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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The City of Philadelphia has unveiled an ambitious plan that brings additions to the Ben Franklin Parkway. Those plans include a new location for the African American Museum in ...

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 ...

Four Philadelphia libraries will host Federal Employee Transition Workshops the first two weeks of April to help any of the thousands of federal workers impacted by recent layoffs and cuts. The ...

The Richmond Library in Port Richmond has been closed during most of December due to issues with its HVAC system, but issues with its roof are prolonging the closure. On Monday, the library – a branch ...

For two decades, Sheryl Oring has taken dictation from the public by typing postcards to five White House administrations. Postcards from Sheryl Oring's performances of ''I Wish to Say'' are laid out ...

Interested in expanding your music taste? Trying to explore new genres? The Free Library of Philadelphia hosts a monthly Vinyl Record Listening club for any music buff to join. The club -- located on ...

Hoping to keep a Philadelphia library’s bathrooms clean and free of loiterers, a nonprofit group is employing formerly homeless people as bathroom attendants, reports the Associated Press. The Free ...