The Free Library of Philadelphia is experiencing a renaissance this year, with visitor numbers rising sharply. Why it matters: Who says reading is dead? By the numbers: Libraries have counted at least ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A poet who originally moved from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia for graduate school has been named the city’s new poet laureate. Raquel Salas Rivera was named the poet laureate for ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A series of historical publications is on display thanks to the Kansas City Chiefs. Kansas City’s Linda Hall Library made a bet with Philadelphia’s American Philosophical Society ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - When school is over, learning shouldn't stop and the best way to learn and have fun is joining a summer reading program. Kids who don't read on vacation lose reading skills and it ...

The simultaneous restoration and modernization of four historic prototype libraries was designed to redefine the Philadelphia Public Library as a central neighborhood resource. The libraries include ...

Chef Jose Garces speaks at the Free Library of Philadelphia's Culinary Literacy Center on June 2 in Philadelphia. The newly opened a multimillion-dollar, state-of-the-art demonstration kitchen is an ...

Meghan Talarowski of Studio Ludo designed the climbing wall at the Cecil B. Moore library with the idea that children need "risky play." (Emma Lee/WHYY) This story originally appeared on PlanPhilly.

The bitter and persistent cold of recent weeks was so dangerous that various Philadelphia agencies coalesced around one mission: Get the city’s most vulnerable off the streets. Philadelphia libraries ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The Free Library of Philadelphia is adding musical instruments to the list of items you can borrow for free. Starting Monday, they will launch the Music Instrument Collection (MIC ...

PHILADELPHIA -- What's cooking at the Philadelphia public library? Plenty, now that it has a million-dollar kitchen at its main downtown branch. The library has whipped up an unusual culinary program ...