Topic: Free Library of Philadelphia

Blake Gopnik, author of a new biography of Albert Barnes, will speak on March 20 as part of the Free Library Foundation’s author series, of which The Citizen is a media partner

A new team with a new vision has taken on the prestigious event series, with authors from Chris Hayes to Anthony Fauci to poets, novelists, commentators and other writers of our moment. The Citizen is proud to be a media partner this spring

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member talks to fellow Citizen board member Angela Val, Visit Philly CEO, about making Philly the epicenter for resisting book bans through the use of "Little Freedom Libraries"

The free, ninth annual day of discussion returns to carry on the legacy of Walter P. Lomax Jr. and of one of only three Black-owned and operated talk radio stations in the U.S.

The authors of The XX Edge — which lays out why investing in women-led organizations is socially important and profitable — bring their message to The Free Library on Wednesday

If there's a book you want that's not part of the Free Library of Philadelphia’s collection, will they add it to the catalogue? In the latest installment of our Mystery Shopper series, one of The Citizen’s (many) resident bookworms finds out.

Our mystery shoppers go online to get a library card and working papers for summer. How simple was it?

Join the director of Philly writers hub Blue Stoop as she debuts her new book, a coming-of-age tale about murder, self-discovery and being a woman in America

Like every generation before them, today’s teens just want a place to call their own. The basement of 1901 Vine Street provides just that

A trustworthy media is key to a healthy democracy. That’s why, instead of wringing his hands over the death of facts, entrepreneurial journalist Steven Brill just might have a solution.