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

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

The Free Library of Philadelphia is holding a series of town halls to seek public input as it develops a strategic plan to shape its future. City residents can share what the Free Library means to ...

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 (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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Tara Lynne Murphy has had several roles with the Free Library of Philadelphia. Currently she’s in charge of LAMP, the Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians. Readers across the state who are ...