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CELEBRATING a CENTENNIAL: a Look Back on the History of the Parkway and the Parkway Central Library the FALL 2017 FALL OFF SHELF A MAGAZINE FROM THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA VOLUME 7 • ISSUE 1 VOLUME PHOTO BY B. KRIST FOR VISIT PHILADELPHIA® VISIT FOR KRIST B. BY PHOTO CELEBRATING A CENTENNIAL: A Look Back on the History of the Parkway and the Parkway Central Library ALSO INSIDE: PASSPORT SERVICES AT THE FREE LIBRARY BUILDING INSPIRATION UPDATES DISHING WITH MICHAEL SOLOMONOV FLP497_FNL_OTS_Fall2017 crw1.indd 1 10/4/17 12:57 PM The Free Library Fund ensures that Philadelphians of all ages have access to the books and programs that excite them the most. SUPPORT THE FREE LIBRARY FUND TODAY! freelibrary.org/support UPCOMING AUTHOR EVENTS FOR MORE INFO: 215-567-4341 • FREELIBRARY.ORG/AUTHOREVENTS OCT 23 • 7:30 PM NOV 1 • 7:30 PM NOV 3 • 7:30 PM NOV 6 • 7:30 PM NOV 9 • 7:30 PM TICKET REQUIRED FREE TICKET REQUIRED FREE TICKET REQUIRED Deb Perelman Chris Matthews Nikki Giovanni Alice McDermott Smitten Kitchen Reza Aslan Bobby Kennedy: A Good Cry: What We Learn The Ninth Hour Every Day: Triumphant & God: A Human History A Raging Spirit from Tears and Laughter Unfussy New Favorites NOV 21 • 7:30 PM NOV 28 • 7:30 PM NOV 30 • 7:30 PM DEC 5 • 7:30 PM DEC 7 • 7:30 PM TICKET REQUIRED TICKET REQUIRED FREE TICKET REQUIRED FREE Lawrence Jed Perl Roz Chast O’Donnell Bill McKibben Ntozake Shange Calder: The Conquest Going into Town: Playing with Fire: Radio Free Vermont: of Time: The Early Years: Wild Beauty: A Love Letter to New York The 1968 Election and A Fable of Resistance 1898–1940 New and Selected Poems the Transformation of American Politics FLP497_FNL_OTS_Fall2017 crw1.indd 2 10/4/17 12:57 PM FROM THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Welcome to the fall 2017 issue of Off the Shelf ! In these pages we take a look at our past, present, FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR and future, celebrating the Library’s enduring Siobhan A. Reardon DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT impact on the life of our city. Joseph Benford In honor of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway’s centennial, our feature INTERIM VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT Susan S. Gould story looks back at the history of our city’s boulevard magnifique and that of the beloved Parkway Central Library. We are thrilled to join our VICE PRESIDENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Sandra Horrocks Parkway neighbors in the Parkway 100 celebration, a year-long festival SENIOR WRITER AND EDITOR featuring exhibitions, events, conversations, and more. Our sister Julie Berger institution the Rosenbach is also taking a look back—at the evolution of COMMUNICATIONS AND two groundbreaking tales, in its chilling Frankenstein & Dracula: Gothic PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Monsters, Modern Science exhibition. We take a look at Bram Stoker’s Labonno Islam handwritten Dracula notes on page 6. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Gina Bixler Each and every day, our neighborhood libraries are meeting the needs of Christopher Brown Jennifer Donsky their surrounding communities in innovative ways. Northeast Regional Alix Gerz Library has been officially designated as a U.S. Department of State Samantha Maldonado Laura Stroffolino Passport Acceptance Facility, and staff is thrilled to have another resource to CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS serve the expansive community of new Americans surrounding the library. Ryan Brandenberg (pages 2, 5) McPherson Square Library, which has the highest program attendance in Jules Vuotto (pages 5, 7, 11, 13) the entire library system, celebrated its 100th anniversary, and the Lucien E. FREE LIBRARY OF Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library is back and better than ever. PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION 1901 Vine Street, Suite 111 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Amid our daily hard work serving Philadelphia’s vibrant communities, 215-567-7710 we are also hard at work becoming the library of the future. Four of our freelibrary.org/support pilot 21st Century Libraries are preparing to reopen their doors after OFF THE SHELF extensive renovations, and construction is underway at the Parkway [email protected] freelibrary.org/publications Central Library to create new public spaces that serve teens, entrepreneurs Off the Shelf is published twice annually for and small-business owners, job seekers, collaborators, and literature supporters of the Free Library of Philadelphia lovers in exciting new ways. and showcases the Library’s educational, economic, and cultural contributions to the region. Come celebrate with us this fall. Warmly, PHOTO BY JON ROEMER ON THE COVER AND BELOW: THE PHILADELPHIA PARKWAY, SEEN BELOW AS Siobhan A. Reardon PLANNED FOR THE FAIRMOUNT PARK ART ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR AT THE TURN OF THE 19TH CENTURY, HAS BECOME THE ARTS AND CULTURE HUB ITS PLANNERS ENVISIONED. THE PARKWAY CENTRAL LIBRARY SITS AT ITS VIBRANT MIDPOINT AT LOGAN CIRCLE. WHAT’S INSIDE 4 NEWS AND NOTES 6 HIDDEN GEMS: NOTES ON A VAMPIRE 7 FOCUS ON: PASSPORT SERVICES 8 CELEBRATING A CENTENNIAL: A LOOK BACK ON THE HISTORY OF THE PARKWAY AND THE PARKWAY CENTRAL LIBRARY 12 FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS: MCPHERSON SQUARE LIBRARY’S 100TH ANNIVERSARY 14 THE FINAL WORD: MICHAEL SOLOMONOV 15 BOARD LISTS FROM THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA PRINT AND PICTURE COLLECTION FROM THE FREE LIBRARY FLP497_FNL_OTS_Fall2017_crw2.indd 3 10/12/17 8:26 PM ANNOUNCING THE 2018 FEATURED SELECTION We are excited to announce the 2018 One Book, One Philadelphia featured selection is Another Brooklyn by National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson. Young August is full of promise and hope when her fragmented family moves from the American South to Brooklyn, New York. While nurtured by friendships with three other neighborhood girls, August comes of age, faces challenges, and chases her dreams. Set in a 1970s transitioning urban landscape, Another Brooklyn is described as “beautifully lyrical” by The Guardian and “powerfully insightful” by The New York Times. The novel has been praised by The Washington Post as one that “mixes wonder and grief so poignantly. Woodson manages to remember what cannot be documented, to suggest what cannot be said. Another Brooklyn is another name for poetry.” PLEASE JOIN US ON JANUARY 17 FOR A KICKOFF CELEBRATION FEATURING AUTHOR JACQUELINE WOODSON IN PARKWAY CENTRAL LIBRARY’S MONTGOMERY AUDITORIUM AT 7:30 P.M. ININ THE THE MEANTIME, MEANTIME, START START READING! READING! NEW STAFF We have been so pleased to welcome two new executive staff members. They are great additions to the Free Library team! ANDREW NURKIN has joined the Free Library as Deputy Director for Enrichment and Civic Engagement. In this role, he manages humanities, arts, and civic engagement programs systemwide and leads the newly established Center for Public Life. Before joining the Free Library, Andrew served as Executive Director of Princeton AlumniCorps, a civic leadership nonprofit with programs in seven cities across the U.S., and managed civic-engagement initiatives at Princeton University. LESLIE WALKER, the new Library Chief of Staff, leads the Executive Office and oversees internal communications. She also works closely with the three boards—the Library Board of Trustees, the Foundation Board of Directors, and the Rosenbach Board of Directors—as well as with the Mayor’s Office and the City Council. Leslie previously worked at the Please Touch Museum, where she was responsible for shaping vision and strategy for the museum’s visitor experience, community partnerships, and education philosophy. { 4 } FLP497_FNL_OTS_Fall2017 crw1.indd 4 10/4/17 12:57 PM AROUND THE SYSTEM 1 Mayor Jim Kenney (third from left) and Free Library President and Director Siobhan A. Reardon (at right), together with Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell (center) and her family, helped the community celebrate the reopening of the Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library. 2 Illustrator Greg Pizzoli helped students kick off the 2017 1 Summer of Wonder. 3 The David Cohen Ogontz Library celebrated Pride Month in June with a fabulous Drag Queen Storytime. CUSTOMER CORNER 4 Participants were trained in CPR at the We <3 Hearts: A Heart RASHAUN WILLIAMS Healthy Family Day, held at the Parkway Central Library. Although Rashaun Williams was born and raised in Philadelphia, he had never spent much time at the library. But late last spring, the 23 year old found himself on the Broad Street Line and noticed an ad announcing the reopening of the South Philadelphia Library. He thought he’d check it out. “I had no expectations,” he said. “I just thought I’d be able to do work here.” It’s been nearly a year and Rashaun—a DJ and community organizer whose work touches on everything from art initiatives and youth entrepreneurship to environmental advocacy—has ditched his paid memberships to coworking 2 spaces and his extended visits to coffee shops. The South Philadelphia Library is now his office. “The library gives me a creative space to both be serious about work and take time to relax and enjoy myself,” Rashaun says. “Plus, the internet is extremely fast.” At the library, Rashaun isn’t pressured by time constraints—the kind that come with feeling the need to finish work in the period it takes to down a beverage in a café, for example. In a given week, Rashaun spends up to four days working in the library for most of the time it’s open. There, he holds meetings, conducts research, tweaks his website, and coordinates outreach for his various projects, including Elevation Celebrations, or 3 “Elebrations,” which are festive, collaborative events he organizes for artists of all types. 4 What draws Rashaun to the South Philadelphia Library aligns with the work he does: It’s all about the community. “You get every kind of person here: homeless people who just need to rest, children who just need to run around and scream, folks who need to finish their work, professors and teachers who are in the middle of creating things, artists who are working on projects,” he says.
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