Education Philosophy and Religion Department Free Library of Philadelphia

Happy 100th birthday to James Baldwin! 🎉 Join us on Monday, August 5 at 5:30 in the lobby of Parkway Central for music performances 🎼 and our new display “Love and Revolution: James Baldwin Speaks to Our Time,” curated with . Come for the drumming and guitar; stay for the art, history, first editions, and materials from our Special Collections! These music scores from ’s Fleisher Collection, reproduced for the display, draw inspiration from Baldwin’s novels Another Country and Giovanni’s Room.

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Images:
A Year In Our Land : For Mixed Chorus, Orchestra And Solo Voices. David Amram. Call Number: U-4814.
Lamentos. Pozzi Escot. Call Number: 6381.

THE EDUCATION WARS
AUTHOR VISIT: JENNIFER C. BERKSHIRE

Join us as we welcome Jennifer C. Berkshire, a freelance journalist and host of education podcast Have You Heard. Berkshire will be discussing the release of her new book, The Education Wars (published by ), which she co-authored with Jack Schneider. 

The Education Wars examines how schools have become a battleground on which the culture wars are being staged as part of a greater attack on public education. A long-overdue handbook and guide to action, this book will enrage and enlighten the millions of citizens who believe in their public schools.

Books available for purchase will be provided by
 
Tuesday, July 2
5:30 pm at Parkway Central Library, Skyline Room
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Photography: © Marilyn Humphries

Check out some titles from our Education collection on protest, freedom, history, and pedagogy! Pick up a history of the student movements of the 60s, or grab a how-to for civics praxis in the classroom and beyond.

Visit us at Parkway Central, or check out the reading list through the link in bio! 📚

FOR TIMES SUCH AS THESE
AUTHOR TALK: JESSICA ROSENBERG & ARIANA KATZ

Ariana Katz & Jessica Rosenberg will present their book For Times Such as These: A Radical’s Guide to the Jewish Year, a contemporary companion to the Jewish year cycle. With a chapter for each month of the Hebrew calendar, For Times Such as These offers spiritual practices and holiday rituals rooted in movements for racial justice, decolonization, feminism, and q***r and trans liberation.

Rabbi Ariana Katz (she/her) is the founding rabbi of Hinenu: The Baltimore Justice Shtiebl, a warm and joyful congregation in Baltimore, Maryland. Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg (she/her) is an organizer, educator, and writer based in South Minneapolis. They are both members of the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council and core organizers of the Radical Jewish Calendar project.

The authors request that attendees please wear a mask (masks will be provided). Limited FREE COPIES will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Saturday, May 18
3pm at Philadelphia City Institute, 1905 Locust Street
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TOMORROW @ 5:30 : Join us and to read the opening essay of No Name in the Street, “Take Me to the Water.” The group will read the passage together and discuss. All readings provided, and all are welcome!

Can’t make it this time? More info and group listings via bit.ly/library-reads-baldwin

Image: first edition of No Name in the Street

Visit us tomorrow, Saturday, to check out new comic Mycelium Wasonii by Brian Blomerth and other new arrivals in psychology, religion, and more!

PHILADELPHIA READS JAMES BALDWIN

To celebrate 100 years of James Baldwin, Philadelphians are coming together to read his work! Join us at the to read selected essays. All readings will be provided, and time for group reading will be incorporated into each evening.

Alternating Thursdays starting March 7
5:30 p.m. in Room 108, Parkway Central Library
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Photograph by Ted Thai/Getty

Celebrate Valentine’s Day, come browse our books on love and desire—romantic, divine, erotic, healing, and self-love! Check out these titles, or find more philosophy and self-help books in our catalog 😍

We’re super excited about these new arrivals in library science! If you see something that interests you, place a hold online or stop by in person!

Take a look at selections from our education, library science, and psychology collections that highlight black librarians, the fight for racial equality in education, the intersection of black identify & psychology, and more — all in celebration of Black History Month! If you see something that interests you, place a hold online or check it out in person. We always have librarians on hand to help you with additional recommendations as well.

Thank you for your support in getting this policy reversed! Keep sticking up for Philly libraries 📚

In celebration of Black History Month, check out our book display Black is a Church, featuring books on African American theology, pastors and religious scholars of color, and black religious history. Place a hold online or visit us in person to learn more!

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Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with some reads on the revolutionary activist and minister. See a title that interests you? Check it out in person or place a hold online. As always, our librarians are available to make additional recommendations!

New arrivals for the new year! Check these new arrivals out in person, place a hold online, or ask our librarians for more recommendations.

This month for our mini display we’re highlighting our books from University of Chicago Press! Swipe through to see some highlights in religious studies, psychology, and philosophy from this publisher, and be sure to check out the display in person!

The days are slowly getting longer, and so are our reading lists! 🌅 During the shortest days of the year, enjoy these titles that approach darkness from all sides: the color black, sorcery, dreams, political turmoil, funerals, and more. Come see our display in person, or place a hold online at freelibrary.org

Images from Black: The History of a Color by Michel Pastoureau

Take a look at these new arrivals in education and library science! Place a hold or come check these out in person!

We’ve gotten in so many new arrivals for our religion collection! Swipe through the see the range of titles and check them out in person or place a hold online!

In this department, Fall might mark the start of spooky season, but it certainly isn’t the end! Get into the holiday spirit this December with some of the haunted and ghostly reads featured in our other book display

To celebrate International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People we put up our December book display early! Explore materials from our religion collection on global movements for solidarity and liberation. Swipe thru for a closer look at the featured titles, and, as always, our librarians are on hand if you are looking for additional recommendations!

We have a holiday weekend coming up so be sure to stop by and grab your weekend reading early! Don’t miss our display of new arrivals in religion, education, library science, philosophy, and self-help. Place a hold online or stop by in person!

Did you know we have a monthly newsletter? Sign up at the link in our bio to receive the Education, Philosophy, and Religion newsletter in your inbox each month, and stay up to date on new arrivals, programs, featured books, and more!

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month we are highlighting books from our collection written by Native Americans on philosophy, religion, and spirituality. Celebrate with us by placing a hold, picking up one of these in person, or asking our librarians for more suggestions!

Check out our new arrivals shelf! We’ve been getting new arrivals in every week and are so excited to share these titles in education, religion, psychology, philosophy, and library science with you! Stop by in person or place a hold online.

TOMORROW, on Wednesday, November 1 at 6pm, join us for a screening of Jill Demby Guest's "And Now, Love." This 2019 documentary is about Dr. Bernard W. Bail - a WWII veteran and pioneering psychoanalyst. Following the screening, there will be a Q&A with the filmmaker and Dr. Bail's widow, Cynthia Marks.

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Start your week off with some of our new arrivals in education & religion! Check any of these books out in person or place a hold online

In case you missed the Archives Month Philly community fair last night at the library, here are some examples of the materials we showed from our Historic Philadelphia Pamphlet Collection. We had so much fun talking about these pieces of Free Library history alongside our colleagues from other Free Library departments and from institutions throughout the region.

If you are interested in learning more about this collection, it is open for research! Stop by our reference desk or contact us through the Ask a Librarian form on freelibrary.org

More of our exciting new arrivals, this time highlighting titles in religion and psychology! Check out these and more in person or place a hold online!