We're open till 7pm on Mondays! Come on in after work, pick up a book or two~

Upcoming concert at The Athenaeum! Trio Con Variazioni: Presenting the Music of Beethoven, Newman, and Mozart.

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Next week, join 'P. to launch her debut collection of short stories, Ghostroots! She'll be in conversation with Gerardo Sámano Córdova, author of Monstrilio! A book signing will follow~

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Upcoming concert at The Athenaeum! Trio Con Variazioni: Presenting the Music of Beethoven, Newman, and Mozart.

Register: philaathenaeum.org/event-detail/?…

Next week, join 'P. to launch her debut collection of short stories, Ghostroots! She'll be in conversation with Gerardo Sámano Córdova, author of Monstrilio! A book signing will follow~

Register: philaathenaeum.org/event-detail/?…

Philly folks! I'm going to be The Athenaeum of Philadelphia in a few weeks -- hope to see you there! #BrandingTrust #bizHist @pennpress philaathenaeum.org/event-detail/?…

Congratulations to David Amadio and RUG MAN for winning the The Athenaeum of Philadelphia Literary Award for fiction!

Congratulations to David Barnes (David Barnes)!

On the 7th of May, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia will host the incredible Pemi Aguda at the launch of her debut collection of short stories.

Come watch 'P. in conversation with Gerardo Sámano Córdova
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I am so proud of you my Pemsicles and can't wait to celebrate you 💖💖💖

The Katz Center is pleased to partner with the Philadelphia Athenaeum for this second program in a series on Jews in the arts--free and in person, May 1st at 2pm!

Looking forward to my book talk 'Scandal on the Dance Floor: Mixed Dancing and Jewish Modernity' at 2 pm on May 1, hosted by The Athenaeum of Philadelphia and Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Stanford Press AOA

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In this talk, Jewish literature scholar Sonia Gollance will discuss sites of mixed-sex dancing such as weddings and taverns, which were seen as the very epitome of modernity––and the ultimate boundary transgression.

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Monday matinee? Come join us and Carrie Rickey for a screening of A New Leaf! Did you know the film was based on a short story, 'The Green Heart' by Jack Ritchie?

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It's World Book Day! We love books! Tell us your favorite book!

In association with (re)FOCUS, we're delighted to have Kathlyn Rowe Karlyn at The Athenaeum to discuss key moments in feminist film theory!

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At 3PM today, join us for an afternoon with Opera Philadelphia's Scholar in Residence, Dr. Lily Kass, who will teach us about the opera's upcoming show, its history and development.

Upcoming book talk at The Athenaeum! Join Jake Berman, author of 'The Lost Subways of North America' to talk about his new book on April 24!
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Help us congratulate David Amadio for Rug Man, and David S. Barnes for Lazaretto: How Philadelphia Used an Unpopular Quarantine Based on Disputed Science to Accommodate Immigrants and Prevent Epidemics!

Congratulations to our winners & finalists! Read these books!

Happy National Library Workers Day! Give a library worker a high-5 today! 🖐🏼

The Last Ships from Hamburg, Steven Ujfisa's book—a finalist for the Athenaeum Literary Award—tells the story of Eastern European Jewish immigration to America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Come hear him talk on April 10!

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