Ranked Choice Voting
Adults
Intended for adults Dr. Jack Nagel, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, will be coming by to talk to us about Ranked Choice Voting. This talk […]
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Elkins Park Free Library 563 Church Rd, Elkins Park, PA, United States
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Colonial Games: Drop-In
Abington Free Library 1030 Old York Road, Abington, PA, United StatesJuvenileIntended for students in grades 3 - 8 Celebrate America 250 by playing games like it's 1776! Join us in playing colonial-era games and making a whirligig to take home. […]
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Sesqui! Greed, Graft, and the Forgotten World’s Fair of 1926
William Jeanes Memorial Library and Nicholas and Athena Karabots Center for Learning 4051 Joshua Rd, Lafayette Hill, PA, United StatesAdultsThe Sesqui Sinks. The Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition of 1926, held in South Philadelphia, was meant to be the greatest world's fair since the 1876 Centennial. Thanks to political corruption, greed, […]
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Postcards to the Past – Write to George Washington
PVL @ Schwenksville Borough Hall 300 Main Street, Schwenksville, PA, United StatesJuvenileIntended for children ages 6+ We will share what we know about our first President, General George Washington, and learn a few new fun facts. Then we will spend some […]
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Family Movie Night – IVPL
Indian Valley Public Library 100 E. Church Avenue, Telford, PA, United StatesMulti-generationalIntended for all ages Stop by the library for a family movie in a relaxed environment. For this event, we will celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation by watching […]
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The Declaration of Independence and American Dreams
Elkins Park Free Library 563 Church Rd, Elkins Park, PA, United StatesAdultsIntended for adults The Declaration of Independence revealed both the American revolutionaries’ aspirational new ideals and their often-conflicting established values and interests. Professor Rogers M. Smith illuminates the tensions within […]
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America’s Semiquincentennial (250th!) Birthday Party!
Abington Free Library 1030 Old York Road, Abington, PA, United StatesJuvenileIntended for kids of all ages and their families - *This is not a drop-off program. If children are 10 or under, parents must stay downstairs in the Children's Area during […]
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The Declaration of Independence & American Dreams
William Jeanes Memorial Library and Nicholas and Athena Karabots Center for Learning 4051 Joshua Rd, Lafayette Hill, PA, United StatesAdultsThe Declaration of Independence revealed both the American revolutionaries’ aspirational new ideals and their often-conflicting established values and interests. As a result, the Declaration has both inspired reform causes and […]
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Upper Dublin Celebrates 250 Years of Independence
Upper Dublin Public Library 520 Virginia Dr, Fort Washington, PA, United StatesMulti-generationalJoin us for a live community reading of the Declaration of Independence as part of the MontCo Houses of Declaration program. Plus selfie station with Ben Franklin, free Handel’s ice cream, […]
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Friday Movie Matinee – HVL
Huntingdon Valley Library 625 Red Lion Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA, United StatesAdultsJoin us for a Free Friday Movie. We are showing 1776 (1972, PG) Part of Huntingdon Valley Library's America 250 series. Movies are sponsored by Friends of Huntingdon Valley Library who generously […]
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Red, White, and Rita’s
Abington Free Library 1030 Old York Road, Abington, PA, United StatesMulti-generationalThis program is geared towards older teens and adults, but there is a part for kids! In celebration of America250, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of […]
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The Sesqui Sinks with Thomas Keels
Abington Free Library 1030 Old York Road, Abington, PA, United StatesAdultsIntended for adults Join us for the first lecture in a series of three presentations on Sesqui! Greed, Graft, and the Forgotten World's Fair of 1926 by local historian Thomas […]