Philadelphia relies on libraries as heating and cooling centers, but they frequently close due to heat or air conditioning issues.

The Free Library is no longer requiring people to apply in person. Cards are available to all Pennsylvania residents.

Philadelphia’s LAMP provides Braille books, large print titles, assistive devices, and volunteer-recorded audiobooks for Pennsylvanians with disabilities.

The Free Library of Philadelphia is encouraging readers to check out "Our Missing Hearts," a story about a family torn apart by government censorship. The 2022 novel is the public library's latest ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The City of Philadelphia has unveiled an ambitious plan that brings additions to the Ben Franklin Parkway. Those plans include a new location for the African American Museum in ...

Tariq Trotter’s 2023 memoir about growing up in Philadelphia will be the focus of the Free Library’s all-city reading program. Tariq Trotter, known as Black Thought, speaks about his book, ''The ...

Philadelphia library fans have until Friday to help Free Library of Philadelphia win a friendly competition against rival Kansas City Public Library in the Library Love Competition. While both cities ...

In Philadelphia's Gayborhood, there is a hidden gem of American history and the country's oldest LGBTQ+ lending library. "The center opened in 1976 here in Philadelphia, and one of its first programs ...

3 Philadelphia Ballet to Stage Angel Corella's THE MERRY WIDOW This March Theatres of the Body: Dance and Discourse in Antebellum Philadelphia is a thought-provoking exploration of the intersection ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- It's been one day since the strike involving 9,000 Philadelphia city workers ended. Already, we're seeing improvements across the city. Philadelphia City services are gradually ...

The bitter and persistent cold of recent weeks was so dangerous that various Philadelphia agencies coalesced around one mission: Get the city’s most vulnerable off the streets. Philadelphia libraries ...