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Discover Parkway Central Library's Centennial Collection!
Tuesday, July 8th, 6:30 PM
Parkway Central Library, Room 108
1901 Vine Street, 19103
Learn about materials from the Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia 1876!
This July, the Business, Science & Industry Department invites you to partake in the treasures of the Centennial Collection. Topics to be highlighted include conducting research using Centennial materials and Philadelphia industry at the Centennial Exposition, followed by conversation and questions. Stop by the department at Parkway Central Library to see several highlights from the collection on display through the end of the month!
There is no registration for this event. Call 215-686-5394 for more information.
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Of Interest
Steve Forbes | Money: How the Destruction of the Dollar Threatens the Global Economy - and What We Can Do About It
Wednesday, July 16th, 8:00 AM
Chairman and editor-in-chief of the expansive Forbes Media empire, Steve Forbes has been a leading voice in economics, finance, and corporate leadership since the Reagan Administration. A serious contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 1996 and 2000, Forbes is also the author of several books. He is also noted for his editorials, titled "Fact and Comment," which appear in Forbes magazine. His new book examines the Federal Reserve's current policies and the economic future of our country.
Book included with ticket.
Continental breakfast at 7:30; event begins at 8:00
Cost is $40. Registration is required. Click here to register. |
Also Of Interest
Put Your Pieces Together: A Computer, Internet & Small Business Clinic
Wednesdays, July 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Joseph E. Coleman Regional Library, Computer Lab
68 West Chelten Avenue, 19144
In these clinics speaker, Anaiis Salles of the Tech Talk Cooperative, will cover strategic planning for websites, staying relevant online, best practices in security and privacy storage solutions, and much more.
Call 215-685-2155 for more details.
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The Centennial Collection in the Business, Science & Industry Department
Philadelphia served as host to the "International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures and Products of the Soil and Mine" during the Centennial year of 1876. Better known to history as the Centennial Exhibition, it "celebrated 100 years of American cultural and industrial progress" and was the first major World's Fair held in the United States.
The Centennial Exhibition introduced America as a "new industrial world power" and Philadelphia as an icon of industry and culture. Today, print and digital materials from the exhibition are highly valuable for business and industry research. One may use materials from the Centennial Collection to research company histories, the history of manufacturing in Philadelphia and the United States, the steel industry, trade associations, inventions and inventing, titans of industry, finance, and more.
For more information contact the Business, Science and Industry Department!
215-686-5394
erefbsi@freelibrary.org |
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