JEC Friends

Friends of The Joseph E. Coleman Library is a non-profit community organization established to advocate for and support the library and its patrons.

[JEC Friends @JECFriends1978]

“A trip to the library is like coming home and going on an adventure at the same time”― Megan Shepherd #libraries #quotes #books #reading #Warsaw #Poland

[Harriett’s Bookshop @harriettsbooks]

In case you missed Josephine’s Bookshop in Paris…

[FLP Author Events @AuthorEvents]

Tonight at 7:30 we're hosting a FREE event with @profblmkelley and her new book Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class, in conversation with @marclamonthill. Info: https://t.co/2in7rqWyfU. An @nprfreshair interview with the author: https://t.co/XxN3Trc5OU. @UncleBobbies

[South Philly Reading Captains @SouthPhillyRead]

You Are Life by Bao Phi and Hannah Li. This joyful poem shows the wonderful and complex identity of children of immigrants and refugees, embracing all that they are and promising what they will never be: invisible.
#ReadBy4th
#SouthPhillyReads
#DiverseLibraries
#ReadTheRainbow

[Positive Black Sisters @PositiveBlackS1]

Ending this day by sharing something "Positive"

#PositiveVibes #PositiveAttitude #positivenews

[PBS Black Culture @PBSBlackCulture]

#OnThisDay James Meredith was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Meredith went on to become the first Black American to enroll at the University of Mississippi in 1963. Happy 90th birthday to #JamesMeredith!
#BlackHistory

[Weitzman NMAJH @weitzmanmuseum]

📚 Today marks the anniversary of The Diary of #AnneFrank's 1st publication in 1947. This influential book, translated into 70+ languages, loved by millions, offers a Holocaust journey. A potent educational tool, it fosters empathy and understanding in combating antisemitism.

[Harriett’s Bookshop @harriettsbooks]

We are now an official book vendor for St. Christopher’s Hospital. And they even invited us to read our children’s book —Harrietts Bookshop to the little ones and their families this year. @SCFChildren

[JEC Friends @JECFriends1978]

Happy Birthday G'towner, Owen J. Roberts (1875-1955)! Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. #History #Philly #UPenn #lawyer #law #bday #SupremeCourt

[Free Library of Philadelphia @FreeLibrary]

Thank you for celebrating #NationalLibraryWeek with us! Keep the party going all year long at https://t.co/XjZZcvqssu with great programs, resources, and so much more! #LibrariesTransform #nlw23

[Horace Howard Furness High School @FurnessHigh]

The Biology classes took a trip to Longwood Gardens yesterday and explored nature while learning about careers in horticulture! 🪴🌱@PHLschools @SDPLN13

[Ghost of Hellas @ghostofhellas]

Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Egypt with head of deified Alexander the Great, struck under Ptolemy I. Culture: Greek Period: Early Hellenistic Period Date: 315/4–300 B.C. Mint: Alexandria, Egypt (Kingdom) Medium: Silver

[JEC Friends @JECFriends1978]

Join us on Saturday, May 6th for our annual Book & Plant Sale in support of Joseph E Coleman Northwest Regional Library! #Philly #libraries #fundraiser
✅@TreeHouse_Books Bookmobile
✅Support the @FreeLibrary Petitions to City Council
✅Books, Flowers, House Plants, Food & More!

[Harriett’s Bookshop @harriettsbooks]

I keep asking florists if they’ll train me—cause Books & Buds could be a whole thing. #WillWorkForFlowers

[JEC Friends @JECFriends1978]

Happy Women's History Month from the Friends of JEC! #WomensHistoryMonth #Philly #History

[Free Library of Philadelphia @FreeLibrary]

What's in your pile for this weekend?

[JEC Friends @JECFriends1978]

Happy Black History Month from the Friends of JEC! #BlackHistoryMonth #Philly #History

[Free Library of Philadelphia @FreeLibrary]

Good morning. 😜💚🦅

[Free Library of Philadelphia @FreeLibrary]

Our #BlackHistoryMonth event calendar is jam-packed! Kick off the month-long celebration at the Free Library this Wednesday with Pepper Pot Women and Black Culinary Entrepreneurship in Philadelphia, a tasting and discussion in the Culinary Literacy Center: https://t.co/xj3KMgnwLF