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Free Library of Philadelphia

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The Free Library holds a cool Rare Books Department
Photograph: Courtesy Visit Philly
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Time Out says

4 out of 5 stars

Perched on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in a stately Beaux Arts-style building, this is the main hub of the 50-branch Free Library of Philadelphia system. In addition to all your run-of-the-mill library activities (books galore, author events, computers, etc…), you can also explore the fascinating Rare Books Department, which houses 100,000 books and manuscripts and even a stuffed Raven named gripped that belonged to Charles Dickens and allegedly inspired Edgar Allan Poe to write The Raven.

Josh Middleton
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Josh Middleton

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Address:
1901 Vine St
Philadelphia
19103
Cross street:
at N 20th St
Opening hours:
Mon–Thu 9am–9pm, Fri 9am–6pm, Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 1–5pm
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