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The Free Library’s Fall Author Event Series Includes An Impressive Queue:...
Philadelphia's Free Library draws top international talent year after year. (Photo by J. Smith for GPTMC)Sometimes it’s easy to forget that Philadelphia’s Free Library system offers you one of the...
View ArticleVideo: Marc Vetri And His Namesake Restaurant Featured On Food Network’s The...
As seen on the “Last Supper” episode of the Food Network’s The Best Thing I Ever Ate, a show that asks top chefs around the county to pick their absolute favorite food for a specific theme. This...
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The Free Library Is Honoring The 200th Birthday Of Charles Dickens With A...
Charles Dickens was one of the first international celebrities, and the Free Library possess one of the most impressive collections of his work and effects in the entire world. Celebrate the man, the...
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The Free Library To Host New York Times Sportswiter Mike Tanier In Honor Of...
The Free Library is much cooler than you may think.Case in point: they’re hosting acclaimed New York Times sportswiter Mike Tanier on Monday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m.He’ll be reading from and talking...
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The Free Library’s Year-Long Celebration Of The 200th Birthday Of Charles...
Starting next week, view some of Dickens's earliest published works, his private correspondence, original art based on his richly imagined stories, and objects that he kept near him while writing, as...
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The 4th Annual Narberth Dickens Festival Transforms The Town Into 1840s...
This is a big moment for iconic English author Charles Dickens. Not only is it the time of year that families around the world revisit and rejoice in his yuletide classic "A Christmas Carol," but we...
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Dickens Descendant Gerald Charles Headed To Philadelphia December 9 To Help...
Meet an actual relative of Charles Dickens when he visits Philadelphia this Friday, December 9. (Photo courtesy Dickens)Philadelphia’s Dickens delirium continues with a visit from Gerald Charles...
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Free Library Spring 2012 Author Event Tickets Go On Sale January 12
All author events are held in the Central Library's auditorium, often packed to the point of standing room only. (Photo courtesy Free Library)The Free Library has announced its lineup for the Spring...
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Roundup: Our Top Picks For Weeknight Indoor Fun In Philadelphia, Just In Time...
Philadelphia is an exciting weekend destination, but it's also a happening spot Monday-Thursday. Go bowling at Lucky Strike, catch the Philly Rising open stage night at World Cafe Live, Movie Monday at...
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The National Constitution Center To Welcome Vanity Fair Editor Cullen Murphy...
Acclaimed author and magazine editor Cullen Murphy will spend an intellectually stimulating evening at the National Constitution Center next Tuesday. (Photo courtesy Cullen Murphy)From the torture...
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The Free Library Boasts Several Big-Ticket Author Events In The Pipeline
Philadelphia's Free Library draws top literary talent year after year. (Photo by J. Smith for GPTMC)Lest you forget how contemporary and high-profile Philadelphia’s Free Library system is, striking...
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The National Museum Of American Jewish History And The Free Library Team Up...
Meet Smitten Kitchen's Deb Perelman at the Free Library, December 5. (Photo courtesy Smitten Kitchen)In our modern age of celebrity chefs, primetime food TV and the explosion of the word “foodie” and...
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Former Vice President Al Gore To Speak At The National Constitution Center,...
Al Gore will be discussing his new book at the National Constitution Center on Monday, February 4. (Photo courtesy National Constitution Center)Big news, Philadelphia… Former Vice President, Al Gore,...
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Reminder: The Philadelphia Book Festival Is In Full Swing, Now Through April 20
Over the next few days, Philadelphia is celebrating all things literature. The Philadelphia Book Festival is back and lasts until Saturday, April 20. The festival encompasses events at 54 Free Library...
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Celebrated Author Alice Walker Comes To The Central Library To Discuss And...
Author Alice Walker visits The Free Library of Philadelphia to present her new work, The Cushion in the Road: Meditation and Wandering as the Whole World Awakens to Being in Harm's Way. (Photo by Ana...
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