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How to Philly, Neighborhoods

How to get a library card in Philly (and everything you can do if you get one)

by Asha Prihar July 25, 2022January 17, 2023

Broke in Philly, Neighborhoods

Kensington kids are loving the new summer programming in McPherson Square

by Daisie Cardona July 22, 2022January 17, 2023

There’s still a ton of free things for teens to do this summer in Philly

by Bibiana Correa July 14, 2022January 17, 2023

News

With ‘significant’ $10 million funding boost, Free Library forecasts stable five-day-a-week service and major hiring spree

by Asha Prihar May 7, 2022January 17, 2023

About 1 in 7 Philly neighborhood libraries can’t fully open each day, on top of already reduced hours

by Asha Prihar March 31, 2022February 23, 2023

Joseph Fox Bookshop in Center City closing after 70 years, as neighborhood bookstores press on

by Jordan Levy January 19, 2022January 17, 2023

‘Foxy the Skunk’ was living inside a Northeast Philly library for nearly a week

by Danya Henninger November 19, 2021January 17, 2023

Free Library discrimination concerns, News

Free Library picks a new director: Kelly Richards, a Black career librarian from Michigan

by Layla A. Jones October 1, 2021January 17, 2023

Users upset as costs force Free Library to drop free movie streaming service

by Michaela Winberg July 20, 2021January 17, 2023

Free Library discrimination concerns, News

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

by Layla A. Jones March 18, 2021January 17, 2023