About the LibraryThe mission of the Free Library of Philadelphia is to advance literacy, guide learning, and inspire curiosity. Its vision is to bu...
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Mission:
The Rosenbach Museum & Library seeks to inspire curiosity, inquiry, and creativity by engaging broad audiences in exhibitions, progr...
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With a name dating back to 1895, Point Breeze was designated as one of the original Green Countrie Towns sponsored by Philadelphia Green, a program...
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About:Located on Girard Avenue, this branch was known as the Girard Avenue Branch until 1977, when it was named for an educator and community leade...
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About:Now located in a bright yellow building on South Broad Street next to South Philadelphia Charter School for Performing Arts the branch was fo...
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The neighborhood of Whitman and its library branch derive their names from the nearby Walt Whitman Bridge. In 1854, the community was included in w...
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About:The Donatucci Branch (known as the Passyunk Branch until 2004) has been a vibrant and evolving institution since 1914. Situated at 20th and S...
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About:Located in a former stable and fire station, the Fishtown Community Branch serves Fishtown, East Kensington, and Olde Richmond.History:The hi...
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About the Camden County Library Branch at RutgersIn an innovative move that could serve as a model for urban areas nationwide, Camden County Librar...
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In the early 1700's, Anthony Palmer, an English businessman working in Barbados, purchased a large tract of land that he called Kensington after a ...
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Nicetown was named for a group of Dutch Huguenots, who in about 1700 settled near what is now Hunting Park Avenue. Tioga centers around 20th and Ti...
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The Ferry Avenue Branch of the Camden County Library opened in 2005 as a branch of the Camden Free Public Library. The library was built through ...
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William Ball settled in the area in 1728. Thus, Balltown was the first name given to Port Richmond. Mr. Ball gave the name Richmond Hall to the mai...
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HISTORY
The neighborhood had its beginning when John Rhoads received the land from William Penn. By 1847, the section between 65th and 67th Street...
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The mission of the Gloucester City Library is to provide access to resources in a variety of formats that inform, educate, enlighten, and entertain...
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History:
Cobbs Creek was known as Karakung by the Lenni Lenape Indians and Mill Creek by Swedes in the late 1600's. It later became known as Cob...
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One block from City Line Avenue, the Wynnefield Branch serves the communities of Wynnefield and Overbook Farms. The library is next door to the Joh...
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