Friends of the Joseph E. Coleman Library

Nathan W. Morris said What?!

Kitchen Lore! Breakfast at Tiffany's?! How about breakfast at the Library?!

When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young. Maya Angelou

Add to your calendar, friends! Friday, May 14th at 3:30 pm Presented by the Center for Aquatic Sciences at Adventure Aquarium, we will virtually meet four anima...ls and learn about the adaptations that will help them survive in their habitat. Sponsored by the Friends of Olney Library. Registration required, and spots are limited. -- https://bit.ly/3ddvY8Q A Zoom link will be emailed after registration.

Happy Birthday G'towner, Martin Grove Brumbaugh (1862-1930)! First Education Commissioner to Puerto Rico, 26th Governor of Pennsylvania, and President of Juniata College. #bday #Philly #Philadelphia #Governor #Educators #JuniataCollege #History

Happy Black History Month from the Friends of JEC! #BlackHistoryMonth #Philly #History

Book Memes! #Mulan

Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don’t you agree? Christopher Paolini

"The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man." T.S. Eliot

Let. It. Snow. #Philly #Libraries #Snow

Happy Birthday G'towner, George Washington (1732-1799)! President, General at the 1777 Battle of Germantown, and resident at the Germantown White House (Deshler-Morris House). #bday #Philly #History #GeorgeWashington #General