Free Library discrimination concerns

Free Library trustees vote to replace board chair decried by Concerned Black Workers

New board chair Folasade A. Olanipekun-Lewis was elected less than a year after the resignation of former library president Siobhan Reardon.

Free Library installs plexiglass after branch workers push for more COVID protections

With input from the union, the institution is trying to balance community needs and safety concerns.

Free Library discrimination concerns

Free Library’s first-ever diversity officer is a comic book hotshot

Dr. Guy A. Sims is a Philly native and Germantown High grad. His appointment follows staff organizing to fight discrimination at the institution.

Free Library discrimination concerns

Free Library adds searchable archives of 10 Black American newspapers

Interested Philadelphians can now access "a more complete story of American history."

Free Library discrimination concerns

Free Library board mostly silent as workers demand involvement in selecting new leader

In a meeting Tuesday, only one board member committed to anti-racism efforts. Others have resigned in solidarity with their former director.

Free Library discrimination concerns

Free Library director Siobhan Reardon has resigned

The leadership change comes after intense pressure from Black workers to end a culture of discrimination.

Free Library discrimination concerns

Free Library director expected to resign within the week over discrimination allegations

Many board members “were unaware of the true climate" at the library, a diversity consultancy found.

Free Library discrimination concerns

Why Free Library workers are calling for their director to resign

Allegations of discrimination have been piling up for years.

My Free Library: Why I love South Philly’s Charles Santore branch

An essay in recognition of National Library Week.

Philly’s coronavirus response

Parent guide: Resources to keep kids busy (and learning!) during Philly’s COVID shutdown

From TV to podcasts to online quizzes.

Rampant sidewalk parking at the Free Library makes ADA entrance hard to access

The city says it's working on a plan to fix more than 30 buildings with "major" accessibility issues.

Election 2019

‘Libraries saved my life’: Third-party candidates dominate City Council forum in North Philly

None of the five Democratic nominees and only two of the five Republicans showed up.

Never know where you’ll find a Little Free Library

This one's in Fairmount.

Sneak peek at the Parkway Central Library’s new public space

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The Free Library’s Parkway Central branch is expanding next month, repurposing nearly 41,000 square feet to create more public space

This year’s One Book, One Philadelphia series will wrap up on Wednesday with a night of poetry, storytelling and music at the Free Library

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Philadelphia, where libraries close because of lack of heat

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For Philly millennials, the Free Library is a space to get work done without having to buy something

Five stars for PECO? The best bad Yelp reviews of Philly’s public agencies

"The best damn utility this side of the ol’mississip."

Independence Free Library Branch is closed till after the New Year

The outpost near 7th and Chestnut is suffering from water damage.

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