written extensively on Africa.
Event location: Union League of Philadelphia, 140 S. Broad St., Philadelphia 19107, (215)561-4700 ext 235
Added by oregonobsessionz.
Richard Price (April 1 at 7:00pm)
Richard Price on tour for Lush Life.
Added by madinkbeard.
Samantha Power (April 3 at 8:00pm)
Samantha Power reads from Chasing the Flame.
Added by madinkbeard.
Brian Hall (April 8 at 7:00pm)
Brian Hall reads from Fall of Frost: A Novel.
Interested: BDSTD Added by madinkbeard.
Michael Eric Dyson (April 9 at 7:00pm)
Michael Eric Dyson reads from April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America.
Added by madinkbeard.
Tobias Wolff (April 10 at 8:00pm)
Tobias Wolff reads from Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories.
Interested: BDSTD Added by madinkbeard.
Jeff Kinney (April 12 at 6:00pm)
Jeff Kinney reads from Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules.
Added by madinkbeard.
Jennifer Weiner (April 13 at 4:00pm)
Jennifer Weiner reads from Certain Girls: A Novel.
Added by madinkbeard.
Anne Perry (April 15 at 7:00pm)
Anne Perry reads from Buckingham Palace Gardens.
Added by madinkbeard.
Peter Matthiessen (April 17 at 8:00pm)
Peter Matthiessen reads from Shadow Country.
Interested: tapperc Added by madinkbeard.
Philadelphia - Free Library Festival (April 18 at 7:00pm)
Event webpage
Added by davidt8.
Cokie Roberts (April 22 at 8:00pm)
Cokie Roberts reads from Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation.
Added by madinkbeard.
Roger Mudd (April 23 at 12:00pm)
Roger Mudd reads from The Place to Be: Washington, CBS, and the Glory Days of Television News.
Added by madinkbeard.
Jhumpa Lahiri (April 24 at 8:00pm)
Jhumpa Lahiri reads from Unaccustomed Earth.
Added by madinkbeard.
Steve Lopez (April 26 at 2:00pm)
Steve Lopez reads from The Soloist : A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music.
Added by madinkbeard.
Louise Erdrich (April 29 at 8:00pm)
Louise Erdrich reads from The Plague of Doves.
Added by madinkbeard.
Lucille Clifton (May 1 at 8:00pm)
Lucille Clifton.
An evening of poetry with Lucille Clifton. Tickets required and available through the library's website.
Added by madinkbeard.
Michael Ondaatje (May 6 at 7:00pm)
Michael Ondaatje reads from Divisadero.
Added by madinkbeard.
Simon Winchester (May 8 at 7:00pm)
Simon Winchester reads from The Man Who Loved China.
Added by madinkbeard.
Harry Reid (May 9 at 12:00pm)
Harry Reid reads from The Good Fight.
Added by madinkbeard.
Don Russell (July 16 at 7:00pm)
Don Russell reads from Joe Sixpack's Philly Beer Guide: A Reporter's Notes on the Best Beer-Drinking City in America .
The nation’s leading beer journalist, Joe Sixpack (aka Don Russell) has brewed up the only guide to Philly’s “hopping” beer scene––chock-full of “attytood” and expert advice on the best of the taps. Russell has written a weekly beer column for the Philadelphia Daily News since 1996 and ... (more)over the years has traveled the globe in search of great beer—and great stories. Joe feels that after brewing beer for more than 300 years, it’s time the “Best Beer–Drinking City in America” gets the attention it deserves.

No tickets required. For information: 215-686-5415.
Event webpage
Added by asphyxiad0ll.
Free Author Event (July 31 at 7:00pm)
Breena Clark promotes Stands the Storm.
Cost: FREE
No tickets required. For Info: 215-567-4341.

Breena Clarke’s first novel—River, Cross My Heart—was selected as an Oprah’s Book Club pick and went on to become an international bestseller, earning her comparisons to Eudora Welty and Toni Morrison. Her writings have also appeared ... (more)in the anthologies Contemporary Plays by Women of Color and Street Lights: Illuminating Tales of the Urban Black Experience. Clarke infuses history, survival, and adventure into her second novel, Stand the Storm, the story of one family’s journey to absolute freedom at the brink of the Civil War.
Event webpage
Added by davidt8.
Dexter Filkins (October 14 at 7:30pm)
Dexter Filkins promotes The Forever War.
No tickets required
Added by davidt8.
Introduction to Nonprofit Boards (October 15 at 09:30am)
Laura Otten, Ph.D..
Laura Otten, Ph.D. is Executive Director of the La Salle Nonprofit Center. She will present an introductory workshop on the composition, functions and requirements of nonprofit boards of directors. Staff and board members of nonprofit organizations are invited to attend. Registration is required. ... (more) Please phone 215.686.5423 to register.
Interested: delawaredivision Added by davidt8.
Craig Eisendrath (October 15 at 7:30pm)
Craig Eisendrath reads from To Enter Jerusalem.
No tickets required
Added by davidt8.
Business Research Class, Stocks (October 24 at 6:30pm)
Business, Science and Industry Dept. discusses Value Line .
Value Line database instruction. Space is limited, and basic computer skills are required. Call 215.686-5394.
Added by davidt8.
Oxford English Dictionary 80th Anniversary (November 18 at 7:30pm)
Jesse Sheidlower, Barbara Wallraff & Ammon Shea reads from Oxford English Dictionary.
Free, no tickets required.
Jesse Sheidlower, Editor-at-large of the Oxford English Dictionary and its first-ever North American editor, Jesse Sheidlower is an expert in linguistics and lexicography.

Barbara Wallraff, a senior editor and columnist for the Atlantic, is a popular authority in ... (more)the world of language commentary. She is member of the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel and the Modern Language Association.

The word lover’s Mount Everest, the 137-pound Oxford English Dictionary has enthralled logophiles since it was first published 80 years ago. Ammon Shea recounts his hair-pulling, eye-crossing trip from cover-to-cover of the behemoth of all dictionaries—and the most obscure, hilarious, and delightful gems he found along the way.
Event webpage
Added by davidt8.
Garrison Keillor (December 2 at 7:30pm)
Garrison Keillor reads from Liberty .
All These events are at the Philadelphia Free Library Central Branch. The events are the ones that I have some intrests in attending. However, there are many more events so click the link if you are interested.
Event webpage
Added by vincent1959.
Stephen Baker (December 11 at 7:30pm)
Stephen Baker promotes The Numerati.
Right now, a group of mathematicians and computer scientists are sifting through mountains of data about where we shop, who we call, and the websites we visit. Their goal? To map out our next steps and direct our behavior without our ever realizing it. In The Numerati, Stephen Baker, a 20-year veteran ... (more)reporter for BusinessWeek and an Overseas Press Club Award winner, examines one of the greatest undertakings of the 21st century and explains how the mathematical profiling of humanity will transform every aspect of modern life.
Event webpage
Added by davidt8.
David Allen (January 8 at 7:30pm)
David Allen reads from Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and the Business of Life .
David Allen’s smash bestseller Getting Things Done revolutionized the way people, from CEOs to soccer moms, organize their lives. He is the chair man and founder of the David Allen Company, a global management and consulting firm that is a leading authority in the business of developing production ... (more)capacity for individuals and organizations. Building on the strategies set forth in Getting Things Done and Ready for Anything, Making It All Work provides an instantly usable, success-building tool kit for dealing with daily commitments, unexpected events, and modern information overload. No tickets required.
Event webpage
Added by davidt8.
Azar Nafisi (January 27 at 7:30pm)
Azar Nafisi reads from Things I’ve Been Silent About.
No tickets required.
Interested: shimauta Added by davidt8.
Bryan Burrough (February 19 at 7:30pm)
Bryan Burrough promotes The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes.
No tickets required.
Added by davidt8.
New IRS 990 for Non-profit Organizations (February 24 at 09:30am)
Karl Emerson discusses IRS Form 990.
Karl Emerson, attorney with Montgomery, McCracken, Walker and Rhoads, will speak about the new IRS 990 Form required of all nonprofit organizations. Find out how to be in compliance with these important new regulations and also how to use the document to a non-profit organization's best public relations ... (more)advantage. Staff and board members of nonprofit organizations are welcome to attend, but follow the event link to register in advance.
Event webpage
Interested: davidt8 Added by davidt8.
Neil deGrasse Tyson (March 3 at 7:30pm)
Neil deGrasse Tyson reads from The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet.
No tickets required.
Interested: Shmoos Added by davidt8.
Nechama Tec (March 5 at 7:30pm)
Nechama Tec discusses Defiance: The Bielski Partisans.
Free
Added by davidt8.
Nechama Tec (March 5 at 7:30pm)
Nechama Tec discusses Defiance: The Bielski Partisans.
Event webpage
Added by davidt8.
Stephen Mitchell (March 10 at 7:30pm)
Stephen Mitchell promotes The Second Book of the Tauo.
No tickets required.
Added by davidt8.
Steve Coll (March 31 at 7:30pm)
Steve Coll promotes The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century.
No tickets required.
Added by davidt8.
Gerald (April 15 at 7:30pm)
Gerald reads from ETTA.
Gerald will read from ETTA and sign books. Joseph Fox Books will provide copis for sale.
Event webpage
Added by gkolpan.
GERALD KOLPAN (April 15 at 7:30pm)
GERALD KOLPAN reads from Etta: A Novel.
Gerald will read and sign copies of ETTA. Joseph Fox Booksellers will be selling books at this event.
Interested: gkolpan Added by gkolpan.
Gerald Kolpan (April 15 at 7:30pm)
Gerald Kolpan discusses Etta.
Added by davidt8.
Philadelphia - Free Library Festival (April 17 at 10:00am)
The 2009 Festival is on Saturday, April 17, and Sunday, April 18, 2009, during the day, exact times to be announced. The Free Library Festival is an annual celebration of books and reading hosted by the Free Library of Philadelphia at the Parkway Central Library. Inaugurated in 2007, the festival was ... (more)an instant success, attracting more than 25,000 attendees in its first year! A free, public event taking place over the course of two days, the Free Library Festival aims to serve the entire mid-Atlantic region, and features appearances by celebrity authors, engaging children’s programs, and a Street Fair with more than 100 literary exhibitors—including publishers, booksellers, independent authors, and cultural organizations. Live music, street performers, and food concessionaires contribute to a celebratory atmosphere.
Event webpage
Interested: davidt8 Added by davidt8.
Lisa See (May 26 at 7:30pm)
Lisa See reads from Shanghi Girls.
Added by ddelmoni.
Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Library (October 2 at 5:00pm)
All FLP libraries remain open.
The budget crisis requiring the closing of all FLP libraries was somewhat averted, and the libraries remain open.
Event webpage
Interested: davidt8 Added by davidt8.

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