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     Free Library of Philadelphia’s Author Event staff unexpectedly resigns, but the event series remains

     The Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation’s Author Event staff has undergone a major staff change, but the foundation’s board chairman says the change will not affect planned events. Here's what happened,

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     The Free Library is not canceling its Author Events program – contrary to a message put out Monday night

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     The Free Library’s Author Events staff resigned Monday. Here is what we know.

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   • In addition to the Parkway Central Library and the Rosenbach in downtown Philadelphia, the system operates 54 neighborhood and regional library locations throughout the city. Many of these locations were funded by Andrew Carnegie, who donated US$1.5 million to the library in 1903.

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   The Free Library of Philadelphia is the public library system that serves Philadelphia. It is the 16th-largest public library system in the United States. The Free Library of Philadelphia is a non-Mayoral agency of the City of Philadelphia governed by an independent Board of Trustees as per the Charter of the City of Philadelphia.

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   Your library card connects you to the latest e-books, audiobooks, streaming media, news outlets, and online learning sites—for free! Virtual Programming, like online storytimes and Author Events, are also now streaming on a variety of platforms.

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   Jul 25, 2022 · The Free Library of Philadelphia has tons of resources beyond just books — from banjos to virtual homework help — and getting a library card is the first step to being able to use all of them.

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   Nov 3, 2021 · You can get a library card if you live anywhere in Pennsylvania, or if you work, go to school, pay taxes, or live in Philadelphia. Library cards are completely free.

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   Feb 21, 2023 · Anyone who lives, works, pays taxes, or goes to school in Philadelphia or lives in Pennsylvania can get a Free Library of Philadelphia card for free. You can apply in-person, online, or by mail for a library card.

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   History of the Library. Initiated by the efforts of Dr. William Pepper, the Free Library of Philadelphia was chartered in 1891 as "a general library which shall be free to all." Pepper received initial funding for the Library through a $225,000 bequest from his wealthy uncle, George S. Pepper.

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    Mar 18, 2019 · Before Carnegie’s offer, library trustees in Philadelphia were actually considering shuttering all but one of their fourteen current branches as “unsuitable.” But with the new offer on the table, they voted to accept it.