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THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA
The Free Library of Philadelphia is the public library system that serves Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the 13th-largest public library system in the United States. Unique among public libraries in the United States, it is neither a city agency nor a nonprofit organization; instead, it is governed by both an independent city agency managed by its own board of directors and a separate nonprofit organization, The Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation.[
FY2020 Budget Hearing - Free Library of Philadelphia 4-15-2019
The Committee of the Whole of the Council of the City of Philadelphia held a Public Hearing on Monday, April 15, 2019, at 10:00 AM, and recessed the public hearing on the following items until the Call of the Chair.
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An Ordinance to adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2020-2025 inclusive.
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An Ordinance to adopt a Fiscal 2020 Capital Budget.
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An Ordinance adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2020.
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Resolution providing for the approval by the Council of the City of Philadelphia of a Revised Five Year Financial Plan for the City of Philadelphia covering Fiscal Years 2020 through 2024, and incorporating proposed changes with respect to Fiscal Year
2019, which is to be submitted by the Mayor to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (the Authority) pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement, authorized by an ordinance of this Council approved by the Mayor on January 3, 1992 (Bill No. 1563-A), by and between the City and the Authority.
More information about the FY2020 Budget, including schedules, prepared testimonies, analysis, and more, can be found at phlcouncil.com/budget2020
Seed Swap @ Free Library of Philadelphia
On Saturday, November 7, 2015 The Free Library of Philadelphia Culinary Literacy Center and The Philadelphia Seed Exchange held a seed swap for local gardeners, seed keepers, and heirloom enthusiasts. Information on the practices and traditions of seed saving was available and tips from other gardeners were on hand. Owen Taylor from the Philadelphia Seed Exchange and the manager of the Roughwood Seed Collection co-led the program with librarian Suzanna Urminska. Other organizations participating included: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and the Experimental Farm Network. The family-friendly program drew two dozen residents! Original music provided through Free Music Archive by the Artist Lately Kind of Yeah from the album Veldt Abbe Klebanoff, FLP Librarian shot and edited this short film.
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Masonic Temple and Library and Museum of Pennsylvania Video Tour
This is a narrated tour of the Masonic Temple and Library and Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Masonic Temple Tours
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 2019's Best Views Drone Video
Built beginning in 1871, this $24 million limestone, granite and marble structure was the tallest building in the world until 1908 and is now the largest municipal building in the U.S.. Its 700-rooms, house the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the Philadelphia government. It's topped by the world's tallest statue on any building at 37-feet tall, and 53,000 pounds. That's just one of more than 250 statues that adorn the landmark inside and out. In the center of the building is a large, open courtyard called the Centre Square. You can take a look inside any week day and ride the 6-person elevator to the observation deck below The tower's statue.
Spruce Street Harbor Park is Philadelphia's best urban beach relaxation. It features rentable paddle boats and 25 hammocks-for-two which swing below thousands of multicolored LED strings in the trees. Each Saturday, Spruce hosts the Art Star Pop Up Market during which local artist gather to offer handcrafted art and home goods. The surrounding pop-up pubs offer some of the very best Pennsylvania craft beers for you to enjoy while playing on one of the two bocce ball courts. Walk across the floating bar and restaurant where you can enjoy blueberry beers and street tacos while relaxing on the large net-beds over the Delaware River.
Center City is the second most-populated downtown district in the United States at more than 200,000 residents. It features world-renown neighborhoods, like Chinatown, the French Quarter, Logan Square and Society Hill. Iconic sites in this district include Love Park, Friendship Gate, and the Reading Terminal Market.
There are truly innumerable iconic sites in Philadelphia and in this video we capture just twenty. These include: Delaware River, Spruce Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Penn's Landing, Irish Memorial, Elfreth's Alley, Masonic Temple downtown Philadelphia, the World's Largest Clothespin statue, Love Statue, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Rocky Statue, Washington Memorial Fountains, Eastern State Penitentiary, Rodin Museum, Joan d'Arc Memorial, Shakespeare Memorial, Free Library and Philadelphia Temple.
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The Keystone state -- key to America's independence. Check out the history and culture of Pennsylvania, where many German-speaking immigrants settled, with Christopher Hoh. #50states #PA
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Hello, my name is Christopher Hoh. I work in the U.S. Embassy in Vienna, and I was born and brought up in the the Keystone State.
Pennsylvania was one of the original 13 colonies. It was called the Keystone State in the 18th century because of its central location and role in U.S. history. The first capital of the United States was in Philadelphia.
Before it was colonized, the area was home to Native American tribes, including the Lenape and the Susquehannok.
The name Pennsylvania means, Penn's Woods. In 1681, England's King Charles II gave the land to William Penn as payment for a debt of 16,000 pounds. This was one of the largest land grants to an individual in history.
William Penn was a member of the Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, who were persecuted in England. So Penn established the colony for any people persecuted for their faith.
Many religious exiles from Europe settled in Pennsylvania, including the Amish, an Anabaptist sect. Today, the Amish live much as they did in the 17th century, without modern conveniences such as electricity and cars.
In the 18th and 19th centuries Germans migrated to Pennsylvania in large numbers. English‐speakers mispronounced the German word, Deutsch, as Dutch, and these immigrants became known as the Pennsylvania Dutch.
In many Pennsylvania communities, German was spoken as the language of everyday life into the early 1900's. You can still hear German dialects in the farmers' markets of Lancaster and Reading, my home town.
The language is similar to Germany's Palatinate dialect. For example, the man's dog -- der Hund des Mannes -- is this in PA Dutch -- em Mann sei Hund.
Today, 12.7 million people live in Pennsylvania, the sixth most populous state in the U.S. It covers over 46,000 square miles (more than 119,000 km2 ).
Pennsylvania has several large cities. Philadelphia was known in the 1700's as the Athens of America because of its rich cultural life.
Part of that is attributed to Pennsylvania's most famous citizen, Benjamin Franklin -- author, inventor, philosopher, businessman, diplomat and revolutionary leader.
Philadelphia is also home to the Liberty Bell, the icon of American freedom. It remains on view, cracked, on Independence Mall, where the Continental Congress met and in 1776 declared independence from Britain.
Here are some other firsts from Pennsylvania:
The first medical school, hospital, library and insurance company were established in there.
The first commercially drilled oil well near Titusville produced the first U.S. oil boom in 1859.
The first U.S. Envoy to Austria in 1838 was Henry A.P. Muhlenberg, from Lancaster.
And the Philadelphia Zoo is the oldest zoo in America.
My hometown, Reading, is located in southeastern Pennsylvania. Formerly a textile and manufacturing center, Reading became known as The Factory Outlet Capital of the World.
The surrounding area has been called the Snack Food Capital of the World, leading all other states in the production of pretzels, chips and candy.
The state has some other interesting food facts.
The Yuengling Brewery, in Pottsville, is the oldest operating brewery in America, established in 1829.
A little further west is Hershey, the birthplace of Hershey chocolate bars. The town smells of chocolate and the street lights are shaped like Hershey kisses.
And don't forget Philly cheese steaks.
Pennsylvania gave birth to one US President -- James Buchanan in the 1800s.
Vice President Joe Biden was born in Scranton.
Many actors also come from Pennsylvania including Kevin Bacon, Bill Cosby, Tina Fey and Sharon Stone, to name a few.
Pennsylvania has always had a creative music scene. Each religious sect that settled in Pennsylvania brought with it a unique style of music. The Moravians, in Bethlehem, introduced organs and trombones into their worship. The Mennonites and Lutherans sang heartily, from German hymnbooks. And the Ephrata Cloister was known for beautiful harmony.
Popular singers today include Taylor Swift, from Wyomissing, and Christina Aguilera and George Benson, from Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia is also the birthplace of the famous TV program, American Bandstand, which introduced singers and bands to teenagers for more than 20 years.
I travel the world but I still have a strong connection to my home state: I'm a career diplomat -- like Benjamin Franklin, our country's first envoy. I'm also a composer who benefited from my home state's musical milieu.
I'm proud to come from Pennsylvania, the land of the Liberty Bell, which helped inspire the cause of freedom for all humanity.
The Top 10 Coolest Hipest Neighborhoods to Hang Out in Philly
Top 10 Coolest Hippest Neighborhoods in Philadelphia
Whether you live in Philly or are planning on visiting Philly or looking to move to Philly, depending on your age, these 10 Philly neighborhoods should interest one and all. There is so much to do in Philly, most people that have never been here have no idea whatsoever.
If you’re in Philly and you find yourself bored, you only have yourself to blame. There are things you can do that cost nothing, there are places to eat if you’re on a budget, there are lots of five star restaurants and hotels and you can walk most of Center City in a day, see some of the most interesting sights like no other city has to offer.
The art and other stuff on display for free, is worth more than the price of admission in other cities that charge for much less. Philly is so diverse, there are every kind of people from just about every country on the planet, and that’s a good thing, you get to enjoy and celebrate their heritage just like your heritage, there’s a day for everyone.
We have the Mummers, and if you don’t know what that means, go on that fancy electronic thinking machine and Google “Mummer’s of Philadelphia”, and you’ll see something that started well over 100 years ago, and takes place only here.
More history took place in and around Philly than any other city in the entire country. You couldn’t visit every major sight in a week, and two major wars, the Civil War and the Revolutionary War put Philadelphia right in the path of both. The city was the Capitol of the United States for a few years while the founding fathers put our government together and formed our freedoms.
You can look at all the other cities in the country, and many did make some huge contributions, but none as much as Philadelphia.
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Visit Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Things to do in Philadelphia - The City of Brotherly Love
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01. Philadelphia Museum of Art
Among the largest art museums in the United States. Has collections of more than 227,000 objects that include world-class holdings of European and American paintings, prints, drawings, and decorative arts.
02. Liberty Bell
A iconic symbol of American independence. Philadelphia's city bell had been used to alert the public to proclamations or civic danger since the city's 1682 founding.
03. Philadelphia Zoo
The first zoo in the United States. Is 42 acres. Home to more than 1,300 animals, many of which are rare and endangered. Features a children's zoo, a paddleboat lake, a rainforest themed carousel, and many interactive and educational exhibits.
04. Independence National Historical Park
A United States National Park. Has been nicknamed America's most historic square mile because of its abundance of historic landmarks.
05. Benjamin Franklin Parkway
A scenic boulevard that runs through the cultural heart of Philadelphia. Some of the city's most famous sights are here: Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Swann Memorial Fountain, the Free Library of Philadelphia.
06. Mütter Museum
A medical museum located in the Center City area, Contains a collection of medical oddities, anatomical and pathological specimens, wax models, and antique medical equipment.
07. Rocky Steps
72 stone steps before the entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Have become known as a result of their appearance in the triple-Oscar-winning film Rocky and four of its sequels.
08. Fort Mifflin
Originally called Fort Island Battery and also known as Mud Island Fort, was commissioned in 1771 and sits on Mud Island (or Deep Water Island) on the Delaware River.
09. Franklin Square
One of the five original open-space parks planned by William Penn when he laid out the city. It is located in the Center City area, between North 6th and 7th Streets, and between Race Street and the Vine Street Expressway.
10. Please Touch Museum
A children's museum. The museum focuses on teaching children through interactive exhibits and special events, mostly aimed at children seven years old and younger.
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Franklin Institute in Philadelphia
The Franklin Institute is a science museum and the center of science education and research in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is named after the American scientist and statesman, Benjamin Franklin, and houses the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial. Founded in 1824, the Franklin Institute is one of the oldest centers of science education and development in the United States.
On February 5, 1824, Samuel Vaughan Merrick and William H. Keating founded the Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts.
…With a view further to develop the resources of the union, increase the national independence, call forth the ingenuity and industry of the people, and thereby increase the comforts of the community at large. Franklin Institute, opening day 1924, (The Literary chronicle for the Year 1824, p 524)
Begun in 1825, the Institute was an important force in the professionalization of American science and technology through the nineteenth century, beginning with early investigations into steam engines and water power. In addition to conducting scientific inquiry it fostered research and education by running schools, publishing the influential Journal of The Franklin Institute, sponsoring exhibitions, and recognizing scientific advancement and invention with medals and awards.
In the late twentieth century the Institute's research roles gave way to educating the general public through its museum. The Bartol Research Foundation of the Franklin Institute, founded in 1924 to conduct research in the physical sciences, is now part of the University of Delaware. The Franklin Institute Laboratories for Research and Development operated from the Second World War into the 1980s.
Many scientists have demonstrated groundbreaking new technology at the Franklin Institute. From September 2 to October 11, 1884, it hosted the International Electrical Exhibition of 1884, the first great electrical exposition in the United States. The world's first public demonstration of an all-electronic television system was later given by Philo Taylor Farnsworth on August 25, 1934.
The first female member, Elizabeth Skinner, was elected to membership in 1833. The Franklin Institute was integrated in 1870, when Philadelphia teacher and activist Octavius Catto was admitted as a member.
The Institute's original building at 15 South 7th Street, now the home of the Atwater Kent Museum, eventually proved too small for the Institute's research, educational programs, and library. The Institute moved into its current home on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, near the intersection with 20th Street, in 1934. The new facility was intended from the start to educate visitors through hand-on interactions with exhibits: Visitors to this museum would be encouraged to touch, handle, and operate the exhibits in order to learn how things work. Funds to build the new Institute and Franklin Memorial came from the Poor Richard Club, the City Board of Trust, the Benjamin Franklin Memorial, Inc., and the Franklin Institute. John T. Windrim's original design was a completely square building surrounding the Benjamin Franklin Statue, which had yet to be built. Despite the effects of the Great Depression, the Benjamin Franklin Memorial, Inc. raised $5 million between December 1929 and June 1930. Only two of the four wings envisioned by Windrim were built; these face the Parkway and share design elements with other cultural and civic structures around Logan Circle.
FDC for Franklin 1/2¢ stamp issued at the Franklin Institute on May 19, 1938
On March 31, 1940, press agent William Castellini issued a press release stating that the world would end the next day. The story was picked up by KYW, which reported, Your worst fears that the world will end are confirmed by astronomers of Franklin Institute, Philadelphia. Scientists predict that the world will end at 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time tomorrow. This is no April Fool joke. Confirmation can be obtained from Wagner Schlesinger, director of the Fels Planetarium of this city. This caused a panic in the city which only subsided when the Franklin Institute assured people it had made no such prediction. Castellini was dismissed shortly thereafter.
On December 21, 2017, during a party hosted by the museum, a partygoer with his companions slipped into a closed-off exhibit of ten terracotta warriors on loan from China. After his companions left, the partygoer broke off and stole a thumb from one of the warriors. Law enforcement agents later recovered the stolen thumb. The vandalized cavalryman is valued at 4.5 million USD, and is considered a priceless part of China's cultural heritage. The vandalism stoked outrage in Chinese media such as Xinhua. The Franklin Institute blamed its external security contractor, and stated it has reviewed its security measures and procedures to prevent such situations from recurring.
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Dirt Cheap - Philadelphia
Cheap things to do in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! This episode brought to you by Wicked Brew in Bangor, Maine.
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Follow the escapades of filmmaker Chas Bruns as he travels the world in search of the cheapest tours, food, hotels, hostels and transportation. If you're living on a budget, Chas can show you how to travel for pennies on the dollar. Chas will show you where to go sky diving, waterfall hiking, shark diving and more!
This episode takes Chas to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he explores Philadelphia Museum of Art, Liberty Bell, Carpenters Hall and the Science History Institute. He dines and drinks at Black & Brew, Blue Cross River Rink,
Jim’s Steaks, Reading Terminal Market, Pearls Oyster Bar,
Beiler’s Doughnuts, Goose Island Brewing, Ho Sai Gai,
Front Street Café, Toasted Walnut, Locust Bar,
Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar and Fountain Porter. He stays at Apple Hostels. If you're considering traveling to the Philly, you can't miss this!
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Masonic Temple Philadelphia
Masonic Temple Philadelphia
The Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic building in Philadelphia. Located at 1 North Broad Street, directly across from Philadelphia City Hall, it serves as the headquarters of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Free and Accepted Masons. The Temple features the Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania, and receives thousands of visitors every year to view the ornate structure, which includes seven lodge rooms, where today a number of Philadelphia lodges and the Grand Lodge conduct their meetings.
The Temple was designed in the medieval Norman style by James H. Windrim, who was 27 years old at the time he won the design competition. The massive granite cornerstone, weighing ten tons, was leveled on St. John the Baptist's Day, June 24, 1868. The ceremonial gavel used on that day by Grand Master Richard Vaux was the same gavel used by President George Washington in leveling the cornerstone of the nation's Capitol building in 1793.
The construction was completed five years later, in 1873. The interior, designed by George Herzog, was begun in 1887 and took another fifteen years to finish.
The bold and elaborate elevations on Broad and Filbert Streets, especially the beautiful portico of Quincy granite, make it one of the great architectural wonders of Philadelphia. The exterior stone of the building on Broad and Filbert Streets is Cape Ann Syenite from Syne in Upper Egypt.
On May 27, 1971, the Temple was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985. It was cited in its landmark designation as one of the nation's most elaborate examples of Masonic architecture
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A visit to the historic city of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. Its the 5th most populous city in United States. I take a walk at downtown to city center, where the city hall is located, then walk down to the LOVE park. After that I walk through boulevard that has flags from counties all over the world, until I end in Philadelphia Art Museum, where the famous stairs that Rocky ran up are located. Philadelphia should be in your bucket list of cities to visit in USA. Please feel free to leave me a comment, like, share, and subscribe.
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Helping out the 9th District! Philadelphia PA First Amendment Audit
We stopped by the 9th District today with a donation in hopes that it would help them stop violating our rights!
In Penn's Shadow (1680-1720) - Philadelphia: The Great Experiment
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Philadelphia celebrates its founder more than any other American city, but who exactly is William Penn? For many, he is a statue atop City Hall, but Penn's busy life reflected an era of chaotic upheaval and conflict. He is at once a radical Quaker, political prisoner, visionary city planner, absent landlord, and a slaveholder. His ideals, contradictions, and ambitions cast a long shadow across American history. This installment of Philadelphia: The Great Experiment explores what it means to live In Penn's Shadow.
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Philadelphia - The City of Brotherly Love - Lake Arbor Travel
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African American History and Historic Landmarks Tour
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• Tour Independence National Historical Park, Independence Hall & Liberty Bell Center
• Visit to the African American Museum of Philadelphia
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• Highlights: Washington Square, Elfreth’s Alley, All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers & Sailors and Free Library of Philadelphia
• Tour Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
• Dinner and Show at Warm Daddy’s Restaurant
• Stroll Through the Reading Terminal Market
• Visit The National Great Blacks In Wax Museum in Baltimore
• Dinner at Phillips Seafood Baltimore Restaurant, Inner Harbor Marina
• One Night, Holiday Inn Express Hotel – Penn’s Landing, Including Breakfast
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PHILADELPHIA - USA Travel Guide | Around The World
Philadelphia, located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, in the Mid-Atlantic region, is the fifth most-populous city in the United States. Often referred to as Philly, the city is coterminous with Philadelphia County. Philadelphia sits adjacent to the New Jersey and Delaware borders, and as such, its metropolitan area encompasses counties in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
Philadelphia, once the capital of the United States, plays an exemplary role in the history and life of the nation. Its colonial legacy and architecture are almost unrivaled and its universities, museums, companies and laboratories are world class. The city has also become an increasingly important cultural and artistic center as well in the past few decades. As Philadelphia rebounds from its mid-20th century decline, the city is now seen as a model for sustainable urban growth and a surprisingly affordable haven for those seeking the best of urban American life without the expense or pretense of other neighboring East Coast cities.
Travelers planning to visit multiple attractions may benefit from Philadelphia CityPASS, which grants admission to 6 Philadelphia attractions within 9 days of first use for a much reduced rate and includes expedited entry in some cases. The included attractions are: The Franklin Institute; Adventure Aquarium; Phila Trolley & The Big Bus Company, 24 hours of on-off privileges; Philadelphia Zoo; Option Ticket One with choice of either The Academy of Natural Sciences or the National Constitution Center and Option Ticket Two with choice of Please Touch Museum or Eastern State Penitentiary. A Weekend in Philly offers a detailed itinerary that includes several of these attractions.
Much of Philadelphia's art requires not a dollar to see and not a building to enter. Philadelphia has the largest collection of public art in the nation, courtesy of the city's innovative Mural Arts Program, designed to stop graffiti and enliven the city's buildings. They even provide a free tour. Other public art of note includes the many glass mosaics found throughout the city; a sampling of this great public art can be seen on South St. east of Broad.
Center City West is home to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Barnes Foundation, Academy of Natural Sciences, Franklin Institute Science Museum, Mutter Museum, Rosenbach Museum & Library and Rodin Museum. Center City East is home to the African American Museum, and Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia History. Old City is home to the National Museum of American Jewish History and Independence Seaport Museum. West Philly is home to the Please Touch Museum North Philly is home to the Wagner Free Institute of Science.
For most visitors, the landing point will be Center City, the downtown section of Philadelphia. It is bounded by Vine St. to the north, the Delaware River to the east, South St. to the south, and the Schuylkill River to the west. The 2010 Center City residential population of 57,000 makes it the third most populated central business district in America, behind New York City and Chicago. Other popular districts to visit are Old City, West Philly, and South Philly.