President Franklin Delano Roosevelt designated it as a national holiday in 1934, according to the Library of Congress. Now a ...

Since it closed in April, families have lost access to books and computers, job seekers have lost opportunities, and people ...

The event begins with an opening party at Parkway Central Library and continues Saturday with the main event celebrating ...

Tangleroot' speaks to the legacy of slavery in Virginia, the erasure of African American communities, and the white ...

Thirteen blocks in Nicetown will be closed to traffic Saturday for the third annual Wingohocking Neighbors Day.

The Free Library of Philadelphia wants the community to decide what's next for the Barbara Gittings Gay & Lesbian Collection.

The reelection of Donald Trump would mark the end of George Washington’s vision for the presidency—and the United States.

"'Gardens of Tomorrow' invites us to envision a future where our actions today nurture a healthier planet," said Seth ...

This Hispanic Heritage Month, you can celebrate with Bilingual Family Storytime at the Parkway Central Library. On Saturday, ...

The Cherry Hill Public Library in New Jersey will let you pick up a new Halloween costume for free or trade in a used one.

The Cherry Hill Public Library is holding a costume swap event on Tuesday, Oct. 8 and Wednesday, Oct. 9. Erica Moon, the library's youth services supervisor, joins CBS News Philadelphia to share more ...

Farber graduated with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Penn and was hired at Van Pelt in 1974. Over the next two ...