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The Library Company of Philadelphia
The Library Company of Philadelphia is an independent research library specializing in American history and culture from the 17th through the 19th centuries. Open to the public free of charge, the Library Company houses an extensive non-circulating collection of rare books, manuscripts, broadsides, ephemera, prints, photographs, and works of art. The mission of the Library Company is to preserve, interpret, make available, and augment the valuable materials within its care. We serve a diverse constituency throughout Philadelphia and nationally and internationally, offering comprehensive reader services, an internationally renowned fellowship program, online catalogs, and regular exhibitions and public programs.
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New Online Exhibitions
Faces and Facades of Philadelphia: Three Decades of Portraits by John Frank Keith
Philadelphia Gothic: Murders, Mysteries, Monsters, and Mayhem Inspire American Fiction, 1798-1854
Upcoming Event
The Empty Coffin: John Brown and Philadelphia
6 p.m. Wednesday, December 2, 2009
At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA
This event is cosponsored by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the Library Company of Philadelphia. To register, visit www.hsp.org or call 215-732-6200 for more information.
November 2009 E-News
