Beyond this Time and Place:
Children’s Books in England

June 27 - September 12, 2008

Then and Now

A New Central Library: Building the Future

June 27 - December 31, 2008

1901 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
tel 215-686-5322
www.library.phila.gov
Gallery Hours: Monday - Wednesday, 9 am - 9 pm; Thursday - Saturday, 9 am - 5 pm; Sunday, 1 - 5 pm.

About the Exhibition
Beyond this Time and Place: Children’s Books in England
Drawing on the Rare Book Department’s extensive collection of early children’s books, this exhibition offers a fanciful display of recreational and instructional books spanning the 18th through the early 20th centuries in England. Highlights include hornbooks, primers and chapbooks, as well as original works of Beatrix Potter, Kate Greenaway and Arthur Rackham. In the Rare Book Department

Then and Now
A self-guided walking tour of the Central Library featuring 20 specific locations as they were in 1927 and as they appear now. A brochure guide for the tour is available at the Main Lobby Desk.

A New Central Library: Building the Future
See and hear the new and exciting plans for the expansion of the Central Library on the Parkway, including early drawings by world-renowned architect, Moshe Safdie, and samples of materials he plans to use in the new building. The exhibition also traces the history of the Central Library, as well as its impact on residents in the city and region. In the Main Lobby.

About the Library
the Free Library of Philadelphia is housed in three regional libraries, more than 50 branches in neighborhoods throughout the city and the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. In 1927, the Central Library building on Logan Square was opened. Designed by the architect Horace Trumbauer, the Central Library contains thousands of volumes for loan as well as various collections of literary treasures. The Rare Books Department is a veritable museum that includes the entire home library of William McIntire Elkins, furnishings and all. It is also the final resting place of Charles Dickens' pet raven, Grip.