Philadelphia has 54 Free Library branches, each with its own history, namesakes, and collections. See what makes every branch ...

Dolly Parton’s death at age 80 has prompted tributes around the world. In Philadelphia, though, her legacy is a local story ...

Most Philadelphians know the Free Library as a place to borrow books, study, use a computer, or attend a neighborhood program. But tucked inside the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Parkway Central ...

The Free Library has aimed for universal six days a week service at all of its 55 branches in the Philadelphia region for years. It may be coming this fall. Parkway Central Library is the largest of ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Officials with the Free Library of Philadelphia say the institution has no plans to call off its popular Author Events speaker series, despite emails and social media posts ...

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation has unveiled an impressive lineup for its Spring Author Events Series, featuring prominent writers and thinkers across various fields.

Aspiring bird watchers now can check out backpacks loaded with binoculars and field guides from every branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. Each branch has at least two backpacks stocked with ...

Tariq Trotter’s 2023 memoir about growing up in Philadelphia will be the focus of the Free Library’s all-city reading program. Tariq Trotter, known as Black Thought, speaks about his book, ''The ...

Philadelphia library fans have until Friday to help Free Library of Philadelphia win a friendly competition against rival Kansas City Public Library in the Library Love Competition. While both cities ...

Penn Libraries hosted the 18th annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age from Nov. 20 to 22. This year’s three-day program, titled “Interpreting the Ancients,” ...

Wayland Temple Baptist Church in North Philadelphia recently hosted a town hall-style meeting for area residents to express their concern over the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Cecil B. Moore branch, ...